These are the top universities graduating the most VC-backed entrepreneurs Every week during the college football season, the Associated Press comes out with an updated list of the top 25… Read More
T-Mobile will offer iPad Air and other tablets for zero-down, free data up to 200 MB/month T-Mobile US this morning confirmed that it will offer free data for tablets on its network up to 200 MB/month,… Read More
Highest paid CEOs: Mark Zuckerberg No.1; Tim Cook No. 5; Howard Schultz No. 8 CEOs are raking in the dough more than ever. That’s the findings from GMI Ratings’ 2013 CEO Pay Survey, which… Read More
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch will now work with reasonably-sized phones Samsung’s new smartwatch hasn’t exactly garnered rave reviews, and one of the criticisms of the device is that the only… Read More
Report: Seattle-area software engineer in Silk Road case was a federal informant Steven Lloyd Sadler, the Bellevue, Wash., software engineer who was charged earlier this month as one of the top drug… Read More
Seattle interactive design firm Blue Rooster raises $3M, taps Microsoft vet as VP Blue Rooster, an interactive design firm based in Seattle, has raised $3 million in a Series A round from PFU… Read More
WhatsApp has more monthly active users (350M) than Twitter WhatsApp might not be as widely known as Twitter, but it is definitely just as popular in terms of users.… Read More
Advice for success: Here’s Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s daily to-do list Jack Dorsey has done pretty well for himself, helping create social media giant Twitter and then founding the uber-popular mobile… Read More
Netflix posts $1.1B in revenue and tops 40 million subscribers: Stock soars as CEO Reed Hastings warns of ‘euphoria’ Online streaming titan Netflix has a lot to be happy about. This year, original shows that the company produced received… Read More
Tech columnist David Pogue leaves NYT for Yahoo, plans to launch new consumer tech site Yahoo has been on a serious acquisition hunt in recent months, gobbling up tons of startups in a series of… Read More
Pew: 35% of Americans have tablets, up 10% from last year The popularity of tablets continues to grow, according to the latest numbers from Pew. Pew’s research shows 35 percent of… Read More
Samsung’s secret: How the Galaxy Note conquered the ‘phablet’ market When Samsung launched the Galaxy Note, the smartphone-tablet hybrid — a.k.a. “phablet” — didn’t make sense to a lot of… Read More
Up close: Adidas ‘Smart Run’ smartwatch aims to keep pace with hard-core runners Adidas made waves in the tech world this week by unveiling its new smartwatch. But the announcement left some key… Read More
Rhapsody inks deal with Telefónica to expand Napster into Latin America Rhapsody subscribers, get ready to samba. Through a partnership with Latin American carrier Telefónica, Rhapsody will be extending the reach… Read More
Hail a legal taxi with your smartphone: Flywheel app arrives in Seattle There’s a new way to hail a taxi in Seattle and it doesn’t involve standing in the street and waving… Read More
Watch out, Nike: Adidas announces smartwatch for runners, starting at $399 SAN FRANCISCO – Another big shoe brand just joined Nike in the wearable technology race: Adidas. At today’s GigaOM Mobilize… Read More
Bsquare cuts 20% of staff, closes offices in China and Germany Bsquare is cutting 20 percent of its workforce and shutting offices in Munich, Germany and Beijing, China, moves that come… Read More
Yahoo hits 800M users, revenue exceeds expectations despite falling 5% For Yahoo, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that the company’s revenue continues to decline. The… Read More
Twitter’s losses reach $133.9M this year, up 89% from 2012 Yes, Twitter doubled its revenue in the third quarter of this year. But updates to the company’s S-1 filing today also… Read More
Twitter now employs 2,300, adds 300 in last three months Twitter made some amendments to its S-1 filing today, revealing that it will list shares on the New York Stock… Read More
Reddit co-founder wants to reach profitability with membership program, not ads Reddit, more than eight years after launching, is still not profitable. If and when the company does get out of… Read More
Business tax climate index: Washington 6th, Oregon 12th If paying fewer taxes is a huge concern for your business, Wyoming might be the place to be. That’s according… Read More
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian: ‘I’m cautiously optimistic about Bitcoin’ When thinking about what the next big technological advancement that takes the world by storm will be, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian… Read More
Nike’s new Fuelband SE adds new colors, sleep tracking The iPhone 5C isn’t the only new gadget available in an array of colors. Nike just unveiled its second-generation Nike+… Read More
Soon, you’ll be able to learn to code from Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg Ever wonder what it’s like for Bill Gates to teach you programming? Well, you’ll be able to get the answer… Read More
Grilled cheese meets Bitcoin: Why this food truck is embracing digital currency You may have noticed a yellow truck parked around Seattle recently, handing out tasty grilled cheese sandwiches and warm tomato… Read More
Paul Allen pitches in $3M to Oregon Shakespeare Festival Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has always had a love for Shakespeare, and now he’s giving away some money again to… Read More
‘Taste of the Future’: Whet your appetite for our new TV series with this sneak preview It’s time to pull up a chair and sit around the dinner table with a bunch of smart people for… Read More
Twitter jumps into personalized breaking news with @eventparrot Twitter has long been touting its capabilities as a breaking news service. When something big happens, odds are there’s someone… Read More
Nuance to buy Varolii to bolster automated customer support calls You’ve probably received the call or text from an airline, sports team or bank — an automated message informing you… Read More
