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Hack the Commute: Can app developers fix Seattle’s traffic problems?

Buildings can be razed and replaced. Single-family homes can become multi-story apartment complexes. As Seattle adapts to its status as… Read More

Federal judge threatens to fine Expedia $1,000 a day in bag fee lawsuit

Paying for bag fees has apparently struck a nerve with a federal judge, who has turned down Expedia’s request to dismiss a… Read More

Taxi-hailing app Flywheel offers $5 flat-rate rides in Seattle, 4 other cities

Flywheel wants to attract new users, and it’s giving out dirt-cheap rides as a way to do so. The company, which develops a… Read More

Sling TV adds A&E, History Channel, Lifetime and more to streaming offering

Sling TV added six new channels to its over-the-top streaming service today. People who subscribe to the $20 a month “Best… Read More

Ignition looking to raise $200 million venture capital fund

Ignition, the Bellevue venture capital firm led by former Microsoft executives Frank Artale and John Connors as well as Silicon… Read More

Intellectual Ventures scores partial win in Motorola Mobility patent case

A jury in Delaware has ruled today that devices made by Motorola Mobility violated a patent having to do with… Read More

Introducing GeekWire Deals: Our new online store for the best gear, gadgets, classes and software

We’re excited to introduce you to our newest project: GeekWire Deals, an online store featuring deals on some of the best technology… Read More

Chris Pirillo is bringing Gnomedex back in Seattle — but don’t call it a conference

Gnomedex is making a comeback. Chris Pirillo’s tech conference, which started back in 2001 and was on a recent hiatus, will… Read More

Sidecar brings its fast-growing delivery service to Seattle, partners with Eat24

The next time you have food delivered in Seattle, it could very well be a Sidecar driver showing up at your… Read More

Transit, disrupted: My cushy ride with a San Francisco bus startup

SAN FRANCISCO — This city is home to a plethora of startups vying to disrupt all manner of ordinary daily functions.… Read More

Cray lands deal to provide 5 petaflop supercomputer to Petroleum Geo-Services

Cray announced today that it will be providing Petroleum Geo-Services with a massive five-petaflop XC40 supercomputer and Sonexion 2000 storage… Read More

Parallels rebrands its fast-growing service provider business as ‘Odin’

Parallels is rebranding its service provider business as “Odin,” creating a new identity for a part of the company that is growing fast but… Read More

Seattle City Council eliminates cable TV franchise districts, aiming for more competition

The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously approved legislation that ditches a longstanding cable franchise district system — a decision that… Read More

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YouTube competitor Vessel courts new subscribers by waiving fees for a year

After months of closed pilots, Vessel, the video subscription service started by Former Hulu execs Jason Kilar and Richard Tom,… Read More

GoDaddy CEO helps produce ‘CODE,’ a documentary about the gender gap

The gap between men and women in tech is a touchy subject that’s been around for a bit. A new… Read More

Startup lands $11 million to help grocery stores turn food waste into organic fertilizer

Wiserg, a Redmond startup that’s looking to convert food waste into organic fertilizer, just picked up $11 million in fresh… Read More

Avvo now lets you share photos with lawyers to expedite legal advice process

Avvo, the Seattle-based lawyer directory and marketplace for legal advice, today debuted a new photo-sharing tool that helps its users receive… Read More

Twitter teams with Foursquare to add place names to tweets

Twitter and Foursquare have revealed a partnership today that will allow people to tag their exact location in a tweet.… Read More

Square Cash launches a low-cost payment alternative for small businesses

Square Cash is launching a new easy-to-use payments platform, targeting small businesses looking to replace cash and checks with debit cards.… Read More

This data shows how Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland entrepreneurs think differently

Seattle-based entrepreneurs demonstrate more stable emotions and are better at coming to an agreement. Entrepreneurs in the Bay Area, however, are more conscientious,… Read More

Fitbit adds support for tracking bike rides and using multiple devices

Fitbit released a pair of updates today designed to make its fitness trackers more appealing at a time when the company faces… Read More

Tinder founder Sean Rad explains why the dating app is so popular

Tinder is on a tear. Founded less than three years ago, the dating app has facilitated more than 6 billion matches between… Read More

UN Women backs out of partnership with Uber, two weeks after announcement

Uber’s partnership with UN Women didn’t last long. Earlier this month, Uber announced that it was teaming up with UN Women,… Read More

New videos and pictures let you explore the ocean floor like never before

Consider it the Google Street View of the ocean floor. This week, the U.S. Geological Survey posted thousands of images… Read More

Elon Musk: New Tesla software update will enable self-driving cars this summer

Tesla vehicles will be able to drive themselves this summer. Tesla founder Elon Musk announced on Thursday that a software update… Read More

Sales presentation software maker ClearSlide sets up outpost in Seattle

ClearSlide, a San Francisco-based company backed with $90 million in venture funding from Greylock Partners, Social + Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners… Read More

National board finds T-Mobile guilty of violating labor laws

An administrative law judge from the U.S. National Labor Relations Board ruled today that T-Mobile has to change some of… Read More

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Novinium acquires UtilX to bolster underground cable rejuvenation efforts

Novinum, an Auburn, Wash.-based company that repairs aging underground power cables, today announced that it has acquired UtilX, a Kent, Wash.-based… Read More

ESRB ratings will expand to mobile games and digital storefronts

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) will be expanding its rating services to mobile and digital storefronts. Currently, the ESRB rates… Read More

One month after closing Farmstr, Janelle Maiocco launches another local food startup

Just one month after pulling the plug on Farmstr, the two-year-old Seattle organic food marketplace that connected consumers with farmers,… Read More