Articles about Seattle – Page 5 of 51

Retro lodging: Atari gaming hotels coming to eight U.S. cities, including Seattle and San Francisco

Atari — yes, that Atari — is getting into the hotel business. The video game pioneer is putting its name… Read More

Take cover: Amazon’s big umbrellas renew a stormy old debate about Seattle culture

In a steady downpour around Amazon’s downtown Seattle headquarters buildings, the march of the umbrellas is like a well-choreographed dance.… Read More

Real estate startup Curbio expands to Seattle, aims to speed up home renovation projects

Another day, another real estate tech startup comes to Seattle. This time it’s Curbio, which bills itself as the “only… Read More

Microsoft adds $250 million to Seattle housing pledge, bringing total commitment to $750M

Microsoft is increasing its spending on affordable housing and homelessness philanthropy in the Seattle area by 50 percent. The company… Read More

Does Amazon pay enough in taxes? Source says local tax bill was $297M last year

Amazon paid nearly $300 million in state and local taxes in 2018, according to a source inside the company with… Read More

Emboldened by election day victory, new Seattle City Council launches next challenge to Amazon

Just two weeks into 2020, the new Seattle City Council is already making good on its promise to take on… Read More

Uber adds Seattle-area transit options to app in new expansion of public transportation integration

Some Uber users in Seattle now have the option to plan trips via bus, train or ferry in the ride-hailing… Read More

Seattle Chamber of Commerce CEO, key figure in city’s Amazon debate, announces Congressional bid

Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Marilyn Strickland is running for Congress as a Democrat. The former mayor of Tacoma,… Read More

Car2gone: Share Now to exit North America, leaving Seattle with no free-floating car-sharing service

Share Now, operator of the car2go car-sharing service, will end operations in North America on Feb. 29, leaving Seattle with… Read More

Beacons of hope for the unhoused: Samaritan donation platform adjusts approach, expands reach

Raven stoops on a bench tranquilly flint-knapping an obsidian arrowhead by an I-5 overpass in North Seattle. His 10-man tent… Read More

New documents reveal details of Seattle scooter-share pilot, including ban on sidewalk riding

Seattle’s plan for a free-floating scooter-share pilot program is coming into focus with a newly released environmental impact statement and… Read More

Seattle launches data dashboards to show residents how the city is performing on key issues

The City of Seattle unveiled seven data dashboards Thursday in an effort to give residents and government employees more insights… Read More

What ’60 Minutes’ didn’t say about Amazon and Seattle’s homelessness crisis

The tent cities that spring up in the shadows of some of the world’s wealthiest tech companies landed on “60… Read More

With new tax and minimum wage, Seattle is latest battleground in Uber and Lyft’s feud with regulators

When Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed new taxes and regulations on Uber and Lyft into law Tuesday afternoon, the city… Read More

Seattle raises fees for Uber and Lyft rides with new tax, passes minimum wage for drivers

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed legislation Monday that will establish a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers and… Read More

KitoTech lands $1.5M for skin-healing ‘microstaple’ bandage

New funding: Seattle startup KitoTech Medical raised $1.5 million as part of a convertible note round to fund the development… Read More

Expedia and City of Seattle debut affordability tool born from Innovation Advisory Council project

It’s been a little over a year since Seattle tech companies on the city’s novel Innovation Advisory Council got to… Read More

As cities battle feds over 5G rollout, tech leaders worry Seattle will lag behind in new wireless race

The tech hub that Amazon and Microsoft call home is typically referred to as simply “Seattle.” But zooming in, there… Read More

Here are the 20 Seattle-area tech companies that made CNBC and Deloitte’s new rankings

The Seattle tech scene is well-represented on a pair of new rankings of the fastest growing companies in North America… Read More

Protestors aim to ‘block Amazon’s bid on Biden’ as executive hosts Seattle fundraiser for the candidate

It’s only been a few days since Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant declared victory in her re-election campaign, but already… Read More

Defeated challenger to Seattle’s socialist City Councilmember blames Amazon donations

The Seattle City Council candidate who had more financial support from Amazon than any other conceded to his opponent Wednesday,… Read More

Ex-Amazon execs raise more cash to grow e-commerce startups Ideoclick and Replenium

There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups —… Read More

Big Tech’s battle with Seattle is just getting started — and it could have implications nationwide

Bernie Sanders reveled in Amazon’s defeat. Elizabeth Warren issued a warning about Jeff Bezos. And that was all before the… Read More

Amazon bid for business-friendly Seattle council withers as adversary makes surprise comeback

Amazon’s top adversary on the Seattle City Council pulled ahead late Friday in the latest ballot count, deflating the tech… Read More

Fitness startup Katalyst raises $5.6M for Peloton-like electrified workout experience

Seattle startup Katalyst has raised $5.6 million for an at-home workout experience that uses full-body electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), a… Read More

Amazon’s $1.45M fails to upend Seattle City Council, but tech giant wins small victories

A heavily-funded campaign to elect a more business-friendly Seattle City Council saw some success in early election results released Tuesday… Read More

How Microsoft is approaching the Seattle region’s affordable housing crisis

When several Seattle business leaders decided to take on the region’s confounding housing crisis, they did their due diligence. Microsoft… Read More

How Apple’s new $2.5B housing initiative stacks up vs. Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech giants

For years, fast-growing tech companies have drawn criticism for housing crises that have swelled in Seattle, and the San Francisco… Read More

Seattle’s upcoming election is inundated with tech money — and it’s not just Amazon

The tech industry is taking an unprecedented interest in Seattle’s upcoming election, spending big and turning the national spotlight on… Read More

Rapid growth in jobs and office rents puts Seattle among leaders in top 30 tech markets

Another new report is shining a light on Seattle’s rapid growth among leading tech hubs. CBRE’s annual Tech-30 report, which… Read More