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Ford launches smartphone-powered car-sharing program in London

Ford is making it easier for London residents to drive around the city without owning a car. The company today officially… Read More

A new cable giant: Charter will rival Comcast with $55B Time Warner deal

Charter Communications today confirmed a deal to acquire Time Warner Cable for $55 billion — or nearly $79 billion, including debt —… Read More

90% of Americans want privacy, less than 10% believe they can get it

The disparity is as dramatic as any you’re likely to see in a public opinion survey.  Nine out of 10… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Made in Seattle Week, State of Technology Luncheon, and more

“Makers Movement Drives the Future.” That’s the conclusion Re/code contributor Bob O’Donnell came to after attending the Bay Area’s 10th annual… Read More

Kineta and partners raising funds to ‘break out of the old biotech model’

A consortium that includes Seattle-based biotech company Kineta, UW Medicine, and the University of Washington’s CoMotion group is seeking to raise an… Read More

Maker of sexually transmitted disease test wins UW business plan competition

Two startup companies that are looking to improve the sexual health of people everywhere took home the top honors Thursday… Read More

Expedia sells stake in Chinese travel firm eLong to China-based Ctrip for $671 million

Expedia sold its 62.4 percent stake in eLong, a Chinese travel service, to a number of firms for $671 million, the company… Read More

University of Washington wins $100K from Google for encouraging women to study computer science

The University of Washington’s computer science department today won a $100,000 top prize from the National Center for Women and… Read More

Comcast to offer residential high-speed fiber Internet in Washington this summer

Gigabit Pro is coming to Washington. Comcast’s high-speed, “multi-gigabit” broadband service will be available to more than 1 million Washington… Read More

Wave Broadband raises $130M to expand gigabit fiber Internet network across West Coast

To help expand its growing fiber network, Wave Broadband today announced $130 million in additional funding. The fresh cash comes through a… Read More

Ignition raises $200 million venture fund in pursuit of top enterprise software startups

Ignition Partners has more fuel in the tank. The Bellevue venture capital firm — an early-stage backer of companies such… Read More

Domain registrar Enom suffers DNS attack targeting ‘large Internet infrastructure companies’

Enom, a domain registrar and subsidiary of publicly-traded Rightside Group, recently suffered a “very sophisticated attack” by hackers. In an email to… Read More

E-signatures to hit more than 700M in 2017 as consolidation gobbles up the competition

The number of transactions using electronic signatures is growing, even though the number of companies offering the service is shrinking. That’s… Read More

This Seattle angel investor just declared that he’ll only back startups with at least one female founder

Seattle entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato has a time-tested rule in business, drawing from his experience of owning and operating bars. If… Read More

Amazon Fire TV users with Comcast subscriptions get access to HBO Go, Showtime Anytime

Comcast Xfinity TV customers who subscribe to HBO or Showtime can now access HBO Go and Showtime Anytime on Amazon’s Fire… Read More

Twilio establishes $50 million fund to support cutting-edge messaging apps

Twilio announced a new $50 million fund on Wednesday to support developers creating applications with its cloud-based communications software. The… Read More

Spotify adds podcasts and video streaming, partners with MTV, ESPN, Disney and others

Spotify has streamed more than 25 billion hours of music, but now it’s expanding beyond songs with new podcast and video… Read More

Study shows 70% of people use their smartphone while driving

As our smartphones allow us to do more than just email and text, we’re becoming more distracted while driving. That’s one finding from… Read More

PATH and Mountain Safety Research unveil water treatment device, a unique Seattle collaboration

A new portable device, unveiled this morning by two Seattle mainstays, promises to help people in developing nations create safe drinking water… Read More

iSpot lands $22M to help big brands measure if TV ads are working

Nielsen may be the top name in TV measurement — an industry juggernaut for 92 years with annual revenues of… Read More

Code Fellows offers $250K in coding scholarships for minorities, women and veterans

Seattle-based coding bootcamp Code Fellows has launched a quarter-million dollar scholarship fund for minorities, women and veterans, covering more than half the… Read More

Here are the top 25 best cities to find a job, according to Glassdoor

If you want a job that you like and pay reasonable living costs, move to Raleigh. At least, that’s what… Read More

Researchers from Google, University of Washington use public photos to create awesome timelapses

That random photo you took on your last vacation might actually be of use for a cool new project from… Read More

Texting at the playground: New study shows how much time parents spend buried in smartphones

Have you ever felt guilty for glancing at your phone to tweet, text or email something while your child hangs from… Read More

Starbucks partners with Spotify on music subscriptions, expanding rewards program

Starbucks is partnering with streaming music service Spotify to put a new spin on music in its stores. The coffee chain… Read More

Peach expands beyond Seattle, brings lunch delivery to San Diego

Peach is expanding. The Seattle-based lunch delivery service is now operating in San Diego, Xconomy reports. This is the first expansion outside of… Read More

CenturyLink expands gigabit internet service to more businesses in Washington

Businesses in the Tacoma area now have access to CenturyLink’s gigabit Internet service. The company announced today that an additional… Read More

Google funds new lendable WiFi hotspot devices for Seattle Public Library

As a way to help expand access to broadband Internet, Seattle Public Library branches will now offer lendable mobile hotspots thanks to… Read More

How Salesforce innovates: Cloud company is a ‘super early adopter’

Salesforce is one of the dominant players in the emerging cloud market, and the San Francisco-based company’s profile has been… Read More

Carl Icahn invests $100M in Uber rival Lyft as part of a $150M round

Well-known activist shareholder and billionaire investor Carl Icahn today announced a $100 million investment in Lyft, part of a new $150… Read More

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