Tech

Rightside Group sells eNom domain registrar for $83.5M to Canadian internet firm Tucows

Tucows, a Toronto-based provider of internet services, has agreed to pay US$83.5 million to buy wholesale domain-name registrar eNom from… Read More

References to climate change and LGBTQ rights scrubbed from White House website

As President Donald Trump took the oath of office this morning, WhiteHouse.gov underwent its customary makeover to reflect the agenda… Read More

What’s next for Obamas? New website and YouTube video spell out foundation’s plans

President Obama and Michelle Obama may have disappeared into the horizon on the Marine One helicopter after Friday morning’s inauguration… Read More

As Trump becomes president, @POTUS Twitter feed fueled by Obama goes blank — for now

The peaceful transition of power taking place at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday was also taking place online,… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires Cascade Networks to expand west coast fiber network

Wave Broadband today announced the acquisition of Cascade Networks, a Longview, Wash.-based data connectivity company that serves customers in Southwest… Read More

In era of Trump and fake news, Rich Barton is not backing down from his ‘power to the people’ philosophy

NEW YORK — Seattle entrepreneur Rich Barton has long touted an investment philosophy grounded in a belief that great things… Read More

Which U.S. airport has the fastest internet? Study rates Sea-Tac and more for travelers’ connections

Making a connecting flight at airports around the country is one thing, but what about connecting to the internet? The… Read More

How to stream Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration — if you’re so inclined

Donald Trump will officially be sworn in as America’s 45th president on Friday and if you’re interested in watching the historic… Read More

Sit back, relax and don’t be a jerk: Expedia study finds seat-kicker to be most annoying air traveler

There are plenty of things to moan about when it comes to modern American air travel. But one thing gets… Read More

Gates Foundation and partners launch $1B coalition to ‘outsmart epidemics’ with vaccines

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is joining with the Wellcome Trust and the governments of Germany, Japan and Norway… Read More

Shocked by Trump win, Seattle tech vets start news site ‘Presterity,’ using facts to foil new president

Jan Miksovsky admits, like many people, to being very surprised by November’s presidential election result. In the days after Nov.… Read More

Smartsheet to open office in Boston, plans to hire 300 employees in 2017

Smartsheet is expanding. The Bellevue, Wash-based project management software company announced today that it will open a new office in… Read More

Netflix adds record 7M members, acknowledges Amazon Prime Video’s growing footprint

Netflix marked a decade since the launch of its streaming service by adding more than 7 million new members globally… Read More

Still slimming down, Twitter sells its Fabric development environment to Google

Google has bought Fabric, Twitter’s application-development environment, for an undisclosed sum, as the latter company streamlines its business. “We’ve signed an… Read More

Unium, previously Coco Communications, raises more cash for in-home WiFi software

A Seattle startup has its sights set on becoming a standard for robust in-home WiFi software. Unium, previously known as Coco… Read More

Uber and Lyft drivers protest union ordinance in Seattle, say law would ‘threaten our livelihood’

Some Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle say a new law that would give them the right to unionize actually endangers… Read More

Uber sues city of Seattle to block landmark driver union ordinance

Uber is suing the city of Seattle, aiming to block key provisions of the city’s landmark law — set to go… Read More

How big data can improve cities and save lives: UW and Seattle brainstorm solutions on education, homelessness, and transportation

Using data and analytics to help improve the bottom line is now common practice in the technology and business worlds.… Read More

Rightside Group sells eNom domain registrar for $83.5M to Canadian internet firm Tucows

References to climate change and LGBTQ rights scrubbed from White House website

What’s next for Obamas? New website and YouTube video spell out foundation’s plans

As Trump becomes president, @POTUS Twitter feed fueled by Obama goes blank — for now

Wave Broadband acquires Cascade Networks to expand west coast fiber network

In era of Trump and fake news, Rich Barton is not backing down from his ‘power to the people’ philosophy

Which U.S. airport has the fastest internet? Study rates Sea-Tac and more for travelers’ connections

How to stream Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration — if you’re so inclined

Sit back, relax and don’t be a jerk: Expedia study finds seat-kicker to be most annoying air traveler

Gates Foundation and partners launch $1B coalition to ‘outsmart epidemics’ with vaccines

Shocked by Trump win, Seattle tech vets start news site ‘Presterity,’ using facts to foil new president

Smartsheet to open office in Boston, plans to hire 300 employees in 2017

Netflix adds record 7M members, acknowledges Amazon Prime Video’s growing footprint

Still slimming down, Twitter sells its Fabric development environment to Google

Unium, previously Coco Communications, raises more cash for in-home WiFi software

Uber and Lyft drivers protest union ordinance in Seattle, say law would ‘threaten our livelihood’

Uber sues city of Seattle to block landmark driver union ordinance

How big data can improve cities and save lives: UW and Seattle brainstorm solutions on education, homelessness, and transportation

GeekWire Poll: Do you still have a landline phone? Survey finds 52 percent of U.S. adults are cell only

Where’s your flying car? Airbus Group just might be testing it in Oregon this year

‘Hidden Figures’ inspires hundreds of girls at special MLK Day showing

Eight richest men, including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, have same wealth as 3.6B of world’s poorest

Man convicted after out-of-control drone hits building, knocks woman unconscious during Seattle Pride Parade

T-Mobile CEO scolds Sprint CEO for laughing at Chelsea Handler’s Twitter joke about car crashing into T-Mobile store

Digital advertising company AudienceScience cuts jobs amid shift in business

Inside an avalanche: Watch snowboarder’s inflatable backpack save his life during disaster

Washington state grapples with obstacles to implementing ultrafast 5G wireless

Nintendo Switch hybrid console priced at $299.99, will debut March 3

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service hits 40K members as it eyes self-driving car technology