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Airbnb acquires Seattle-based trip planning service Vamo, founded by former Facebook exec

Vamo, the Seattle-based multi-city trip planning service, has been acquired by Airbnb. The service has already stopped accepting new reservations… Read More

California Governor strikes down bill that would have squashed Amazon’s drone dreams

California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill this week that would have required anyone flying a drone below 350 feet in… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Ashton Kutcher just backed a startup that helps other startups better manage cash flow

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and actor Ashton Kutcher make for an unlikely investing duo. But the VC arms of the… Read More

Uber to produce free in-car magazine for riders called ‘Arriving Now’

Uber is making its own magazine — for riders, this time. The on-demand ride-hailing giant is filling backseat pockets of… Read More

Optimism around housing falls in Seattle and other tech hubs as bubble fears loom larger

A new report from Zillow found that people are less optimistic about the housing market in some of the country’s… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires Silicon Valley Internet provider Layer42 in West Coast expansion plan

Wave Broadband announced on Thursday it has acquired Layer42 Networks, an Internet and colocation company that serves businesses around the… Read More

State tech associations launch $5M apprenticeship program, look to place 1,000 workers at Microsoft, others tech giants

The Washington Technology Industry Association was awarded one of several federal grants on Wednesday aimed at launching new apprenticeship programs across… Read More

A VC for VCs: New Seattle accelerator hopes to launch investing firms in emerging markets

The same team that launched the do-good venture capital firm Unitus Seed Fund in 2012 is at it again, announcing a new accelerator… Read More

Startup database CrunchBase to reportedly spin out as standalone company

CrunchBase is preparing to become its own entity, according to TechCrunch, which reported Tuesday evening that the startup ecosystem database is set… Read More

Comcast expands ‘Xfinity on Campus’ streaming service, courting cord-cutters at 27 colleges

Comcast is starting the school year with an expansion of its “Xfinity on Campus” streaming service for college and university… Read More

Report: China president to meet with top U.S. tech execs in Seattle at event co-hosted by Microsoft

View image | gettyimages.com Some of the world’s most prominent technology executives are planning to meet with China President Xi… Read More

Solving Seattle’s parking problem: Garage lets home owners, businesses sell open spots

Finding parking is frustrating. Homeowners and businesses often have unused driveways and open spots. A new startup out of Vancouver,… Read More

Lyft hiring Seattle-based engineers, brings on local city general manager

Lyft is the latest company looking to hire engineering talent in Seattle. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company now has two job… Read More

Proposed laws would allow Uber, Lyft pickups at Seattle airport and eliminate taxi exclusivity

Uber and Lyft are moving closer to being able to legally pick up passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port of Seattle… Read More

DocuSign expands in Europe with agreement to purchase OpenTrust unit

Electronic signature powerhouse DocuSign is expanding in Europe, announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase OpenTrust’s Trusted Documents… Read More

Two Seattle girls launched a balloon to the edge of space this weekend, and have the video to prove it

On Saturday, a handmade craft rose 78,000 feet to capture the view from the edge of space. The craft, built by… Read More

Costco Photo Center finally back online after security breach forces seven-week outage

Costco is telling customers they can start ordering photos online again, seven weeks after a security breach at a third-party hosting company… Read More

Breaking into the tech industry: Is working at an agency right for you?

In a startup-centric town, agencies don’t get much respect. Even before I joined one after 20 years of in-house roles,… Read More

Comcast experiments with cell-phone-like data charges, and overage fees, for home Internet users

Get ready for your home Internet to feel like your smartphone — bound by data caps, a large overage fee waiting… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Hacking the world to pieces in the Season 1 finale

[Spoiler Alert] Have you finished the first season of Mr Robot yet? If not, why not? In any case, this… Read More

Report: Microsoft considers giant HQ renovation, embracing open workspaces

Microsoft is contemplating a “multibillion-dollar revamp” of its headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash., according to a report this morning by… Read More

Photos: Inside the spaceship-themed Seattle office of police body camera-maker Axon

As you approach the entrance to Axon’s new Seattle office, it feels like you’re walking into a spaceship meant for a Star Wars… Read More

Spencer Rascoff

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff learned how to run a business from this unlikely source

When Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff started working at his high school newspaper years ago, he probably didn’t think the lessons he… Read More

Boeing drone helps fight Washington state wildfires in latest demonstration of UAV technology

Insitu, the Boeing subsidiary that makes unmanned aircraft systems, is helping emergency responders in Washington State as they work to tame wildfires… Read More

Rhapsody teases kid-centric music streaming, looking to stand out in crowded market

Rhapsody is adding a new section to its streaming app designed just for kids. In a teaser trailer released today, the… Read More

HP taps Browsium to enable legacy web apps on IE11 for enterprise users

With large companies relying on a huge number of web apps to conduct day-to-day business, migrating to an updated browser can… Read More

Uber will face class action lawsuit over driver status as employees, judge rules

In a ruling that could have wide-ranging impact to the business models and bottom lines of new on-demand service companies, a… Read More

Hotels offer new perks to try to bypass Expedia, cut out the middleman in online booking

Expedia has been on a tear recently, gobbling up competitors as it stands poised to push its share of U.S. travel bookings… Read More

PayPal rolls out a third option to make sending money to your friends easy

Now you have no excuses to split that dinner bill or pay your friend back for movie tickets. Today, PayPal… Read More

INRIX starts mapping road hazards with crowdsourced data from car sensors

INRIX unveiled its new Road Weather tool on Tuesday, the latest example of how the Seattle-area company is turning the 100 million vehicles… Read More

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