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Biometric battle: Retooled privacy legislation faces opposition in Washington state

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Business groups are lining up in opposition to a bill in Washington state that would forbid commercial interests from obtaining… Read More

New terror-fighting tool: a pain-inflicting, stress-inducing training vest for cops, soldiers

A Canadian firm has found a new way to apply an old technology so police and soldiers can help add… Read More

Sirqul launches platform to build IoT devices with an Amazon Web Services backend

In the internet of things, the “things” are largely functional, but the “internet” still needs some work. Companies can come up with sensors,… Read More

Former Microsoft manager finds success with BarkHappy startup that connects dog owners

Tinder for dogs? OK, BarkHappy isn’t exactly that. But the Austin, Texas-based startup is finding success with its mobile platform… Read More

Fraud protection company iovation wins Nevada Gaming License, distancing itself from UltimateBet scandal

Fraud protection company iovation has been granted a Nevada Gaming License giving it the ability to offer its cyber security software, including… Read More

World View strato-balloon venture picks astronaut Ron Garan as chief pilot

Former astronaut Ron Garan has a new vantage point for sharing what he calls “the Orbital Perspective”: his position as… Read More

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post hires NYT public editor who criticized paper’s Amazon coverage

The Washington Post has hired Margaret Sullivan, the former public editor for The New York Times and the person who criticized… Read More

Valve’s new VR test puts your PC through a virtual gauntlet ahead of HTC Vive launch

The cost of experiencing virtual reality is going to be high, not just because VR headsets cost upwards of $600, but also… Read More

Yelp employee who complained online about pay and got fired is ridiculed. But was she right?

A twenty-something tech worker who took to Medium to complain about her pay has become something of a cause celebre… Read More

Bill to ban non-compete deals stalls in Washington state after opposition from business groups

Legislation is delayed until at least next year on banning non-compete provisions from employment agreements in Washington state. The Washington House… Read More

Email is still hard: InboxVudu shutting down, and our inboxes are about to get a lot messier

Email is here to stay, but apps trying to make it better might not be doing so well. Last year,… Read More

CenturyLink fined another $2.85M for 2014 statewide 911 outage

A six-hour 911 outage that took place in April 2014 is costing CenturyLink another $2,854,750. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission… Read More

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Starbucks tweaks Rewards program: Customers will get stars based on spending, not visits

Starbucks is tweaking its program aimed at loyal customers as the My Starbucks Rewards program simply becomes Starbucks Rewards and… Read More

Cyanogen enables deeper integrations with new “MOD” platform for apps

Android’s appeal has always been tied to customization. However, while users can do a lot of low-level tinkering by loading up… Read More

Google Fiber tries new approach in Alabama: piggyback on muni network

What would a city government do to obtain internet speeds 100-times faster than those offered in most of the country?… Read More

Smartphones are still cool: What’s new at Mobile World Congress 2016

The 2016 Mobile World Congress started this weekend, bringing a wealth of new products from today’s top mobile manufacturers. So… Read More

HTC Vive virtual reality headset will cost $799 and ship this April

HTC today announced that its Vive virtual reality headset will be available for $799 this April. The consumer version of HTC’s… Read More

Whitepages partners with Samsung to pre-install caller ID software on Galaxy S7 smartphones

Samsung is partnering with Whitepages to offer customers a spam-blocking caller ID feature for its new Galaxy S7 smartphone. Seattle-based Whitepages… Read More

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After a rough 16 months, SpaceShipTwo rollout generates positive vibrations

MOJAVE, Calif. – This time around, Virgin Galactic took no chances with the weather. When the first SpaceShipTwo rocket plane was… Read More

Seattle city officials talk tech access, drones and strategize for digital equity initiative

Members of the technology community met with city officials last week to discuss the future of drone policy in Seattle… Read More

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Paul Allen giving $2 million in effort to help fight Zika virus outbreak

Paul Allen announced $2 million in grants on Friday aimed at combating the spread of the Zika virus, which the World… Read More

Review: Sensoria’s wearables provide a lot of data, but you may still need a real running coach

It’s now more than month and a half into the New Year, and many resolutions are starting to get left… Read More

Seattle councilman defends his Uber union law: ‘Everyone should benefit’ from company’s success

The second floor meeting space at Galvanize in Seattle felt like City Hall for a few minutes on Thursday afternoon.… Read More

S.F. startup CEO asks police to remove ‘riff raff’ from the city, sparking backlash

San Francisco and Seattle are facing unprecedented social stratification, thanks in large part to their booming technology industries. The mayors of… Read More

BMW tests car-sharing service in Seattle, taking on Car2Go in first U.S. move since halting S.F. pilot

BMW appears to be expanding its DriveNow car-sharing service in Seattle, taking direct aim at Car2Go in one of its most successful… Read More

Bullet holes were filled with flowers at one of the restaurants involved in the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. (Credit: Greg Sandoval)

Apple debate raises question: Did encryption prevent NSA from breaking up Paris attacks?

How lucky for Yahoo. Michael Rogers, National Security Agency (NSA) director, sits down for an interview and provides the perfect… Read More

Verizon dominates RootMetrics’ mobile network tests; T-Mobile CEO says RootMetrics should be ‘banned’

Verizon continues to be have the best overall performance in the U.S. wireless industry, according to a new study by RootMetrics covering… Read More

Twitter adding GIF button and native support with help from Giphy and Riffsy

GIFs may be a holdover from the earliest days of the internet, but the ability to easily share little silent,… Read More

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Yahoo shutting down several digital magazines, but Tech site will survive

Yahoo announced Wednesday that it was phasing out a number of its digital magazines in an effort to refocus its… Read More

Hulu quietly purchases assets from Seattle video startup Vhoto, hires most of the team

Vhoto, which developed a computer vision technology that scanned mobile videos in order to extract the very best still photographs,… Read More

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