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Nov 10, 2014, 7:58 AM

Seattle biotech Dendreon files for bankruptcy, considers sale

Dendreon, a once-promising Seattle biotech company developing treatments for prostate cancer, today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It marks… Read More

Nov 9, 2014, 6:40 PM

How GeekWire’s HTTPS deployment was thwarted: Internet not quite ready for Google’s all-SSL world

Google says it’s aiming to make the Internet safer with its “HTTPS Everywhere” initiative — encouraging websites to secure their connection to your… Read More

Nov 7, 2014, 3:27 PM

AT&T paying $2.5B to acquire Mexico wireless provider Iusacell

AT&T expanded its position in the global wireless industry on Friday after agreeing to acquire Mexico-based wireless provider Iusacell for $2.5… Read More

Nov 7, 2014, 2:46 PM

Uber reportedly wants to raise another $1 billion

Uber appears to be raising another meteoric round. A report this afternoon from the Financial Times indicates that the San Francisco-based company… Read More

Nov 7, 2014, 9:48 AM

How one determined mom got kids in her small community to code

Most of us in the technology industry are aware of a problem that’s currently plaguing the youth of America: Computer… Read More

Nov 7, 2014, 8:32 AM

Filing reveals Rhapsody loss of nearly $8M in Q3, despite record revenue

Rhapsody International, the Seattle-based streaming music service, posted a net loss of $7.97 million in the third quarter, falling further into… Read More

News Brief
Nov 7, 2014, 7:52 AM

SAP acquisition of Concur expected to close on Dec. 4

SAP’s blockbuster $8.3 billion purchase of Bellevue-based travel and entertainment expense management software company Concur Technologies still must meet with… Read More

Nov 6, 2014, 12:03 PM

FBI arrests alleged Silk Road 2.0 kingpin Blake Benthall

The FBI announced today that it has arrested Blake Benthall, who it alleges is the man behind the Silk Road… Read More

Nov 6, 2014, 7:29 AM

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos make Forbes’ most ‘powerful people’ list

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos already are among the wealthiest people on the planet. Now, according… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 4:34 PM

Lyft sues former exec who joined Uber, saying he took confidential documents

Lyft has sued its former chief operating officer, Travis VanderZanden, alleging that he took some of its “most sensitive documents” with… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 2:12 PM

Blucora reports mixed Q3 results: Revenue below expectations, earnings beat

Blucora reported third quarter financial results today, with almost $115 million in revenue for the quarter, down from $124 million… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 1:32 PM

Tableau tops $100M in Q3 revenue, but net loss swells

Tableau Software, whose visualization software helps organizations make better sense of data, today posted a 71 percent jump in revenue… Read More

News Brief
Nov 5, 2014, 1:30 PM

Marchex’s quarterly financials match Wall Street expectations with $49M in revenue

Marchex announced today that it made $49.2 million in revenue last quarter, up from $40.6 million in the year-ago quarter.… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 10:54 AM

Home automation technology developer Belkin opens R&D lab in Seattle

Another California tech company is setting up shop in Seattle. This time, Los Angeles-based Belkin announced today that it is opening… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 8:45 AM

Washington gun initiative backed by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer passes

A Washington initiative to increase background checks for gun purchases that was supported by the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and… Read More

News Brief
Nov 5, 2014, 6:15 AM

Display maker MicroVision trims net loss

Redmond-based MicroVision, the maker of miniature projection display technology, today reported a third-quarter net loss of $3.4 million on revenue… Read More

Nov 4, 2014, 5:18 PM

Impinj CEO Bill Colleran resigns after 14 years, replaced by co-founder Chris Diorio

William Colleran resigned as CEO of Impinj on Monday, with co-founder and CTO Chris Diorio taking the helm. “After almost 14… Read More

Nov 4, 2014, 4:09 PM

Email delivery snafus cause headaches for Zulily in Q3, company cuts marketing spending as it works through issues

Wall Street is hammering Zulily today, sending shares of the Seattle online retailer down 15 percent after it reported third… Read More

Mark Vadon
Nov 4, 2014, 3:06 PM

Here’s another example of how Zulily is different from its retail peers: They’re not looking for a ‘big bang around the holiday’

Zulily is an oddball online retailer. We’ve already talked about the company’s slow shipping times. Now, here’s the latest way… Read More

Nov 4, 2014, 2:34 PM

Ex-Skype CMO Elisa Steele takes helm at Jive Software after CEO steps down

Elisa Steele, the former Chief Marketing officer of Skype, has been appointed president of Jive Software, the business software company that… Read More

Nov 4, 2014, 9:38 AM

Intel Capital invests $62M in 16 startups, including INRIX and Ossia

Intel Capital today announced a new crop of tech startups it is now backing, including two companies in the Seattle region. Among the 16 startups… Read More

Nov 4, 2014, 3:00 AM

Good Done Great raises $500K from Lighter Capital for corporate philanthropy platform

Good Done Great, a company that builds cloud software for maximizing corporate philanthropy and social responsibility programs, today announced a… Read More

Rob Glaser
Nov 3, 2014, 1:51 PM

RealNetworks posts $22M loss, RealPlayer Cloud reaches 8M users

RealNetworks posted a $22.2 million loss (62 cents per share) for the third quarter, an improvement over its loss of $31.4… Read More

Nov 3, 2014, 1:23 PM

Sidecar’s carpooling feature approved by California regulators; Uber, Lyft still waiting

Update, Nov. 5 — The CPUC issued a new ruling on Tuesday superseding the previous ruling that we reported on… Read More

Nov 3, 2014, 10:45 AM

City of Seattle launches digital privacy initiative aimed at transparency, utilizing new technology

The City of Seattle wants to do a better job of showing the public how it collects information, and today it… Read More

News Brief
Nov 3, 2014, 7:08 AM

Bill Gates to increase Malaria funding by 30 percent

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Sunday that he plans to boost his foundation’s funding for malaria research and eradication by… Read More

Nov 2, 2014, 7:02 PM

Lyft driver in California slams into tree, kills passenger

A Lyft passenger died on Saturday in California after his driver swerved off a highway and slammed into two trees. The… Read More

Nov 2, 2014, 7:13 AM

Measure of progress: How many clocks do you still change manually?

My number is six: The bedroom alarm clock, the kitchen stove, the microwave, both cars and (frustratingly) my non-3G-enabled Kindle e-reader. That’s how… Read More

John Legere
Nov 2, 2014, 7:10 AM

GeekWire recap: John Legere unleashed; Satya Nadella stumbles; SpaceX in Seattle; and everything else you missed in October

Whoa, what a month! October started with a bang, with our big GeekWire Summit on Oct. 2, featuring the always-entertaining… Read More

Nov 1, 2014, 12:28 PM

Quick liquor: Alcohol delivery service Drizly launches in Seattle

The Uber for alcohol has arrived in Seattle. Drizly is now operating in the Emerald City, offering a service that… Read More

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