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Whitepages spinout Hiya inks deal with Samsung to install spam-blocking on new Note 7

Samsung’s new Note 7 smartphone unveiled today will have pre-installed spam-blocking capabilities thanks to a Seattle startup. The Note 7, Samsung’s… Read More

Seattle Genetics announces successful clinical trial of lymphoma treatment

Bothell-based Seattle Genetics and Tokyo-based Takeda Oncology announced the success of their phase 3 clinical trial of Adcetris today, an immunotherapy drug that… Read More

Comcast sued for $100M by Washington state AG, alleging 1.8M violations of consumer protection law

Post updated below with news conference video and copy of complaint. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson this morning announced a… Read More

Uber merges China business with rival Didi after fierce battle, gets 20% share of combined company

Uber’s China business is merging with Didi Chuxing, the country’s top ride-hailing company, in a deal that will help Uber shed massive… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Women in Tech, Virtual Reality Enthusiasts Meetup, and more

Despite huge growth in tech jobs over the last decade, only about 20 percent of technology workers are women, and… Read More

Expedia scales back initial buildout of Seattle HQ, could cut project costs in half

Expedia is scaling back plans for the initial buildout of its huge Seattle waterfront headquarters in advance of its planned… Read More

Wonder Workshop raises $20M from Madrona and others for educational robot platform

Wonder Workshop is raising more cash for its robots that teach children computer science concepts. The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup,… Read More

Expedia explores IPO for Trivago, misses earnings expectations

Expedia is considering an initial public offering for subsidiary Trivago, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on the company’s earnings conference call Thursday. In… Read More

Shares of Google parent company Alphabet rise 5% after earnings beat

Google parent company Alphabet saw its shares spike after beating analyst expectations for its second quarter earnings report. Alphabet, announced a year… Read More

Walgreens to shut down drugstore.com, 4 years after $429M acquisition

Walgreens today announced that it will shut down drugstore.com, the Bellevue, Wash.-based distributor of drugs, vitamins, and beauty products that… Read More

Donald Trump does a Reddit AMA, answers questions about ‘crooked’ Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump spent an hour today answering questions during a Reddit AMA, addressing topics like healthcare and NASA while referring… Read More

New ‘Tinder for interracial dating’ app prioritizes racial preferences

Vu Tran was frustrated with traditional dating apps. As an Asian male, he felt that the current offerings “get hijacked by… Read More

Facebook stock spikes after another earnings beat; monthly users up to 1.7B, revenue up 59%

Facebook again beat analyst estimates for its quarterly earnings on Wednesday as shares increased 7 percent to all-time highs in after-hours… Read More

Twitter vs. Zika: IBM teams with Brazilian organization to battle virus using social media

IBM announced today that they will supply technology and pro-bono work to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), a Brazilian science and technology organization,… Read More

Twitter shares dip 10% after missing revenue expectations and adding 3M users

Shares of Twitter fell more than 10 percent in after-hours trading after the company missed quarterly expectations for revenue. Twitter posted Q2 revenue… Read More

Report: Next Nintendo console can be plugged into TV or played on the go

Nintendo’s next generation console, codenamed NX, will be a portable device that can also be hooked up to a TV via a docking… Read More

Ray Kurzweil makes his case: This is ‘by far the best time in human history’ — despite what you might read on Facebook

Ray Kurzweil’s comments about the state of the world at last week’s Tune Postback conference, as reported by GeekWire, stirred up… Read More

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Virgin America shareholders OK Alaska Air merger, bringing deal closer to completion

California-based Virgin America said today that its shareholders have approved the air carrier’s merger with Seattle-based Alaska Air Group, clearing one… Read More

Michelle Obama jabs at Donald Trump’s tweets during emotional DNC speech

Embed from Getty Images First Lady Michelle Obama referenced Donald Trump’s Twitter account during an emotional speech Monday evening at the… Read More

Emails: Journalist who wrote Inc. cover story on Dan Price sought book gig from “70k CEO”

The journalist who wrote an Inc. Magazine cover story about Dan Price — the Gravity Payments CEO known for raising… Read More

Q&A: Cybersecurity expert explains the DNC email hack, and how you can prevent a similar attack

Over the weekend, WikiLeaks published more than 19,000 leaked emails between top members of the Democratic National Committee. The emails mostly covered… Read More

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will adjust role, tech vet Kevin Johnson to manage leadership team

Starbucks announced a series of organizational shifts Monday that will see CEO Howard Schultz focusing on long-term projects, and president… Read More

Nintendo stock fizzles after company cites limited financial benefit from Pokémon Go

Nintendo shares plummeted Monday, following an announcement that the smash hit augmented reality game Pokémon Go would not have a significant… Read More

Donald Trump will host a Reddit AMA during Obama’s DNC speech

Donald Trump is not shy about using social media. The Republican nominee’s Twitter feed is constantly making headlines, both for… Read More

Redbox and Coinstar maker Outerwall agrees to $1.6B buyout from private equity firm

Outerwall, the Bellevue-based operator of Redbox movie rental kiosks and Coinstar coin counting machines, today announced that it has entered… Read More

Iris and fingerprint scanning coming to Sea-Tac Airport security as new option this week

It may sound like something straight out of Minority Report, but starting this week, travelers will have the option to get through part… Read More

Report: Android OS-maker Cyanogen cuts ‘significant’ amount of employees

Android operating system developer Cyanogen is laying off a “significant portion” of its staff today, according to an AndroidPolice report.… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: A closer look at tech and security moments in a hack-free Episode 3

[Spoiler Alert] This article may spoil some of the surprises from the latest episode of Mr. Robot. Make sure to… Read More

Report: Verizon nears deal to acquire Yahoo for $5B with an eye toward competing with Google, Facebook

Verizon Communications is close to a deal to buy Yahoo for nearly $5 billion in a play to increase its presence… Read More

Ray Kurzweil: The world isn’t getting worse — our information is getting better

Follow-up: Ray Kurzweil makes his case: This is ‘by far the best time in human history’ — despite what you… Read More