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Lyft starting to show riders when they’ve been rated 5 stars by drivers

Uber and Lyft have used a rating system since launch to improve overall service and weed out the bad apples. It’s… Read More

Bill Gates rallies his hometown of Seattle to take up the cause of global health

Bill Gates appeared at a special breakfast in his hometown of Seattle this morning, supporting a $100 million public fundraising… Read More

Airbnb testing new feature that optimizes rental rates for homeowners based on demand

There are a handful of new startups that have developed dynamic pricing models to help Airbnb hosts calculate the optimal… Read More

Boom, Bust and Bertha: A vision of Seattle’s future tech-pocalypse

So much has changed in the Seattle region in the past couple of years. New companies are moving in, construction… Read More

More than 200 Zappos employees take buyouts as company goes manager-less

Last month, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh said in a memo to employees that the company would be moving to a… Read More

The secret to makerspace success: Inside Idea Foundry’s ‘Montessori school for adults’

COLUMBUS, Ohio — This Midwestern city may just be the heart and soul of the maker movement. Its techies, artists,… Read More

Live Stream: GeekWire Awards 2015, honoring the best in Northwest tech

The big night is here. The GeekWire Awards — the Oscars of the Northwest tech scene — begin at 7 p.m.,… Read More

Tableau nears 2,200 employees as IPO anniversary approaches

Seattle-based data visualization software provider Tableau has seen massive revenue growth, and the company reported today that its headcount is… Read More

Uber reportedly wants to buy Nokia’s HERE maps business for $3 billion

Uber wants to buy Nokia’s HERE mapping and location business. The New York Times reported Thursday that the ride-hailing service submitted… Read More

Domain name operator Rightside posts 13% revenue gain, swings to profit

Rightside, the domain name operator that spun off from Demand Media last year, today reported double digit revenue growth and… Read More

Filing: Investors loan Rhapsody $10M as losses deepen at pioneering music service

Rhapsody, the Seattle-based streaming music service, has received new loans totaling $10 million from RealNetworks and another of its investors,… Read More

Tableau Software grows Q1 revenue by 75%, beats Wall Street expectations, shares up 8% after hours

Tableau Software had a blockbuster first quarter of 2015, growing its revenue by 75 percent year-over-year to $130.1 million. That… Read More

The problem with pivots

COLUMBUS, Ohio —Every entrepreneur knows about pivots. If your business fails, it needs to fail fast and then pivot in… Read More

T-Mobile and BlackBerry bury the hatchet, will sell Classic smartphone

T-Mobile has buried the hatchet with BlackBerry after a feud between the two companies that lasted more than a year.… Read More

How this bioplastics startup founder raised capital without giving up equity

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Keith Masavage has spent nearly his entire career working for startups. For the past 35 years, he’s helped… Read More

NanoString Technologies misses estimates as losses deepen

NanoString Technologies, a Seattle-based biotech company focused on developing cancer treatments, faced deepening losses this quarter as the company missed… Read More

After Zulily reports disappointing earnings, one analyst worries the ‘lily is wilting’

The day after Zulily reported disappointing first-quarter results and slashed its outlook for the year, investment banks are questioning whether the Seattle e-commerce company can… Read More

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RealNetworks misses Q1 revenue estimates, touts RealPlayer Cloud growth

RealNetworks posted its first quarter earnings results on Thursday, noting $30.6 million in revenue over the past three months, which missed analyst… Read More

Video: SpaceX succeeds with first Dragon abort test, says humans would have survived

SpaceX said its abort test on Wednesday would have kept humans safe. For the first time, the Elon Musk-led company tested an eject… Read More

Hey, restaurants: These sites are sending your customers to OrderAhead without your knowledge

Research by GeekWire has uncovered thousands of restaurant sites that link online customers to the OrderAhead food ordering and delivery… Read More

Exclusive: Thousands of rogue restaurant websites diverting customers to OrderAhead deliveries

Thousands of websites linked to the OrderAhead food delivery service are posing falsely as authorized restaurant websites — diverting traffic from official… Read More

Comcast will pay you $20 if a technician shows up late as part of a customer service overhaul

As part of a new multi-year plan to “reinvent the customer experience,” Comcast will pay you $20 if a technician shows up late… Read More

A powerhouse on the football field, but not in the startup ranks: Ohio State looks to play catch up in commercialization

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s hard to travel in the Buckeye state without seeing the scarlet and gray of The Ohio… Read More

Seattle’s Adaptive Biotechnologies raises whopping $195 million venture round

In the largest venture capital round in Washington state so far this year, Adaptive Biotechnologies has scored $195 million in… Read More

Connected home on a budget: This device makes your existing home appliances ‘smart’

Hook wants to help you connect your existing home appliances to the Internet without breaking the bank. The new startup,… Read More

How skipping a private equity deal made it easier for this startup to deal with a crisis

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Think you’re having a tough week at your startup? Consider the plight of John Lowe, the CEO… Read More

Salesforce stock jumps on report that Microsoft is weighing a bid

Share of Salesforce.com rose as much as 4 percent in trading this afternoon after Bloomberg News reported that Microsoft is… Read More

The word on weed: Where pot investors see the biggest opportunities now

Breathalyzers. Vaporizers. Delivery services. Real estate market exchanges. Safety and product review systems. As marijuana laws undergo serious change in the U.S., new pot-related… Read More

Nine terrible reasons to become a startup entrepreneur

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As a startup veteran, Tanisha Robinson likes to meet aspiring entrepreneurs over coffee or drinks. Her advice… Read More

Xfinity’s new X1 remote follows Amazon’s approach to voice controls

Comcast launched a new remote for its Xfinity X1 cable box today, with a dedicated voice button and an embedded… Read More

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