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Aug 19, 2014, 4:15 PM

UW football coach who once banned his players from Twitter joins social network

University of Washington head football coach Chris Petersen is finally on Twitter, but don’t expect the 49-year-old to be posting… Read More

Aug 19, 2014, 4:07 PM

CenturyLink faces potential $170k fine over San Juan Islands outage

Staff members with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission today recommended that CenturyLink pay more than $170,000 in penalties over… Read More

Aug 19, 2014, 2:55 PM

Farmstr now delivers organic farm food, testing partnership with Uber

Surprise, surprise — there’s another food delivery service in Seattle. This time it’s Farmstr, the new organic food marketplace that connects… Read More

Aug 19, 2014, 1:19 PM

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures cuts 140 employees from its patent-buying workforce

Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue, Wash.-based patent holding firm run by former Microsoft technology chief Nathan Myhrvold, has laid off 20… Read More

Aug 19, 2014, 10:57 AM

Obama adviser David Plouffe joins Uber to move company beyond challenges of ‘big taxi cartel’

Uber is adding some political muscle to its operations as it continues to engage in a regulatory battles across the… Read More

Aug 19, 2014, 10:54 AM

UW computer science professor Shyam Gollakota named top innovator under 35 by MIT

The University of Washington is certainly not lacking in the innovation department. The MIT Technology Review has named UW researcher Shyam… Read More

Aug 19, 2014, 10:11 AM

GeekWire Sounders Day: What to know if you’re coming to the sold-out rooftop party

OK, Sounders fans. Match day is almost here. The second annual GeekWire Sounders Day — hosted on the amazing rooftop… Read More

Aug 19, 2014, 8:37 AM

Paul Allen donates $500K to gun law, joining Ballmer, Gates and others

First Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, and Nick Hanauer showed their support for a new law that would require stricter background… Read More

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Aug 18, 2014, 9:03 PM

Verizon tops rivals in new RootMetrics wireless report, but T-Mobile gains in cities

Verizon comes out ahead of rivals AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint in nearly every category of performance — including reliability, data speeds and phone… Read More

Aug 18, 2014, 3:22 PM

Betting on biotech: Big new lab building set to break ground in Seattle, despite Amgen’s exit

Biotech giant Amgen’s decision to close down its waterfront campus in Seattle isn’t stopping one real estate company from forging… Read More

Aug 18, 2014, 1:48 PM

Watch Steve Ballmer scream and go insane at Clippers rally

To say Steve Ballmer is excited to own the Los Angeles Clippers would be quite the understatement. The former Microsoft… Read More

Aug 16, 2014, 1:58 PM

Makerhaus geek workshop closing in Seattle

Makerhaus, a 10,000 square foot space in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood that caters to electronics, 3D printing, CAD design and other… Read More

Aug 15, 2014, 3:51 PM

Sen. Wyden: Congress needs to reform old privacy laws to ‘reflect public expectation’

Whether it’s a Facebook message you send or important information stored in a Google Doc, Ron Wyden thinks Americans deserve more individual privacy… Read More

Aug 15, 2014, 12:10 PM

Tech scribe Kara Swisher: ‘Journalism has never been less influential’

Kara Swisher is one of the most trusted and feared technology journalists on the planet, with a massive social following… Read More

Aug 14, 2014, 9:51 PM

Meet Expedia’s new tablet experience, coming this fall

SAN FRANCISCO – Finding and booking a vacation can feel like a chore, but what if choosing your next travel… Read More

Aug 14, 2014, 2:23 PM

Driving while tweeting: Airbiquity updates Choreo in-car system with hands-free Twitter integration

Airbiquity has updated its Choreo in-car services platform to enable hands-free integration with Twitter, so that drivers can keep track of what’s… Read More

Aug 14, 2014, 2:09 PM

Beyond Pricing helps Airbnb hosts maximize profit, launches in Seattle

Raising room prices when demand goes up is not a new concept in the hospitality industry. But for everyday people renting… Read More

Aug 14, 2014, 12:30 PM

What bubble? Technology leaders see ‘bull market,’ not a bust in the making

Amazon has tripled in size over the past three years. Food delivery services are raking in the cash from investors. Zillow is… Read More

Aug 14, 2014, 10:19 AM

Watch these tech CEOs participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS awareness

It seems almost everyone is having ice water dumped on their heads — top tech CEOs included. In a campaign… Read More

Aug 14, 2014, 7:51 AM

German robot maker Kuka opening new facility next to Boeing in Everett

Kuka Aerospace announced this week that it plans to open a new 29,000 square foot facility in Everett, marking the… Read More

Aug 14, 2014, 7:00 AM

Better than Tinder: ‘Siren’ dating app empowers women with ‘constructive flirting’

There is a plethora of online dating websites and apps in what has become a $2 billion market. Match.com. Tinder. Grouper.… Read More

Aug 14, 2014, 5:01 AM

This is how Seattle IPOs stack up with their cohort

It’s been quite a year so far for IPOs in the Seattle area. Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Immune Design and Trupanion have… Read More

Aug 13, 2014, 7:30 PM

With a new CEO in charge, here’s the scoop on what’s next for Urbanspoon

Urbanspoon has been telling you where to eat for the past eight years —  now it wants to tell you… Read More

Aug 13, 2014, 3:47 PM

Vancouver city attorney: Uber is a ‘taxicab,’ and thus illegal in our town

UberX is illegal in Vancouver, Wash., but the transportation startup doesn’t appear to be leaving town any time soon. As noted… Read More

Aug 13, 2014, 2:03 PM

Moving beyond PowerPoint: Slide Bureau is a slick tool for sharing visual content, automatically adapting across multiple devices

Hillel Cooperman loves PowerPoint, but he’s ready to move beyond Microsoft’s powerful software with the latest version of a new presentation… Read More

Aug 13, 2014, 10:51 AM

Mobile ad startup SinglePoint now has a marijuana payment solution subsidiary

With both Washington and Colorado allowing people to sell legal recreational marijuana, pot-related entrepreneurs — from growers to processors to retail… Read More

Aug 13, 2014, 10:03 AM

Uber updates app with destination entry, turn-by-turn directions for drivers

If there’s one part of an Uber ride that can be frustrating, it’s hopping in the backseat of a car… Read More

Aug 13, 2014, 8:57 AM

This wearable device pairs with a safety app to alert contacts during emergencies

React Mobile already came up with an app that helps people notify friends and family during emergencies. But now they’re… Read More

Aug 12, 2014, 3:03 PM

More layoffs at RealNetworks as 85 employees receive pink slips

Rob Glaser is not wasting any time cleaning house. Two weeks after the company reappointed the founder as CEO, it said… Read More

Aug 12, 2014, 1:54 PM

Interview: White House forms strike force of top geeks for tough tech projects

A newly formed federal team called the U.S. Digital Service will help governmental agencies learn from the way modern tech companies develop, roll out… Read More

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