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May 12, 2015, 7:08 PM

How Penny Arcade manages PAX ticket sales — and why your crazy idea to fix them won’t work

Tickets to PAX Prime are becoming increasingly hard to come by. Two years ago, the Seattle event sold out in… Read More

May 12, 2015, 2:59 PM

FiftyThree’s Paper iPad app adds Think Kit productivity tools for enterprise, education users

FiftyThree today added a new set of productivity tools to its Paper app that are targeted toward education and enterprise… Read More

May 12, 2015, 1:33 PM

Zillow hits $162M in Q1 revenues, nears 140M monthly visitors after blockbuster Trulia purchase

In its first earnings report since acquiring rival Trulia for $2.5 billion, Zillow today reported pro-forma revenue of $162.5 million… Read More

May 12, 2015, 1:12 PM

Paul Allen’s Artificial Intelligence Institute launches startup incubator with top minds in AI

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence has established a new startup incubator at its offices in Seattle, recruiting two high-level… Read More

May 12, 2015, 12:55 PM

Foxconn invests in Cyanogen as part of Android OS maker’s $80M round

Contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has invested in Cyanogen as part of the Android OS maker’s $80 million Series C investment… Read More

May 12, 2015, 8:36 AM

Q&A: How Sidecar is turning into a delivery company by combining people with packages

Sidecar is turning into a delivery business. Up until the beginning of 2015, the San Francisco-based startup was primarily focused… Read More

May 12, 2015, 8:00 AM

Sidecar now delivers medical marijuana thanks to partnership with ‘Uber for weed’ startup Meadow

When asked if he thought Sidecar would be delivering weed in its third year of existence, Sunil Paul lets out a… Read More

May 12, 2015, 7:50 AM

Verizon’s $4.4B AOL deal turns telecom giant into media behemoth

Verizon’s deal to acquire AOL for $4.4 billion promises to transform the telecom giant into an end-to-end media and technology company — from content creation… Read More

May 12, 2015, 6:00 AM

Electronic signature company DocuSign raises $233M in monster funding round

DocuSign, the company known for enabling electronic signatures online, has raised an impressive $233 million to continue fueling its plans for rapid… Read More

May 11, 2015, 6:18 PM

Can Sears innovate? Retailer aims to reinvent home services at new Seattle tech center

Just because the repair technician shows up at your house doesn’t mean your broken washing machine will be fixed. The technician might not have the right… Read More

May 11, 2015, 5:58 PM

FTC says ‘It’s not just about Tesla,’ rails against laws that block any direct car sales

The Federal Trade Commission has once again called on states to ease off on laws preventing car manufacturers from selling… Read More

May 11, 2015, 4:17 PM

The 5 key ingredients of successful ‘intrapreneurship’

Canadian businessman Colin Sprake is looking to unleash entrepreneurial energy within big companies, and he’s partnered with informercial creator and… Read More

May 11, 2015, 2:17 PM

Juno Therapeutics pays $59M for Stage Cell Therapeutics, continues to burn cash in search of cancer treatment

Juno Therapeutics has paid $59 million to acquire Stage Cell Therapeutics, a privately held biotech company based in Germany. Stage… Read More

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May 11, 2015, 1:45 PM

Hackers steal money from Starbucks mobile customers using linked credit cards

The 16 million Starbucks customers who use the company’s mobile payment service may want to strengthen their log-in credentials and… Read More

May 11, 2015, 11:27 AM

Investors seek major protections to ensure ‘unicorns’ are not as risky as they sound

View image | gettyimages.com Are billion-dollar ‘unicorns’ more risky for investors? Not necessarily, according to a new report by Silicon Valley… Read More

May 11, 2015, 9:12 AM

Nextdoor tests dedicated Comcast Xfinity support ‘concierge’ in Seattle area

If you’re a Nextdoor user in Seattle, your new point person for Xfinity customer service is Shelli. Maybe you’ll bump into her at the… Read More

May 11, 2015, 8:00 AM

SherpaShare launches app to help Uber, Lyft drivers maximize earnings and track mileage

A new San Francisco-based startup wants to help drivers who work for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, Postmates, and other on-demand companies… Read More

May 11, 2015, 7:14 AM

Zulily shares soar after Alibaba discloses 9.3 percent stake

Shares of Zulily are soaring Monday morning after Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba disclosed a 9.3 percent stake in the company.… Read More

May 9, 2015, 12:30 PM

A peek inside Battelle: The quiet R&D giant behind copy machines, compact discs and barcodes

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Battelle is an innovation powerhouse. Since it was founded in Columbus in 1923, the nonprofit research organization… Read More

May 8, 2015, 9:26 PM

Alibaba takes big stake in battered e-commerce retailer Zulily

Alibaba, the giant Chinese e-commerce retailer, has taken a large equity stake in Seattle-based Zulily, according to SEC filings. “We… Read More

May 8, 2015, 5:25 PM

Lyft starting to show riders when they’ve been rated 5 stars by drivers

Uber and Lyft have used a rating system since launch to improve overall service and weed out the bad apples. It’s… Read More

May 8, 2015, 3:17 PM

Bill Gates rallies his hometown of Seattle to take up the cause of global health

Bill Gates appeared at a special breakfast in his hometown of Seattle this morning, supporting a $100 million public fundraising… Read More

May 8, 2015, 2:48 PM

Airbnb testing new feature that optimizes rental rates for homeowners based on demand

There are a handful of new startups that have developed dynamic pricing models to help Airbnb hosts calculate the optimal… Read More

May 8, 2015, 1:00 PM

Boom, Bust and Bertha: A vision of Seattle’s future tech-pocalypse

So much has changed in the Seattle region in the past couple of years. New companies are moving in, construction… Read More

May 8, 2015, 10:50 AM

More than 200 Zappos employees take buyouts as company goes manager-less

Last month, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh said in a memo to employees that the company would be moving to a… Read More

May 8, 2015, 9:21 AM

The secret to makerspace success: Inside Idea Foundry’s ‘Montessori school for adults’

COLUMBUS, Ohio — This Midwestern city may just be the heart and soul of the maker movement. Its techies, artists,… Read More

May 7, 2015, 6:55 PM

Live Stream: GeekWire Awards 2015, honoring the best in Northwest tech

The big night is here. The GeekWire Awards — the Oscars of the Northwest tech scene — begin at 7 p.m.,… Read More

May 7, 2015, 3:47 PM

Tableau nears 2,200 employees as IPO anniversary approaches

Seattle-based data visualization software provider Tableau has seen massive revenue growth, and the company reported today that its headcount is… Read More

May 7, 2015, 3:26 PM

Uber reportedly wants to buy Nokia’s HERE maps business for $3 billion

Uber wants to buy Nokia’s HERE mapping and location business. The New York Times reported Thursday that the ride-hailing service submitted… Read More

May 7, 2015, 1:58 PM

Domain name operator Rightside posts 13% revenue gain, swings to profit

Rightside, the domain name operator that spun off from Demand Media last year, today reported double digit revenue growth and… Read More

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