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Trying to fill a job in AI? Stop using the term AI, advises listings language experts Textio

Leave it to the experts in machine learning to figure out that “machine learning” has lost its oomph. When it… Read More

Domain name registry Donuts raises $110M in financing to help fund $213M acquisition of former rival Rightside

Donuts, a domain name registry based in Kirkland, Wash., has raised $110 million in financing to help complete its $213 million… Read More

Tableau acquires ClearGraph to bolster voice interactions with data visualization products

Tableau Software has acquired ClearGraph, a Palo Alto, Calif. startup that helps people find and discover data with voice searching… Read More

Zillow CEO: Redfin ‘a threat to organized real estate’

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of… Read More

Seattle gender pay gap is wider among more educated workers, pointing to equity issues in tech

A new study from Seattle civic data startup LiveStories reveals that the gender pay gap in its hometown is significantly… Read More

Tensions over race, gender and finances split GeekGirlCon organizers, leading to resignations

The sudden resignation Sunday of five volunteer staff members from the inclusivity-focused GeekGirlCon sent ripples through the Seattle region’s geek… Read More

Seattle’s Versive teams up with Cloudera in post-pivot AI security push

Three months after changing its name and deciding to focus exclusively on security, Versive is partnering with Cloudera to bring… Read More

Vulcan COO Barbara Bennett leaves Paul Allen company after 3 years

Barbara Bennett, president and chief operating officer of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. for close to three years, has left the… Read More

GeekGirlCon organizers resign in protest as group disputes claims of mismanagement and bullying

Five volunteer organizers of the inclusivity-focused GeekGirlCon convention publicly resigned on Sunday, making a series of claims against the Seattle-based non-profit’s board… Read More

Don’t be the next Anthony Scaramucci: Email prankster’s hoax shows how all of us are vulnerable

It was easy to impersonate White House officials like Jared Kushner and Reince Preibus or even Eric Trump. It fooled… Read More

Meet Sota: This AI-powered robot will recommend a tasty bowl of ramen at new Seattle restaurant

The opening of a new ramen restaurant in Seattle usually does not get our journalistic engines firing. But add a… Read More

Facebook deep-link policy change creates ‘tough situation’ for Seattle mobile marketing startup Tune

A small change in Facebook’s ad policies is causing problems for Seattle mobile marketing startup Tune. The change involves a… Read More

RealNetworks reports $33M in revenue, reduced costs as it focuses on ‘key growth initiatives’

RealNetworks upped its revenue and cut costs in the second quarter as it shifts focus toward several future “key growth… Read More

WeWork inks deal to build 36-floor ‘WeLive’ mixed-use co-living space in Seattle

WeWork confirmed plans Thursday to expand its WeLive co-living residential program to Seattle at a 36-story building in the Belltown… Read More

Impinj stock drops 20% as big customers of RFID tag maker delay tracker rollouts

Impinj shares cratered Thursday after the the Seattle-based maker of radio frequency identification tags reported its quarterly earnings. Impinj reported non-GAAP… Read More

3 key cybersecurity trends and takeaways from Black Hat and DEF CON 2017

Every year, many of the top security minds around the world meet up to share the latest information security (InfoSec)… Read More

Tableau’s subscription play starts to pay, boosting profits above Wall Street expectations

Tableau Software’s stock is up in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported strong quarterly earnings results amid an ongoing… Read More

Gender pay gap much smaller at tech companies with more female execs, study finds

Tech companies with more women in leadership enjoy some unexpected perks. In addition to improving salary equity among men and… Read More

Seattle’s KEXP releases long-awaited iOS app overhaul, with help from volunteer developers

When KEXP moved into a new home at Seattle Center last year, the popular independent radio station established a physical… Read More

Virgin Orbit’s ‘Cosmic Girl’ 747 jet passes tests and moves closer to rocket launches

Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet, christened “Cosmic Girl,” is back at its home base in Long Beach, Calif.,… Read More

Judge tosses U.S. Chamber lawsuit over Seattle’s Uber union law, but dispute isn’t over yet

Seattle’s first-of-its-kind unionization law for drivers of services like Uber and Lyft got a big win in court Tuesday when… Read More

Bill Gates invests in veggie burger that ‘bleeds’ like beef to feed the masses and save the planet

Bill Gates became the world’s richest man by tackling seemingly impossible problems — so it should come as no surprise… Read More

Gas delivery startup Booster Fuels raises $20M, reveals 300 large employers as customers

Getting gas delivered to your car while you’re at the office is turning out to be a pretty nice perk… Read More

Cycle share overload? A deluge of neon bikes hits Seattle — and it’s just the start

Over the weekend, many Seattleites couldn’t help but notice the abundance of neon, free floating bicycles turning up all over… Read More

Testing Silvercar: Audi-owned rental car company offers sleek, speedy A4 sedans at Seattle airport

For people who are flying into Seattle and need a rental car, there’s a new option available starting this Monday… Read More

Q&A: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman wants to keep his company weird, even after going public

The last time Glenn Kelman was involved in a company that went public, the executive team treated it as just… Read More

Redfin prices IPO at $15 per share, higher than expected, in advance of Wall Street debut

UPDATE: Redfin debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange Friday morning, and it’s stock opened well above the $15 initial pricing. Shares… Read More

There are now 1,000 bike-share bicycles in Seattle as LimeBike officially launches service

Seattleites now have access to 1,000 free-floating bicycles. RELATED: We pitted Spin vs. LimeBike on the streets of Seattle LimeBike… Read More

‘Ain’t nobody gonna trust it:’ What truck drivers think about sharing the road with self-driving vehicles

Exit 34 off Interstate-90 near North Bend, Wash., isn’t the typical pit-stop for most motorists who quickly zoom by on… Read More

Expedia beats analyst expectations, reports $2.6B in Q2 revenue buoyed by HomeAway and Hotels.com

Expedia reported $2.6 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2017, an 18 percent increase over the same period… Read More