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Shares of Alder BioPharmaceuticals sink after Bristol-Myers Squibb deal falls apart

Shares of Alder BioPharmaceuticals continue to fall after the company received notice from partner Bristol-Myers Squibb Company after the giant drug company… Read More

Groupon just launched hourly deals, a fine-tuned relative of the daily deal

One of Groupon’s early goals was to help restaurants fill seats that would otherwise have gone empty, but that didn’t always… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft execs put $7M into Seattle fund that accelerates Indian startups

A group of Amazon and Microsoft executives, along with organizations like the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, have poured in… Read More

Concur shares soar amid reports of potential sale to SAP, Oracle

Shares of Concur are up nearly 16 percent in after-hours trading following a report from Bloomberg noting the company’s interest… Read More

MIT study: Services like UberPool, Lyft Line cut transit time, pollution

Last month, both Uber and Lyft announced that they were testing out ways for people to carpool with others who are riding… Read More

Welcome to the new GeekWire

Regular readers will notice something different about GeekWire as you browse the site today — especially if you’re reading on a… Read More

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Beacons at the museum: Pacific Science Center to roll out location-based Mixby app next month

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center has scheduled an Oct. 4 public launch for a new system that uses Bluetooth-enabled beacons and… Read More

Photos: Some of our favorite geeky gaming costumes from PAX

Hang around the Washington Convention Center this weekend and you might think it’s October 31. But it’s not Halloween — instead,… Read More

UberX drivers honk horns in downtown Seattle to protest low wages

Hear those horns in downtown Seattle? It’s the sound of angry UberX drivers fed up with the way they’re being… Read More

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T-Mobile’s next Uncarrier event coming September 10

T-Mobile’s “Un-carrier” train just keeps on rolling. The company sent out invitations to members of the press today inviting them… Read More

Educational microloan non-profit Vittana shutting down

Vittana, the Seattle non-profit that facilitates micro-loans to students in developing countries, is closing down. The organization sent an email to its… Read More

Here’s what it’s like to fly over Seattle in a Blue Angel supersonic jet

Not many people have experienced a flight in a Blue Angel. But thanks to a few well-placed hi-def cameras, now you can (sort… Read More

Sidecar CEO responds to Uber’s questionable recruiting tactics: ‘I can’t say I’m surprised’

The Verge story that published earlier this week and exposed Uber’s questionable recruiting tactics was a shock to many. After learning how Uber’s independent contractors… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Silicon Beach meets Seattle tech, Bellevue Tech Hive, and more

The (somewhat contentious) phrase “Silicon Beach” has surfaced to describe the few miles between Santa Monica and Venice that have emerged as the… Read More

Former eBay VP Peter Mansour named president of InfoSpace

Peter Mansour, who led eBay’s Bellevue operation and served as the company’s vice president of shipping and marketing technologies, has… Read More

T-Mobile shares rise after Deutsche Telekom expresses interest in sale

Shares of T-Mobile went up today after Bloomberg reported that Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company, is willing to negotiate a sale… Read More

UberX drivers quit working in Seattle to protest lower wages

Some UberX drivers in Seattle are no longer working for Uber as a way to protest how they’ve been treated… Read More

Chef pledges to better police open source community after engineer resigns following death threats

An engineer at Seattle-based Chef has resigned following hateful speech directed at him related to his work on the open… Read More

Fresh off IPO, pet health insurance company Trupanion posts 42% revenue gain

Trupanion, the Seattle pet health insurance company that completed a $73 million IPO last month, continues to add new customers… Read More

Twitter now lets anyone use its free analytics tool

If you’re wondering how many people — or how few — interacted with your most recent tweet, well, Twitter has… Read More

Nordstrom uses new Instagram-style service to draw sales

As a retail brand, Nordstrom holds a coveted position on Instagram. It has more than 530,000 followers who scan new… Read More

Bluetooth-enabled cooler breaks Kickstarter record for most-funded campaign

Most successful Kickstarter campaigns exceed funding goals by a couple hundred, or maybe even a thousand dollars. But what Ryan… Read More

Starbucks

Starbucks cancels thousands of Gold accounts over issues with birthday information

Loyal Starbucks customers are waking up to some frustrating news this morning. The Seattle coffee giant is canceling Gold Card reward… Read More

Dropbox Pro picks up new features, lower prices

Dropbox has updated its Dropbox Pro premium online storage product today in order to make large amounts of storage more… Read More

NanoString chief medical officer J. Wayne Cowens passes away at the age of 67

Dr. J. Wayne Cowens, the chief medical officer at Seattle-based NanoString Technologies, has died at the age of 67. “We… Read More

Forest products giant Weyerhaeuser moving to Seattle’s Pioneer Square tech hub

Weyerhaeuser, a 114-year-old forestry company based in Federal Way, Wash., is moving its workforce to the 200 Occidental building in Seattle’s… Read More

Poll: Will Uber’s questionable marketing tactics force you to choose Lyft, or a taxi?

The Verge has a fascinating story today that examines Uber’s questionable recruiting tactics that is part of an attempt to take down… Read More

Q&A: How technology can help police departments, and make officers more accountable

Our guests on the latest GeekWire radio show were Marcus Womack, general manager of Seattle-based Evidence.com, which provides devices and services for police… Read More

Another food delivery service: Uber brings lunch to your door with UberFRESH

In addition to the company’s popular transportation service, Uber has also been aggressively experimenting with other uses for its technology… Read More

Seattle’s new bike-share program sells 330 memberships in one day

Seattle’s new bike-sharing program is drawing some initial interest. Pronto! Emerald City Cycle Share told GeekWire that it has sold 330… Read More

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