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Feb 12, 2019, 5:30 AM

New LinkedIn hiring tools include ability for recruiters to issue bulk rejections to job applicants

LinkedIn is about to make it a lot easier for recruiters to quickly reject unqualified job candidates as part of… Read More

Feb 9, 2019, 7:55 AM

Returning to journalism, 30 years later: Can the profession’s standards survive its disruption?

Many people don’t have a clue how journalism works. Journalists may have less access to events and their newsmakers than… Read More

Feb 8, 2019, 10:44 AM

New filing reveals the bill for Expedia’s Seattle waterfront campus: $190M in 2018 and up to $475M this year

Expedia is getting closer to moving into its prized Seattle waterfront campus, and the financial details of the massive project… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 3:14 PM

Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of extortion over threat to publish naked photos of Amazon CEO

Updated below with American Media Inc. statement. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has published a remarkable new response in his ongoing… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 1:31 PM

Expedia posts $11B in 2018 revenue as travel giant gears up for legal battle with United Airlines

Expedia closed out 2018 by besting Wall Street expectations for revenue while sharply increasing profits and the amount people are… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 10:10 AM

Get pumped! Safeway releases new app to speed transaction time at some Seattle-area gas stations

Drivers looking to save time at the gas station pump and avoid the hassle of numerous prompts are getting some… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 3:09 PM

Building energy monitoring company Buddy to acquire smart light startup LIFX

Buddy, a Seattle-based company that manages building energy, today announced its intention to acquire LIFX, a smart light maker based… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 2:28 PM

Tableau hits $841M in annual recurring revenue, up 41%, as transition to subscription model continues

Tableau Software posted a strong fourth quarter to close out the year as its move to subscription-based products has jumpstarted… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 12:39 PM

Geeks in the Woods: A decade after founding Tune, twins leave Seattle to launch Alaska startup factory

In search of a tight-knit community with an underdog mentality and a chance to help budding entrepreneurs build startups, Lucas… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 8:54 AM

DiscoverOrg acquires ZoomInfo to strengthen sales and marketing contact database offering

DiscoverOrg, a Vancouver, Wash.-based marketing and sales intelligence startup, has acquired Boston area startup Zoominfo to strengthen its B2B offerings.… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 7:42 AM

Report reveals best (and worst) cities for becoming a U.S. citizen, and where the tech hubs stand

U.S. immigration law, policy and practices are national, in theory, but where immigrants live can noticeably impact their efforts to… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 6:00 PM

Key takeaways from former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s new book, ‘From the Ground Up’

Howard Schultz might as well have named his latest book, “I am running for president. And this is why you… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 4:05 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: AI in healthcare, women in STEM, and making smart product decisions

If you’ve been to the doctor or hospital recently, you’ve probably noticed the gadgets and machines in the room are… Read More

Jan 29, 2019, 7:15 AM

Acumatica unveils Alexa for Business skill, new cloud software tie-ins with Microsoft and Google

Acumatica, the Seattle-area maker of cloud-based business management software, is out with what it calls the first ever business application… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 2:53 PM

U.S. prosecutors accuse Chinese smartphone giant Huawei of stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile, seek extradition of CFO

Federal prosecutors have filed suit against Huawei, the largest smartphone maker in China, on allegations of stealing trade secrets from… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 8:29 AM

Dropbox acquires HelloSign for $230M, putting it in e-signature competition with DocuSign and Adobe

Dropbox is jumping into the e-signature market with a major acquisition. Dropbox said Monday it is acquiring HelloSign, a document… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 7:08 AM

Bluetooth’s new direction: Update makes it easier to find lost keys, and other important stuff

The group responsible for Bluetooth introduced a new feature that gives the widely used wireless technology the ability to sense… Read More

Jan 27, 2019, 2:55 PM

Howard Schultz for president? Ex-Starbucks chief talks about Trump on 60 Minutes as Democrats urge him not to run in 2020

Update: Schultz tweeted that he is”seriously considering” a presidential bid. I love our country, and I am seriously considering running… Read More

Jan 24, 2019, 9:06 AM

Avalara expands to alcoholic beverage compliance with the acquisition of Compli

Avalara has acquired the “operational assets” of Compli, a California-based company that helps makers of alcoholic beverages comply with government… Read More

Upstream Fest
Jan 23, 2019, 1:35 PM

After 2 years, Paul Allen-founded Upstream Music Fest and Summit ‘taking a break in 2019’

The Upstream Music Fest and Summit, created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a way to showcase diverse… Read More

Jan 23, 2019, 7:00 AM

Vulcan leads $3.5M round in PSL spinout Sigma IQ, which automates manual accounting processes

Finance executives everywhere know all about the pain, expense, and time that can come from the manual accounting process of… Read More

Jan 22, 2019, 1:03 PM

Cybersecurity education firm MediaPRO lays off unspecified number of employees

MediaPRO has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of a reorganization, GeekWire has learned. The Bothell, Wash.-based… Read More

Jan 22, 2019, 12:09 PM

Star blockchain developer’s talks with startup Casper Labs ripple through world of cryptocurrency

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH5ikFfkctk One of the stars of the blockchain world, developer Vlad Zamfir, is in negotiations with a new startup called… Read More

Jan 22, 2019, 12:00 PM

RealSelf cuts 14% of staff, blames Google search algorithm change for slowing traffic

Less than a year after raising a $40 million investment round, Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf is cutting staff… Read More

Jan 22, 2019, 9:14 AM

RealNetworks doubles stake in Napster to 84% in deal valued at up to $40M

RealNetworks doubled its stake in Rhapsody International, which owns music streaming service Napster, from 42 to 84 percent. RealNetworks will… Read More

Jan 21, 2019, 6:00 PM

5 rules for being fearless in business and life from AOL veteran and investor Jean Case

Before Gmail, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Skype or any other way you wanted to get online and get in touch with… Read More

Jan 21, 2019, 5:21 PM

In new lawsuit, ex-Tesla engineer claims company is trying to ‘catastrophically damage’ her

A former Tesla engineer has filed a defamation lawsuit against the company, the latest twist in her years-long legal battle… Read More

Jan 21, 2019, 12:50 PM

Washington State Legislature pays tribute to Paul Allen on what would have been his 66th birthday

Just a few days after Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proclaimed Friday, Jan. 18, “Paul G. Allen Day,” the Washington State… Read More

Jan 21, 2019, 10:38 AM

Billion-dollar sneaker startup Allbirds to open store in Seattle as it expands brick-and-mortar footprint

Allbirds is landing in Seattle. The high-flying billion-dollar sneaker startup is set to open its fourth brick-and-mortar retail location in… Read More

Jan 18, 2019, 11:00 AM

From Microsoft to Zulily: Why the Sounders teamed up with Seattle e-commerce company that aims for rebrand

Zulily? Really? That was the reaction from many Sounders FC fans on Thursday as Seattle’s pro soccer team announced its… Read More

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