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Expedia

It’s one of the biggest weeks in Seattle tech history: Here’s what you need to know

This week’s going to be a doozy in the Seattle tech scene. On tap are a trio of IPOs from… Read More

5 key takeaways from The New Yorker’s revealing profile of new Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi

Dara Khosrowshahi has become one of the world’s most influential technology executives by spending more than a decade thinking about… Read More

A travel site by any other name: Expedia modifies moniker

Expedia is changing its name. It’s only a minor alteration, as Expedia Inc. has become Expedia Group. The new name… Read More

Expedia-owned Orbitz likely hacked, exposing 2 years of customer data

Travel site Orbitz, which is owned by Expedia, said a “legacy travel booking platform” was likely hacked last year, exposing… Read More

Travel giant Expedia cuts jobs in tech infrastructure and operations teams

Expedia Inc. has cut about 30 jobs from its technology infrastructure and operations teams, most of them at the online… Read More

Expedia stock drops more than 15% as travel giant misses earnings expectations

Travel technology giant Expedia missed the mark on its 2017 earnings report Thursday, sending its stock tumbling in after-hours trading.… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Discuss.io seeks senior software engineer to evolve cloud-based video conferencing

Discuss.io is targeting a very specific niche: Making it easier and more affordable for companies around the globe to do market research.… Read More

IBM sues Expedia, alleging online travel giant built its business on Big Blue’s patents

IBM is suing Expedia, alleging that the popular travel site has for years been infringing on several of its patents,… Read More

Tech Moves: Uber taps former Orbitz CEO as COO; Longtime AWS leader goes to Zendesk

Former Orbitz CEO and longtime Seattle technology leader Barney Harford has been named the COO of Uber, marking yet another… Read More

Tech Moves: A new associate at Madrona; a change on Expedia’s board of directors; and more

Chris Picardo has joined Madrona Venture Group as the firm’s newest senior associate, GeekWire has learned. Picardo, a Seattle native, most recently served as… Read More

Ryanair sues Expedia, accusing online travel giant of illegally scraping its site to sell flights

Ryanair, the budget airline serving Europe, Africa and the Middle East, is accusing Expedia of routinely and repeatedly scraping information… Read More

Amazon Web Services expands cloud business with NFL, Expedia, and Disney deals

Amazon Web Services, aiming to boost its reach among big corporate customers, announced major expansions of its relationships with the… Read More

Expedia and Zillow co-founder Rich Barton on building great teams: Have a purpose, no scumbags

Rich Barton knows a thing or two about building a company. He spun travel giant Expedia out of Microsoft and… Read More

Expedia posts 15% Q3 revenue increase in first quarter since CEO departed for Uber

Expedia posted $2.97 billion in revenue, a 15 percent increase over the same time last year in its third-quarter earnings report… Read More

Tech Moves: Barry Diller won’t be Uber’s next chairman; Accolade adds to its executive board; and more

Uber’s search for new leadership has been a long and tough one, with rumors, surprise twists and drama that rival… Read More

Vacation rental company Vacasa raises $103M, takes on giants Airbnb and HomeAway with unique approach

Even a decade ago, finding and renting a vacation home online wasn’t always a smooth process. It was equally difficult… Read More

Bob Ferguson

Washington AG Bob Ferguson tries to block Trump’s latest travel ban

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s newest executive order restricting… Read More

Dara Khosrowshahi

Dara Khosrowshahi takes flight: Uber CEO heads for London to deal with company’s latest crisis

Dara Khosrowshahi is headed overseas on a big trip in his relatively new role as Uber CEO. A paparazzi-style photograph… Read More

Here’s how much Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom will make in his new job

New Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom will make a $1 million annual base salary for his role as the company’s top… Read More

Interview: New Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom explains what’s next for the travel giant, with a surprise twist

It has been a whirlwind two weeks at Expedia Inc., the Bellevue, Wash.-based online travel company whose longtime chief executive,… Read More

Tech Moves: Porch COO Asha Sharma leaves for new role at Facebook; Uber eyes new executives; Ad Lightning taps Microsoft vet as VP of Product; etc.

Asha Sharma, who served as the COO of home services startup Porch since its inception, is leaving the company for… Read More

Dara Khosrowshahi

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi resigns from New York Times board to focus on new responsibilities

Dara Khosrowshahi is going to be a little busy trying to fix the things that need fixing at Uber. So… Read More

Hilarious texts reveal how incoming Uber CEO’s daughter found out about her dad’s new gig

Word to the wise: If you’re taking over as chief executive of one of the most talked-about companies in the… Read More

Expedia names new chief financial officer, capping whirlwind week with smooth transition

Expedia Inc. named one of its veteran financial leaders, Alan Pickerill, as its new chief financial officer this morning —… Read More

New Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom on the online travel giant’s tech and business strategy

Expedia’s new CEO, Mark Okerstrom, doesn’t see tech and business as two disparate departments within the online travel giant. That… Read More

Expedia CFO Mark Okerstrom takes CEO reins as Dara Khosrowshahi departs for Uber

Updated 2:20 p.m.: Mark Okerstrom confirmed in an email to employees that he is taking over as CEO and president of… Read More

Expedia invests $26M in Alice, taking majority stake in hospitality technology startup

Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with… Read More

Dara Khosrowshahi

New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on leadership, fostering innovation and navigating crisis

During his 12-year tenure as the public face of Expedia, Dara Khosrowshahi has been vocal about what makes for great leadership,… Read More

Pete Carroll

What Uber’s new CEO learned from Pete Carroll and one of the worst sports disasters ever

Outgoing Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called leaving the online travel company to take over as Uber CEO one of the… Read More

Full email: New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tells Expedia team he’s scared and optimistic about role

Dara Khosrowshahi, the longtime Expedia CEO, emailed employees of the travel giant this evening as news broke that he had… Read More

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