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May 1, 2014, 8:54 AM

Blue Nile misses quarterly revenue projections, profits in line as stock falls

Blue Nile, the Seattle-based online retailer that specializes in selling luxury goods, announced today that it brought in $103.7 million in… Read More

May 1, 2014, 6:00 AM

Meet your Bitcoin ATM: Digital currency craze hits Seattle, with help from startup vets

Seattleites have a new and easy way to buy and sell Bitcoin. The city’s first-ever Bitcoin ATM went live today at the… Read More

Apr 30, 2014, 12:28 PM

Helping companies rent out extra office space, Pivotdesk expands to 23 cities

If you have extra office space and want to make a little dough, PivotDesk might be worth checking out. The Boulder,… Read More

Apr 30, 2014, 6:03 AM

Twitter CEO: People know what Twitter is, we just need to convince them to use it

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo doesn’t think the company has a problem introducing people to its platform. Instead, he said Tuesday… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 2:05 PM

Concur beats expectations with revenue of $169M, sees strong traction as shares jump

Concur, whose software helps businesses better track travel and entertainment expenses, reported strong earnings today that beat Wall Street analysts… Read More

A Cray XC30 supercomputer
Apr 29, 2014, 1:52 PM

Cray announces $70M deal with Department of Energy research center

Supercomputer maker Cray announced today that it has signed a contract worth $70 million to provide a next-generation Cray XC… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 1:07 PM

Twitter beats expectations with $250M in revenue, but user numbers disappoint

Twitter announced today that it brought in $250 million in revenue during the first quarter of 2014, up more than… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 10:55 AM

‘SmartQuit’ smoking cessation app lands $250k grant, exclusive Fred Hutch license

A smartphone app called “SmartQuit,” proven in clinical studies to help people stop smoking, will be brought to market after landing… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 5:41 AM

Fast-growing Avalara buys Zytax line, helping businesses process fuel excise taxes

Avalara is expanding again through an acquisition, announcing today that it has acquired the Zytax line of energy-related tax automation products.… Read More

Paul Allen
Apr 28, 2014, 5:52 PM

Paul Allen calls Donald Sterling’s remarks ‘abhorrent and not acceptable’

Microsoft co-founder and Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen issued a statement today regarding Donald Sterling’s alleged racist remarks, calling… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 4:39 PM

Yahoo producing two comedies, jumping into original TV content

Yahoo announced today that it will be launching a pair of new original comedies next year through its Yahoo Screen… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 4:03 PM

Zillow, Glympse win Webby Awards for tech achievements

A few Seattle startups were honored for their tech innovations at the 18th annual Webby Awards, an Oscars-style bash for Internet innovation,… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 2:00 PM

Protestors attack Uber vehicles in Seattle, vow to take down a ‘disgusting tech company’

Uber is already battling the Seattle City Council over laws and regulations allowing the operation of its business. Now, though, it… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 10:13 AM

Education startup General Assembly picks Seattle for latest outpost

General Assembly is coming to Seattle. The New York-based education company — which hosts online and in-person courses on topics… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 9:44 AM

Boeing wants to transport passengers to airport gates with driverless buggies

Google isn’t the only corporate giant coming up with ideas for robots that can take us from point A to… Read More

Apr 25, 2014, 1:46 PM

Nate Silver’s advice to young journalists: Learn to code now

Nate Silver has two tips for young up-and-coming journalists: Work your ass off and learn how to code. Silver, the… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 12:02 PM

Hulu Plus “Remote Control” brings Chromecast-style features to Xbox One, PS4

Hulu Plus subscribers are getting a little bit more control over their streaming experience on game consoles with a new… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 10:19 AM

Alaska Airlines’ $2.5M gift will fund Aerospace Education Center at Museum of Flight

Alaska Airlines will fund a new Aerospace Education Center at Seattle’s Museum of Flight with a gift of $2.5 million,… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 9:00 AM

Major expansion: Lyft debuts in 24 cities today, lowers price nationwide by 10%

Lyft is expanding in a big way. The app-based transportation startup today launched its service in 24 cities at once,… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 12:42 AM

Code.org partners with 30 school districts to help teach kids about computer science

More than two million students across the nation will learn how to code thanks to a Seattle-based organization that is on… Read More

Apr 23, 2014, 4:45 PM

Geek pride: Here are the nerdiest states in America

Utah has a bunch of nerds, while Washington D.C. lacks any geek pride. Those are a few data points from a… Read More

Apr 23, 2014, 1:43 PM

F5 Networks reports $420M in revenue, net income up to $69.6M

F5 Networks posted solid financial results for fiscal second quarter, reporting revenues of $420 million — up 20 percent over… Read More

Apr 23, 2014, 9:19 AM

Getty launches Photos.com storefront, offering iconic prints to the masses

Getty Images wants to make it possible for photo buffs to have that one picture they always wanted. Today, the… Read More

Apr 22, 2014, 5:31 PM

Whole Foods is turning overripe produce into fertilizer with this geeky machine

Just when you thought Whole Foods couldn’t get any more green, well, now the organic grocery store is. The Austin-based market announced today that… Read More

Apr 22, 2014, 10:37 AM

Is your Internet sluggish? Most broadband providers slower than advertised

Does it take forever to load a webpage, or do you find that watching Netflix can be a painful experience? If… Read More

Apr 22, 2014, 9:09 AM

Look out! Astronauts on a mission to protect Earth from asteroid collisions

Our planet has been hit by asteroids more times in the last decade than you can probably imagine, and more… Read More

Apr 22, 2014, 5:35 AM

ServiceNow expands in Seattle, opens new tech center with room for 250

ServiceNow, a publicly-traded enterprise cloud services company, is the latest Silicon Valley tech powerhouse to mine the Seattle area for… Read More

Apr 21, 2014, 5:39 PM

Bertha delayed: World’s largest tunnel boring machine won’t dig again until 2015

Bertha must be real bored by now. The world’s largest tunnel boring machine, which is digging a 1.7-mile underground tunnel in Seattle,… Read More

Apr 21, 2014, 10:59 AM

Gates-backed inBloom winding down after non-profit faces concerns over privacy

InBloom, which was backed by $100 million from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and others, is closing up shop after… Read More

Apr 21, 2014, 10:40 AM

Intellectual Ventures gets smacked down by federal judge in patent case

Intellectual Ventures has been having a rough year, and the hits just keep coming. Last week, Alex Trenga, a judge… Read More

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