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LinkedIn and Moz CEOs react to Donald Trump’s presidential election win

As Donald Trump’s presidential victory continues to sink in, and his plans start coming together, more heads of technology companies… Read More

RealSelf doubles Seattle footprint with new headquarters, plans hiring spree in 2017

RealSelf, an online community for people seeking cosmetic procedures and the clinicians that perform them, is on the move. The… Read More

Has Nordstrom’s Trunk Club gone out of style? Retailer says it’s worth less than half of the 2014 sticker price

Nordstrom’s $350 million purchase Trunk Club might’ve been a fashion faux pas. The Seattle retailer is taking a $197 million write-down… Read More

Paul Allen’s AI2 expands smart search engine Semantic Scholar to neuroscience research

Paul Allen’s non-profit Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) is expanding its flagship product Semantic Scholar to the world of… Read More

Donald Trump’s team offers transition details (and jobs) on GreatAgain.gov

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is now part of the government, at least online, in the form of a GreatAgain.gov… Read More

Apple CEO Tim Cook urges employees to move forward in response to Donald Trump’s election win

Now that everyone has had some time to process the shocking presidential election victory of Donald Trump, reactions are trickling… Read More

In wake of Trump victory, ex-Twitter software engineer asks: ‘What did we build?’

Social media played an important role for the 2016 presidential election. Whether that was a good or bad thing probably… Read More

Tech investor Matt McIlwain: Seattle will shape the future with a ‘three-layer cake’ of innovation

The tumultuous election has put a cloud of uncertainty over the tech industry. But Matt McIlwain is optimistic, especially when it comes… Read More

Q&A: New Tableau CEO talks lessons learned from Amazon, and his vision for growth

It’s a busy time over at Tableau Software. Less than two months after bringing in its first new CEO since… Read More

‘Stunned’ Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz urges kindness in post-election message to employees

Under an image of an American flag flying above his company’s corporate headquarters in Seattle, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz addressed… Read More

With support from the tech industry, Seattle’s $54B transit plan speeds toward approval

Seattle-area tech titans like Microsoft, Amazon, and Expedia want to see the region’s transportation infrastructure double over the next 25 years.… Read More

Report: Alphabet drones won’t deliver Starbucks as Project Wing partnership is grounded

If you wanted a Starbucks latte with your drone-delivered Chipotle burrito, it appears you’re going to have to wait a… Read More

Hillary Clinton mentions the ‘secret, private Facebook sites’ during concession speech

Embed from Getty Images Facebook got a shout-out during Hillary Clinton’s concession speech on Wednesday. In an emotional speech to her… Read More

Technophobe in Chief: Trump’s lack of tech experience deepens divide with industry

Donald Trump may be known for his no-hold-barred approach on Twitter, but technology is largely a foreign concept to the U.S. president-elect. “Mr. Trump, who… Read More

Tech industry tries to cope with the reality of a Trump presidency

Grief. Despair. Anger. Disbelief. Determination. And a little bit of hope. Those were some of the emotions expressed by leaders… Read More

Here’s what tech luminaries are saying about election day on Twitter

When it comes to political theater, the tech community isn’t always center-stage. Often tech leaders prefer to quietly exercise political… Read More

Porch Chief Product Officer Eric Doerr departs home improvement startup after one year

One year after joining Porch to become its first chief product officer, Eric Doerr is leaving the company. Porch confirmed… Read More

Homeowner sues Expedia over HomeAway changes, alleging fraud in proposed class action

After Expedia acquired HomeAway for $3.9 billion in late 2015, the travel giant shifted the business model of its vacation rental sites to more closely… Read More

Inside the new CoMotion HQ, a hub for innovation at the University of Washington

Helping its students, faculty, and researchers focus on innovation has become a top priority for the University of Washington. That… Read More

Live blog: Track the triumphs and tribulations of Election Day tech

What’s working and what’s failing on Election Day? Who’s getting it right, and who’s doing it wrong? When will we… Read More

Tableau unveils new wave of products, seeking to show growth potential after rocky year on Wall Street

Tableau Software revealed an array of new data visualization and analytics tools at its annual conference in Austin this morning, as part… Read More

How to follow Election Day: Eight tips for tracking real-time data and commentary

Are you ready? We’re less than 24 hours until Election Day and finding out who will become America’s 45th president:… Read More

Seattle Police Department chooses Axon for body-worn cameras and digital evidence technology

The Seattle Police Department has chosen Axon, a unit of Taser International, as its supplier of body-worn video cameras and a… Read More

GeekWire poll: Are you casting your ballot for Clinton or Trump?

Well, folks, the time has finally come. After a truly bizarre presidential race — one driven more by personality than… Read More

Online diamond seller Blue Nile to be acquired for $500M by private equity firm

Seattle-based online diamond seller Blue Nile announced today that it has agreed to be acquired for $500 million by Bain Capital Private… Read More

T-Mobile’s new SyncUP DRIVE turns the car into a mobile hotspot with tracking smarts

T-Mobile, the Bellevue, Wash. mobile carrier known for its colorful branding and even more colorful CEO, is launching a new… Read More

Twitter goes down on eve of Election Day

Twitter went down late Sunday evening, a little more than 24 hours before Election Day in the United States. The site… Read More

Airbnb partners with the City of Seattle to provide lodging during emergencies and natural disasters

Last year, when The New Yorker exposed the havoc an overdue Cascadia earthquake could wreak on the Northwest, I was immediately… Read More

The Amazon-ization of Tableau? How this tech CEO is bringing Bezos’ values to his new gig

Amazon seems to have made quite an impression on new Tableau Software CEO Adam Selipsky. Taking questions from investors for the… Read More

Comcast adding Netflix to X1 set-top boxes nationwide starting next week

“Netflix, play House of Cards.” Starting next week, that voice command will allow Comcast customers to stream Netflix content on… Read More