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White House adds 15 communities for ‘TechHire’ initiative, including Seattle

The White House today doubled the amount of communities participating in its “TechHire” initiative that aims to equip Americans with the skills… Read More

Public universities don’t reveal how student data is shared with local law enforcement and feds

Apple’s refusal to unlock an iPhone for the FBI has sparked a legal war, and a nationwide debate over law… Read More

Drone delivery to tanker ships — yes, it’s happening, and it could save money

Tugboat captains should beware. Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), may start cutting into one of their revenue streams. Maersk… Read More

Custom menswear company Indochino sews up $30M deal with Chinese apparel manufacturer Dayang

Indochino, an online menswear company that specializes in made-to-measure shirts and suits, today announced a $30 million strategic investment by… Read More

First look: Expedia unveils designs for huge Seattle waterfront campus

Nearly a year ago, Mark Nagle was on the hunt for a location that could serve as Expedia’s new headquarters. He found himself… Read More

Highest-paying jobs of 2016: Tech and healthcare dominate Glassdoor’s annual list

Tech-related jobs made up nearly half of Glassdoor’s annual list of the top 25 highest-paying jobs in America. Glassdoor, which… Read More

INRIX takes on Apple and Google in connected car battle with OpenCar acquisition

INRIX today announced an acquisition that will help it compete with Apple and Google in the connected car industry. The automotive technology company… Read More

Ford plows ahead with self-driving vehicle technology, testing its cars in snowy conditions

Driving in the snow can be challenging enough for even the most skilled drivers among us. Teaching an autonomous vehicle to… Read More

Box CEO Aaron Levie: How Microsoft is creating a blueprint for modern tech partnerships

Box CEO Aaron Levie has a unique perspective on Microsoft, growing up just down the road from the company in Mercer… Read More

Facebook, Amazon, Code.org, Google, Microsoft and others create coalition to lobby for K-12 computer science funding

Big names in the tech world are partnering with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to launch the Computer Science Education Coalition, which aims… Read More

Reddit AMA: Bill Gates on FBI vs. Apple, climate change, and artificial intelligence

Bill Gates just wrapped up his fourth Reddit AMA, covering everything from the threat of terrorism to his fastest time… Read More

How I ditched my car and went full Uber

In May of last year, I finally pulled the trigger: I got rid of my car, a 2013 Honda Civic.… Read More

Gene therapy biotech startup Immusoft acquires Discovery Genomics

Immusoft, a Seattle-based biotech startup that has developed a way to manipulate human immune cells, today announced the acquisition of… Read More

Teaching students to become Amazon customers: E-commerce giant rapidly expanding university pick-up sites

Amazon announced today that it is opening a new university pick-up site at the Georgia Institute of Technology where people can collect… Read More

Michael Bloomberg won’t run for president, as tech and Republican leaders discuss stopping Trump

For a while at least, it appeared the tech sector might have rallied around a Michael Bloomberg campaign. The former… Read More

Logic20/20 acquires Brainbox, expanding its tech consulting business

Logic20/20 Inc., a management and technology consulting firm based in Seattle, has acquired Brainbox Consulting, another Seattle consulting company specializing in… Read More

Why diversity in tech is necessary for sustained innovation in America

America’s innovation engine is in trouble if we don’t get more females and people of color involved with entrepreneurship and… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed Qliance health services startup bought by CEO Erika Bliss and president Cheryl Kilodavis

Qliance Medical Management Inc., the Seattle-based health services startup backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and other investors, has been purchased by… Read More

Epic Games co-founder blasts Microsoft for trying to ‘monopolize’ PC gaming

The new Windows Store may be nice for consumers who don’t know where to turn for new software, but for… Read More

Egyptian enrolled in US flight school to be deported after taking to Facebook to threaten Trump

An Egyptian student enrolled in a US flight school is in custody and facing deportation after posting threatening comments against… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon, Google among tech firms supporting Apple in FBI encryption fight

The tech world is standing behind Apple almost unanimously in its fight against the FBI over unlocking the San Bernardino… Read More

U.S. Chamber of Commerce files lawsuit against City of Seattle over Uber driver union law

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the City of Seattle over its recently-approved law that would give Uber, Lyft, and… Read More

Study: Slow buffering movies stress us out more than suspense and drama themselves

It’s a paralyzing feeling. You’re all hyped up for the new season of “House of Cards,” you’ve carved out… Read More

Spotify becomes first music platform to integrate with Facebook Messenger

Music has arrived on Messenger. Facebook announced today that its mobile messaging platform now integrates with Spotify. The new feature,… Read More

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Man taking selfies with his girlfriend and a gun dies after accidentally shooting himself in the face

A Washington man taking selfies with his girlfriend and a gun shot himself in the face and died on Sunday,… Read More

Google tops Fortune’s “100 Best Companies” list again — but other tech giants missing

Google (Alphabet) is still best place to work in the United States, according to Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to… Read More

5 information security resolutions you can’t afford to ignore

I’m not the biggest fan of New Year’s resolutions. Statistics show that 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions will actually… Read More

Music service Rhapsody posts record $35M net loss even as revenues climb to $202M

Rhapsody International, the company behind the subscription music service that predates Spotify by five years, posted about $202 million in revenue… Read More

Slack looking to raise $150M to $300M for expansion and investment in integrated startups

Slack, the business messaging and workplace collaboration startup, is in talks to raise at least another $150 million in an up… Read More

How an iPad add-on transforms the visual effects of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

I’m standing on the rear cargo door of a S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjet, just as Captain America did before his famous leap… Read More