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Aug 6, 2019, 8:25 PM

Epik reverses course: Seattle-area web services company will not host 8chan following shooting

Just two days after temporarily helping 8chan get back online, Epik has changed its mind. The Seattle-area company said Tuesday… Read More

Aug 6, 2019, 3:12 PM

Cost of living study ranks Seattle as fifth most expensive U.S. city to live in

A study looking at the cost of living in 257 cities across the United States has ranked Seattle as the… Read More

Aug 6, 2019, 12:00 PM

Guest Commentary: Publisher’s decision to limit eBook access is bad news for library patrons

A recent decision by a book publisher to limit public libraries’ access to eBooks should concern readers and authors everywhere.… Read More

Aug 6, 2019, 11:34 AM

Today on GeekWire: Amazon & Capital One; Melinda Gates teams w/comedians for equality; Xbox founder bakes bread from ancient yeast

Highlights from today’s top stories. Subscribe here to receive this rundown daily. A U.S. senator from Oregon is pressing Amazon… Read More

Aug 5, 2019, 10:00 AM

Good news for card-carrying potheads: Seattle startup raising funds so you don’t have to use cash

Seattle-area financial tech company POSaBIT is raising a fresh round of funding to make it easier for cannabis companies and… Read More

Aug 3, 2019, 8:00 AM

Infusing marijuana with data: Cannabis industry vets aim to clear the haze in a booming industry

Cy Scott, Brian Wansolich, and Scott Vickers had just sold their popular cannabis directory Leafly to Privateer Holdings. As they… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 1:39 PM

Redfin stock soars as home sales business powers 39% revenue spike to $197M

Redfin stock is soaring after the tech-powered real estate brokerage sailed past analyst expectations and projected a huge spike in… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 8:07 AM

Salesforce completes $15.7B acquisition of Tableau Software, creating new enterprise tech force

Salesforce has wrapped up its $15.7 billion acquisition of Seattle’s Tableau Software, creating a powerful force in the lucrative enterprise… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 5:30 PM

Tableau comes up short in stealthy earnings report, quietly disclosing first results since Salesforce deal

Tableau Software’s revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations for the second quarter, a landmark period that included the announcement… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 3:14 PM

Scoop: T-Mobile acquires mobile marketing startup PushSpring to bolster advertising tech

T-Mobile’s pending megamerger with former rival Sprint garnered worldwide attention. But another T-Mobile acquisition flew under the radar as the… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 1:24 PM

Wyze expands low-cost smart home lineup with new $15/pair connected wall plugs

Wyze, the Kirkland, Wash.-based maker of a popular low-cost smart home camera, is expanding its product line with a new… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 12:00 PM

ShareBuilder 401k retirement plan provider splits from Capital One

ShareBuilder 401k has gone through a number of owners over the years, but now it is back to being independent.… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 10:53 AM

TV giant Discovery is hiring 200 people to build streaming services at Seattle-area office, led by ex-Amazon execs

Entertainment giant Discovery wants to enhance its streaming offerings, and it is hiring 200 people in its Seattle-area office to… Read More

Jul 29, 2019, 5:44 PM

Seattle engineer arrested in Capital One hack that affected 106M people

Seattle-based engineer Paige Thompson was arrested Monday for allegedly hacking into Capital One’s databases and gaining access to approximately 140,000… Read More

Jul 29, 2019, 1:41 PM

Impinj crushes Wall Street expectations with $38M in revenue, up 34% over a year ago

What a difference a year makes. Less than 12 months ago, Seattle connected chip maker Impinj was mired a in… Read More

Jul 26, 2019, 7:55 AM

Expedia president Aman Bhutani is leaving as travel giant shuffles execs and realigns internal teams

Aman Bhutani, the veteran Expedia Group business and tech leader who oversees online travel businesses including Travelocity, Orbitz and the… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 1:50 PM

Expedia books $183M in profit for Q2 as it prepares to open new Seattle headquarters

Expedia posted healthy revenue and earnings growth for Q2 2019, sending the stock up 2 percent in after-hours trading on… Read More

Jul 24, 2019, 9:10 AM

Huawei cuts jobs at Seattle-area research division as part of larger layoff

Chinese tech giant Huawei is shedding 41 jobs at its Bellevue, Wash.-based engineering office, according to a notice filed with… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 5:30 AM

Tech Moves: Funko lands a new CFO; Rover hires a CMO; Koverse names sales lead; and more

— Pop culture toy company Funko will welcome Jennifer Fall Jung as its new chief financial officer in August. She… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 4:00 AM

Home improvement marketplace Porch acquires HireAHelper, doubling down on moving services

Seattle startup Porch has acquired San Diego-based moving marketplace HireAHelper. It’s the second moving services company that fast-growing home improvement… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 7:00 AM

Mobile marketplace OfferUp adds ‘Hold Offers’ feature as it battles Craigslist, eBay and Facebook

OfferUp is rolling out a new feature that aims to solve a major pain point for local buyers and sellers,… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 10:29 AM

Cloud services provider BitTitan raises ‘growth capital’ from Vancouver B.C. firm

BitTitan, a Bellevue, Wash.-based cloud services provider, has raised additional funding. The company reeled in what it describes as “growth… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 10:00 AM

Univ. of Washington names veteran data scientist to lead booming computer science school into new era

Professor Magdalena Balazinska has long been considered a leader in data management and data science at the University of Washington’s… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 6:00 AM

Seattle still trails Bay Area in annual ‘Tech Talent’ report, but city’s labor pool quality ranks highest

In the battle for tech hub supremacy, Seattle still trails the San Francisco Bay Area in CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech… Read More

Jul 15, 2019, 4:00 AM

Zillow Offers expands to Portland, its first Pacific Northwest market for direct home sales

Zillow Group is set to start buying houses in the Pacific Northwest for the first time. Zillow Offers, the service… Read More

Bob Ferguson
Jul 11, 2019, 1:24 PM

Premera Blue Cross to pay $10M to 30 states for health data breach

Premera Blue Cross, the Pacific Northwest’s largest health insurance company, agreed to pay $10 million to Washington and 29 other… Read More

Jul 11, 2019, 10:36 AM

Shareholders sue to block Salesforce’s acquisition of Tableau, alleging companies didn’t disclose key information

Salesforce’s $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau Software is facing legal challenges. A pair of new shareholder lawsuits filed this week… Read More

Jul 11, 2019, 9:05 AM

T-Mobile accuses states suing to block Sprint merger of ‘dwelling in the past’

T-Mobile is firing back at a coalition of states that sued to block the telecom company’s proposed merger with Sprint.… Read More

Jul 10, 2019, 9:12 AM

Geeks on Trails: Join GeekWire’s summer hiking team and help support the Washington Trails Association

Ah, summer in the Pacific Northwest. There’s nothing quite like it. From the stunning Mount Constitution vistas on Orcas Island… Read More

Jul 8, 2019, 7:54 PM

Leggo his Eggo: Jeff Bezos doesn’t waffle on his love for ‘Stranger Things’ as he binges Netflix hit

Jeff Bezos may own his own streaming television network in the form of Amazon Prime Video, but he still found… Read More

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