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Get moving, get healthy: ALLtech, EveryMove and GeekWire partner on fitness program

The holidays are just around the corner, which means the sweet treats and libations could quickly add some pounds around… Read More

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh invests in Honk, an on-demand towing startup

AAA has some new smartphone-enabled competition. A Los Angeles-based startup called Honk launched today, promising to bring 24/7 nationwide roadside… Read More

Power-up with your latte? Starbucks installs wireless charging at 200 San Francisco stores

Starbucks customers now have a new way to power smartphones while sipping lattes. The company rolled out wireless charging… Read More

Let it code! Disney’s ‘Frozen’ teams with Code.org to inspire young programmers

There are a lot of coding tutorials out there. But only one that will have kids belting out “Let it… Read More

NSA reform dies in the Senate, despite tech company lobbying

Despite lobbying efforts by tech titans, the U.S. Senate has halted the progress of the USA Freedom Act in a… Read More

Scared Sitless: 3 strategies for proper ergonomics with laptops, tablets and smartphones

Editor’s Note: This guest post was adapted exclusively for GeekWire from “Scared Sitless: The Office Fitness Book,” a new book by… Read More

WeMail raises $1M to make email happen at the speed of IM

WeMail, a Mercer Island-based startup, has raised $1 million in funding to change the way people use email on their… Read More

Espresso meets e-commerce: La Marzocco starts selling high-end home machines online

Espresso fans know the La Marzocco name from the high-end espresso machines in some of the world’s top coffee houses. Based in Florence, Italy, the… Read More

EFF to lead web encryption efforts with offer of free SSL certificates

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has teamed up with Akamai, Cisco, Identrust, Mozilla and a team at the University of Michigan to… Read More

GeekWire partners with UP Global, providing special coverage from Startup Week events across the U.S.

On the road again. I can’t wait to get on the road again. — Willie Nelson GeekWire is getting ready… Read More

Bob Marley’s family launches global marijuana brand, with help from a Seattle company

Throughout the past century, there are few people that publicly supported the legalization of marijuana more than the late Bob… Read More

Uber exec wanted to dig up dirt, expose journalist after critical column

Buzzfeed today published a report about an Uber executive who wanted to spend $1 million to dig up dirt on a journalist… Read More

Cisco and Box team up, unveil ‘Project Squared’ collaboration suite

Cisco and Box have teamed up to take on enterprise collaboration with a new service they call “Project Squared.” It’s… Read More

Snapchat teams with Square for mobile payment service Snapcash

Snapchat released an update to its popular ephemeral messaging app today that enables “Snapcash,” a new service that allows friends… Read More

World’s greatest movie theater? Paul Allen’s Cinerama gets a massive, high-tech upgrade

Seattle’s Cinerama movie theater, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, will reopen this week after an immense upgrade that includes… Read More

Bill Gates invests in Seattle fund that accelerates Indian startups

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has invested in the Unitus Seed Fund, a venture capital fund designed to help entrepreneurs in India get new ventures… Read More

Cray lands $80M contract from Saudi university

Cray announced today that it has been awarded an $80 million contract to provide Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of… Read More

Juno Therapeutics files for IPO, a year after founding, seeking $150M for cancer breakthroughs

Juno Therapeutics, a heavily funded biotech company with a novel approach to fighting cancer, filed plans for an initial public… Read More

Uber to announce partnership with Spotify on Monday

Uber and Spotify are set to announce a partnership that will let Uber riders access and listen to their Spotify… Read More

Study: Game and app developers helped generate $36.3B of revenue in Washington last year

To say that the interactive media industry has an impact on the Washington economy would be an understatement. According to a new… Read More

Tech dealmaking reaches heights not seen since dot-com boom days

Amazon is buying Twitch. Redfin is gobbling up Walk Score. Zillow is acquiring Trulia. SAP is purchasing Concur. And, just… Read More

Seattle city council member wants Internet access at homeless camps

Kshama Sawant, the former software engineer who was elected to the Seattle city council as a socialist candidate, is pressing… Read More

Paul Allen is sending 8,000 smartphones to West Africa for the Ebola fight

If you’re not busy on Saturday and want to lend a helping hand to the Ebola fight, Paul Allen needs… Read More

‘Seattle in Progress’ app maps the city’s future, using permit filings and design proposals

What if you could use a map to see into the future? That’s the idea behind “Seattle In Progress,” a new… Read More

Google explains DoubleClick outage, says it will take steps to avoid future incidents

Google this morning sent a message to publishers who use its DoubleClick service to serve ads, explaining the reasons for… Read More

U.S. Marshal Service using fake cell towers on airplanes to pinpoint fugitives

The U.S. Marshal service is using specially-equipped airplanes to pick up information about the location of Americans’ cell phones, according… Read More

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian returns after CEO resigns over office space dispute

Alexis Ohanian is coming back to Reddit. The Reddit co-founder announced today that he is returning to the company he helped… Read More

INRIX signs multi-million dollar deal with Samsung to put traffic info on Gear, Note devices

INRIX, the Kirkland-based provider of traffic data tools, has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Samsung to put its software inside… Read More

News Brief

Steve and Connie Ballmer give $50M to University of Oregon

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie Ballmer, have given $50 million to the University of Oregon, Connie… Read More

Ossia raising another $24M for wireless charging technology

Ossia, a Redmond-based startup developing wireless charging technology, is raising $24 million. The six-year-old company confirmed today that it has already… Read More