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How to raise startup money: Focus on tapping ‘intellectual capital’ first

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

Confirmed: University of Washington president Michael Young leaving for Texas A&M

Updated with confirmation and official announcement. After a more than three years at the helm of the University of Washington, Michael Young is… Read More

Yahoo’s deal with Mozilla pulls searchers from Google, but Bing stays flat

Yahoo’s deal with Mozilla to become the default search provider for U.S. Firefox users has paid off. The company handled almost… Read More

Merger opponents launch ‘Don’t Comcast the Internet’ campaign

Three industry trade associations have launched a campaign to stimulate consumer opposition to the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger. The… Read More

Report: Amazon wants to buy some RadioShack stores, expand physical retail footprint

Amazon doesn’t have much of a physical retail footprint, but a potential deal with RadioShack could very well change that. Bloomberg… Read More

Google reportedly building a ride-hailing service to compete with Uber

Google is one of Uber’s biggest investors, but soon, it may also be a fierce competitor. Bloomberg’s Brad Stone reported on… Read More

Women-only, tuition-free coding school Ada Developers Academy spins out of Tech Alliance

Ada Developers Academy today announced that it will spin out of the Technology Alliance and become its own non-profit organization. The Seattle-based,… Read More

Energy expert weighs in on Toyota’s ambitious fuel cell hydrogen car plans

Toyota wants to change how we power our vehicles. Earlier this month at the big Consumer Electronics Show, the car-maker… Read More

Veteran biotech journalist Luke Timmerman launches subscription news site

Luke Timmerman, a respected biotechnology journalist known for his past work at The Seattle Times and Xconomy, today launched a new subscription-based biotech news… Read More

Kim Kardashian vs. farm animals: T-Mobile and Sprint CEOs trade public jabs over Super Bowl ads

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has joked that he wouldn’t want to get into a fight with Marcelo Claure, the 6-foot-6-inch Sprint CEO.… Read More

Amazon Echo adds voice controls for Spotify, iTunes and Pandora, plus new ‘Simon Says’ feature

Amazon just added a pair of new features to its Echo intelligent talking speaker, providing voice controls for three third-party music services, and… Read More

John Connors & EdRepublic at Startupday 2015

EdRepublic helps companies hire better developers, wins pitch contest at GeekWire Startup Day

It’s not easy for tech companies to lock down talented developers, but a new Seattle startup wants to help. A… Read More

Concur co-founder on $8.3B SAP acquisition: It was a ‘gut-wrenching’ decision

Back in September, Concur co-founders Mike Hilton and Raj Singh faced a difficult decision. They had stuck together for the… Read More

Mayor Ed Murray explains why Seattle is perfect for startups, entrepreneurs

Seattle is already a world-renowned technology and innovation hub. But Mayor Ed Murray wants more. Murray opened up GeekWire Startup… Read More

Zulily confirms closure of U.K. office, plans to service customers from U.S.

Zulily will be shutting down its U.K. office and moving its across-the-pond customers to its U.S.-based website. The Seattle-based flash… Read More

People like the idea of ‘smart guns,’ but feasibility and safety questions loom

The idea of “smart guns” — firearms with technology to prevent unauthorized users from operating a weapon — sounds promising on paper, particularly with… Read More

Bill Gates on the future of technology, his biggest regret, and Microsoft’s HoloLens

Bill Gates prefers sauce over rub on his BBQ. He thinks Microsoft’s HoloLens is amazing. And obviously, the Seattle native… Read More

Shares of Zulily continue to slump, online retailer considers closing U.K office

This is not how Zulily hoped to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The Seattle-based online retailer — founded five years ago… Read More

Here’s how to get puppies delivered to your office, courtesy of Uber

If your company needs a 15-minute distraction that may relieve some stress, Uber is delivering puppies today. That’s right —… Read More

Sony inks deal with Spotify to power ‘Playstation Music’

Sony today announced that it has signed a deal with Spotify to power a new streaming service called “PlayStation Music” that will… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup lawyers Joe Wallin and Mike Schneider jump to Carney Badley; Chef staffer joins DFJ as EIR; etc.

—Two of Seattle’s top startup lawyers are taking their talents to a new firm. Joe Wallin, a former partner at… Read More

Attention, photographers: This case gives your iPhone 6 DSLR-like qualities

Smartphone camera lens maker Moment launched another Kickstarter today for an iPhone case that helps you take better pictures more efficiently… Read More

Here are the best jobs of 2015, according to Glassdoor

The “best” job is certainly subjective. But based on a few general data points, Glassdoor just published its list of… Read More

Ossia lands strategic investment from Japanese carrier KDDI for wireless charging technology

Ossia is adding another established investor to its of group financial backers. The Redmond-based startup, which is developing wireless charging… Read More

Twitter launches group Direct Messages, expanding private chat features

Twitter users will be able to communicate privately with groups of people on the social network under a new feature announced… Read More

Alaska Air to rent new Windows tablets, phases out digEplayer

Alaska Airlines is taking flight with new Microsoft-powered tablets, part of a new in-flight entertainment experience that the airline is… Read More

Twitter exec Mike Gupta joins Zulily board

Twitter executive Mike Gupta, who serves as the senior vice president of strategic investments at the social networking giant, has… Read More

Drone crashes on White House grounds, causes lockdown

Drones have made their way to the White House. The Washington Post reported this morning that a small “quad copter”… Read More

Uber will cap surge pricing during New York blizzard

Those looking to get around New York during the big blizzard that is expected to drop 3 feet of snow… Read More

Uber gives up on its delivery service trial for the time being

Uber has decided to stay out of the grocery delivery market, at least for the time being. The company revealed… Read More