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Twitter shutting down video-looping app Vine; co-founder tweets, ‘Don’t sell your company!’

Vine, the video-looping app from Twitter that has been providing 6-second bursts of entertainment for users since 2013, is going… Read More

Uber envisions a vast network of flying cars that could launch in the next decade

Because self-driving cars are so been there, (almost) done that, Uber is setting its sights higher. In a 98-page white… Read More

Twitter laying off 9% of its workforce, beats Wall Street expectations

Twitter confirmed it will cut approximately 9 percent of its workforce, or about 350 people, primarily as a reorganization of… Read More

F5 Networks beats Q4 earnings expectations with $525M in revenue, names new CTO

Shares of Seattle-based network infrastructure and security technology company F5 Networks rose more than 3 percent after beating expectations for… Read More

Calling for reform, Obama administration says there is ‘gross overuse of non-compete clauses’

The Obama administration is continuing its crusade against “misused” non-compete agreements. The White House issued a call to action Tuesday,… Read More

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Cheezburger founder Ben Huh has a new home and new job as he joins Y Combinator’s New Cities

Ben Huh, the Seattle entrepreneur who became famous with his Cheezburger Network of comedy websites, is now San Francisco based… Read More

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Seattle startup JikoPower hopes Kickstarter lights a funding fire under its heat-powered generator

At the 19th annual University of Washington Business Plan Competition in May, JikoPower had the hottest idea in the room… Read More

Genius vs. Grit: Psychologist Angela Duckworth tells Seattle crowd why hard work matters in football, business and life

Grits were on the menu Tuesday morning as the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship hosted their annual fundraising breakfast in downtown… Read More

Proposed wireless charging station would make dead batteries ‘a thing of the past’

Imagine the living room of the future — AI-controlled heating and cooling systems, VR gear strewn across the floor, and best… Read More

Gates Foundation announces $210M donation to UW’s Population Health Initiative

The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is awarding $210 million to the University of Washington’s Population Health Initiative, in one… Read More

Magic Leap opens Seattle office as new details emerge about its secretive ‘N+1’ research teams

Closely-watched augmented reality company Magic Leap of Plantation, Fla., has opened a new office in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood, south of downtown, as… Read More

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Online education platform CreativeLive launches new apps to expand access to vast video library

CreativeLive, the online education startup that helps users get smarter about everything from photography to music to money, is getting smarter… Read More

With stock price slumping and suitors fleeing, Twitter reportedly planning to cut hundreds of jobs

Social media giant Twitter may be on the verge of cutting approximately 300 jobs, or about 8 percent of its… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur Naveen Jain sponsors XPRIZE for alert system to report sexual violence

Naveen Jain — a Seattle area tech entrepreneur who co-founded lunar exploration startup Moon Express, innovation lab Blue Dot and Internet search engine… Read More

Brooke Steger

Uber makes rare ballot endorsement, voices support for massive $54B transit prop in Seattle

Uber doesn’t typically throw itself into ballot measure discussions — purposefully, at least. But the ride-hailing giant is voicing its support… Read More

Chinese company recalls webcams used in massive Internet attack

Details are beginning to emerge after Friday’s massive attack against DNS host Dyn, which intermittently shut down sites including Twitter,… Read More

T-Mobile CEO John Legere sees opportunity in AT&T’s $85B Time Warner deal

AT&T’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner would combine a telecom giant with a media behemoth — giving the… Read More

AT&T and Time Warner to merge in massive $85B media-telecom tie-up

In a massive merger that brings together top telecom and media assets, AT&T today announced its plans to acquire Time… Read More

Seeking stronger China-U.S. tech connections, 1,500 gather near Seattle

There’s an old Chinese saying: “If you want to do anything good, easy and fast, you need connections,” said Nancy… Read More

Meet the minds behind Axiomatic: An art project based in theoretical mathematics

At first glance, Timea Tihanyi and Jayadev Athreya make strange bedfellows. Tihanyi is an interdisciplinary visual artist who teaches in the University… Read More

Tech executives explain how cyberattacks took down Amazon, Twitter, Reddit and more

DNS host Dyn is continuing to deal with issues caused by a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks Friday… Read More

Steve Ballmer

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Google acquisition of Twitter could start a ‘beautiful friendship’

Steve Ballmer likes Twitter. But he thinks it could be even better with a new owner: Google. The former Microsoft… Read More

Google to host camping trip on its campus lawn to get kids more interested in national parks

Google Kirkland employees unfortunate enough to have to come in on Saturday will at least get to see and enjoy… Read More

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Report calls Seattle the ‘crane capital of America’ as ongoing tech boom transforms cityscape

If looking up in Seattle has you feeling down — because change is hard — a new report may not make… Read More

Rumors swirl over Lululemon ditching Vancouver — here’s 3 reasons why the yogawear maker should consider Seattle

You may need to put down your pumpkin spice latte for this. Lululemon, the leader in expensive stuff to sweat… Read More

Expedia-owned Trivago could go public by Thanksgiving, report says

Expedia-owned hotel search company Trivago may go public by the end of November, according to a report from Business Insider.… Read More

Can biofuels take flight? Alternative fuels for jetliners face political and economic headwinds

Two major steps in Washington’s infant jet biofuel industry are expected to take place in the next couple months. In… Read More

University of Washington announces campaign to raise $5 billion by 2020, in part to fuel STEM education

The University of Washington announced today an ambitious effort to raise $5 billion in philanthropic donations by 2020, with much… Read More

Aaron Levie

Box founder Aaron Levie talks Twitter, Trump and Seattle’s tech and VC scene vs. Silicon Valley’s

You can be suitably entertained by following Aaron Levie’s 140-character musings on Twitter — almost 700,000 followers have figured that… Read More

Online payments powerhouse Stripe is the latest tech giant to plan engineering outpost in Seattle

San Francisco-based Stripe, which provides the online payments backbone for Instacart, Lyft, Twitter, Apple Pay and more than 100,000 other… Read More

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