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Sprint CEO tweets, then pulls, ad calling T-Mobile ‘ghetto’ — and John Legere stays pretty quiet

Sprint has pulled a controversial ad where a woman calls T-Mobile a “ghetto” carrier. The ad, which featured Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure… Read More

Heavily-funded Seattle software startups cut staff, in possible sign of a cooling market

Qumulo and Chef, two of Seattle’s most heavily-funded software startups, laid off employees this week in a possible sign of a… Read More

Uber expands UberPOOL in Seattle as Lyft launches its own carpooling service

Uber is expanding its UberPOOL carpooling service in Seattle, just a few days after Lyft launched something similar in the Emerald… Read More

Maveron raising cash for sixth fund as VC firms see strong fundraising period

Maveron is raising cash for a new fund. New SEC filings posted this week show that the Seattle-based venture capital firm… Read More

Remitly CEO: Donald Trump’s plan to block remittances from U.S. to Mexico is ‘ridiculous’

The promise to build a massive border wall and send Mexico the bill is a key tenet of Donald Trump’s campaign.… Read More

U.S. venture capital firms raise $12B in Q1, but deal activity dips for third-straight quarter

With capital markets under pressure, many venture capital firms are slowing down their investments — but that isn’t necessarily stopping… Read More

‘Tesla for Boats’: Seattle startup Pure Watercraft launches quiet, convenient electric outboards

Andy Rebele — investor, entrepreneur, and avid boater — enjoys a challenge. In 2011, Rebele founded Seattle-based Pure Watercraft to bring electric vehicle… Read More

Testing BMW’s car-sharing service: A Car2go competitor that lives up to ‘premium’ hype

There are many ways to describe my experience testing out BMW’s new car-sharing service in Seattle this weekend. Fun. Exciting.… Read More

Jeff Bezos: What the commercial space industry can learn from the Internet revolution

Jeff Bezos has the rare distinction of helping to lead two revolutions: the rise of e-commerce starting more than two decades ago… Read More

HTC 10 brings audio and camera improvements to HTC’s flagship smartphone

HTC unveiled its latest flagship smartphone today. The HTC 10 brings improvements to everything from battery life to camera, and comes… Read More

Box to enable regional enterprise storage via Amazon Web Services, IBM Cloud

Box wants enterprise users to make better use of the cloud, but regulations and security concerns make it hard for… Read More

Starbucks rolling out new Rewards program this week, amid skepticism about changes

The new “Starbucks Rewards” program (formally My Starbucks Rewards) launches Tuesday with an app upgrade and a new system for… Read More

Almost science fiction: How Emerald City Comicon uses technology to create an epic show

Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) once again invaded downtown Seattle for the weekend. To the dismay of many attendees, the… Read More

Betrayal, deleted emails and allegations of stolen trade secrets: Court hearing in contentious $2B Move-Zillow suit begins

Updated below with details from court hearing. There will be no shortage of fireworks this week as two longtime online real… Read More

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NYT burnishes Seattle’s reputation for world-changing nonprofits, fueled by tech money

It goes without saying that Paul Allen and Bill Gates had an enormous impact on Seattle. But their influence on… Read More

The amazing cosplay and colorful characters of Emerald City Comicon

Check out photos of the awesome cosplay and colorful characters from the Emerald City Comicon in Downtown Seattle this past weekend. Read More

Testing Uber pickups at the Seattle airport: How I got home for under $22

You can now legally take an uberX or Lyft ride home after arriving at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — if you can find… Read More

University of Washington wins $7.5M grant for advanced cybersecurity defenses

Cyberattacks have moved beyond the simple virus; now they exploit holes in security systems in ways that are nearly impossible… Read More

Seattle girls who sent a balloon to the edge of space are heading to the White House

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and now the White House are taking notice of two Seattle… Read More

BMW takes on Car2go and Uber with new car-sharing service in Seattle, will expand to 10 cities

Starting today, Seattleites have a new way to get around town, while companies like Car2go and Uber now have new… Read More

Seattle area startup looking to raise $20 million to complete heart-attack-predicting blood tests

Prevencio is looking to raise a total of $20 million in venture funding in the coming months to continue developing new… Read More

Download delays: Why mobile service at Sea-Tac isn’t as strong as other busy airports

If you’ve traveled through the Seattle-Tacoma International airport recently, you’ve likely experienced long lines and delays. Fortunately, mobile devices allow travelers… Read More

Rhapsody debuts social network to match music lovers and improve discovery

The move to streaming music has overwhelmed us with too many choices to count. While we can find the entire back… Read More

Miitomo: The good, the bad, and the ugly in Nintendo’s first app

When I try to sum up Miitomo, Nintendo’s first-ever mobile app, the best way I can think to do it… Read More

Sea-Tac squeeze: New plan aims to reduce wait times at Seattle region’s overwhelmed airport

Seattle-Tacoma International is the fastest-growing airport in the country, according to federal statistics. Its passenger volume grew by 7 percent in… Read More

Tech Moves: Whitepages adds former Box exec to board; ex-AOL president Bob Lord joins IBM; etc.

—Whitepages appointed Whitney Bouck to its board of directors. The former Box vice president is Seattle-based Whitepages‘ third external director and will… Read More

TableSafe looks to change how diners pay for meals, raises cash for tableside credit card readers

Having a stranger take your credit card into a back room to scan it would be a weird practice for… Read More

Lyft to expand carpool service in 6 cities, including Seattle and San Jose

Lyft is expanding its carpool service, Lyft Line, to six new cities next week. The expansion brings the service, which… Read More

Venmo’s secret sauce: PayPal CEO on the future of the fast-growing social payments app

NEW ORLEANS, La. — On its surface, Venmo is a mobile app used by thousands of users each day to transfer money.… Read More

Seattle software startup that helps airlines boost revenue acquired by travel-focused Mercator

In a deal announced today, Revenue Management Systems, the developer of a revenue management software known as AirRM, has been acquired by… Read More

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