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Mar 7, 2014, 8:08 AM

Education startup General Assembly lands $35M, tops 100,000 students

General Assembly has reeled in $35 million in fresh funding, money that the New York-based company will use to continue… Read More

Mar 7, 2014, 7:27 AM

FlightCar considering Seattle expansion: Rent your car from airport parking lots

Leaving your car in an airport parking lot can be a costly expenditure, but one startup founded by a couple… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 11:48 PM

UberX, Sidecar and Lyft reveal how many drivers they have in Seattle

During last week’s City Council committee meeting in Seattle, several councilmembers voiced frustration over the fact that app-based transportation services… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 3:32 PM

UberX ‘regularly exceeds’ 300 active drivers in Seattle — twice city’s planned cap

About 900 people currently drive for uberX in Seattle, and the number of active drivers “regularly exceeds” 300 at any… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 3:10 PM

Washington state rep: ‘Artificially capping rideshares serves absolutely no public interest’

One Washington state politician thinks Seattle is making a mistake with its plan to place caps on app-based transportation startups, and plans to… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 10:54 AM

Icahn’s reasons for eBay-PayPal spin-off still missing, yet ranting continues

Shareholder activist Carl Icahn continues a daily stream of threats aimed at eBay and PayPal, and yet has failed to… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 10:06 AM

Uber luxury service temporarily available in Austin for SXSW, but rides will cost at least $55

Great news for those who want an easy way to get around Austin at SXSW for the next week: Uber… Read More

Paul Allen
Mar 6, 2014, 8:49 AM

Paul Allen offers up $8M for artificial intelligence researchers to uncover ‘world-changing breakthroughs’

For the fourth year in a row, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is taking proposals from researchers interested in… Read More

Mar 5, 2014, 6:10 PM

For the first time, Getty Images launches tool to allow free embeds of stock photos

It can be hard to find good images on the web for free. While some people are happy to run… Read More

Mar 5, 2014, 4:33 PM

Seattle mayor says he supports a ‘reasonable, temporary cap’ on UberX, Lyft, Sidecar

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray does not like the idea of capping app-based transportation companies like UberX, Sidecar and Lyft. But… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 2:46 PM

Keurig brewing up controversy over DRM-enabled coffee maker

Grab a cup of Joe and take a seat to hear the latest controversy in the coffee industry: Green Mountain Coffee… Read More

Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son.
Mar 4, 2014, 9:36 AM

Sprint Chairman reportedly taking fight for a T-Mobile merger to the public

Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son is going to be taking his case for a merger between Sprint and T-Mobile to the… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 9:28 AM

Overlooking Bitcoin hiccups: Overstock hits $1 million in sales from virtual currency

Overstock.com has sold more than $1 million in products to Bitcoin owners over the past two months despite the virtual… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 6:02 AM

Hashtag aggregator Tagboard hires Jenni Hogan, acquires TVinteract app

Jenni Hogan hosts a radio show called “The Next Big Thing,” and now, the Seattle social media maven is moving… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 8:05 PM

Early Amazon.com investor Nick Hanauer battles radio host Dori Monson over $15 minimum wage

Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer and local radio host Dori Monson couldn’t disagree more about a potential $15 minimum wage… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 5:42 PM

Uber launches ‘Surge Drop’ to help riders avoid surge pricing

Want to hop in an Uber without paying surge pricing? It’ll be easier to find thanks to a new feature… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 2:09 PM

Meetup’s massive outage creates chaos for tech hangouts: This is ‘ruining thousands of events’

It’s been a rough few days for Meetup. The popular event organizing site was hit with a massive Distributed Denial… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 12:04 PM

Former President Bill Clinton at Microsoft SharePoint event: Technological change has set stage for a new global world

President Bill Clinton today keynoted the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas, thanking the roomful of Microsofties for their longstanding support… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 10:57 AM

Kickstarter reaches $1B in pledges; more than $500M came in last 12 months

Crowdfunding website Kickstarter today announced that it has passed $1 billion in pledges since launching in April 2009, with more… Read More

Feb 28, 2014, 2:37 PM

Seattle city leaders sound off on ride-sharing dilemma — who do you agree with?

Tensions were high Thursday evening at Seattle City Hall as councilmembers debated how to regulate new app-based transportation companies like… Read More

Feb 28, 2014, 10:55 AM

City of Seattle to contact Uber about ‘illegal’ marketing tactics

Uber is trying to convince Seattle’s city leaders that its app-based UberX transportation service should be allowed to operate freely,… Read More

Feb 27, 2014, 8:28 PM

Nobody is happy with Seattle’s cap on ride-sharing drivers

From an Uber general manager to representatives for the taxi industry, it seems no one is happy with Seattle’s decision… Read More

Feb 27, 2014, 6:36 PM

Seattle set to cap ride-sharing drivers that are ‘active’ at any given time

Seattle is set to regulate the number of drivers that companies like UberX, SideCar and Lyft have active on their… Read More

Feb 27, 2014, 3:54 PM

Live blog: Seattle City Council votes on controversial regulations for Lyft, UberX, Sidecar

Follow-Up Posts  Nobody is happy with Seattle’s cap on ride-sharing drivers Seattle set to cap ride-sharing drivers that are ‘active’… Read More

Feb 27, 2014, 3:04 PM

Maveron’s Dan Levitan to step down from Zulily board as stock soars to new heights

Early Zulily investor Dan Levitan, the Maveron co-founder and partner, will not seek re-election to the company’s board of directors, and will… Read More

Feb 27, 2014, 2:17 PM

Uber turns on marketing engines to pressure Seattle city leaders: Illegal posters, robocalls, giant billboard trucks

Seattle city officials say Uber and other alternative transportation networks are operating outside of city law by offering rides to… Read More

Feb 27, 2014, 10:51 AM

Glenn Walcott steps down as DoubleDown president, gets knighted as ‘Defender of Seattle Fireworks’

The man who brought the Seattle tech community raining dollar bills, “Gangnam Style” dances and Chewbacca impressions is saying goodbye to the Emerald… Read More

Feb 27, 2014, 7:48 AM

Former Washington State Investment Board chief Joe Dear dies at 62

Joe Dear, the former head of the Washington State Investment Board and past Chief of Staff for Washington State Governor Gary… Read More

wally hub & sensors
Feb 26, 2014, 2:14 PM

Review: At home with Wally, a new sensor network for detecting water leaks

My home may be 114 years old, but I remain on a quest to outfit it with the latest in… Read More

Feb 26, 2014, 10:17 AM

Walmart acquires Seattle-based Yumprint to add recipe tech to grocery delivery

@WalmartLabs, which operates as the tech brains behind the big-box retailer, has acquired Yumprint of Seattle. Walmart plans to use… Read More

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