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Apr 20, 2016, 8:22 AM

Shakeout looms for coding bootcamps: Who will survive when the bubble bursts?

Every week, it seems, there’s a new announcement about a coding school opening, expanding, or graduating a class of students.… Read More

Apr 20, 2016, 8:00 AM

Varsity Tutors taps former Amazon and Sears exec Ian Clarkson to lead new Seattle product office

Varsity Tutors, a St. Louis-based company that connects instructors with students for online and in-person tutoring sessions, is setting up… Read More

Apr 19, 2016, 2:26 PM

Intel to lay off 12K employees, 11% of workforce, as it shifts from PC business

Intel today announced a huge round of layoffs, with the tech giant set to slash 12,000 positions — 11 percent of… Read More

Apr 19, 2016, 11:20 AM

T-Mobile is convincing customers to switch carriers at ‘astonishing rate,’ research group says

T-Mobile’s marketing pitches are working. A new study conducted by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released today found that T-Mobile “dominated”… Read More

Apr 19, 2016, 10:39 AM

Porch teams with home decor retailer Wayfair to integrate buying and installation

Seattle startup Porch, the home services platform that connects customers with home improvement professionals, today announced that it is teaming up with… Read More

Apr 19, 2016, 9:00 AM

How Washington state became the ‘Wild West’ for drone use by law enforcement

Last year, the FBI flew a fleet of small airplanes over Seattle and other cities. They were equipped with cameras… Read More

Apr 18, 2016, 9:07 PM

For Twitter users: This service helps you create and share lists easily

It seems Twitter has all but abandoned lists. You have to click three times to get into a list from… Read More

Apr 18, 2016, 3:26 PM

Netflix CEO on competitors like Amazon: ‘Their growth doesn’t take away from us’

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings doesn’t seem too concerned with Amazon’s new monthly Prime video membership program. After his company posted… Read More

Nordstrom
Apr 18, 2016, 1:27 PM

Nordstrom to cut up to 400 more jobs, just one month after slashing 130 tech-related positions

One month after cutting 130 technology-related positions, Nordstrom announced today that it will lay off another 350-to-400 employees as the… Read More

Apr 18, 2016, 12:47 PM

Former F5 leader Manny Rivelo lands new CEO job at Texas company

Manny Rivelo, who resigned as CEO of Seattle-based F5 Networks in December due to unspecified “personal conduct matters,” has landed… Read More

Bill Gates
Apr 18, 2016, 11:46 AM

Bill Gates: This is what the U.S. presidential candidates should really be focusing on

With an eye toward presidential politics and what’s been lacking in the run-up to the November election, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates… Read More

Apr 18, 2016, 10:50 AM

Alibaba inks deal with Paramount to produce new Star Trek and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies

Alibaba’s film arm on Monday announced a new deal with Paramount Pictures, with the Chinese tech giant helping fund two new… Read More

Apr 17, 2016, 8:45 PM

Amazon takes on Netflix with new $8.99/month Prime Video streaming membership

Amazon will offer a monthly version of its Prime membership program in a move that challenges rival Netflix and gives customers new subscription options.… Read More

Apr 17, 2016, 11:05 AM

Commentary: KPLU’s proposed acquisition by KUOW puts a global online audience at risk

The clock is ticking in the campaign to save a beloved media institution based in the Seattle area. With 24-hour jazz and… Read More

Apr 17, 2016, 9:19 AM

One month with the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: Can the gimmicks help set this phone apart?

The smartphone market is getting boring. Great cameras, killer screens and powerful processors abound, making it easy to find a… Read More

Apr 15, 2016, 4:32 PM

Ruling on University of Washington building paves way for computer science program expansion

A King County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that the University of Washington is exempt from a City of Seattle law… Read More

Apr 15, 2016, 12:51 PM

Discuss.io raises $1.4M round, led by Unilever Ventures, to build up webcam focus group platform

Getting feedback on a new branding choice or potential product is an important step for companies before embarking on a… Read More

Apr 15, 2016, 9:36 AM

Conversational AI developer Next IT raises new funding as chatbots take off

The world of chatbots is growing quickly. Microsoft and Facebook both have frameworks to let third parties build bots into their chat services.… Read More

Apr 15, 2016, 9:00 AM

Roblox launches on Oculus Rift, bringing user-generated, social gaming to virtual reality

Virtual reality is all about letting users get immersed in worlds that have never been seen before, but they are… Read More

Apr 14, 2016, 3:56 PM

How Nordstrom targeted colleges and boosted its Snapchat follower count by 60 percent

If you’ve ever used Snapchat, you probably know that it doesn’t work like most social media platforms. Instead of making public… Read More

Apr 14, 2016, 12:30 PM

Transportation startups GlobeSherpa and RideScout combine in U.S. expansion for Daimler’s Moovel

Cities are getting crowded and public transit agencies are struggling to keep up, but taking a train is often the… Read More

Apr 14, 2016, 10:14 AM

Sprint CEO tweets, then pulls, ad calling T-Mobile ‘ghetto’ — and John Legere stays pretty quiet

Sprint has pulled a controversial ad where a woman calls T-Mobile a “ghetto” carrier. The ad, which featured Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure… Read More

Apr 14, 2016, 9:44 AM

Heavily-funded Seattle software startups cut staff, in possible sign of a cooling market

Qumulo and Chef, two of Seattle’s most heavily-funded software startups, laid off employees this week in a possible sign of a… Read More

Apr 13, 2016, 10:58 AM

Uber expands UberPOOL in Seattle as Lyft launches its own carpooling service

Uber is expanding its UberPOOL carpooling service in Seattle, just a few days after Lyft launched something similar in the Emerald… Read More

Apr 13, 2016, 10:34 AM

Maveron raising cash for sixth fund as VC firms see strong fundraising period

Maveron is raising cash for a new fund. New SEC filings posted this week show that the Seattle-based venture capital firm… Read More

Apr 13, 2016, 9:47 AM

Remitly CEO: Donald Trump’s plan to block remittances from U.S. to Mexico is ‘ridiculous’

The promise to build a massive border wall and send Mexico the bill is a key tenet of Donald Trump’s campaign.… Read More

Apr 13, 2016, 9:08 AM

U.S. venture capital firms raise $12B in Q1, but deal activity dips for third-straight quarter

With capital markets under pressure, many venture capital firms are slowing down their investments — but that isn’t necessarily stopping… Read More

Apr 13, 2016, 6:57 AM

‘Tesla for Boats’: Seattle startup Pure Watercraft launches quiet, convenient electric outboards

Andy Rebele — investor, entrepreneur, and avid boater — enjoys a challenge. In 2011, Rebele founded Seattle-based Pure Watercraft to bring electric vehicle… Read More

Apr 12, 2016, 8:00 PM

Testing BMW’s car-sharing service: A Car2go competitor that lives up to ‘premium’ hype

There are many ways to describe my experience testing out BMW’s new car-sharing service in Seattle this weekend. Fun. Exciting.… Read More

Apr 12, 2016, 2:51 PM

Jeff Bezos: What the commercial space industry can learn from the Internet revolution

Jeff Bezos has the rare distinction of helping to lead two revolutions: the rise of e-commerce starting more than two decades ago… Read More

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