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Q&A: Apptio CEO Sunny Gupta talks life as a public company, breaking even, and besting the competition

Apptio is settling in after completing its first quarter as a public company. Though the company is still not profitable, losses… Read More

How to avoid falling for the trivial trick used to hack John Podesta’s Clinton campaign emails

A simple, decade-old hacker trick likely led to the hacking of critical Hillary Clinton staff members. If John Podesta can fall for… Read More

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: How the ‘Amazon effect’ and the U.S. presidential campaign are impacting retail

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz took a pause while delivering upbeat news about record quarterly earnings and growth potential for the… Read More

Here’s how the founder of Axiom convinced Concur President Elena Donio to leave the job she loved

Elena Donio takes workplace culture seriously. During her 18 years at Concur, serving as the company’s president for the last… Read More

Impinj on a streak with second straight post-IPO earnings beat

Make it two in a row for Impinj. The Seattle-based radio frequency identification company beat Wall Street expectations for the… Read More

FBI reportedly investigating own Twitter account over Trump/Clinton tweets

The FBI has launched an internal investigation following a pair of tweets from its records division account that led to complaints… Read More

Sprint integrates with Seattle-based Napster

Little guys have to stick together. Sprint and Napster — two underdogs in their respective industries — announced a new… Read More

Apptio beats Wall Street expectations in 1st quarter as public company, posts $4.5M operating loss

In its first earnings report since going public in September, Apptio reported an operating loss of $4.5 million, excluding certain… Read More

Facebook tops $7B in quarterly revenue for first time, reaches 1B mobile daily users, beats earnings expectations again

Facebook beat analyst expectations yet again for its quarterly earnings report. The social media giant posted Q3 non-diluted earnings per share… Read More

Online insurance finder QuoteWizard cuts 30 percent of staff, sharply halting growth

QuoteWizard, an online insurance finder based in Seattle, has laid off around 50 people or about 30 percent of its… Read More

Tableau shifting to subscription model in new bid to boost data visualization business

When Tableau Software hired former Amazonian Adam Selipsky to be its first new CEO since the company was founded in… Read More

M/V Tatoosh yacht

Settlement reached months after Paul Allen mega-yacht blamed for damage to Cayman Islands reef

An agreement has been reached between a company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and the Cayman Islands government months… Read More

Napster sides with Kanye: Exec says exclusive streaming deals are ‘anti-consumer’ and ‘anti-artist’

Exclusive streaming deals with artists have become a powerful, but controversial, source of ammunition in the digital music battle. In… Read More

Tableau stock tumbles 13% on mixed earnings results in latest blow to data visualization company

The first earnings report with new CEO Adam Selipsky at the helm was a mixed bag for Tableau Software, as the Seattle-based visualization… Read More

Election hacking hype: A reality check from an information security specialist

Editor’s Note: Corey Nachreiner, CTO at WatchGuard Technologies, is a regular GeekWire contributor. Over the past several years, hacking and… Read More

Forget the day after Thanksgiving: Amazon kicks off 52 days of Black Friday deals

For those looking for Black Friday news on Nov. 1, you are in luck. As record rainfall continues to soak… Read More

Consumer goods giant Unilever partners with on-demand trucking startup Convoy to help move shipments

Convoy just landed one of its most crucial deals to date. The Seattle-based on-demand trucking startup today announced that Unilever… Read More

Comcast to offer residential gigabit in Seattle, Bay Area, other cities early next year

Most residential Comcast Xfinity customers will soon have the ability to purchase gigabit Internet service through the cable provider in Seattle, Portland,… Read More

Study shows how Uber and Lyft drivers discriminate based on rider race

A new study co-authored by researchers from MIT, Stanford University, and the University of Washington shows racial discrimination by Uber and Lyft… Read More

This site helps voters navigate a complex ballot, creating an election cheat sheet with help from endorsements

With 40 items on Seattle’s Nov. 8 ballot, few would blame voters for leaving some bubbles blank — who has… Read More

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel defends Donald Trump as an outsider needed to counteract America’s ‘decline’

Billionaire tech investor and PayPal founder Peter Thiel has been making headlines since May with his ardent and vocal support of… Read More

Data breaches impacted half a million people in Washington state in past year, new AG report says

Nearly 500,000 people in Washington were affected by data breaches in the past year, according to a new report from… Read More

BMW prepares to directly challenge Uber and Lyft with new ride-hailing service in Seattle

Uber, Lyft, and now … BMW? The German car-maker is gearing up to launch an Uber and Lyft competitor through… Read More

SeaTac aims to be national leader in jet biofuels, announces study with Richard Branson’s nonprofit

One big hurdle in getting airlines to use biofuels is the cost difference biofuels and petroleum-based fuels. Right now, petroleum-based jet fuels… Read More

How a child’s Christmas wishlist put Microsoft on the path to ‘3D for Everyone’

NEW YORK — The inspiration for Microsoft’s newest initiative to make 3D accessible for everyone didn’t come from a series of spreadsheets or… Read More

Uber and Lyft await ruling in suit seeking to block Seattle from releasing ride data

(Monday at 7:45 a.m. with comments from Uber.) Uber and Lyft are suing the city of Seattle as part of… Read More

Twitter

#WeAreTwitter campaign wants users to buy the platform and turn it into a co-op

It’s been a rough year for Twitter. Amid slow user growth and plummeting stock, Twitter announced it is cutting 9… Read More

Dara Khosrowshahi

Expedia’s gross bookings surge 21% as travel giant adds 14K lodging options during Q3

A lot more people are using Expedia to book hotels than did so last year. And that surge is having… Read More

Google parent company Alphabet beats earnings expectations with $22.5B in revenue

Google parent company Alphabet saw shares slightly rise after beating analyst expectations for its third quarter earnings report. Alphabet, announced a year ago as… Read More

Whose data is it anyway? FCC issues rare pro-privacy ruling limiting personal information internet providers can sell

The FCC today ruled that when it comes to your personal information, Internet service providers (IPS) are more like telephone… Read More

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