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Getty Images

Seattle’s Getty Images will buy Shutterstock, creating company worth $3.7B

Seattle’s Getty Images is acquiring Shutterstock to create a business worth approximately $3.7 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal… Read More

Workers sue Expedia, Getty, and others to recoup remote work costs under Seattle’s wage theft law

Getty Images, Expedia, and several other employers with operations in Seattle are being sued by workers who allege that the… Read More

Getty Images set to go public Monday after completing SPAC merger

Seattle-based Getty Images will once again be a public company. The 27-year-old digital media provider announced Friday that it completed… Read More

Award-winning Getty photographer turns lens on Seattle to illustrate problems gripping many cities

During a more than 30-year professional photojournalism career, John Moore has documented the struggles of people across 70 countries on… Read More

Getty Images to become public company again in $4.8B SPAC deal, building on Seattle tech roots

Getty Images, the iconic digital photography provider and visual content marketplace, will become publicly traded again, more than a decade… Read More

Geek of the Week: A star at Getty Images, Dan Gifford turned from astronomy to computer vision

Growing up, Dan Gifford was encouraged to use both the creative and analytical parts of his brain in a variety… Read More

Getty Images’ visual assets will enhance Alexa searches on Amazon’s Echo devices with a screen

A search on Amazon Echo devices with a screen will return visual responses from a vast collection of photographs thanks… Read More

Donald Trump. (Photo by Tom Pennington / Getty Images Photographer)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ … This Getty Images photo of Donald Trump was the most downloaded of the election

Embed from Getty Images You know those iconic portraits of presidents, like John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan, that hang… Read More

Dr. Ivor Horn

Tech Moves: Accolade appoints Dr. Ivor Horn as chief medical officer; Getty Images names two new EVPs; and more

Accolade, the Philadelphia-based healthcare company with an office in Seattle, has appointed Dr. Ivor Horn as its new chief medical… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup vet Eric Best joins Amperity; Getty Images hires Comedy Central exec; etc.

– Amperity, a Seattle-based machine-learning marketing startup, named tech veteran Eric Best as their new chief customer officer today. The startup has remained in stealth mode since being… Read More

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Getty Images revamps website, launches Android app to target more consumers who love photography

Getty Images says that 97 percent of the visitors to its website come there to browse new imagery rather than… Read More

Carol M. Highsmith

Photographer suing Getty Images for $1 billion after $120 demand on photo sparks copyright dispute

Getty Images is being sued by photographer Carol M. Highsmith for the “gross misuse” of more than 18,000 of her… Read More

Getty Images camera

‘Incredible evolution’: How Getty Images will cover the Rio Olympics with robot cameras, 360-degree views and more

Getty Images has constructed a complex network infrastructure to prepare for the Aug. 5 start of the Olympic Games in Rio… Read More

Marc Nager

Tech Moves: Marc Nager leaving Techstars role; Mona Locke departs Intellectual Ventures; and more

— Telluride Foundation, the network with a goal of improving the quality of life for those who live, work and… Read More

Getty Images creates Virtual Reality Group to further its commitment to VR and 360 content

Getty Images has launched a new business that it hopes will provide its users with an even richer visual experience… Read More

Aaron Bird

Getty Images rights claim against Seattle startup raises ‘phishing scam’ concerns

From his own offices, Aaron Bird, co-founder of the Seattle startup Bizible, can see the nearby offices of photo licensing… Read More

Getty Innovation Group

Tech Moves: Getty Images forms new Innovation Group; Razorfish hires Microsoft’s Kevin Urie; and more

— Getty Images has formed a new Innovation Group focused on meeting evolving customer needs at the visual communications company… Read More

Report: Bill Gates-owned Corbis photo company cutting 15 percent of workers

Corbis, the image archiving company owned by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is rolling out massive layoffs as the photo licensing business becomes increasingly… Read More

Getty Images taps former Yahoo exec and media veteran Dawn Airey as CEO

Getty Images has named Dawn Airey as its new CEO, replacing co-founder Jonathan Klein who is moving to the role… Read More

Microsoft and Getty Images end dispute over Bing photo tool, ink new partnership

Getty Images and Microsoft are done fighting over photos. The two Seattle-area companies have ended a dispute over how Microsoft… Read More

Jonathan Klein to step down as CEO of Getty Images

Jonathan Klein is stepping down as CEO of Getty Images, moving to the new role of chairman. Klein co-founded Getty… Read More

Judge denies Microsoft’s request to dismiss Getty lawsuit, alleging copyright concerns

A judge has denied Microsoft’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Getty Images, which is claiming “massive” copyright infringement.… Read More

Ooh, pretty pictures: Getty launches new iOS app to let photo lovers feast their eyes

Getty Images launched a new app for the iPhone and iPad today called Getty Images Stream, which allows users to… Read More

News Brief

Getty Images sets new pricing for iStock, takes swipe at Shutterstock

iStock, the digital image company owned by Getty Images, today announced a series of changes in pricing that includes subscriptions… Read More

News Brief

After Getty Images lawsuit, Microsoft quickly removes Bing photo tool

Microsoft has removed a Bing image widget from its site following a lawsuit filed by Getty Images last week that accused Microsoft… Read More

Getty sues Microsoft over Bing photo tool, alleging copyright concerns

Getty Images has sued Microsoft over a new search tool that allows people to easily embed digital photographs onto their… Read More

Getty launches Photos.com storefront, offering iconic prints to the masses

Getty Images wants to make it possible for photo buffs to have that one picture they always wanted. Today, the… Read More

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

Getty Images inks deal with Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In to portray women positively in stock photography

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In foundation has struck a new partnership with Seattle-based Getty Images, one which… Read More

Haiku Deck inks deal with Getty Images, rolls out new features

Haiku Deck has sealed a deal to integrate more than one million photos from Getty Images, part of a plan… Read More

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