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Mozilla acquires bookmarking app Pocket, completing its first-ever acquisition

In its first-ever acquisition, Mozilla has purchased the save-it-later app Pocket to help grow its presence on mobile. Pocket will bring… Read More

Uber engineering chief ousted amid revelations about harassment investigation at Google

Uber’s senior vice president of engineering has been asked to resign after failing to inform the company about sexual harassment… Read More

Bill Gates on Trump, the definition of success, his favorite sandwich, and other Reddit AMA highlights

Bill Gates is one of the most recognizable symbols of success in the modern world. So how does Bill Gates,… Read More

Seattle drone pilot gets jail time as FAA reports increase in possible collisions

A Seattle man was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Friday after a drone he was operating injured two… Read More

Samsung Gear VR gets a controller as company flexes virtual muscle at Mobile World Congress

Samsung’s Gear VR will join some of its virtual reality contemporaries with the announcement that it will soon get a… Read More

Comcast to bring YouTube app and content to Xfinity X1 box, expanding streaming push

Comcast says it will bring YouTube to its Xfinity X1 platform, continuing to embrace streaming options that otherwise compete with its core cable service.… Read More

Twitter makes an Oscars appearance as Jimmy Kimmel tweets at Donald Trump on stage

Twitter was front-and-center at the Oscars on Sunday. After noting how Donald Trump had yet to tweet about the Oscars,… Read More

Samsung reveals launch date for Galaxy S8 smartphone at Mobile World Congress

Samsung will unveil its Galaxy S8 on March 29, the company announced at Sunday’s press conference in Barcelona. The company… Read More

Samsung unveils two new tablets, targeting Apple’s iPad and Microsoft’s Surface

Samsung has doubled down on tablets, unveiling not one, but two, at the company’s first major product announcement since the Galaxy… Read More

Smart devices, stupid mistakes — how to make sure you’re really wiping all that sensitive data

The past few years have been big for the Internet of Things (IoT), and the future of the connected device… Read More

Meet President Obama’s former video game guru, now helping shape Seattle’s tech education efforts

For Mark DeLoura, returning to Seattle after two years working for the White House was a blast from the past.… Read More

FCC chairman seeks to block key portion of Obama administration’s internet privacy rules

Newly appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai moved to halt a key portion of the Obama administration’s internet privacy rules on… Read More

Sean Spicer says recreational pot may come under legal fire, igniting backlash from cannabis industry

The Northwest’s cannabis industry is reeling from comments that White House press secretary Sean Spicer made today, suggesting that the… Read More

Report: More than 40% of ads are too big and slowing down your site

Ad quality issues on web pages might be affecting publishers more than they realize. A new report released by Ad… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service introduces new flat-rate pricing

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service this week announced a new flat-rate pricing plan that aims to make trips more affordable for users.… Read More

Google commits $11.5M in grants to improve racial equity in the justice system

Google has committed $11.5 million in grants to organizations working to reduce racial inequalities in the criminal justice system, the… Read More

Ready for your interview? Here are ‘tough’ questions asked by Facebook, Apple, SpaceX, others

It’s tough to prepare for every facet of a job interview. But career site Glassdoor has amassed thousands of company… Read More

Twitter tests feature allowing businesses to create custom profiles in direct messages

As Facebook pushes to include more bots in its messaging feature, Twitter has shifted in the opposite direction. The social… Read More

Enterprise video platform Panopto plans to expand Seattle HQ with room for 100 employees

Panopto is on a roll. The 10-year-old enterprise video company plans to double the size of its Seattle headquarters after it… Read More

SpaceX delivery to space station delayed due to glitch; Russian cargo craft en route

NASA and SpaceX had to call off today’s planned arrival of a robotic Dragon cargo spaceship at the International Space… Read More

Snap Inc. taps longtime Adobe VP and former UW professor David Salesin to lead research group

Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. has found a new executive to lead a significant expansion of its Snap Research group: San… Read More

Verizon to bring 5G network to select customers in Seattle and 10 other U.S. cities this year

Verizon will be the latest wireless provider to pilot 5G this year. The company announced Wednesday a plan to rollout the next-generation… Read More

It’s official: Apollo 11 moon ship will land in Seattle in 2019, 50 years after giant leap

The Smithsonian Institution has officially put Seattle’s Museum of Flight on the schedule for an exhibit featuring Apollo 11’s moon… Read More

Bill Gates-backed Kymeta reaches milestone for connected car satellite antenna internet technology

Kymeta continues to make progress with its satellite antenna internet technology for connected vehicles. The Redmond, Wash.-based startup announced today that it… Read More

Impact Hub closing Bellevue co-working and event space due to Sound Transit light rail construction

Impact Hub will close its Bellevue co-working and event space next week as Sound Transit prepares to take over the building for… Read More

Seattle votes to ‘upzone’ University District to accommodate the city’s population and tech boom

The Seattle City Council unanimously voted today to “up-zone” the University District, giving developers the green light to build taller… Read More

Arianna Huffington vows to hold Uber’s ‘feet to the fire’ amid harassment allegations

Arianna Huffington is speaking out publicly amid the investigation into alleged sexual harassment at ride-hailing company Uber. Huffington, a member of Uber’s… Read More

Seattle mayor seeks $25M from private sector to fight homelessness, taps investor Nick Hanauer to lead $55M tax measure

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray believes the city needs to double its spending on homelessness and he’s calling on the region’s business… Read More

Verizon drops Yahoo acquisition price by $350M following data breach disclosures

Verizon said it will pay $4.48 billion to acquire Yahoo’s operating business, a reduction of $350 million off the original… Read More

Google Fiber’s Webpass internet service coming to Seattle, job posting reveals

Google Fiber plans to bring its Webpass service to Seattle, adding a new gigabit Internet alternative in a city that… Read More