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Clearwire board changes tune, snubs Sprint and now favors Dish’s $4.40 per share offer

The Clearwire saga continues. And the latest development came Wednesday afternoon as Clearwire’s board of directors recommended that shareholders accept… Read More

Taking UberX in S.F. now cheaper than a cab

For San Francisco residents, getting a ride from Uber is now cheaper than hailing a cab. In a blog post,… Read More

More patent lawsuits: Intellectual Ventures sues Bank of America and BBVA Compass Bank

Continuing their campaign of suing banks, Intellectual Ventures has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Bank of America and BBVA Compass… Read More

NSA revelations damaging for American tech companies … especially in China

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their historic two-day summit last Friday and Saturday. Pre-summit briefings… Read More

TalentWise spins off from Naveen Jain’s Inome with $25M from mysterious backer

TalentWise has spun off from Naveen Jain’s Inome in a $25 million financing round led by an undisclosed Seattle area… Read More

Study: One-third of Americans now own tablets

A new report from the Pew Internet Project found that 33 percent of Americans now own a tablet, a number that… Read More

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Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer aims to alter gun laws

Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer is no stranger to politics, having previously led efforts to institute an income tax for… Read More

Mathletes: Students solve 375K algebra equations in 4 days with iOS app

Students across Washington did some serious algebra work this week — and I mean serious like 400,000 problems in four… Read More

Dwellable founder gets résumé from iPhone app developer who claims he created … Dwellable

Adam Doppelt is one of Seattle’s more accomplished entrepreneurs, having previously co-founded Urbanspoon before moving on to his latest startup,… Read More

Hey, lady hackers: $10K scholarship fund available for women-only bootcamp

For all the ladies interested in attending a Ruby on Rails bootcamp in Seattle next month but just can’t afford… Read More

Cybersecurity: What businesses can expect from U.S.-China talks, amid brewing NSA controversy

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet at a secluded estate in Southern California starting today… Read More

Business budding for marijuana startup as investors change attitude after legalization

With the former president of Mexico beside him high up in Seattle’s tallest skyscraper, Diego Pellicer founder Jamen Shivley announced to the… Read More

Pokki maker SweetLabs expanding in Seattle, keeping Windows Start menu alive

Who says the Windows Start Menu is dead? SweetLabs, a San Diego-based company whose Pokki app platform replicates the functionality… Read More

eBay partners with New York retailer to make window shopping a reality

Window shopping may not be such a cost-free endeavor in the future if some new technologies take off. According to… Read More

Pandora’s box: Internet radio service’s new HTML5 site targets TV via Xbox 360, PS3

Internet radio giant Pandora announced a move into the living room today with the launch of tv.pandora.com, which is designed… Read More

How this Wi-Fi system enables gesture recognition technology in your house

Much like Xbox’s Kinect, today’s gesture recognition technology often requires either an expensive camera or bulky hardware. But what if… Read More

This chart shows what’s royally messed up in the U.S. patent system

It’s been a huge week for patents — starting with This American Life’s follow-up on Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures and… Read More

Parallels opens Johannesburg office, partners with African cloud service providers

Parallels, a privately-held company based in Renton, Wash., today announced an expansion into South Africa to help African service providers… Read More

Never fight for parking again: INRIX rolls out new service to help Audi drivers find parking

You’ve probably faced the parking challenge in your city, circling several blocks as you prowl for that perfect spot or… Read More

Put down the paintbrush: Boeing paints 777 wings with robots

At Boeing’s Everett manufacturing plant, the sound of progress is a very high-pitched whirring noise. In order to keep up… Read More

Ben and Jerry’s needs your help making an ice cream flavor just for Seattle

If Seattle could have its own ice cream flavor, what would it be? Apples for Amazon? Marijuana Mocha? Seahawk Salmon?… Read More

Intellectual Ventures responds to This American Life, insists it doesn’t sue through shell companies

Intellectual Ventures, responding this afternoon to This American Life’s latest report on its patent dealings, denies that it uses shell companies… Read More

WTF has McGinn done? Pinballers’ site touts Seattle mayor’s accomplishments

You may recall the website whattheheckhasobamadonesofar.com (there’s also the R-rated version here) that was launched back in 2010 by Barack Obama… Read More

As political heat rises on patent hoarders, Intellectual Ventures sues more banks

For the second time in the past week, Bellevue-based Intellectual Ventures has utilized its arsenal of patents in legal actions… Read More

Watch out, Intellectual Ventures? President Obama says enough with patent shenanigans

Now, this could get rather interesting. President Barack Obama is expected to announce measures on Tuesday that could curb the… Read More

Marchex co-founder John Keister announces resignation

Marchex co-founder John Keister, who has served as the company’s chief operating officer and president over the years and most… Read More

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to Clearwire execs: Dish deal is not a ‘viable alternative’

Well, the rhetoric keeps rising as Sprint and Dish Network battle for Clearwire, the Bellevue-based provider of mobile broadband service.… Read More

This American Life: Intellectual Ventures got 90% of ongoing profits even after selling patent

Intellectual Ventures struck a deal to receive 90 percent of the ongoing profits from a patent that it sold to… Read More

Letter: Seattle Times objects to News Council’s ‘quasi-judicial spectacle’ and online vote

Update, June 4: The Seattle Times sent this note to the Washington News Council correcting a portion of its letter… Read More

This app uses Kinect technology to prevent you from running into things while texting

Good news for smartphone addicts who just can’t keep their eyes off the iPhone: There’s an app in development designed… Read More

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