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Wave Broadband acquires another fiber-based Internet company, this time CPI

For the third time in the last 15 months, WaveDivision Holdings has acquired another fiber-based company. Kirkland-based WaveDivision, which operates Wave Broadband,… Read More

Beware Bitcoin, warns Washington state financial regulator

Watch out: Bitcoin is volatile, unregulated and you could lose it all! Yes, this warning might seem obvious to anyone… Read More

New Jersey to Tesla: No direct car sales for you!

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission approved a rule today that bars car manufacturers like Tesla from selling vehicles directly… Read More

Twitter tips: How to engage more people with your tweets

If you want ways to get more people re-tweeting your content, Twitter has some advice. The social media giant analyzed… Read More

Twitter is down, let the freak-out commence

Twitter has been down for the past 15 minutes or so. We’ve been unable to update our feeds from both… Read More

Uber investor Bill Gurley explains why surge pricing model is good for everyone

If you miss going to your Economics 101 class every other morning at college, well, Bill Gurley is here to… Read More

Taxi companies using their own smartphone apps in Seattle, but some are illegal

Amid all the hoopla in Seattle over the legality of app-based transportation companies like Lyft, Sidecar and UberX, many supporters… Read More

Seattle BioMed lands $9.8M grant to study HIV vaccine

Seattle BioMed has received a $9.8 million grant from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to fund the initial phases… Read More

Austin police to SXSW attendees: Don’t use Uber

The Austin Police Department is warning SXSW attendees that they may be inadvertently breaking the law by accepting an Uber… Read More

Rhapsody annual loss widens to $14M, revenue slips in tough year for music service

Music subscription service Rhapsody, the grizzled veteran in the ever-changing world of digital music, saw its revenue fall by more… Read More

CreativeLive interviews CEOs, founders from back of an Uber car at SXSW

CreativeLive is getting creative at SXSW with a little help from Uber. The Seattle-based online education startup, which raised $21.5… Read More

Education startup General Assembly lands $35M, tops 100,000 students

General Assembly has reeled in $35 million in fresh funding, money that the New York-based company will use to continue… Read More

FlightCar considering Seattle expansion: Rent your car from airport parking lots

Leaving your car in an airport parking lot can be a costly expenditure, but one startup founded by a couple… Read More

UberX, Sidecar and Lyft reveal how many drivers they have in Seattle

During last week’s City Council committee meeting in Seattle, several councilmembers voiced frustration over the fact that app-based transportation services… Read More

UberX ‘regularly exceeds’ 300 active drivers in Seattle — twice city’s planned cap

About 900 people currently drive for uberX in Seattle, and the number of active drivers “regularly exceeds” 300 at any… Read More

Washington state rep: ‘Artificially capping rideshares serves absolutely no public interest’

One Washington state politician thinks Seattle is making a mistake with its plan to place caps on app-based transportation startups, and plans to… Read More

Icahn’s reasons for eBay-PayPal spin-off still missing, yet ranting continues

Shareholder activist Carl Icahn continues a daily stream of threats aimed at eBay and PayPal, and yet has failed to… Read More

Uber luxury service temporarily available in Austin for SXSW, but rides will cost at least $55

Great news for those who want an easy way to get around Austin at SXSW for the next week: Uber… Read More

Paul Allen offers up $8M for artificial intelligence researchers to uncover ‘world-changing breakthroughs’

For the fourth year in a row, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is taking proposals from researchers interested in… Read More

For the first time, Getty Images launches tool to allow free embeds of stock photos

It can be hard to find good images on the web for free. While some people are happy to run… Read More

Seattle mayor says he supports a ‘reasonable, temporary cap’ on UberX, Lyft, Sidecar

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray does not like the idea of capping app-based transportation companies like UberX, Sidecar and Lyft. But… Read More

Keurig brewing up controversy over DRM-enabled coffee maker

Grab a cup of Joe and take a seat to hear the latest controversy in the coffee industry: Green Mountain Coffee… Read More

Sprint Chairman reportedly taking fight for a T-Mobile merger to the public

Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son is going to be taking his case for a merger between Sprint and T-Mobile to the… Read More

Overlooking Bitcoin hiccups: Overstock hits $1 million in sales from virtual currency

Overstock.com has sold more than $1 million in products to Bitcoin owners over the past two months despite the virtual… Read More

Hashtag aggregator Tagboard hires Jenni Hogan, acquires TVinteract app

Jenni Hogan hosts a radio show called “The Next Big Thing,” and now, the Seattle social media maven is moving… Read More

Early Amazon.com investor Nick Hanauer battles radio host Dori Monson over $15 minimum wage

Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer and local radio host Dori Monson couldn’t disagree more about a potential $15 minimum wage… Read More

Uber launches ‘Surge Drop’ to help riders avoid surge pricing

Want to hop in an Uber without paying surge pricing? It’ll be easier to find thanks to a new feature… Read More

Meetup’s massive outage creates chaos for tech hangouts: This is ‘ruining thousands of events’

It’s been a rough few days for Meetup. The popular event organizing site was hit with a massive Distributed Denial… Read More

Former President Bill Clinton at Microsoft SharePoint event: Technological change has set stage for a new global world

President Bill Clinton today keynoted the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas, thanking the roomful of Microsofties for their longstanding support… Read More

Kickstarter reaches $1B in pledges; more than $500M came in last 12 months

Crowdfunding website Kickstarter today announced that it has passed $1 billion in pledges since launching in April 2009, with more… Read More