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Car2go for bicycles: Seattle’s new bike-sharing program uses smartphone app

If Seattle’s love for Car2go is any indication, the city’s new bike-sharing program should have no trouble attracting users. Pronto!… Read More

Rhapsody makes first outside investment, leads Series B in electronic music startup

Seattle-based Rhapsody International today announced its first outside investment ever, pouring money into an electronic dance music (EDM) company. Rhapsody International,… Read More

Washington police urge citizens to use Trackmole for stolen tech items

A group of Washington police chiefs are urging citizens to sign up for a free service that helps people locate stolen… Read More

Tableau posts 86 percent increase in Q1 revenues, net loss rises to $5.6 million

Tableau Software added more than 1,800 new customer accounts during the first quarter, momentum that helped propel the maker of… Read More

Yosemite bans drones from national park, says they ‘impact the wilderness experience’

Those who like using drones to capture video from a birds-eye view should stay away from the Yosemite National Park. That’s… Read More

Atari ET games unearthed; Farewell to Farecast; and other top stories of the month

We’ve been hard at work here at the GeekWire offices over the past few weeks, prepping for the big GeekWire… Read More

Uber will pay $500 to Lyft drivers who start working for its company

Uber’s latest marketing ploy: Leave Lyft, come work for us, and we’ll give you $500. The San Francisco-based transportation company is… Read More

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer chats with Concur CEO Steve Singh: ‘This company will dominate’

Even though Concur beat expectations with its Q1 financials, shares of the Bellevue-based travel expense company dipped on Wednesday by more… Read More

Donuts continues Internet land grab, launching .fail, .toys, .WTF and other domains

Want to register tech.expert? It could be available for purchase on May 7. Donuts, the Bellevue-based domain name registrar, is… Read More

Outerwall profits up as Redbox sees 200M rentals in Q1

Bellevue-based Outerwall today posted its first quarter earnings and saw revenues increase by 4.7 percent to $600 million. Outerwall, the… Read More

Expedia posts 19% gain in revenues, cash hoard grows

Shares of Expedia rose Thursday after the Bellevue online travel giant posted a solid first quarter, reporting adjusted net income… Read More

Blue Nile misses quarterly revenue projections, profits in line as stock falls

Blue Nile, the Seattle-based online retailer that specializes in selling luxury goods, announced today that it brought in $103.7 million in… Read More

Meet your Bitcoin ATM: Digital currency craze hits Seattle, with help from startup vets

Seattleites have a new and easy way to buy and sell Bitcoin. The city’s first-ever Bitcoin ATM went live today at the… Read More

Helping companies rent out extra office space, Pivotdesk expands to 23 cities

If you have extra office space and want to make a little dough, PivotDesk might be worth checking out. The Boulder,… Read More

Twitter CEO: People know what Twitter is, we just need to convince them to use it

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo doesn’t think the company has a problem introducing people to its platform. Instead, he said Tuesday… Read More

Concur beats expectations with revenue of $169M, sees strong traction as shares jump

Concur, whose software helps businesses better track travel and entertainment expenses, reported strong earnings today that beat Wall Street analysts… Read More

Cray announces $70M deal with Department of Energy research center

Supercomputer maker Cray announced today that it has signed a contract worth $70 million to provide a next-generation Cray XC… Read More

Twitter beats expectations with $250M in revenue, but user numbers disappoint

Twitter announced today that it brought in $250 million in revenue during the first quarter of 2014, up more than… Read More

‘SmartQuit’ smoking cessation app lands $250k grant, exclusive Fred Hutch license

A smartphone app called “SmartQuit,” proven in clinical studies to help people stop smoking, will be brought to market after landing… Read More

Fast-growing Avalara buys Zytax line, helping businesses process fuel excise taxes

Avalara is expanding again through an acquisition, announcing today that it has acquired the Zytax line of energy-related tax automation products.… Read More

Paul Allen calls Donald Sterling’s remarks ‘abhorrent and not acceptable’

Microsoft co-founder and Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen issued a statement today regarding Donald Sterling’s alleged racist remarks, calling… Read More

Yahoo producing two comedies, jumping into original TV content

Yahoo announced today that it will be launching a pair of new original comedies next year through its Yahoo Screen… Read More

Zillow, Glympse win Webby Awards for tech achievements

A few Seattle startups were honored for their tech innovations at the 18th annual Webby Awards, an Oscars-style bash for Internet innovation,… Read More

Protestors attack Uber vehicles in Seattle, vow to take down a ‘disgusting tech company’

Uber is already battling the Seattle City Council over laws and regulations allowing the operation of its business. Now, though, it… Read More

Education startup General Assembly picks Seattle for latest outpost

General Assembly is coming to Seattle. The New York-based education company — which hosts online and in-person courses on topics… Read More

Boeing wants to transport passengers to airport gates with driverless buggies

Google isn’t the only corporate giant coming up with ideas for robots that can take us from point A to… Read More

Nate Silver’s advice to young journalists: Learn to code now

Nate Silver has two tips for young up-and-coming journalists: Work your ass off and learn how to code. Silver, the… Read More

Hulu Plus “Remote Control” brings Chromecast-style features to Xbox One, PS4

Hulu Plus subscribers are getting a little bit more control over their streaming experience on game consoles with a new… Read More

Alaska Airlines’ $2.5M gift will fund Aerospace Education Center at Museum of Flight

Alaska Airlines will fund a new Aerospace Education Center at Seattle’s Museum of Flight with a gift of $2.5 million,… Read More

Major expansion: Lyft debuts in 24 cities today, lowers price nationwide by 10%

Lyft is expanding in a big way. The app-based transportation startup today launched its service in 24 cities at once,… Read More