Articles about Seattle – Page 24 of 51

Watch this striking virtual reality footage chronicling Seattle’s homeless crisis

Virtual reality adds an immersive power to video that has the ability to transport us to places we could only… Read More

Casual Connect video game conference will return to Seattle after 4 years in San Francisco

The prodigal game conference returns. It has been four years since Casual Connect, the big casual games convention, left Seattle, as… Read More

Why this Seattle startup moved to rural South Dakota — and what happened next

Camp Native CEO David Woodbury describes Spearfish, S.D., as a place with “the least amount of tech startup activity in the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: On-demand beauty service Tousled brings salon professionals to your door

When Priya Dandawate was studying engineering at the University of Illinois, she moonlighted in local beauty parlors. She saw big inefficiencies in… Read More

Seattle City Council hopeful says he’ll let constituents control his decisions with an app

What happens when a politician crowdsources every policy decision? Ryan Asbert, a 31-year-old freelance web developer, intends to find out. He’s planning… Read More

Despite ‘dumb-ass Tweets’ from president-elect Trump, Seattle’s economic forecast is ‘awesome’

The economic forecast for the Seattle region: Sunny and warm, with a few patchy clouds. That was essentially the message… Read More

Dramatic video footage shows drone circling and then crashing into Seattle’s Space Needle

Dramatic footage shot by a drone circling Seattle’s Space Needle shows workers preparing for the recent New Year’s Eve fireworks display… Read More

Amazon gives out 5,000 bananas a day in Seattle

It’s been more than a year since Amazon opened its “Community Banana Stand” in Seattle and the program appears to… Read More

Seattle region home to 10 of nation’s 30 most competitive neighborhoods for house hunters, Redfin says

After a report yesterday revealed Seattle had the nation’s hottest housing market for the second month running, it should come… Read More

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The state of Seattle startups: Silicon Valley tech giants are sucking up entrepreneurial talent

“It’s not a real sexy story right now.” That’s how GeekWire co-founder John Cook described the Seattle startup scene during… Read More

T-Mobile to sponsor the Space Needle’s big NYE fireworks show

The Space Needle will light up in T-Mobile’s signature magenta this New Years Eve before the annual midnight fireworks display.… Read More

Seattle maintains status as nation’s hottest housing market due to relentless tech job growth

For the second straight month, Seattle home prices grew faster than any other major metro region in the country. That’s… Read More

Amazon toots its charitable horn for the holidays with gifts to nonprofits

As part of its holly jolly makeover, Amazon this week wrapped up a season of philanthropic giving locally and abroad.… Read More

Startup helps City of Seattle make sense of the noise to tackle housing affordability

Seattle is grappling with an unprecedented affordability problem, propelled largely by the tech effect. The industry is booming and hundreds of… Read More

A room with a changing view: Seattle artist watches as Amazon grows up and up around her

From the living room of her Seattle apartment, Melissa Anne McClain has a window on the rapidly changing city that she… Read More

As cars get more fuel-efficient, Washington state to test ‘road usage charge’ as alternative to gas tax

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For years, experts have debated how more fuel-efficient cars will affect the multibillion-dollar revenue stream from Washington… Read More

Made in Seattle Gift Guide: 12 geeky gift ideas from Pacific NW startups, makers and designers

Let’s face it, global e-commerce takes some of the magic out of gift giving. Visiting a loved one’s Amazon wishlist,… Read More

To catch a package thief: Online shoppers try home tech and more to thwart busy holiday Grinches

Philip Gansert and his wife were vacationing in San Francisco after Thanksgiving when an alert on his smartphone notified him that… Read More

What gives? Tech giant Amazon finally boosts its philanthropic rep in its hometown

Amazon has been making headlines recently — and not just for the stories you’d expect. The Seattle-based tech giant is providing housing… Read More

VR game studio Drifter Entertainment, led by Oculus and HoloLens vets, raises $2.25M

Drifter Entertainment, a Seattle startup founded by veterans of Microsoft HoloLens and Oculus, just announced $2.25 million in seed funding… Read More

New Lyft report claims the service generated $35.1M for Seattle economy in 2016

Lyft, the on-demand ride app famous for its chatty drivers and bright pink branding, says its service brought an additional… Read More

Video: Watch the BuzzFeed guys lose it over Northwest salmon

It’s easy to take for granted the amazing perks you get if you’re willing to endure the dark, wet Seattle… Read More

With big new office lease, Facebook says it’s ‘reinforcing its commitment in Seattle’

One of the leaders of Facebook’s Seattle engineering operations says the company is “reinforcing its commitment” to the city with its lease of a… Read More

Amazon to open first ‘self-driving’ grocery store, with no checkout lines, in Seattle in early 2017

Amazon just unveiled details of a new brick-and-mortar convenience store that will let shoppers pick up items off the shelves… Read More

Airbnb partners with Urban League in Seattle to encourage home sharing in low-income communities

Airbnb and the Seattle chapter of The Urban League, a non-profit that helps African-American communities access opportunity, are announcing a… Read More

Seattle becomes nation’s hottest housing market, driven by tech boom

It’s official, folks. Seattle’s housing market is the hottest in the nation, according to new data from The S&P Case-Shiller… Read More

Startup Spotlight: FanWide helps sports fans rally around their team, no matter where they are

Symon Perriman, like many sports fans, lives outside of his favorite teams’ hometowns. For nearly a decade, he has been… Read More

Working Geek: This CEO takes his staff — and their families — to the tropics one month out of the year

Bonanza CEO Bill Harding is, admittedly, not great at work-life balance. Ordinarily, that can mean headaches for a manager’s team,… Read More

Party planners considering using the Space Needle can visit Seattle landmark in virtual reality

If you’re thinking about putting on or attending an event at Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and want to see what… Read More

Study: Seattle is middle of the pack in tech sector job growth

Seattle has been consistently ranked as one of the best tech markets in the country recently, but by at least… Read More