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Oct 15, 2014, 1:38 PM

Netflix stock sinks after customer growth misses expectations

Shares of Netflix fell more than 25 percent in after hours trading today after the online video juggernaut said that… Read More

Oct 15, 2014, 12:15 PM

Lessons from the King of Denmark: How taxi cabs, hotels and others can compete with upstarts Uber, Airbnb

Long-standing businesses that are seeing fast-growing startups like Uber and Airbnb take away their revenues could learn a thing or two… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 7:30 PM

August Smart Lock skips over pre-order customers to stock Apple stores instead

Home automation company August launched their flagship Smart Lock today to much fanfare, glowing reviews (well, mostly), and an announcement… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 5:00 PM

Inside CenturyLink’s fast-growing dev center: Shaking up the cloud with innovative work spaces

CenturyLink’s new cloud development center in downtown Bellevue boasts all of the cool amenities of a typical high-tech office space.… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 4:01 PM

Sidecar approved to operate at San Francisco airport; Uber, Lyft still illegal

Folks traveling to and from San Francisco International Airport will now have a legal way to hail a Sidecar. The on-demand… Read More

News Brief
Oct 14, 2014, 1:21 PM

Here’s how to deal with yesterday’s Dropbox password mess

Yesterday, a cache claiming to hold Dropbox passwords was dumped onto the net, leading many people to speculate that the… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 10:59 AM

My first bike-sharing ride in Seattle was lots of fun — but not without some speed bumps

Seattle, historically, has been a place of innovation. From native veterans like Microsoft and Amazon, to fast-growing public companies like Zulily and Tableau,… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 7:20 AM

Costco expands to China with the help of Alibaba’s Tmall

Costco isn’t building out one of its massive membership-only warehouses as part of its first foray into China. Instead, it is partnering… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 4:00 AM

FlightCar launches in Seattle, lets travelers rent idle cars at the airport

Long-term parking at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport can cost anywhere from $28 per day to $130 per week. Now one company wants… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 4:00 AM

A chill in Q3: Venture capital funding drops 29%, IPO market cools

That cool fall breeze you’re feeling may not just be the autumn wind. It may be the cooling of the… Read More

News Brief
Oct 13, 2014, 9:49 AM

Donuts registers one millionth address using new TLDs

Donuts, the Bellevue-based domain registration company, announced today that it has hit a major milestone in its sale of new… Read More

Oct 13, 2014, 9:30 AM

Flight attendants sue to make passengers stash smartphones during takeoff and landing

Some travelers jumped for joy last year when the FAA decided to allow smartphone, tablet and e-reader use during takeoffs… Read More

News Brief
Oct 13, 2014, 9:25 AM

T-Mobile to sell Sony’s flagship Xperia Z3 smartphone on October 29

T-Mobile announced today that it will sell Sony’s flagship Xperia Z3 smartphone on Oct. 29 for $630 up front or… Read More

Oct 13, 2014, 8:50 AM

Seattle’s bike-share program launches today: Here are the docking station locations

Bike-sharing arrives in Seattle today. Pronto! Emerald City Cycle Share launches on Monday with an inaugural ride hosted by Seattle Mayor Ed… Read More

Oct 10, 2014, 10:55 AM

Check in with your finger: Alaska Airlines testing ‘e-thumb’ technology

Physical boarding passes — and even mobile ticketing — may be a thing of the past if the new “e-thumb” technology… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 5:24 PM

Glenn Fleishman to shutter The Magazine, an experiment in long-form online journalism

Longtime Seattle-based journalist Glenn Fleishman is pulling the plug on The Magazine, a bi-weekly independent digital tech publication originally started by… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 4:20 PM

Carl Icahn rips Marc Andreessen over Skype deal, says VC has ‘screwed more people than Casanova’

It’s safe to say that Carl Icahn and Marc Andreessen aren’t exactly on good terms. After Andreessen called Icahn an “evil… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 3:04 PM

President Obama publishes Medium post encouraging America’s entrepreneurs

“Entrepreneurship is in your DNA.” That’s a line from President Obama’s first post on Medium, titled “Why I’m Betting on You… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 10:59 AM

Competition for Comcast, CenturyLink? Broadband expert discusses municipal Internet idea for Seattle

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray thinks that his citizens deserve faster and cheaper Internet. His constituents probably wouldn’t mind having more… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 9:33 AM

UberPedal: Uber now offers cars with bike racks for an extra $5

Uber wants to offer a helping hand to bike riders. The company is launching a new service called UberPedal in… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 8:05 AM

The Boston marathon bombing: Finding fact from fiction on Twitter during disasters

Social media platforms are powerful resources during disasters, but important messages can easily be drowned out in 140 misinformed characters.… Read More

Seattle Public Library
Oct 8, 2014, 1:58 PM

Seattle Public Library expresses ‘concern and alarm’ over Adobe’s data tracking policies

An Adobe data breach with its newest digital reading software has the Seattle Public Library concerned. The Digital Reader first… Read More

Oct 8, 2014, 11:29 AM

Airbiquity adds Slacker Radio and Stitcher to its connected car platform

Thanks to an update to Airbiquity’s connected car platform, people around the world will now be able to listen to… Read More

Oct 8, 2014, 9:52 AM

Early adopter community Product Hunt raises $6.1M, adds ex-Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky to board

Less than a year ago, Product Hunt was a typical email list with small following. But now the Reddit-like community board that… Read More

Oct 8, 2014, 8:59 AM

Code.org partners with Google, Microsoft to help 100M students learn computer science

Code.org wants 100 million students to learn the basics of computer science. The Seattle-based organization today launched a crowdfunding campaign… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 1:49 PM

Twitter sues U.S. government, wants to reveal requests for data

Twitter has sued the U.S. Department of Justice in a move to expand the amount of data it can share… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 8:28 AM

Seattle’s second Bitcoin ATM arrives at the University of Washington

Seattle’s second Bitcoin ATM has shorter hours, but the people who manage it say its location makes all the difference.… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 8:12 AM

Cardiac Dimensions lands $8.5M for heart-valve repair device

Cardiac Dimensions has scored $8.5 million in equity financing, with the cash infusion coming from Arboretum Ventures of Michigan. The funding… Read More

Oct 6, 2014, 5:01 PM

Uber poaches former Lyft COO Travis VanderZanden

Well, this could get interesting. Uber has hired former Lyft COO Travis VanderZanden as vice president of international growth, helping… Read More

Oct 6, 2014, 1:30 PM

DocuSign raises $115 million, attracts cash from Japanese backers

DocuSign, the e-signature software company with operations in Seattle and San Francisco, announced today that three Japanese firms – NTT… Read More

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