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IPOs hit ‘sustained period of turbulence’ as just six venture-backed companies go public in Q1

It’s a bleak time on Wall Street, at least if you’re trying to take your company public. Just six venture-backed… Read More

Point Inside simplifies in-store beacon setup and monitoring with StoreLocation

Getting lost in big box stores isn’t all that uncommon, but we have the technology to solve that problem: beacons,… Read More

Gravity Payments dispute intensifies as Dan Price, the $70k CEO, challenges his brother’s suit in court

Updated below with details of judge’s ruling. Lawyers for Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price and his brother and business partner,… Read More

It pays to work in STEM: Seattle had the highest annual wage growth in the country

Seattle’s thriving tech industry is driving a population boom, attracting large numbers of transplants to its fast-growing job market. A… Read More

Uber CTO reveals how Travis Kalanick hired him and offers advice for entrepreneurs

Thuan Pham promised himself that it was time to take a vacation. He spent more than eight years helping build… Read More

Memo: RealNetworks reorganizes, names new CTO

RealNetworks has encountered plenty of change over the past few years, instrumented in large part by founder Rob Glaser who… Read More

Ransomware: It’s hospitals vs. hackers now, and there will be many losers

Everyone in the tech/security world knew this was coming, we just hoped we were wrong. Hackers are now holding hospitals… Read More

Uber’s Seattle engineering office grows to 100 employees, with plans to double workforce

If you’ve used Uber to hail a ride around town, it may seem like there isn’t all that much that… Read More

Seattle startup Coolr shuts down, cites inability to raise fresh capital

Seattle startup Coolr seemed to have a lot of things going its way. An experienced entrepreneur at the helm who’d… Read More

How this Disney Interactive game studio is bringing Marvel stories from Facebook to your pocket

The Marvel universe is huge, and not just in the number of characters or stories being told. Marvel’s stories also… Read More

Uber offers carpool option to and from Seattle airport as Port launches pilot program for pickups

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will launch a pilot program Thursday that allows companies like Uber and Lyft to pick up arriving… Read More

Google donates $344K for free WiFi in Seattle community centers and affordable housing units

Free WiFi is coming to Seattle community centers and affordable housing developments thanks to a $344,000 grant from Google. The… Read More

Seattle unveils ‘action plan’ for Digital Equity Initiative, with help from Google and Comcast

The City of Seattle’s commitment to increase digital literacy and give more citizens Internet access is going from “vision” to “action” today. Mayor… Read More

Windows 10 reaches 270M users, and Microsoft announces upcoming Anniversary Update

Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 is growing faster than any other version of Windows, now running on 270 million devices just… Read More

Inside the world’s longest floating bridge: How engineers made Seattle’s new Lake Washington span bigger, better and safer

One of the more important aspects of a floating bridge is that it stays afloat. That seems like a simple… Read More

INRIX updates navigation app to learn from your driving habits, taking direct aim at Waze

While smartphone navigation apps are great for learning how to get to new places, they’ve never been that smart about… Read More

Nerd fight! Neil deGrasse Tyson’s blast at Elon Musk’s Mars plan sparks a volley

Is SpaceX founder Elon Musk crazy to press ahead with plans to send people to Mars? Or crazy like a… Read More

REI plans to relocate HQ from Kent to Bellevue’s Spring District

Bellevue’s business and technology scene continues to grow, with REI today announcing plans to relocate its headquarters to the city.… Read More

Why UW president Ana Mari Cauce is so hopeful: Students melding entrepreneurship with social good

There’s a lot of cynicism in today’s world as the politics of hate and fear reverberate across the country, and… Read More

Instagram extends video length limit from 15-seconds to 60-seconds

More changes are coming to Instagram. As the photo-sharing social network slowly rolls out changes to its feed algorithm, the… Read More

Nintendo launching first smartphone app, Miitomo, in U.S. on Thursday

While Nintendo pioneered portable gaming with the GameBoy, it has struggled to keep up with the rise of the smartphone and… Read More

Uber is recruiting engineers with games on its app

Uber is using in-app games to recruit engineers while they take a ride. Business Insider first reported about the company’s… Read More

Star Wars, elephants, gerbils: Here are the tech industry’s most wacky interview questions

What kind of gerbil are you? Star Wars or Star Trek? How would you weigh an elephant without a scale?… Read More

Oculus Rift ships today, bringing virtual reality to the masses, at last

The final version of the Oculus Rift headsets are being delivered to Kickstarter backers today, and the first pre-order shipments are going… Read More

Concure Oncology raises money for new radiation therapy Breast Microseed Treatment

There’s a new treatment option for women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. It’s called Breast Microseed Treatment and is a… Read More

Book excerpt: Salary negotiating secrets for women in the tech industry

[Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from “Women In Tech,” a new book by Seattle entrepreneur and software developer Tarah… Read More

This beer-pouring robot lets you skip the line for the bar — using text messages and a laser

We’ve already seen robots that get you a beer and coffee machines that start brewing when you text. Now, those… Read More

Former governor explains how ‘Challenge Seattle’ will fix city’s transportation and education issues

Challenge Seattle has substantial ambitions. The new organization officially came out of stealth mode earlier this month, announcing plans to solve the… Read More

Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews leaving as founder returns to top job

Internet radio service Pandora, facing intense competition from Apple, Spotify and other rivals in digital music, this morning announced the departure of… Read More

You do not have to prove yourself, and 9 other philosophies for software engineers

[Editor’s Note: This post and podcast episode originally appeared on Software Engineering Daily, a Seattle-based podcast about the world of… Read More