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Q&A: How the University of Washington is aiming to unleash a new wave of innovation

Our guests on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast were Vikram Jandhyala, Vice Provost for Innovation at the University… Read More

From IPO hopeful to acquisition target: Imperium Renewables gobbled up after years of promise

Seattle-based Imperium Renewables once filed for an IPO with dreams of becoming the leading producer of biodiesel in the country.… Read More

Tableau makes first acquisition ever, swoops up startup that turns data into infographics

For the first time in its 13-year history, Tableau Software is acquiring another company. The Seattle-based maker of data visualization software today… Read More

This renowned architectural firm will design Expedia’s new 40-acre waterfront campus in Seattle

The architectural firm behind the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in Manhattan and Square’s new 100,000 square-foot headquarters will help Expedia build its new… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. names former Google exec as new technology chief

Vulcan Inc. has named a former Google executive, Ravi Jain, as its new chief technology officer, responsible for leading technology… Read More

‘No smoke and mirrors’: Multi-level marketing company looks for unusual fresh start in Seattle region

The company formerly known as DubLi, Inc. has a new name, a new executive team and an entirely new board… Read More

Eventbrite partners with Tagboard to help event organizers highlight social media chatter

Eventbrite and Tagboard are teaming up to help event organizers find and display social media posts. Eventbrite, which helps people organize… Read More

Growth slows for Big Fish Games casino apps, as new owner Churchill Downs hopes for ‘bounce back’

Seattle gaming company Big Fish Games has kept growing ever since it was acquired by Churchill Downs in December — just… Read More

UW giving $37M makeover to one of the Pacific Northwest’s biggest nanotechnology labs

The University of Washington is about to kick off a $37 million renovation of the Washington Nanofabrication Facility, a 15,000-square-foot… Read More

Why Expedia isn’t taking on Airbnb: Travel giant still searching for ‘magic bullet’ in sharing economy

Expedia is still keeping the so-called sharing economy at arm’s length, even as companies like Airbnb have swooped into the online… Read More

CEO who boosted salaries to a $70,000 minimum now renting house ‘to make ends meet’

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price, who gained worldwide fame and attention after boosting salaries of employees to a minimum of… Read More

Party like it’s 1995: Microsoft vets to host epic party to celebrate 20-year anniversary of Windows 95

Windows 10 is already shaping up to be a big launch for Microsoft, but it’s always going to be hard… Read More

Analyst calls ecoATM a failure, Outerwall takes $85.9M impairment charge on electronics kiosk business

EcoATM, a maker of in-store kiosks where shoppers recycle used phones, tablets and other electronics, is a failure, according to an… Read More

Toyota taps Telenav for phone-linked navigation, moving away from Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto

Linking up your phone and your car for anything more than playing music is a problem that has yet to… Read More

‘I can help with that’: Microsoft’s Clippy reemerges to talk Windows 10 with Jimmy Fallon

Like countless dearly departed celebrities before him, Microsoft’s Clippy the Office assistant may be gone — but he’s not forgotten.… Read More

Expedia stock leaps as acquisitions pay off and international business heats up

Bellevue-based Expedia has been looking to the acquisition markets to grow for a while, and now we’re starting to see that… Read More

Blucora earnings fall in Q2, but TaxACT continues to bring in revenue

Bellevue-based Blucora, which operates online retailing sites, search engines and the TaxACT tax preparation service, reported its second-quarter earnings today, posting a 16… Read More

T-Mobile beats estimates, boosts growth projections, but still looking for bottom-line consistency

Investors are happy with T-Mobile right now, after the company posted a better-than-expected Q2 earnings report on Thursday. The quarter included… Read More

Instacart will allow some contractors in Seattle, Portland to become part-time employees

Seattle and Portland are the latest Instacart cities where personal shoppers can become part-time employees. The grocery delivery company announced… Read More

Tablet shipments fall 7 percent in Q2, small manufacturers gain ground on Apple and Samsung

Remember when people predicted that tablets were going to replace desktop computers? That doesn’t look like it’ll be happening anytime… Read More

Nintendo posts quarterly profit, Wii U passes milestone of 10M units sold — 2 years late

Nintendo reported a surprise operating income of 1.1 billion yen, or $9.3 million, in its quarterly earnings report released on Wednesday.… Read More

Tableau Software posts $150M in Q2 revenue, shares slump as growth rate slows

Tableau Software today reported $149.9 million in revenue, a 65 percent increase over the same period last year as the… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella heads to Kenya for massive Windows 10 launch

https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/626015991093268480 The countdown to July 29 ended a little bit early for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. That’s because he’s spending… Read More

Twitter adds 8 million new users as growth continues to slow in Q2

Twitter met Wall Street’s lowly expectations with its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, showing a net loss of $137 million… Read More

Is PayPal’s strong public market reception fueling interest in Stripe and Square?

On its first day of trading as a publicly held company, PayPal’s value soared to $50 billion following its spin-out… Read More

Instacart now offers one-hour grocery delivery from Seattle’s Central Co-op

Those who like shopping at Seattle’s Central Co-op can now have their groceries delivered. Instacart announced that it will offer… Read More

Former aQuantive exec heads up fast-growing on-demand warehousing startup FLEXE

A Seattle startup is helping warehouse owners make extra money while providing businesses with an easy way to find storage space.… Read More

T-Mobile’s latest weapon in the war for tech talent: cookies

T-Mobile is looking for 100 new tech workers by the end of 2015, and the company said on Monday it’s bringing… Read More

Police chief’s selfie puts Seattle Police Dept. in awkward situation

‘Hey, Seattle citizens. Don’t clog the cell network with your trivial social media posts during the Torchlight Parade, OK?’ That’s one way to… Read More

‘CODE’ documentary imagines a future of diversity and inclusion in tech

Shortly after joining Pixar Studios, Danielle Feinberg was faced with a situation that proved to be pivotal in her tech career. Her team… Read More