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May 21, 2015, 6:01 AM

Ignition raises $200 million venture fund in pursuit of top enterprise software startups

Ignition Partners has more fuel in the tank. The Bellevue venture capital firm — an early-stage backer of companies such… Read More

May 20, 2015, 4:39 PM

Domain registrar Enom suffers DNS attack targeting ‘large Internet infrastructure companies’

Enom, a domain registrar and subsidiary of publicly-traded Rightside Group, recently suffered a “very sophisticated attack” by hackers. In an email to… Read More

May 20, 2015, 3:14 PM

E-signatures to hit more than 700M in 2017 as consolidation gobbles up the competition

The number of transactions using electronic signatures is growing, even though the number of companies offering the service is shrinking. That’s… Read More

May 20, 2015, 2:47 PM

This Seattle angel investor just declared that he’ll only back startups with at least one female founder

Seattle entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato has a time-tested rule in business, drawing from his experience of owning and operating bars. If… Read More

May 20, 2015, 1:54 PM

Amazon Fire TV users with Comcast subscriptions get access to HBO Go, Showtime Anytime

Comcast Xfinity TV customers who subscribe to HBO or Showtime can now access HBO Go and Showtime Anytime on Amazon’s Fire… Read More

May 20, 2015, 11:13 AM

Twilio establishes $50 million fund to support cutting-edge messaging apps

Twilio announced a new $50 million fund on Wednesday to support developers creating applications with its cloud-based communications software. The… Read More

May 20, 2015, 10:45 AM

Spotify adds podcasts and video streaming, partners with MTV, ESPN, Disney and others

Spotify has streamed more than 25 billion hours of music, but now it’s expanding beyond songs with new podcast and video… Read More

May 19, 2015, 10:04 AM

Study shows 70% of people use their smartphone while driving

As our smartphones allow us to do more than just email and text, we’re becoming more distracted while driving. That’s one finding from… Read More

May 19, 2015, 9:30 AM

PATH and Mountain Safety Research unveil water treatment device, a unique Seattle collaboration

A new portable device, unveiled this morning by two Seattle mainstays, promises to help people in developing nations create safe drinking water… Read More

May 19, 2015, 4:30 AM

iSpot lands $22M to help big brands measure if TV ads are working

Nielsen may be the top name in TV measurement — an industry juggernaut for 92 years with annual revenues of… Read More

May 19, 2015, 4:00 AM

Code Fellows offers $250K in coding scholarships for minorities, women and veterans

Seattle-based coding bootcamp Code Fellows has launched a quarter-million dollar scholarship fund for minorities, women and veterans, covering more than half the… Read More

May 19, 2015, 4:00 AM

Here are the top 25 best cities to find a job, according to Glassdoor

If you want a job that you like and pay reasonable living costs, move to Raleigh. At least, that’s what… Read More

May 18, 2015, 3:48 PM

Researchers from Google, University of Washington use public photos to create awesome timelapses

That random photo you took on your last vacation might actually be of use for a cool new project from… Read More

May 18, 2015, 3:37 PM

Texting at the playground: New study shows how much time parents spend buried in smartphones

Have you ever felt guilty for glancing at your phone to tweet, text or email something while your child hangs from… Read More

May 18, 2015, 2:58 PM

Starbucks partners with Spotify on music subscriptions, expanding rewards program

Starbucks is partnering with streaming music service Spotify to put a new spin on music in its stores. The coffee chain… Read More

May 18, 2015, 10:42 AM

Peach expands beyond Seattle, brings lunch delivery to San Diego

Peach is expanding. The Seattle-based lunch delivery service is now operating in San Diego, Xconomy reports. This is the first expansion outside of… Read More

May 18, 2015, 10:13 AM

CenturyLink expands gigabit internet service to more businesses in Washington

Businesses in the Tacoma area now have access to CenturyLink’s gigabit Internet service. The company announced today that an additional… Read More

May 18, 2015, 12:01 AM

Google funds new lendable WiFi hotspot devices for Seattle Public Library

As a way to help expand access to broadband Internet, Seattle Public Library branches will now offer lendable mobile hotspots thanks to… Read More

May 16, 2015, 3:00 PM

How Salesforce innovates: Cloud company is a ‘super early adopter’

Salesforce is one of the dominant players in the emerging cloud market, and the San Francisco-based company’s profile has been… Read More

May 15, 2015, 7:30 AM

Carl Icahn invests $100M in Uber rival Lyft as part of a $150M round

Well-known activist shareholder and billionaire investor Carl Icahn today announced a $100 million investment in Lyft, part of a new $150… Read More

May 15, 2015, 7:05 AM

GoPro rival Contour merges with iON Cameras to attract action sport fans

There’s yet another chapter in the long and twisting history of Contour — the one-time Seattle company and GoPro rival… Read More

May 14, 2015, 4:34 PM

Code.org partners with College Board to get computer science into more high schools

Code.org wants more high schools to offer computer science courses, and now it’s getting help from the College Board to… Read More

May 14, 2015, 12:58 PM

Rogue OrderAhead websites altered to look less like official restaurant sites

Rogue restaurant websites linked to the OrderAhead delivery service have been quietly getting makeovers, causing them to look considerably less like official restaurant sites… Read More

May 14, 2015, 12:07 PM

Smartsheet co-founder Brent Frei: How hitting the reset button on design led to success

Smartsheet co-founder Brent Frei described his company’s rocky path to success today at the 9Mile Labs Demo Day event, retelling… Read More

May 14, 2015, 10:20 AM

On-demand valet service Luxe launches in Seattle, offers alternative to Zirx

Smartphone-equipped Seattleites that dislike parking now have another option to hail an on-demand valet service. Luxe, a San Francisco-based startup that… Read More

May 14, 2015, 9:50 AM

Wireless home speaker company Sonos establishes Seattle office

Another tech company is opening an office in Seattle. This time it’s Sonos, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company that makes… Read More

May 14, 2015, 8:43 AM

Municipal broadband in Seattle? New group lobbies city for public Internet

Karen Toering was at the Rainier Beach Public Library in Seattle one year ago when a man came to the… Read More

May 13, 2015, 11:26 AM

Museum’s ‘Flight Team’ aims to fill age gap, fuel aerospace economy, and launch new leaders

The leaders of Seattle’s Museum of Flight see the institution not just as a place for historical artifacts, but as a… Read More

May 13, 2015, 9:09 AM

Comcast alternative: CenturyLink launches Prism TV in Portland; Seattle could be next

Portlanders have a new cable TV option. CenturyLink today launched its Prism TV service, an alternative to Comcast that’s delivered not via… Read More

May 12, 2015, 8:55 PM

Seattle startup will use Samsung’s new Artik chips to turn ordinary sneakers into smart shoes

Reflx Labs, the Seattle startup behind the Boogio bionic foot sensor, is one of the first companies using Samsung’s Artik chips — leveraging a new… Read More

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