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These 3 Seattle-area companies ended the IPO drought in 2016, and companies to watch for 2017

There weren’t many Seattle-area technology companies that completed IPOs in 2016, but it was enough to beat last year’s unprecedented drought.… Read More

Open-source Lineage project rises from Cyanogen’s ashes as Android maker abruptly shuts down services

Android operating system company Cyanogen is shutting down services after a tumultuous year that saw layoffs as well as the departure of its… Read More

Oculus engineering leader arrested near Seattle, charged with soliciting sex from cop posing as 15-year-old girl

Dov Katz, head of the computer vision and machine learning group at Facebook-owned Oculus, has been charged in King County… Read More

Judge denies Comcast’s bid to throw out $100M suit by Washington state AG

Updated at 4 p.m. with Comcast comment. Comcast on Friday lost an initial attempt to dismiss a $100 million lawsuit filed… Read More

Last-minute gift idea: Support independent journalism, buy a GeekWire membership

It’s a difficult time for journalism. Newsrooms are shrinking, and “fake news” is proliferating. But at GeekWire we’re holding firm… Read More

AT&T to customers complaining about DirecTV Now problems: We’re working on it

AT&T launched its new streaming service DirecTV Now last month, but it appears to still be working out some of… Read More

How a tech bust almost killed one of North America’s biggest real estate projects — and what saved it

Technology companies are flocking to Kemper Development Co.’s Lincoln Square expansion project in downtown Bellevue, Wash., from Valve to WeWork,… Read More

Julep to be acquired in big roll-up of cosmetics brands by newly-formed Glansaol

You’ve probably never heard of the beauty brand Glansaol, but you may very well in the near future. The newly-formed… Read More

How data privacy practices could make or break the sale of your company

Yahoo’s sale to Verizon could be in jeopardy or severely discounted due to its recent disclosure about a 2013 data… Read More

This 25-year-old just raised $5.8M for a startup that will make VR experiences ‘indistinguishable from real life’

Jake Rubin’s inspiration for launching a virtual reality company began inside his grandfather’s magnet lab at MIT nearly two decades ago.… Read More

Here’s what’s next for The W Fund, an early-stage venture fund focused on university spin-outs

Since The W Fund launched more than four years ago in Seattle, it has invested $20 million across 17 early-stage companies… Read More

T-Mobile teases big ‘Un-carrier’ announcement for Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

T-Mobile has begun hyping its next “Un-carrier” move, which it will announce at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.… Read More

Here are the top 5 companies most likely to have an IPO in 2017

There will be more tech companies going public in 2017 than this year. That’s the takeaway from CB Insights’ fifth annual… Read More

Uber on track to post a $3B loss for 2016 as revenue and bookings soar, new report says

Uber’s rapid growth has continued this year, even after deciding to leave China, but so has its losses. The ride-hailing… Read More

Amazon to sponsor Urban Land Institute convention exploring technology’s impact on real estate

The Urban Land Institute will bring its annual Spring Meeting real estate convention to Seattle in May, and Amazon will be… Read More

After 8 percent reduction, Boeing plans more job cuts amid shift in airplane market

After reducing its Washington state workforce by 8 percent in the course of a year, Boeing is planning to cut even more… Read More

Poop power: Vancouver, B.C., will test out biofuel made from sewage

Vancouver B.C. will soon use science from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., to create biofuels out of sewage… Read More

Report: Airbnb ‘Flights’ service is about to take off, increasing competition with Expedia

Airbnb is planning to launch its flight reservation tool sometime in the next 18 months, according to a report from… Read More

Amazon Echo will track Santa this year with help from the Kayak travel search site

Avid trackers of Santa Claus’ progress traveling the globe have a new avenue to keep an eye on Saint Nick’s… Read More

VRStudios installs multi-player virtual reality gaming system at Muckleshoot Casino

People visiting Muckleshoot Casino that want a break from the slot machines and blackjack table can now try out new virtual… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow service suspended in Brooklyn shortly after launching

ReachNow is off to a rough start in Brooklyn. BMW has temporarily suspended its car-sharing service in the New York City… Read More

Here’s what millions of leaked passwords look like — possibly including your own

NEW YORK CITY — It’s very hard to make privacy and security sexy. The folks at Mozilla and the Tactical… Read More

Amazon Prime Air pilots say short-staffing may cause last-minute holiday deliveries to be late

A group of pilots contracted to deliver packages for Amazon’s Prime Air service launched a new website questioning whether the… Read More

Key decision coming in $100M Washington suit against Comcast over Service Protection Plan

A judge will likely decide next week whether to throw out Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s $100 million lawsuit accusing… Read More

Worst Word of the Week: ‘Next-generation’ is tired, empty and usually nonsensical

[Editor’s Note: Worst Word of the Week is a regular GeekWire feature spotlighting the pretentious, unnecessarily complex, buzzword-laden, imprecise-but-precise-sounding language that plagues… Read More

6 ways hackers could pwn you using your latest Instagram post

The majority of social media users don’t realize hackers can attack them simply using the power of observation. People share… Read More

What Donald Trump discussed with top tech leaders behind closed doors

This week’s meeting between Donald Trump and top execs from the tech industry may become a recurring event, possibly as frequently… Read More

Expedia-owned hotel search site Trivago prices IPO at $11, below anticipated range

Trivago, the hotel search company owned by Bellevue-based Expedia, priced its IPO on Thursday at $11 per share with the… Read More

As cars get more fuel-efficient, Washington state to test ‘road usage charge’ as alternative to gas tax

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For years, experts have debated how more fuel-efficient cars will affect the multibillion-dollar revenue stream from Washington… Read More

Why this prominent Seattle angel investor is heading to college at the age of 54

Gary Rubens is one of Seattle’s top angel investors, a fixture in the region’s startup ecosystem. But now the 54-year-old investor… Read More