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Aug 6, 2014, 1:36 PM

Zulily sales increase 97% in Q2, active customers top 4M

Zulily, the Seattle e-commerce company, today posted revenues of $285 million on net income of $7.7 million, beating Wall Street… Read More

Aug 6, 2014, 1:22 PM

Boeing enters partnership to turn tobacco into jet fuel

It’s been a few decades since smoking was allowed on airplanes in the U.S., but Boeing is now turning to… Read More

Aug 6, 2014, 9:58 AM

Lawsuit accuses Big Fish of baiting customers into signing up for ‘free’ game memberships that really aren’t

Big Fish is being accused of misleading customers about the true cost of a game membership that’s offered as free, according to a… Read More

Aug 6, 2014, 9:42 AM

Uber, Lyft rolling out ways to share rides with strangers heading in the same direction

Late Tuesday, Uber announced a new way for people to carpool with others who are riding on similar routes called UberPool. Today,… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 7:25 PM

The Airbnb for boats: We tested out Boatbound and saw Paul Allen’s floating helipad

If you’re looking for some serious return on investment, owning a boat isn’t a great idea. Not only are there storage… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 5:29 PM

UberPool: A new way to split Uber fares with strangers riding on the same route

There’s UberX, UberXL, UberBlack, UberSUV, UberLUX, and now, UberPool. In what Uber is calling a “bold social experiment,” the company… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 3:23 PM

Nanostring posts record revenue of $10.9M, up 51% from last year

NanoString Technologies, a provider of life science tools for research and molecular diagnostic products, beat Wall Street’s expectations with a record… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 2:08 PM

Marchex sees stock rise after posting Q2 profit, beating revenue expectations

Seattle mobile advertising company Marchex today beat expectations with a revenue of $49.7 million during the second quarter. The company also posted… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 1:51 PM

Groupon shares plunge after Q2 revenue of $752 million falls short of expectations

Wall Street had bigger expectations for Groupon’s second quarter results. While the daily deals leader said revenues grew 23 percent… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 10:56 AM

CenturyLink fined $31K by Washington state regulators over billing errors

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement with CenturyLink over billing errors related… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 10:43 AM

Seattle mayor wants to amend rule that’s restricting companies from building high-speed fiber networks

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is getting serious about helping his constituents access faster Internet. In a press conference today announcing… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 9:10 AM

Battling Uber: Flywheel rolls out scheduled for-hire pickups to Seattle airport

While UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar have been approved by lawmakers to operate in Seattle, for-hire companies are trying to stay competitive… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 8:30 AM

Rising diamond prices take cut out of Blue Nile Q2 results

Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile said today that its business was materially impacted by fluctuations in the diamond trade,… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 7:39 AM

New cancer research startup Juno Therapeutics raises $134M to push total funding past $300M

Juno Therapeutics wants to wipe out cancer by rewiring the body’s immune system, and it’s receiving some serious investor backing… Read More

Aug 5, 2014, 4:00 AM

Here’s where CenturyLink is installing its high-speed gigabit network in Seattle

Some Seattle residents will now have access to laser-quick Internet. CenturyLink announced today that it will begin offering broadband upload and download… Read More

Aug 4, 2014, 2:50 PM

Rhapsody acquires two music discovery startups in Exfm, Soundtracking

Seattle-based Rhapsody continues to make moves in the online music arena and today acquired two music discovery startups. The first is… Read More

Aug 4, 2014, 1:54 PM

Concur beats expectations with revenue of $178M after inking partnerships with Airbnb, Uber

Bellevue-based travel expense company Concur beat expectations with GAAP revenue of $178 million in its quarterly earnings report today, an… Read More

Aug 4, 2014, 9:34 AM

Get it while it’s hot: Square fuels food delivery frenzy with Caviar acquisition

Update, 10:10 a.m.: Now it’s official: Square announced this morning that it has indeed acquired Caviar. Terms of the deal… Read More

Aug 4, 2014, 9:00 AM

Teague’s electric auto-shifting bicycle wins national contest, will be sold to the public

If you were interested in purchasing that high-tech bicycle we wrote about last week, well, there’s good news this morning.… Read More

Aug 4, 2014, 7:17 AM

Domain registration service Rightside spins off from Demand Media, trading on Nasdaq under ticker ‘NAME’

Meet the latest publicly-traded company from the Seattle area. Kirkland-based Rightside Group, a domain name service, today completed a spin… Read More

Aug 2, 2014, 3:00 PM

‘Yelp for marijuana’ startup Leafly places full-page ad in Sunday New York Times

Welcome to 2014, where you can buy legal marijuana and pot-related startups are advertising in the New York Times. Seattle-based Leafly, a… Read More

Aug 1, 2014, 9:17 AM

Outerwall blames Hollywood for lower Redbox sales

Outerwall, Inc., the Bellevue-based company that operates the popular Redbox video rental kiosks, said in its earnings press release that… Read More

Aug 1, 2014, 8:18 AM

Tableau Software continues to grow, tops 1,500 employees

Tableau Software is bursting at the seams at its Fremont headquarters, growing so fast that it even plans to move… Read More

Jul 31, 2014, 2:48 PM

Expedia shares up 4% after posting Q2 revenue of $1.5B

Shares of Expedia rose Thursday after the Bellevue online travel giant beat analyst expectations with its second quarter earnings. The… Read More

Jul 31, 2014, 2:15 PM

Tableau shares up 3% after earnings beat expectations with $90M in revenue

Shares of Tableau Software were up 3 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the company beat analyst expectations in its… Read More

Jul 31, 2014, 7:41 AM

Nordstrom buys men’s clothing service Trunk Club

Nordstrom is buying Chicago-based Trunk Club, a shopping service that helps men find the perfect outfit. Terms of the deal… Read More

Jul 30, 2014, 6:00 PM

Once foes, now friends: Uber, for-hire drivers team up for ‘Driver Appreciation Day’

Earlier this year, drivers from for-hire companies in Seattle would attend City Council meetings and publicly voice their displeasure with new startups like… Read More

Rob Glaser
Jul 30, 2014, 1:22 PM

Rob Glaser is officially back as RealNetworks CEO, shedding ‘interim’ title after two years

More than two years after returning as the interim CEO of RealNetworks, founder Rob Glaser was named the company’s permanent chief… Read More

Jul 30, 2014, 10:32 AM

What it will be like to take a Sound Transit train from Seattle to Redmond in the year 2023

Hey, Seattle area commuters. It is going to get a bit easier to cross Lake Washington — in about nine… Read More

Jul 29, 2014, 2:46 PM

Amgen to shutter giant Seattle waterfront campus

Biotech giant Amgen says it will close its facilities in the Seattle region — including its 40-acre waterfront campus on Elliott Bay, inherited… Read More

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