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Tech

Aug 24, 2015, 9:17 AM

Anxiety high as technology stocks take another tumble to start the week

Anyone counting on a Monday morning rebound for technology stocks woke up disappointed today, as last week’s struggles continued with only a… Read More

Aug 21, 2015, 9:14 AM

As tech stocks take a dive, prominent investor Bill Gurley warns this could be ‘an inflection point’

It’s been a tough week to be a technology investor, as virtually every giant across the industry has taken a hit.… Read More

Aug 20, 2015, 5:56 PM

GoDaddy expands Seattle-area office, now has space for 225 employees

Like many other tech companies, GoDaddy is expanding its footprint in the Seattle area. The web-hosting company said today that it… Read More

Aug 20, 2015, 5:38 PM

Microsoft files suit against InterDigital as precedent forms to limit prices on fundamental patents

Microsoft filed an antitrust suit against InterDigital on Thursday, claiming that the Delaware company demanded Microsoft pay too much to license… Read More

Aug 20, 2015, 10:36 AM

Portland mayor kicks off TechCrawl, praises city for tech diversity push

PORTLAND — Hundreds of engineers, entrepreneurs, designers and other technology professionals gathered in the hot sun Wednesday evening for the… Read More

Aug 20, 2015, 9:43 AM

Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Band 2 rumored to debut at October launch event

It looks like we’ll be seeing some new Microsoft hardware just in time for the holidays this year, including an… Read More

Aug 19, 2015, 10:59 AM

Linus Torvalds on the state of software security, the Internet of Things, and the future of Linux

The surprise guest at LinuxCon in Seattle this morning was none other than Linus Torvalds, the driving force behind the Linux… Read More

Aug 19, 2015, 8:39 AM

Data visualization giant Tableau opens new office in China

Tableau Software is growing fast, and now the Seattle-based maker of data visualization software is planting its flag in the… Read More

Aug 18, 2015, 9:42 AM

Cray supercomputers to power more than 60% of world’s weather forecasts after landing Danish deal

Supercomputer maker Cray has secured a $6 million contract with the Danish Meteorological Institute to provide massive computing power that enables… Read More

Aug 18, 2015, 8:00 AM

Kymeta partners with Sharp to build satellite internet antennas with TV screen tech

The future of satellite internet may rely on tech already found in your TV screen. LCD manufacturers are providing solutions for tracking… Read More

Aug 18, 2015, 5:00 AM

CenturyLink launches Prism TV service in Seattle, brings competition for Comcast

CenturyLink is launching a new TV service in Seattle today, bringing about competition for existing providers like Comcast and Wave Broadband. The… Read More

Aug 17, 2015, 4:21 PM

Uber launches higher-end UberSELECT service in Seattle, with pickups from airport

Uber customers in Seattle have another option to get around town. UberSELECT, a higher-end version of uberX that features brands like BMW… Read More

Sunil Paul
Aug 17, 2015, 3:10 PM

Sidecar shifts focus to deliveries, says it has the ‘largest B2B on-demand network’ in the U.S.

Sidecar’s decision to shift its business model toward delivering packages, rather than people, seems to be a good one thus far.… Read More

Aug 17, 2015, 2:33 PM

LinuxCon: Zipcar’s Robin Chase believes open-source collaboration can solve the world’s biggest problems

Zipcar co-founder Robin Chase is worried about climate change. If countries don’t strictly follow climate-friendly initiatives, we could see the… Read More

Aug 17, 2015, 1:54 PM

Seattle angel group alters application fee for entrepreneur pitches

Zino Society, a Seattle angel investment group that’s bankrolled companies such as Theo Chocolate, Impel Neuropharma and J&D Foods, is changing the… Read More

Mark Vadon
Aug 17, 2015, 10:51 AM

Zulily founders to take home nearly half of the $2.4B from blockbuster sale to QVC

Zulily co-founders Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens are poised to reap a huge windfall after the online retailer they started… Read More

Aug 17, 2015, 6:53 AM

Zulily sold to QVC for $2.4 billion

Seattle-based Zulily — one of the fastest growing online retailers — is being sold to Liberty Interactive’s QVC Group for… Read More

Aug 17, 2015, 6:35 AM

Expedia pushes back Orbitz termination date amid Justice Department review

Expedia is holding off on its acquisition of Orbitz announced in February. The Bellevue-based travel giant pushed back the termination date on the… Read More

Aug 17, 2015, 6:25 AM

Blucora cuts 10% of workforce at InfoSpace unit

Blucora, the Bellevue operator of tax preparation software, e-commerce sites and search engines, is cutting 10 percent of its staff… Read More

Aug 13, 2015, 10:47 AM

Samsung debuts bigger phones, hardware keyboards and mobile payment system

Samsung had a big day today, announcing a larger version of the Galaxy S6 Edge, an updated Galaxy Note, its… Read More

Aug 13, 2015, 8:29 AM

Avalara to set sail from Bainbridge Island, establishing new HQ in downtown Seattle

Tax automation software maker Avalara is leaving its longtime home on Bainbridge Island, setting up a new headquarters in the… Read More

Aug 12, 2015, 5:02 PM

uberX now doing pickups at Seattle airport with mystery for-hire partner

You can now hail an uberX at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport … kind of. Prior to today, Uber created a geo-fence around Seattle’s airport… Read More

Aug 12, 2015, 3:21 PM

Juno Therapeutics posts $66M Q2 loss, looks to gain ground with first clinical trials

Juno Therapeutics, a Seattle-based cancer research firm backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Arch Venture Partners and others, reported a loss… Read More

Aug 12, 2015, 3:03 PM

Melinda Gates creates ‘Pivotal Ventures’ to pursue outside projects, focusing on women’s issues

Melinda Gates, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair, has quietly established a new organization called Pivotal Ventures, an independent… Read More

Twitter
Aug 12, 2015, 10:38 AM

Twitter ditches 140-character limit for direct messages

The 140-character limit for Twitter’s direct messaging platform is officially gone. Twitter announced today that users will be able to… Read More

Aug 12, 2015, 8:26 AM

A new era at Classmates: Student directory selling to Intelius for $30M

Before Facebook emerged on the scene, there was Classmates.com. Founded 20 years ago by a former Boeing engineer, Classmates developed… Read More

Aug 11, 2015, 5:20 PM

Mitsubishi Aircraft opens Seattle office with 150 engineers to study test flight data

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation is the latest industry giant to dip its toes into the Pacific Northwest talent pool, officially launching an engineering… Read More

Aug 11, 2015, 3:59 PM

Your desktop comes to your wrist (kind of) with the new Parallels Access app

Parallels just added remote desktop access to your wrist. No, you can’t edit Excel documents or even files from your… Read More

Aug 10, 2015, 11:10 AM

Korean ‘Star Wars’ trailer shows new scene of the bad guys

The countdown to Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues with the latest teaser coming out of South Korea. Star Wars fans… Read More

Aug 10, 2015, 10:15 AM

This startup wants to give everyone an astronaut’s view by sending VR to space

We’ve been privy to some amazing views courtesy of astronauts at the International Space Station, but what if the everyday… Read More

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