Apr 5, 2013, 9:10 AM Chart: The top 10 cities for women-owned businesses Portland and Seattle are among the top ten cities for women-owned businesses, according to a new report released this week.… Read More
Apr 5, 2013, 6:41 AM Tech Moves: Wiki creator Ward Cunningham joins New Relic; John Doerr named to Zynga board; and more Ward Cunningham, the Portland software developer who is credited with developing the wiki, has joined New Relic as a staff… Read More
Apr 4, 2013, 5:06 PM EMP adds late-night hours for ‘Art of Video Games’ exhibit; Tetris tourney tonight In a Tetris mood tonight? You should probably head to the EMP, then. As its kickass exhibit called The Art of Video… Read More
Apr 4, 2013, 2:13 PM Shares of F5 Networks hammered as revenue targets missed Shares of F5 Networks are tumbling in after hours trading after the Seattle maker of networking equipment announced that revenues… Read More
Apr 4, 2013, 9:40 AM Bettery debuts rechargeable battery swap stations at Whole Foods Markets Every year, 2.5 billion batteries are thrown away in the U.S. and a Portland-based company may have a better solution… Read More
Apr 3, 2013, 4:34 PM This 16-year-old is spearheading Seattle’s first biotech hackerspace Katriona Guthrie-Honea had a great idea. Last year, as a freshman at Ingraham High School in Seattle, she taught herself enough… Read More
Apr 3, 2013, 1:55 PM This mobile hand-crank phone charger just obliterated its Kickstarter goal Our smartphones are, for the most part, really nice. They help us find information quickly and stay connected around-the-clock. The… Read More
Apr 3, 2013, 9:29 AM Interactive reading: Costco magazine to use Digimarc watermarks Costco’s monthly magazine is getting geeky. The Costco Connection, the largest monthly magazine in the U.S., is now embedding scannable… Read More
Apr 2, 2013, 4:31 PM Bill Gates invests in energy storage again, this time with battery maker Aquion In the past few years, Bill Gates has already invested in three energy storage companies — MIT spinout Metal Battery (renamed… Read More
Apr 2, 2013, 3:22 PM Welcome to Seattle, Bertha: World’s largest tunnel boring machine arrives in Emerald City (Video above is from our news partner, KING5) Welcome to Seattle, Bertha. Coming all the way from Osaka, Japan, the… Read More
Apr 2, 2013, 2:07 PM Fast-growing Tableau Software files for $150M IPO Tableau Software, the Seattle maker of data visualization products, has filed to raise up to $150 million in an initial… Read More
Apr 1, 2013, 4:25 PM Geek Madness Elite Eight: Gates vs. Turing; Einstein vs. Newton Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time. Voting takes place on our Facebook page. And then… Read More
Apr 1, 2013, 10:00 AM Barry Diller’s Internet video startup Aereo secures key appeals court victory in ongoing fight with big media Just two weeks after Seattle startup Ivi lost an important chance to propel its case forward, another startup with deeper… Read More
Apr 1, 2013, 8:19 AM IPO drought continues with 8 venture-backed deals in Q1 It’s a tough time to take your company public. Just eight venture-backed companies completed IPOs during the first quarter of… Read More
Mar 31, 2013, 7:06 AM ExtraHop’s Jesse Rothstein: You judge a leader by the team they’ve built ExtraHop CEO Jesse Rothstein wants to help the folks who “keep the lights on” in your IT department spend more… Read More
Mar 29, 2013, 5:37 PM These kids and their frisbee-flinging robots are preparing to conquer the world As volunteer referee Fred Sutton gets ready to monitor another robotics match at the Century Link Events Center Thursday afternoon,… Read More
Mar 29, 2013, 2:38 PM Geek Madness Sweet 16: Torvalds trounces Musk; Darwin vs. Tesla showdown awaits Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time Geek Madness is moving right along and the final… Read More
Mar 29, 2013, 10:33 AM Remote learning: University of Washington to offer first online-only degree program In an attempt to fix a “national crisis in early childhood education,” the University of Washington is introducing its first-ever… Read More
Mar 29, 2013, 9:32 AM Personal travel assistant: Expedia updates mobile app with real-time itinerary Nearly 18 months ago, Expedia laid out a vision to become a “Web 3.0 personal travel assistant,” for the mobile… Read More
Mar 29, 2013, 6:43 AM Contour inks deal to put helmet-mounted cameras in Yamaha motorcycle shops Seattle-based Contour has sealed a deal to sell its line of helmet-mounted HD video cameras at Yamaha Motor Corp. dealers… Read More
Mar 28, 2013, 5:22 PM T-Mobile confirms layoffs as part of ‘operational changes’ Bellevue-based T-Mobile USA, which earlier this week unveiled a major overhaul of its business, today confirmed that it is making… Read More
Mar 28, 2013, 1:01 PM Comcast doubling Internet speeds, promises up to 105 Mbps for Extreme 50 customers Comcast is doubling the Internet speeds for customers in Washington state who subscribe to its Blast! and Extreme 50 offerings.… Read More
Mar 28, 2013, 11:27 AM Survey: Adults more likely to text while driving than teens More adults text while driving than teens — at least enough that are willing to admit it. That’s according to… Read More
Mar 28, 2013, 7:45 AM Clearwire to take another $80 million Sprint payment as it continues talks with Dish Clearwire has agreed to take an $80 million payment from Sprint Nextel in April, possibly pushing the Bellevue-based company closer… Read More
Mar 27, 2013, 6:52 PM Geek Madness Sweet 16: Elon Musk battles Linus Torvalds Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time The Sweet 16 is set and Geek Madness is… Read More
Mar 27, 2013, 3:20 PM Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch opens giant hangar for world’s largest aircraft The world’s largest aircraft needs a ginormous place to live, and that’s exactly what Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch has built. Stratolaunch… Read More
Mar 27, 2013, 10:14 AM Intellectual Ventures sues Ricoh and Canon, says they pose a ‘threat to innovation’ Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures on Tuesday filed its second complaint against Canon and first against Ricoh for infringing on its… Read More
Mar 27, 2013, 9:26 AM Versium debuts ‘LifeData’ analytics platform to help companies fully understand customers A Seattle data technology startup is taking the phrase “know your customer” to a whole new level. Versium Analytics today introduced… Read More
Mar 27, 2013, 7:31 AM Hitching a ride with BMW: Rhapsody, Audible join Glympse Apparently the execs from BMW have been spending lots of time in the Seattle region. The carmaker overnight announced that… Read More
Mar 26, 2013, 10:54 PM Seattle Times paywall arrives: Here’s what they’re charging The Seattle Times has officially joined the ranks of newpapers charging for unlimited online access. Visitors to Seattletimes.com are now… Read More
