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Job search giant Indeed expanding Seattle engineering center, grows through unconventional means

A number of big-name tech companies have landed in Seattle in recent years, attracted by top-notch engineering talent and a… Read More

End of an era: Blucora completes $45M sale of InfoSpace search business

Financial services technology company Blucora completed the sale of its InfoSpace search business for $45 million in cash to email marketing… Read More

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Court dismisses U.S. Chamber’s suit over Seattle’s Uber union law — but fight is likely to continue

A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit over the city of Seattle’s landmark Uber unionization law,… Read More

‘Like Star Trek, but with information’: UW researchers get $2M grant to study quantum communications

Two University of Washington professors will explore how to make communications more secure through quantum mechanics after receiving a four-year, $2 million Emerging… Read More

Pinterest opens engineering office in Seattle, plans to hire 30 people within one year

Tech companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter, Uber, Lyft, Salesforce, and many more all have engineering offices in the Seattle… Read More

BMW launches car-sharing service to and from Seattle airport with new lot near Sea-Tac

Seattleites heading to and from the airport now have a new transportation option, thanks to BMW. The carmaker on Wednesday will… Read More

Porch unveils new enterprise tools and rewards program for home services professionals

Porch today debuted two new products to help home service professionals, including an enterprise integration tool and a rewards program… Read More

Valve CEO Gabe Newell says he’s spending most of his time with virtual reality technology

A quick visit to Valve’s epic Dota 2 tournament this week in Seattle shows the company’s commitment to virtual reality technology.… Read More

ChefSteps reduces price of Joule sous vide device, will refund $1M with help from Valve’s Gabe Newell

Seattle startup ChefSteps says it is boosting production volumes for its Joule sous vide device based on higher-than-expected demand, and… Read More

Venture capital group slams Donald Trump, says candidate’s ‘carried interest’ policy would hurt entrepreneurs

Before Donald Trump even finished his economic speech in Detroit on Monday — in which he called Hillary Clinton and… Read More

Sneak peek: New biography of biotech pioneer Leroy Hood is revealing and rigorously reported

“Mr. Gates, I Quit.” That’s the opening chapter of “Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics Age,” and it’s just the first indication… Read More

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New Zulily commercials, shot at Seattle headquarters, offer a peek behind the scenes

Seattle-based Zulily is very proud of the in-house work that goes into creating custom imagery and copy for thousands of products in… Read More

Alibaba moves Seattle hub to Bellevue with 40 employees, no plans to grow office

Alibaba has moved its Seattle engineering office to Bellevue, the Chinese tech giant confirmed today. The Hangzhou, China-based company, which hosted… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Owning the FBI in Episode 5

[Spoiler Alert] This article may spoil some of the surprises from the latest episode of Mr. Robot. If you haven’t watched… Read More

QVC-owned Zulily sees 23% revenue spike to $366M, helping home shopping giant increase profit

Zulily is helping QVC post profits amid what the home shopping network calls a “choppy retail environment.” Liberty Interactive Group,… Read More

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East Coast vs. West Coast: New report explains where you’re better off raising cash for startups

The East Coast-West Coast rivalry goes beyond sports teams, and hip hop. It now extends to the venture capital community.… Read More

Influencing the influencers: Where tech industry analysts look for expertise and information

Industry analysts play a large role in helping corporate technology buyers make wise decisions (and sometimes in helping journalists understand technology).… Read More

Smartphone dash-cam startup Greenlight expands into commercial fleets with insurance partnership

Greenlight, a Seattle startup that unveiled its $49 smartphone dash-cam kit in May, this morning announced a new insurance underwriting partnership that… Read More

Coding Dojo and Bellevue College team up to launch joint software classes

As demand for trained software engineers increases, universities and colleges are straining to keep up. Last month, the University of Washington’s computer science… Read More

Alcohol delivery service Drizly raises $15M as it tries to outpace Amazon

Drizly, the Boston-based startup that helps people get booze delivered, today announced a $15 million investment round led by Polaris… Read More

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Seattle wants six more months to implement landmark Uber union law

Seattle’s controversial Uber unionization law is the first of its kind in the nation, and the city wants more time to get it… Read More

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Report finds internet speeds getting faster in U.S. — here are 5 cities leading the way

Good news for millions of users who are consuming vast amounts of media on the internet in the United States:… Read More

Hard-hitting Esquire profile goes inside the world of Dan Price, ‘the $70k CEO’

Dan Price, the Gravity Payments CEO, was trailed for three weeks in May and June in Seattle by Stephen Rodrick,… Read More

Why this Seattle tech CEO camped outside a New Delhi immigration office — and what his experience says about the need for reform

Matt Oppenheimer’s passion for immigration reform knows no borders. The Remitly CEO flew to New Delhi and camped outside the… Read More

EY acquires Society Consulting, adding 150 people in Seattle to boost its data and analytics services

Financial services giant Ernst & Young LLP, also known as EY, has acquired Bellevue, Wash., based Society Consulting, a consulting services… Read More

Tableau adds nearly 4,000 customers, but stock drops 5% after earnings miss

Seattle-based Tableau Software beat Wall Street expectations for revenue in the second quarter, but missed on earnings per share, leading… Read More

The rise of the dreaded down round: Venture capitalists reset expectations as signs point to ‘day of reckoning’

Startups and venture capitalists are feeling a bit “down.” The number of so-called “down rounds” — where a venture capital… Read More

Municipal broadband advocates say Comcast lawsuit proves need for public internet service

Advocates of a municipal broadband network in Seattle say the new $100 million consumer protection lawsuit against Comcast further proves… Read More

Seattle just got another publicly traded biotech company

Seattle-based Aptevo Therapeutics completed a spinoff from Emergent BioSolutions Monday, making a debut in the public markets as a standalone company.… Read More

BMW’s car-sharing service ReachNow expanding to Portland after ‘successful’ launch in Seattle

Portlanders will soon have another way to get around town. BMW’s free-floating car-sharing service ReachNow will launch in the Rose City after… Read More

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