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Jun 13, 2015, 10:16 AM

University of Washington graduates record numbers in computer science, but it is still not enough

Here’s a good sign that computer science is on the right track at the University of Washington. The graduation festivities… Read More

Jun 12, 2015, 11:13 AM

Sensoria and Renault team up to track race car pilot’s heart rate with a smart shirt

You may think that physical fitness is only a minor concern for race car drivers, but they need to handle… Read More

Jun 12, 2015, 8:26 AM

Monster searches for new identity after breaking away from Beats

A powerful little speaker pumps out soulful electronic music on the table as Noel Lee gleefully pours a glass of ice water it.… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 4:00 PM

‘Big Parenting’: How data and technology are changing our families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If power corrupts, does technological power corrupt absolutely? At an intimate workshop in Georgetown this week, just a quick Uber… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 2:42 PM

Twitter removing the 140-character limit … for direct messages

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo stepping down isn’t the only big news from Twitter today — and this other piece of… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 1:47 PM

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo steps down, Jack Dorsey back as interim CEO

Dick Costolo will be stepping down as CEO of Twitter on July 1. Cofounder and chairman Jack Dorsey will replace… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 11:47 AM

Oculus shows off consumer hardware for Rift, debuts new controller

The Oculus Rift has been in the prototype phase for three years, but its final form was unveiled today alongside a new… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 11:42 AM

Oculus partners with Microsoft to stream Xbox One games to Rift

Oculus is partnering with Microsoft to bring more games to its new Rift virtual reality headset when it launches in early 2016. Xbox… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 10:57 AM

The Uber effect: Seattle taxi industry revenue dipped 28% in past 2 years

The numbers don’t lie: Uber and Lyft are causing taxi companies in Seattle to make less money. Total fare revenue for… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 10:27 AM

Donuts to begin offering more than 1 million new domain names, including .email, .photos, .cash

Starting this week, Bellevue-based domain registry Donuts will release 1.3 million new domain names through partnerships with domain name registrars. The new… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 8:48 AM

Wave launches residential gigabit Internet in San Francisco for $80 per month

Wave Broadband’s residential gigabit efforts in California are underway. The company today announced that it is now offering gigabit service… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 4:45 PM

City of Seattle wants $18M to expand bike-sharing program five-fold, add electric bicycles

The City of Seattle wants to expand its bike-sharing program in big ways. City officials confirmed today that Seattle is… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 3:57 PM

Computer science education bill gets Wash. governor’s signature, establishes funding and standards for teaching programming

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1813 into law today. The law establishes K–12 education standards for computer science courses, in… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 2:09 PM

Valant raises $3 million to continue building software for behavioral health practitioners

Valant Medical Solutions, a software developer for behavioral healthcare practices, has raised $3 million, according to a recent SEC filing. The… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 12:29 PM

Geek on the Street: Are you interested in Apple’s new music service?

Since Apple acquired Beats Electronics for $3 billion last summer, it has been widely rumored that Apple would release its… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 10:48 AM

Food delivery startup Spoonrocket shuts down in Seattle just 4 months after launch

Spoonrocket is shutting down in Seattle, just four months after the food delivery startup began operating in the city. A regional… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 10:00 AM

Whitepages reinforces scam-fighting tech with NumberCop acquisition

Seattle-based Whitepages has acquired NumberCop, a service that fights against phone scammers, robo-calls and SMS phishing. The San Francisco-based company’s technology… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 7:46 AM

Oculus inks big lease in Seattle’s stadium district

Oculus VR, the virtual reality headset maker that Facebook purchased for $2 billion last year, has inked a lease for… Read More

Jun 9, 2015, 9:00 PM

Tech CEOs dominate Glassdoor approval ratings — but guess who’s missing?

Employment review site Glassdoor just released its list of the top 50 CEOs of large companies, as rated by their own… Read More

Jun 9, 2015, 2:38 PM

Seattle councilmember calls for ‘mass citywide movement’ against Comcast and CenturyLink in support of municipal broadband

Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant wants a municipal broadband network in the Emerald City, and she’s calling on the city’s residents… Read More

Jun 9, 2015, 12:59 PM

Bill Nye’s LightSail sends home a selfie after rocky deployment

Bill Nye just tweeted out LightSail’s first selfie, a seminal moment in any spacecraft’s life. The Planetary Society craft’s deployment motor… Read More

Jun 9, 2015, 11:00 AM

Seattle officials: Municipal broadband too risky and expensive for city to build alone

A long-awaited study says building a municipal gigabit fiber network in Seattle would cost $480 million to $665 million — less… Read More

Jun 9, 2015, 11:00 AM

Intel Capital launches $125M Diversity Fund, targeting women and minority entrepreneurs

Intel Capital is establishing a new $125 million Diversity Fund designed to bankroll technology startups led by women and underrepresented… Read More

Matt McIlwain
Jun 9, 2015, 9:49 AM

Madrona’s toughest negotiator: 11-year-old son tells venture capitalist father that he wants debt financing

Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain spends hours each week hammering out deal terms with entrepreneurs. But McIlwain, whose Seattle venture… Read More

Jun 9, 2015, 8:19 AM

Seattle Genetics inks $25M licensing deal with maker of unique ‘cancer cell killer’

Shares of Seattle Genetics stumbled on Tuesday after the Bothell-based company announced a partnership to license the Antibody-Coupled T-cell Receptor… Read More

Jun 8, 2015, 4:07 PM

Unicorns do exist! Meeting my Ada Developers Academy classmates

[Editor’s Note: In this special series, clinical psychologist Sally Moore chronicles her journey from therapist to coder, as she leaves… Read More

Jun 8, 2015, 10:20 AM

Coding bootcamps see huge enrollment increase in 2015; Ruby most popular language

Coding bootcamps are becoming more popular. The second annual study from Course Report, a coding bootcamp reviews site, found that the number… Read More

Jun 5, 2015, 4:29 PM

Concur CEO Steve Singh backs TouchstoneID, a new identity management startup

It’s been a busy year for Concur CEO Steve Singh. His company sold to SAP for $8.3 billion this past… Read More

Jun 5, 2015, 4:01 PM

Online diamond ring seller Blue Nile opens first physical location after successful test

Blue Nile got its start selling custom diamond rings online, working from a supply of 130 wedding bands and 75… Read More

Jun 5, 2015, 3:26 PM

A capital gains tax in Washington state? This VC and tech CEO say heck no

There was a lot of chatter at the Technology Alliance’s luncheon today about the sorry state of education in Washington… Read More

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