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A tribute to Doug Walker: Seattle celebrates the life of tech philanthropist killed in avalanche

Doug Walker scaled some of the world’s tallest peaks, scurrying up them with endless energy and unbridled enthusiasm. And while… Read More

HTC shows off 12 Vive virtual reality games in Seattle a month before preorders start

The HTC Vive is coming to consumers soon, but some members of the media got to try out a handful… Read More

Amazon’s Audible makes a push towards podcasting with hiring spree

After hiring NPR’s VP of programming last May, Amazon is making another push towards original audio content. Audible, the audio… Read More

New bills target non-compete clauses in Wash. state employment contracts

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Public hearings will be held Monday on two Washington House bills that seek to ban some or… Read More

With Destiny development rumored to be in chaos, Bungie names new CEO

Less than a week after gaming-news blog Kotaku outlined numerous troubles plaguing Destiny, the popular, first-person shooter game, comes word that the… Read More

Report: Nearly 1.5B smartphones shipped in 2015 with Huawei topping growth

It’s getting harder and harder to find someone who doesn’t own a smartphone. And with the latest numbers from IDC, it’s… Read More

How Seattle is becoming a worldwide hub for virtual reality technology development

Seattle is already a tech and startup hub. But perhaps less known and talked about is how the city is becoming… Read More

T-Mobile’s ‘Binge On’ adds four new video services, gives customers easier toggle to turn service off

T-Mobile’s Binge On program may be controversial, but that doesn’t mean the Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier is giving up on the program.… Read More

Fighting ‘ticket bots’: Washington AG says it’s too early to tweak state law to protect altruistic programmers

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Attorney General’s Office says it is premature to tweak Washington’s 2015 law against using ticket bots… Read More

Comcast continues metered streaming as new alternative to cable emerges

A growing number of Comcast customers, whose data use surpasses the arbitrary limits set by the cable company, are getting… Read More

Uber partners with Nordstrom, Google, T-Mobile, SAP for UberRUSH package delivery service

Uber’s new package delivery service is expanding with some big-name partners like Nordstrom, SAP, T-Mobile, and perhaps most notably, Google. The ride-hailing… Read More

Facebook shares climb 14 percent in pre-market trading

Facebook shares rose 14 percent, to top $107, in pre-market trading Thursday, a day after the social network reported explosive… Read More

Y Combinator founder Paul Graham bashes Shark Tank; Mark Cuban fires back

Earlier Wednesday, Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West provided Twitter users with some serious entertainment when the rappers — well, mostly Kanye… Read More

Legal weed shop owners in Seattle don’t like city’s proposed pilot delivery program

Mayor Ed Murray wants to roll out a pilot program in Seattle for legal marijuana delivery, but local pot shop owners… Read More

User-generated game platform Roblox now lets anyone build free games for the Xbox One

There are a ton of video games available for the Xbox One, from AAA shoot-em-ups like Halo to titles that are more… Read More

Google patents secure rolling box to receive packages from drones

Despite plenty of skepticism surrounding drone delivery, Google continues to press on with its own version, called Project Wing. The company… Read More

Yahoo Japan accused of cashing in on illegal ivory trade

Who doesn’t get it by now that people across the planet love elephants? So, what company would ever want its… Read More

News Brief

Ignition Partners invests in Docker’s Series D round, which valued company at $1B

The Wall Street Journal reported today that Bellevue-based Ignition Partners has invested in Docker, the San Francisco-based company that helps developers… Read More

Gone brings its on-demand selling marketplace for used electronics to Seattle

There’s a new way for Seattleites to get rid of their old electronics. San Francisco-based Gone is launching today in Seattle, bringing… Read More

Cab drivers target Uber again in big Paris protest, claiming unfair competition

PARIS — Taxi drivers in this city again took to the streets Tuesday to protest Uber and electronic ride hailing in… Read More

The big problem with Twitter’s new curation strategy

Is curation the key to solving Twitter’s audience problem? As part of his return to Twitter, Jack Dorsey has capital… Read More

How this Seattle venture capitalist ended up being the subject of ESPN’s hilarious new ad campaign

As the CEO of Starwave in the early 1990s, former Microsoft and Apple executive Mike Slade helped start ESPN.com. So,… Read More

Hiking safety app Cairn is creating a cell coverage map for the wilderness

One of the most important hiking tips to remember is to let someone know where you’re going and when you’ll be back.… Read More

Zillow’s Spencer Rascoff: ‘Explain to my mom what Twitter is, and why she should care’

The big shakeup in leadership at Twitter over the weekend drew some interesting reaction from Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff,… Read More

Cortana gains scheduling smarts as Microsoft pushes research group to get projects out of the lab

https://youtu.be/3mo3Db-iGmg Personal assistants of the world beware: Cortana just learned another one of your tricks. Microsoft’s AI assistant for Windows 10… Read More

Cray wins $36M supercomputer contract for European weather predictions

The meteorologists at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts have chosen Seattle-based Cray for their latest computers, the company announced… Read More

Startup Weekend Girls Edition: Teen ‘girlpreneurs’ learn how to build companies at 54-hour hackathon

It was like any other Startup Weekend, except the participants were a bit shorter and a bit younger. More than… Read More

Twitter shakeup: Several top execs leaving, company set to add new board members

Several of Twitter’s top executives are leaving in a major shakeup at the social media giant. Recode reported on Sunday… Read More

How Melinda Gates got her daughters excited about science, and slept in on Saturday mornings

Melinda Gates was one of the speakers on a panel about gender parity on Friday at the World Economic Forum… Read More

Has tech found its presidential candidate? Bloomberg considers run, report says

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor, is considering whether to campaign for president of the… Read More