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Zulily stock slumps 6 percent, falling near IPO price

Wall Street is turning its back on Zulily, the fast-growing Seattle online retailer. Shares of the company tumbled six percent… Read More

‘Uber for pot’ startups support Seattle police cracking down on illegal marijuana delivery services

Do a quick Craigslist search for “marijuana delivery” in Seattle and you’ll have a hard time not finding yourself some… Read More

Intellectual Ventures co-founder Peter Detkin stepping down as vice chairman

Intellectual Ventures co-founder Peter Detkin announced today that he will be stepping down as the company’s Vice Chairman on January… Read More

New Relic shares soar 45% in IPO debut

New Relic is off to a fast start as a public company. The San Francisco-based company that builds software and… Read More

The Theory of Everything: A beautiful rendition of two incredible lives

I can count on one hand the number of films that have brought me to tears since I first watched… Read More

How Uber’s Travis Kalanick is like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, according to investor Bill Gurley

Uber has been making headlines for challenging city officials in Portland, musing about investigating the private lives of journalists, and poaching executives from rival companies.… Read More

Ford updates Sync infotainment platform, kicks Microsoft to the curb

Ford has updated its Sync in-dash infotainment platform, and that’s bad news for Microsoft. The auto maker announced today that it… Read More

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CenturyLink expands high-speed gigabit Internet in Seattle to 20K homes

CenturyLink is rolling out its laser-quick Internet throughout Seattle. Announced back in August, CenturyLink’s gigabit service is now available to nearly 22,000… Read More

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SolutionsIQ buys Boston agile consulting firm

Redmond-based SolutionsIQ announced today that it has acquired BigVisible Solutions, creating what it calls “the largest and most experienced Agile… Read More

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Sidecar follows Uber and Lyft by adding $1 ‘RideSafe’ fee

Sidecar, the San Francisco-based on-demand transportation startup, will begin charging riders a $1 “RideSafe” fee starting on Thursday to cover costs… Read More

United Airlines will equip 23,000 flight attendants with iPhone 6 Plus

United Airlines will equip its more than 23,000 mainline flight attendants with Apple’s new iPhone 6 Plus smartphone starting in the second quarter of… Read More

EBay looking to trim thousands of jobs next year, report says

EBay is mulling a significant round of layoffs that could result in thousands of job losses early next year. Sources told… Read More

Car2go reaches 1M users; Seattle has highest U.S. membership base with 59K drivers

Car2go reached the 1 million member milestone on Wednesday. The transportation company now operates more than 12,000 vehicles in 60… Read More

Instagram is now bigger than Twitter, reaches 300M user mark

Instagram is now larger than Twitter. The social media giant announced on Wednesday that it passed the 300 million active… Read More

Tech giants fall out of Glassdoor’s ‘Best Places to Work’ list while F5 Networks, Zillow make the cut

Employees at tech companies aren’t as happy as they used to be — or maybe they’re just complaining more about… Read More

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Uber moves Portland lawsuit to federal court; company sued again in California

Uber’s request to move a lawsuit against the company filed by the City of Portland to federal court has been granted, reports The Oregonian.… Read More

Internal Memo: HBO CTO Otto Berkes explains his abrupt resignation

Otto Berkes, the Microsoft veteran who has worked as HBO’s chief technology officer for nearly four years, has resigned from… Read More

HBO’s Seattle office reportedly plagued by squabbles, will outsource new streaming service

HBO has decided to cancel in-house development of an upcoming streaming service that would allow viewers to watch the premium channel without a cable subscription. Instead,… Read More

Why is Portland embracing Airbnb, but suing Uber?

In many ways, Airbnb and Uber are quite similar. Both are fast-growing, San Francisco-based “sharing economy” startups that allow people to… Read More

On-demand chefs: Uber partners with Kitchensurfing, brings professional cooks to your door

If you’re trying to impress your friends this Friday evening, then Uber and Kitchensurfing have something worth checking out. Starting… Read More

Juno Therapeutics sets IPO range at $15 to $18 per share, looks to raise $166M

Fast-moving Juno Therapeutics is moving closer to becoming a publicly-traded company. The Seattle biotechnology company today updated is IPO filing… Read More

Yahoo to unveil new tools at first conference for mobile developers

In another move to shore up its image, Yahoo announced today that it will hold a conference for mobile app developers… Read More

Paul Allen

Paul Allen gives $100M to create new Allen Institute for Cell Science

Paul Allen is again dolling out a huge chunk of money to fuel scientific research. The Microsoft co-founder announced today… Read More

CenturyLink

CenturyLink buys DataGardens cloud disaster recovery company

CenturyLink announced today that it has acquired DataGardens, a company that offers services to help firms recover from problems that… Read More

After settling with Amazon, Hachette experiments with Twitter for book sales

Want to buy Amanda Palmer’s “The Art of Asking” as a gift this holiday season? It’ll be as easy as reading… Read More

Uber hiring engineering manager in Seattle, signaling plans for development center in city

Another fast-growing Silicon Valley tech company appears to be opening up an engineering office in Seattle. This time it’s Uber, the… Read More

A better way to cook: Startup’s kitchen appliance brings sous vide to the masses

Professional chefs and advanced home cooks have long extolled the benefits of sous vide cooking, using a water bath to evenly cook… Read More

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Uber banned in New Delhi after driver allegedly rapes female passenger

Transportation authorities in New Delhi, India, have banned Uber from its city after a driver alleged raped his female passenger. The… Read More

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Bill Gates Sr. resigning from Costco Wholesale board

Bill Gates Sr., the 89-year-old father of the Microsoft co-founder, has resigned voluntarily from his position on the Costco Wholesale… Read More

Portland officials launch sting operation against Uber, set to issue hefty fines to drivers

Uber vs. Portland is on. Portland transportation officials are set to issue penalties and fines to several Uber drivers after documenting… Read More

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