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License plate holder FenSens makes parking sensor technology affordable and easy to install

Ditch the license plate holder that says you love your pug or your honor student and try on a new… Read More

Social media display platform Tagboard acquires Ziibra to bolster e-commerce integration

Tagboard is making an acquisition to leverage its social media aggregation technology for online commerce. The Redmond-based company today announced that it… Read More

Startup that turns stoves into charging stations wins University of Washington business plan competition

A startup that is looking to turn stoves into charging stations took home top honors Thursday night at the 19th annual University of Washington… Read More

On eve of trial, Gravity Payments touts impact of $70k minimum wage in controversial publicity blitz

Employee turnover and customer attrition at Gravity Payments reached record lows in the past year. Annual profits at the company nearly doubled… Read More

Major government study finds link between cell phones and cancer

A multi-year, $25 million government study released Thursday found a link between cellphone use and cancer. The National Toxicology Program… Read More

Microsoft and Facebook plan 4,100-mile cable under Atlantic, capable of record-breaking 160Tbps

Microsoft and Facebook will place a cutting-edge undersea cable across the Atlantic Ocean, stretching 6,600 kilometers or more than 4,100 miles from Virginia… Read More

Paul Allen gives $500K to Seattle’s KEXP — DJ says ‘there would be no station’ without him

Iconic Seattle radio station KEXP announced a $500,000 gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul Allen Thursday. Allen’s donation helped the… Read More

Intelligent water: New $40M Phyn joint venture taps UW tech expertise with Seattle R&D lab

A new $40 million joint venture called Phyn, announced this week by electronics maker Belkin International and plumbing supplier Uponor Corp.,… Read More

ExtraSlice to open new co-working space as boom in shared offices continues

There’s certainly a boom going on in the Seattle area when it comes to co-working facilities — flexible spaces that… Read More

Bill Gates tops Forbes list with net worth of $76 billion, plus a map of the richest people in each state

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has once again been declared the richest person in the U.S., with a net worth of… Read More

HTC 10 Review: A great phone that fails to stand out from the crowd

For a careful reader, the spec sheet for any gadget can be a fascinating read. Comparing processor speeds, camera lenses… Read More

Large power outage in downtown Seattle causes ‘Internet snow day’

A “large” power outage affected hundreds of workers in downtown Seattle on Wednesday afternoon. Seattle City Light said that an equipment… Read More

Bell from British battleship, retrieved by Paul Allen team, unveiled 75 years after sinking during WWII

The bell from a sunken British WWII battlecruiser, retrieved from the depths of the Denmark Strait by a team led… Read More

The promise of virtual reality: How industry leaders envision the future

What’s the future of virtual and augmented reality? Is it just a bunch of hype, as the Wall Street… Read More

Here are the four changes coming to Twitter that will ‘simplify’ tweets

More changes are coming to Twitter as the social network giant looks to simplify tweets and add more users. The… Read More

Lyft tests feature that lets passengers schedule rides in advance

Starting Monday, Lyft will begin testing scheduled rides, a feature that allows users to plan their trips up to 24… Read More

Why a sewage survey gives the Gates Foundation’s CEO new hope for eliminating diseases through innovation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann thinks a Nigerian health officer’s work collecting sewage is “a thing of beauty.”… Read More

Shareable VR? New startup Visual Vocal is bringing collaboration to virtual reality

Virtual reality is still in its infancy, but today’s connected world demands the ability to share everything. A new Seattle-based startup… Read More

Advice from Oculus: Here’s why developers should start building software for virtual reality

If you want to be apart of a once-in-a-generation technology revolution, start developing games and apps for virtual reality platforms.… Read More

Battling digital zombies: Tech security lessons from ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6

We live in a day and age where new cyber threats emerge daily and staying on top of the latest… Read More

University of Washington will host first-ever White House workshop on artificial intelligence

Between the University of Washington, a thriving tech community, and strong research institutions, like the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence… Read More

Drone on the wall: Insect-sized robots use static electricity to perch on objects, save energy

Here’s some drone news worth buzzing about. Researchers have developed insect-sized flying robots that have the ability to perch on… Read More

How Nordstrom plans to use physical stores in its battle with Amazon and other e-commerce giants

Even as more and more of its customers make purchases online, Nordstrom still sees value in having brick-and-mortar locations. That… Read More

Seattle jumps to 18th on list of biggest U.S. cities; population growth was 11th fastest, according to Census

New U.S. Census Bureau data released on Thursday backs up what the housing crunch and traffic slowdowns have already forecast for… Read More

Startups to watch: Our favorite pitches from Techstars Seattle Demo Day 2016

We just watched nine great pitches at TechStars Seattle Demo Day, taking place at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle’s South Lake… Read More

High-ranking executives exit DocuSign in management shakeup

Four top executives have left DocuSign in another unexpected leadership change at the digital signature giant, GeekWire has learned. The sudden departures of the company’s… Read More

LinkedIn’s huge password leak even bigger than originally thought

QUICK: What was your LinkedIn password in 2012? OK, now think of every password you have set on every service you use… Read More

Microsoft’s $350M sale of entry-level phone business will revive Nokia brand

Microsoft has agreed to sell its entry-level phone business for $350 million in a deal that will result in the Nokia brand… Read More

Seattle traffic is a nightmare: Here’s the city’s plan to reduce gridlock with traffic lights that adapt to changing conditions

Seattle’s traffic system is buckling under the weight of so many newcomers. Many of the traffic signals were built before… Read More

Starbucks board member Clara Shih’s Hearsay Social sets up Seattle engineering center

Another Silicon Valley company is setting up shop in Seattle. This time, it’s Hearsay Social, a software-as-a-service tool designed to… Read More