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EY announces 21 Pacific Northwest finalists for 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year

EY today announced the 21 finalists for its 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year award competition for the Pacific Northwest. The list of… Read More

The case for art in tech: Kleiner Perkins’ John Maeda on ‘breaking free from the tree’

Seattle native John Maeda has a unique perspective on the technology industry, as an engineer and designer who was an MIT… Read More

PicoBrew raises $10.6M to fuel production of at-home beer-making machines

Seattle’s geekiest beer-making company is raising more money. PicoBrew has reeled in a $10.6 million investment round led by Spring… Read More

Q&A: GiveBIG tech platform recovers, but ‘we still have our helmets on,’ says Seattle Foundation CEO

The past two days have been difficult for nonprofit groups around the Seattle region that rely heavily on the annual GiveBIG… Read More

F5 Networks begins search for new office space almost double the size of current HQ

F5 Networks may be feeling a little cramped. The networking technology company headquartered in the Interbay area of Seattle is adding… Read More

New Vine app for Windows 10 finally lets you post video snippets from the desktop

Vine launched its Windows 10 app today, the Twitter-owned video app’s first desktop app, allowing users to view and post 6-second videos… Read More

Frustrated homeowners say Expedia’s HomeAway changes ‘dramatically impact’ their rentals

In 2005, Susan and Bob Frank built their dream retirement home in North Topsail, N.C., a popular vacation spot known for… Read More

Grammy Award-winning musician Ryan Lewis on Snapchat, his love of MS-DOS and advice for 10-year-olds

You don’t know what you’re passionate about until you have the chance to try. That was one insight from Grammy… Read More

New Textio tool uses machine learning to find the most effective words

Picking the right words is a key component of many jobs, and most of the time, we rely on our… Read More

Microsoft vets join VR startup that offers full-body, fully immersive experience

Virtual reality, in its current form, is an exclusively audio/visual medium, with a large focus on the way things look.… Read More

Twitter reimagines how you can connect with other people, unveils app update

Twitter unveiled a new Connect tab on its app Tuesday that it hopes will make it easier for you to find… Read More

Fly inside Seattle’s tunnel: Drone video shows progress during Alaskan Way Viaduct closure

As Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct sat free of cars overhead and drivers attempted to move around the city during the roadway’s planned… Read More

Tech troubles hit Seattle’s one-day GiveBIG philanthropic campaign

Update: The Seattle Foundation will extend its GiveBIG campaign through Wednesday, May 4. (See statement below). Seattle’s annual GiveBIG charitable… Read More

Microsoft acquires Solair, moving further into the Internet of Things

Microsoft has acquired Solair, an Italian company whose technology is used by businesses to connect and monitor their equipment and devices — ranging from… Read More

Flattr and Adblock Plus team to create tool that will help users seamlessly pay web publishers

The microdonations service Flattr and the Internet ad blocker Adblock Plus are teaming to create a new tool called Flattr… Read More

Here’s what Uber really thinks about surge pricing — and no, they’re not killing it entirely

Uber is denying an NPR report from earlier today that described the company’s plans to eliminate its controversial surge pricing… Read More

Domain registry Donuts invests in geofence management firm GeoFrenzy, launching ‘Donuts Labs’ initiative

Donuts, the Bellevue, Wash.-based domain registry that controls extensions like .cash, .email and many more, is looking to back companies innovating… Read More

Maana raises $26M from top oil and gas investors for big data analytics platform

Maana is raising a big round of funding to fuel growth of its big data search engine platform that helps Fortune 100… Read More

Reinventing the electric bike: GeoOrbital goes ‘Tron’ with new wheel

Think of the fabled “Tron” light racers from the movies and games of the same name and you’ll have an… Read More

Cardiac Insight closes $2.5M funding round to identify heart problems in young athletes

Cardiac Insight is preparing for the launch of its CardeaScreen technology, and the company has raised $2.5 million to help spur… Read More

Versium raising $1.7M to bring predictive marketing and analytics to new users

We all generate a lot of online data everyday, but to get the full picture of a person’s life, you have… Read More

Court rules that text sender could be responsible for car accident caused by distracted recipient

Text-message senders, beware: U.S. courts are moving ever-closer to blaming the sender of a text for car accidents that occur… Read More

Insurance software company Vertafore acquired for $2.7B by Bain Capital and Vista Equity

Bothell, Wash.-based Vertafore is set to be acquired by Bain Capital and Vista Equity Partners Management, the buyers announced today. While terms… Read More

New Technology Alliance CEO Carol Rava: Tech industry can fix its bad rap through societal good

The rise of the tech industry in the Seattle region over the past two decades has been a remarkable driver… Read More

‘Uber for gas’ startups face legal grey area as regulators raise safety questions

There are a bevy of new startups that want to eliminate the need for gas stations and deliver fuel straight to… Read More

Fexy Media lands $6M to grow its portfolio of millennial-focused food brands

Fexy Media, a Mercer Island-based company focused on acquiring millennial-minded food brands, just secured $6 million in funding, according to… Read More

Charity meets e-commerce: Seattle’s GiveBig campaign goes mobile with new tech platform

Seattle’s economy is booming at an incredible rate — but not all Seattle residents are profiting equally from the city’s… Read More

President Obama calls out Snapchat and LinkedIn during final White House correspondents’ dinner

Amid zingers directed at everyone from Donald Trump to himself, President Barack Obama briefly mentioned two tech giants during his final White House correspondents’… Read More

Inside the Seattle VR Hackathon, a glimpse of virtual reality’s potential

Nearly 130 virtual reality developers from around the Seattle region gathered at the Center for Education and Research in Construction last weekend… Read More

WiFi security startup Cloak acquired by StackPath, will expand beyond Apple to Android and Windows

Stealthy Dallas-based startup StackPath has acquired Cloak, the Seattle VPN provider that focuses on no-hassle secure WiFi connections for Mac and iOS… Read More