Tech

Nordstrom lays off 10 as apparel giant restructures technology department

Nordstrom laid off ten employees from its technology team last week. Company spokeswoman Tara Darrow confirmed with GeekWire this morning that… Read More

Alibaba founder Jack Ma looking to increase holdings in media sector, reportedly seeks stake in magazine Caixin

Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is in talks to buy an undisclosed stake in… Read More

After Concur co-founders join Accolade, healthcare company hiring 50 in Seattle

Raj Singh is leading a different company in a different industry that’s tackling a different problem with a completely different solution — and these… Read More

Seattle lawmakers split over whether to buy out ‘insolvent’ bike-share program for $1.4M

The fate of Seattle’s bike-share program will be decided later this month. The city’s transportation committee on Tuesday voted 3-3… Read More

Study: Top companies give more bonuses and performance-based raises

PayScale, the Seattle-based company that manages an online database of salary and compensation information, released its annual report on top companies’ attitudes… Read More

Uber set to launch restaurant delivery service in Seattle

Uber is gearing up to launch its new restaurant delivery service in Seattle. The company sent emails out to a… Read More

Microsoft president reaffirms support for Apple, calls digital privacy the ‘fundamental question’ of our age

Microsoft and other tech companies need to band together in a fight against government overreach into our digital privacy, Microsoft president Brad Smith… Read More

The rise of Nextdoor in Seattle: Neighborhood social network sparks community and controversy in modern-day boomtown

On a trip to Seattle a few months ago, a New Orleans photographer’s high-end camera was stolen, along with the… Read More

‘Warby Parker of suits’ Combatant Gentlemen opens pop-up shop at Nordstrom in Seattle

Combatant Gentlemen is coming to Seattle. The innovative menswear e-retailer that cuts out middlemen with its “sheep-to-closet” business model is… Read More

Biotechnology company NanoString partners with Merck to create test for anti-cancer drug

NanoString Technologies, a Seattle-based company that researches how genetic and immune markers can be used to predict patient response to… Read More

Coolest Cooler launches lookup tool for backlogged Kickstarter orders, warns backers of further delay

The ongoing saga of the Coolest Cooler, a Kickstarter project that received enormous press and record-breaking funding but saw significant delivery… Read More

Alibaba raising $4 billion for acquisitions — or possibly to buy back Yahoo’s stake

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant and Amazon rival, is seeking a loan of as much as $4 billion from at… Read More

Uber asks City of Seattle to follow 4 ‘key principles’ when crafting driver union law

Uber still thinks the new legislation in Seattle that will create a union for Uber drivers is “unlawful,” but the company… Read More

Vertafore makes foray into Canada with deal to acquire Keal Technology

Vertafore, a Bothell, Wash.-based technology company that focuses on the insurance industry, said Monday that it has reached an agreement to… Read More

This smart water pitcher orders its own filters: Amazon and Brita unveil the ‘Infinity Pitcher’

Amazon and Brita are partnering on the first smart water pitcher that monitors its own filter use and then uses Wi-Fi… Read More

Tech leaders support move to let workers openly discuss their pay, in push for gender equity

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state’s Equal Pay Act dates to the 1940s, requiring men and women to receive the same pay… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan to pay for reef restoration after mega-yacht mishap, despite ‘exaggerated’ claims

Earlier this year, Seattle billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s yacht was blamed for destroying nearly 14,000 square feet of protected… Read More

Expedia leases new space along Seattle waterfront ahead of HQ relocation from Bellevue

Expedia is opening an office in Seattle this summer to help the travel giant prepare for its headquarters relocation in 2019.… Read More

Seattle startup Algorithmia builds front desk AI inspired by Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution

This year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a New Year’s resolution to build an artificial intelligence that helps out at… Read More

Seattle-based Korner’s home security device plays major role in thwarting burglary attempt caught on camera

A Seattle man is crediting his high-tech home security system with scaring off a would-be burglar this week, and a… Read More

New coding school Code Builders opens in Seattle, offering to train students longer and employ them in its own software consultancy

Code Builders, a new immersive coding school and associated software development consultancy located in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood, has opened its doors to… Read More

Seattle mayor signs new open data policy that makes city information more accessible

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray today signed an executive order that instructs city departments to make their data more accessible to the… Read More

Uber executive on trial in France writes ‘Uber has sometimes gone too far’

PARIS — In the same cavernous building where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned before being sent to the guillotine, the trial… Read More

Domain registration company Rightside tells employees that W2 forms were stolen in phishing attack

Updated below with Rightside statement. Rightside Group, the Kirkland, Wash.-based domain name services and web hosting company, informed an unspecified… Read More

Do tech companies have a responsibility to help make Seattle an affordable and livable city for all?

Four citizens, each experts in different fields, met together on Wednesday evening to discuss whether the tech companies that have brought… Read More

Full memo: Madrona advises startups to take conservative approach in 2016, stresses ‘capital efficiency’ amid uncertain economic climate

Eight years ago, Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse Sequoia held a private meeting with its portfolio companies offering key instructions… Read More