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Guest post: Why startups are the new ‘old boys club’ — and what can be done about it

Edgy, innovative, and littered with Nerf guns, startups challenge all things stale and corporate. While we scoff at antiquated concepts… Read More

University of Washington ranks No. 5 among the world’s most innovative universities

Reuters is back with its annual list of the world’s most innovative universities and the University of Washington once again… Read More

Check out the agenda for the 2016 GeekWire Summit, just one week away

The 2016 GeekWire Summit in Seattle is one week away, and it’s shaping up to be our biggest event yet. We’re… Read More

Presidential debate: Donald Trump describes ‘the cyber’; Hillary Clinton goes after Russia

Embed from Getty Images Donald Trump’s 10-year-old son is very good with computers and Hillary Clinton is concerned with Russia’s… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Pwning battery backups in an explosive season finale

[Spoiler Alert] Don’t read further unless you’ve finished watching the Mr. Robot season 2 finale (eps2.9_pyth0n-pt2.p7z). This article reveals some… Read More

How to watch tonight’s Presidential debate in virtual reality with your friends

Presidential debate watching parties are a staple of the democratic process. But this year, NBC News is teaming up with AltspaceVR,… Read More

Ex-Amazon manager merges 5-year-old startup with Bluewater Digital, forms new digital marketing agency Zahalo

DNA Response, a 5-year-old Seattle company that helps consumer brands expand their offerings on online marketplaces such as Amazon.com and… Read More

U.S. and Chinese universities start construction on joint tech innovation institute in Seattle region

Leaders from the University of Washington, Tsinghua University, Microsoft and other local organizations came together Friday to celebrate to kick off construction… Read More

Q&A: Apptio’s CFO talks going public, becoming profitable, committing to Pacific Northwest

It’s been a good day over at Apptio. The company went public today and rang the opening bell at the… Read More

Apptio stock soars 46 percent as enterprise tech company debuts on Wall Street

Wall Street likes what it sees in Apptio. After setting a price of $16 per share for its initial public… Read More

Twitter shares spike on rumors of acquisition by Google, Microsoft, Salesforce or Verizon

Twitter has begun talks with several tech firms, including Google and Salesforce, to explore selling itself, CNBC reported this morning. Microsoft and… Read More

Yahoo reveals massive data breach impacting 500M users, amidst $4.83B Verizon acquisition

Yahoo revealed today that at least half a billion of its users were hacked in late 2014, probably by a… Read More

New LinkedIn features emphasize learning as more workers face threat of automation

LinkedIn has added a new learning feature that aims to help people keep up with today’s fast-paced, technology-driven work environment. At an event… Read More

Testing Car2go’s new airport service in Seattle: Cheaper than BMW — for a reason

If you’re traveling alone and have a small suitcase, Car2go’s new airport service in Seattle is an affordable, reliable option.… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Dog-sitting platform Rover seeks mobile and web engineers

Rover — a mobile and web platform connects pet owners with dog sitters, walkers, and doggy day care services — is hiring… Read More

From Beijing to Seattle: How the U.S. and China are teaming up at the new GIX tech innovation institute

Yuanchun Shi and Qing-Shan Jia have spent a majority of their lives at Tsinghua University, earning their undergraduate, graduate, and… Read More

Avalara raises $50M for growth, $46M to buy out early investors, eyes more deals and hints at IPO

Sales tax automation company Avalara announced Thursday it has landed $96 million in funding from Warburg Pincus, Sageview Capital, Technology… Read More

Amazon Alexa Fund leads $5.6M investment in touchscreen intercom builder Nucleus

Amazon’s $100 million Alexa Fund has made its latest investment: leading a $5.6 million round in a company called Nucleus… Read More

Twitter trying to balance public data with user privacy, says its VP of data strategy

It has been quite a year for Twitter. The social media giant has made headlines with its successes and failures… Read More

Beauty device maker Clarisonic to outsource production, lay off 120 employees

Clarisonic, the beauty device maker acquired by L’Oréal in 2011, will outsource manufacturing to external partners and will lay off… Read More

Airbnb launches ad campaign to influence Seattle debate over short-term rentals

By September of an election year, anyone who still has cable is used to an onslaught of political ads sponsored… Read More

For the first time in 6 quarters, billion-dollar exits exceed new unicorn count

IBM and Microsoft were the most active tech acquirers, IPO activity is down, and unicorn exits are now exceeding unicorn… Read More

How Zillow built a culture around these 6 core values that empower employees

When Lloyd Frink and Rich Barton started Zillow back in 2005, they wanted to provide consumers with a better way… Read More

Maveron, Joe Montana, and others invest $6M in TrueFacet’s online jewelry marketplace

TrueFacet today announced a $6 million funding round led by Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron. The New York-based startup, which graduated from… Read More

Seattle to Vancouver in 57 minutes? Political leaders push for cross-border high-speed rail

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Plenty of barriers have kept Seattle and Vancouver from becoming a single, connected region. Chief among them,… Read More

T-Mobile CTO outlines vision for 5G network, asks Verizon to stop confusing customers

Real-time augmented reality navigation. Instantaneous language translation. Embedded biometric tracking. We’ll be able to use these technologies on-the-go if T-Mobile’s vision… Read More

Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., tech leaders vow to challenge Silicon Valley for money and talent

Updated with comments from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark below. VANCOUVER, B.C. — Seattle and… Read More

Ruben Ortega, former Amazon and Allen Institute exec, to head Pinterest’s Seattle engineering office

Ruben Ortega, a Seattle tech veteran who has led engineering teams at Amazon, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Google and… Read More

Car2go launches airport car-sharing service in Seattle, joins BMW and Zipcar

Seattleites have yet another way to get to and from the airport. Car2go announced today that it now allows people to… Read More

‘Google Trips’ is a slick new travel app, made possible by products you already use

Today Google released a new travel app on iOS and Android the leverages the tech titan’s vast library of data… Read More