Apr 8, 2014, 6:26 AM Rhapsody, Napster top 1.7M subscribers, up 63%: ‘It’s us and Spotify and everyone else’ The combined subscriber base of the Rhapsody and Napster music services has grown to more than 1.7 million globally, achieving… Read More
Apr 7, 2014, 6:55 PM SweetLabs wants to take the crap out of crapware with app distribution platform It might seem like the company that brought the Start menu back to Windows 8 would be quaking in its… Read More
Apr 7, 2014, 5:40 PM Lyft cuts prices nationwide by 20%, temporarily stops taking commission from drivers If you use Lyft to get around town, your rides are about to cost a little less. Just one week… Read More
Apr 7, 2014, 2:45 PM Healthcare software startup Edifecs moving to larger Bellevue office Edifecs, an 18-year-old company building software solutions for the healthcare industry, is moving into a larger office in west Bellevue.… Read More
Apr 7, 2014, 1:40 PM Need an item delivered? Uber launching courier service Uber is no longer only helping people move around town. Now, the San Francisco-based startup is testing out its own… Read More
Apr 7, 2014, 8:12 AM Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen looks to rock the vote, sinks $40 million in online voting company Scytl, a Barcelona-based online voting company, announced today that it received a $40 million investment from Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital… Read More
Apr 7, 2014, 8:06 AM Seattle names veteran government employee as interim technology chief The City of Seattle has named Sabra Schneider, who previously served as the City’s Director of Electronic Communications, as its… Read More
Apr 6, 2014, 9:00 AM Automotive expert: Lyft’s pink mustache could damage cars One of the reasons why Lyft, the app-based transportation company that’s up in arms over regulations set by the Seattle City Council, encourages its… Read More
Apr 4, 2014, 1:05 PM Washington Gov. vetoes bill that would have regulated use of surveillance drones Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a bill today that would have regulated government use of surveillance drones amid concerns… Read More
Apr 4, 2014, 10:54 AM As Box preps for IPO, CEO Aaron Levie brings his road show home — with some tough love for Seattle As Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie took the stage Thursday afternoon at the Box World Tour road show in his… Read More
Apr 3, 2014, 2:41 PM Nest halts sales of high-tech smoke detector, cites fire alarm glitch Nest is halting sales of its Nest Protect fire alarm and smoke detector, citing a problem with the hand-waving feature… Read More
Apr 3, 2014, 7:42 AM Intellectual Ventures spins off new ‘Coffee Flour’ startup A new Seattle-area startup called CF Global has been spun out of Intellectual Ventures, aiming to develop a market for… Read More
Apr 2, 2014, 3:22 PM Windows leaker pleads guilty, faces 3 months in prison A former Microsoft software architect has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets, including parts of the Windows 8 source code.… Read More
Apr 2, 2014, 12:26 PM Seattle ranks second for salary growth in Q1, national IT wages up slightly at 1.1% National wages were up 0.5 percent year-over-year during Q1 of 2014 and Seattle saw the second-highest wage growth of any… Read More
Apr 2, 2014, 9:00 AM Lyft raises $250M Series D round, eyes international expansion Lyft may be battling city governments for the right to conduct business, but that isn’t stopping investors from putting millions… Read More
Apr 2, 2014, 12:05 AM Turn old gift cards into cash: Outerwall plans expansion of Coinstar Exchange kiosks If you’re like most Americans, you’ve got a healthy supply of gift cards piled up in your purse, wallet or… Read More
Apr 1, 2014, 1:10 PM Study: Americans spend 162 minutes on their mobile device per day, mostly with apps 162 minutes — that’s how much time the average American spends on his or her mobile device per day. That’s… Read More
Apr 1, 2014, 9:53 AM Food ordering service GrubHub to feed hungry investors by raising IPO expectations With more companies going public in the first quarter of 2014 than in any other year since the dotcom heyday… Read More
Mar 31, 2014, 9:50 PM Asiana Airlines places partial blame on aircraft software for last year’s crash at SFO: Boeing cites pilot error Pilot error? Software issue? Or a combination of both? Those are the questions lingering after Boeing and Asiana Airlines submitted… Read More
Mar 31, 2014, 8:35 AM Elon Musk: ‘I thought Tesla would most likely fail’ Tesla Motors is on a roll, now manufacturing 600 of its Model S electric vehicles per week as the company’s stock… Read More
Mar 29, 2014, 10:03 PM Boeing prepares drones in case of another mudslide disaster Drones may soon deliver products, provide Internet to everyone and now, the unmanned aerial vehicles are set to help emergency… Read More
Mar 28, 2014, 4:20 PM Fighting Seattle City Council: Coalition group aims to suspend ride-sharing legislation A new coalition group in Seattle wants to collect enough petition signatures in hopes of suspending a newly-passed ordinance that… Read More
Mar 28, 2014, 3:30 PM Seattle’s technology chief Erin Devoto resigns Seattle Chief Technology Officer Erin Devoto resigned today after accepting a job with the City of Kirkland in the Public… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 4:00 PM Here are the 10 fastest-growing regions of the U.S. (Seattle is one of them) New data from the Census Bureau released today shows more people flocking to the Seattle region than most places of… Read More
Mar 27, 2014, 12:04 PM GeekWire Calendar Picks: Feature Friday, Hacker News Meetup, predictive analytics and more There are some awesome events on the calendar for the next few days. These are just a couple of the cool… Read More
Mar 26, 2014, 1:52 PM Uber transportation service coming to Tacoma in April Heads up, Tacoma taxi drivers: You’re about to have new competition. Just weeks after Lyft and Sidecar began offering their… Read More
Mar 26, 2014, 12:18 PM Uber shares commercial insurance policy just days after leak For the past several months, members of the Seattle City Council have called out companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar… Read More
Mar 26, 2014, 9:33 AM Maveron’s Dan Levitan has the Midas touch: Seattle VC named to list of top 100 investors It’s been quite the year for Maveron’s Dan Levitan — despite the fact that his beloved Duke Blue Devils got… Read More
Mar 25, 2014, 1:40 PM Uncle Sam wants a piece of the bitcoin action Did the bitcoin party just end in the U.S.? If you were using the digital currency to avoid paying Uncle… Read More
Mar 25, 2014, 12:46 PM Lyft to battle Seattle City Council: ‘We’re prepared to fight for your right to share rides’ Even though the Seattle City Council already voted to enact laws that will regulate app-based transportation companies like UberX, Lyft… Read More
