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The Secret’s out: Anonymous social app is shutting down and returning capital to investors

After a wild 16 months, the Silicon Valley-based company that allowed people to share information anonymously is closing down. Secret’s founder David… Read More

Microsoft Windows on the walls: How HoloLens will work at home

Microsoft gave a new demonstration of its HoloLens holographic headset at its Build conference in San Francisco today, showing how… Read More

Crowdsourced creative firm Zooppa raises $3.4M of Series B round

Zooppa, a Seattle-based company that crowdsources advertising creative through online contests, has raised $3.4 million in a new round of… Read More

Uber reportedly testing same-day delivery service for online merchants

Uber apparently has some serious plans for same-day delivery. TechCrunch reported Wednesday that Uber is preparing to launch a merchant program… Read More

Ignition-backed MTN to be acquired by Emerging Market Communications

MTN Communications, a provider of wireless communications technologies to the maritime industry, is being acquired by another company with expertise… Read More

Inside one of the world’s most advanced IMAX theaters, opening this week in Seattle

Seattle is now officially home to one of the world’s most advanced movie theaters. After four months of renovation, the… Read More

MultiCare offering app-based video doctor visits for $40 in Washington state

The doctor will see you now. Just hold your smartphone a little closer. MultiCare Health System has announced it will… Read More

Bootstrapper success story: Seattle startup Papertrail sells to SolarWinds for $41M in cash

Seattle-based Papertrail, a 5-person cloud-based log management startup, has been acquired by Austin, Texas-based SolarWinds for $41 million in cash.… Read More

UCLA student op-ed slams Nathan Myhrvold as commencement speaker

UCLA alumnus Nathan Myhrvold has just joined an elite group: graduation commencement speakers that have ignited controversy simply by being chosen… Read More

Twitter stock plummets 18% after disappointing earnings report leaks

It’s a bad day for Twitter. Selerity, a company that tracks real-time financial data, managed to get a hold of the… Read More

Nonprofit Seattle BioMed changes name to Center for Infectious Disease Research

The largest independent nonprofit in the U.S. focused solely on infectious disease research is changing its name to better align… Read More

PayPal brings ‘One Touch’ service to the web to speed check-out

PayPal is bringing a new service to the web that will let people make their purchases even faster. Called One Touch,… Read More

Dropbox launches new commenting feature for collaboration on shared files

Dropbox rolled out a new comments feature today that’s targeted at helping people collaborate using the online storage service. Now,… Read More

Avanade to acquire independent Microsoft Dynamics partner in Europe

Business technology services firm Avanade is increasing its global footprint. The Seattle-based company says it will acquire KCS.net, described as one… Read More

Uber expands food delivery service to NYC and Chicago, promises lunch ‘within minutes’

Uber is now delivering food in New York City and Chicago after testing a new service called UberEats in Los Angeles and Barcelona.… Read More

Instacart expands one-hour Petco delivery to 14 cities for those pet supply emergencies

Grocery delivery service Instacart is now a pet supply delivery service in Seattle, Portland, and a dozen other cities. Following… Read More

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T-Mobile boosts revenue 13% in Q1, adds 1.8 million customers but profits elusive

T-Mobile CEO John Legere continues to transform the wireless carrier, announcing today first quarter results that included a record-low churn rate… Read More

Ex-Microsoft manager raises $6M for cloud startup Icertis

Icertis, a Bellevue-based cloud startup led by former Microsoft manager Samir Bodas, has raised $6 million in venture funding from Greycroft… Read More

University of Washington develops app to detect signs of sleep apnea at home

Snoring can be annoying. Sleep apnea can be life threatening. And the University of Washington says it has developed an… Read More

Comcast entices potential cord-cutters with updated Internet-plus-HBO package

Comcast is updating its reasons to stay with Comcast, not just for the Internet, but for video as well. Tucked away… Read More

Welcome to Columbus: Startup pride emerges in the Buckeye state

Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, concluding… Read More

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Starbucks back in business: Internal report blames deleted database table, indicates outage was global

Good news, Starbucks fans: The coffee giant’s stores are open again. Bad news: The coffee isn’t free anymore. The Seattle-based coffee… Read More

Starbucks lost millions in sales because of a ‘system refresh’ computer problem

For Starbucks customers, Friday afternoon was like Christmas. For the company itself, not so much. The Seattle-based coffee giant suffered a… Read More

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Free coffee! Starbucks computers go down nationwide, baristas giving away free drinks

It’s free coffee Friday at Starbucks, apparently. The coffee giant suffered computer problems on Friday afternoon just after 4 p.m.… Read More

Deploying code The Netflix Way: Lessons from inside the streaming media giant

Mike McGarr is an engineering manager at Netflix, overseeing a team responsible for the tools that Netflix engineers use to… Read More

Apple Watch apps: Zulily, Amazon, Prism join Seattle-area parade

It seems companies can’t just watch when it’s Apple Watch launch day. Since our initial GeekWire round-up of Seattle-area Apple Watch apps, at least a… Read More

How to get Chipotle delivered in under one hour

If you’re craving Chipotle and want to avoid the giant lines — or are just feeling particularly lazy — there’s good… Read More

Comcast officially calls off merger with Time Warner Cable

Comcast is dropping its plans to merge with Time Warner Cable. In a brief statement released this morning, Comcast Chairman and… Read More

Uber to launch in Portland on Friday, gives drivers $20 to purchase first aid kits and phone mount

If you’re out and about in Portland on Friday afternoon and own a smartphone, you’ll have new transportation options at… Read More

‘Uber for pot’ startup Canary shuts down, merges with in-store weed pickup app

With new laws regulating the medical marijuana industry in Washington set to pass on Friday, pot entrepreneurs are re-thinking their… Read More

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