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Bill Gates to meet with President Trump again and here’s what could be on the agenda

Bill Gates will meet with President Trump again on Monday, just a few months after meeting with the then-president-elect to… Read More

Seattle education technology company Ravenna Solutions acquired by Education Brands

Ravenna Solutions, a Seattle-based provider of enrollment management software for K-12 private schools has been acquired by Education Brands, which… Read More

Concur adds new employee risk management service as it expands beyond travel expenses

Concur is using the data produced from its industry-leading travel expense management platform to expand into new verticals. The Bellevue,… Read More

Washington state asks for a hearing to block Trump’s new travel ban before it goes into effect

Lawyers for the Department of Justice and Washington state may be back in front of the federal judge who issued an… Read More

Pandora finally gets into the on-demand music streaming game, challenging Spotify and Apple Music

Pandora, the Internet radio giant that pioneered music streaming, is launching a premium subscription service to compete with industry titans Spotify and… Read More

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer set to step down after Verizon merger closes, receive $23M severance

Marissa Mayer will step down from her post as Yahoo CEO after the company’s $4.48 billion deal to be acquired… Read More

Why Mark Cuban didn’t invest in WikiLeaks, and how he changed his mind on Trump

AUSTIN, TX. — Mark Cuban doesn’t think highly of Donald Trump’s search engine skills or reading habits. The Dallas Mavericks owner… Read More

Microsoft makes new HoloLens push in Europe with expanded agency program

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37HcSPKJk6k HoloLens launched in Europe a few months ago, and now Microsoft is getting some help in the trenches. Microsoft will add seven new digital… Read More

Joe Biden asks innovators at SXSW for help with cancer initiative, shouts out Amazon and Fred Hutch

AUSTIN, TX. — Joe Biden is calling all innovators, techies, geeks, coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers, and everyone in between to… Read More

New York Times editor explains how Donald Trump made journalism great again

AUSTIN, TX. — Dean Baquet is gearing up for what he believes will be a historic few years for the… Read More

Without Uber or Lyft, local ride-hailing apps go down at SXSW in Austin on a busy Saturday night

AUSTIN, TX. — Austin is a unique city. The breakfast tacos; the startup and tech scene; the BBQ; the music;… Read More

Early Uber and Twitter investor Chris Sacca on Trump: ‘We are in an absolute unmitigated crisis right now’

AUSTIN, TX. — Chris Sacca didn’t hold back during a fireside chat on Saturday when asked about Donald Trump. “We are in… Read More

Proposed state tax on sale of personal data faces a fight from business groups

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Several business interests opposed a proposed Washington state tax on the sale of electronic personal information at… Read More

California sets plans in motion to test self-driving cars without backup drivers

Today, California’s Department of motor vehicles opened up public comment on proposed regulations that would allow car manufacturers to test,… Read More

Twitch announces new desktop app that builds upon community hub Curse

Twitch is continuing its push into social media, announcing Thursday that it will rebrand the Curse app, a communication hub… Read More

Read-it-later app Pocket adds iMessage integration, making it easier to share content

Bookmarking app Pocket is looking to cut out copy and pasting with a new iMessage app. Pocket, which was acquired by… Read More

Glowforge pivots on contentious 3D laser printer maintenance issue, hires ex-Sphero VP

Glowfolks — fans of 3D laser printer maker Glowforge — are sure to be happy about this. Shipments remain on schedule for July… Read More

U.S. Chamber of Commerce re-files lawsuit challenging Seattle’s landmark Uber union law

This post has been updated with details of another lawsuit against the city of Seattle ordinance.  The U.S. Chamber of… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen makes landmark $40M gift for University of Washington computer science school

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will make a $40 million gift to the University of Washington’s computer science and engineering program… Read More

Washington state AG says he’ll keep fighting Trump’s travel ban and expects continued support from tech community

Washington state’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, is asking a federal court to confirm that the temporary restraining order his office… Read More

ACLU challenges warrant to search Facebook page tied to pipeline protests in Washington

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a warrant to search a Facebook page that organizes protests against the Dakota… Read More

It’s true: Seattle tech engineers are more loyal than those in San Francisco, Indeed data confirms

Software engineers in Seattle stay at companies an average of six months longer than do their counterparts in San Francisco,… Read More

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Scaled-back bill aimed at providing clarity on non-compete deals passes Washington House 97-0

A trimmed-back bill to change what is allowed in non-compete agreements passed the Washington House 97-0 Wednesday. It now goes… Read More

Assange: WikiLeaks to give tech companies details about CIA hacking practices

Days after it leaked hundreds of files documenting CIA hacking practices, WikiLeaks said it will work with tech companies to… Read More

Element 8 angel group sets record with $6.1M in cleantech investments for 2016

Element 8, a Seattle angel investor group focused on funding cleantech startups, announced Thursday that it invested $6.1 million in 27 companies… Read More

Concur CEO Steve Singh’s next venture: A smart corporate credit card with touchscreen and battery

Concur Technologies made a name for itself streamlining and simplifying expense reports, and now its longtime CEO Steve Singh is… Read More

Construction accident cuts fiber line, causes City of Seattle buildings to lose landline phone service

Approximately 35 City of Seattle facilities lost landline phone service on Wednesday after a construction crew working downtown cut a… Read More

Here are the highest-paying jobs in America, according to Glassdoor’s annual list

The average UX manager takes home a bigger paycheck than a nuclear engineer. That’s one takeaway from Glassdoor’s annual list of… Read More

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Developer bootcamp Coding Dojo cuts 10 jobs despite ‘significant growth’ and plans for expansion

Coding Dojo, the Bellevue, Wash.-based developer bootcamp with eight campuses in five states, has cut 10 full-time employees, GeekWire learned… Read More

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he’s looking for a COO to help steer his troubled ride-hailing company

Uber is looking to hire a second-in-command to CEO Travis Kalanick to help run the company amid backlash over its… Read More

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