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This American Life airing sequel to Intellectual Ventures investigation, promising new revelations

[Follow-up: This American Life: Intellectual Ventures got 90% of ongoing profits even after selling patent] Public radio’s This American Life this weekend… Read More

One week after I-5 bridge collapse, UW hosting student steel bridge competition

Maybe Washington governor Jay Inslee should drop by the University of Washington this weekend for some ideas on how to… Read More

Adorii ties knot with daily deal site MyWedDeal

Adorii hopes it has found its perfect mate. The Seattle startup, which offered daily deals to engaged couples on everything from… Read More

Tech Moves: Dave Parker joins UP Global; Jeff Seely named to Lighter Capital board; and more

Seattle entrepreneur Dave Parker has been named vice president of product at UP Global, the new entity that comprises Startup… Read More

News Council to webcast hearing on Seattle Times series, sparking debate over public vote

The Washington News Council will hold a hearing Saturday morning on a complaint against the Seattle Times by one of… Read More

Watch this unbelievable video of daredevils climbing up the Space Needle

When the ridiculous images of daredevils climbing up Seattle’s tallest landmarks started popping up last week, the doubters came out… Read More

With increased Dish offer on table, Clearwire delays vote on Sprint bid

Bellevue-based Clearwire is delaying its vote on Sprint’s takeover offer to give the company extra time to discuss Dish Network’s new… Read More

Nuance buys Tweddle Connect for $80M to improve voice recognition software in vehicles

Nuance Communications has acquired Tweddle Connect for $80 million cash, the company announced today. The acquisition will help Nuance, which… Read More

The state of education: Yes, we suck

Ten years ago, then Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss Alan Mulally declared in front of the Seattle Rotary Club that Washington… Read More

Dish boosts offer for Clearwire to $4.40 per share as bidding war with Sprint escalates ahead of Friday vote

The bidding war continues. Dish Network has boosted its offer for Bellevue-based Clearwire, just two days before shareholders were set to… Read More

Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures is now going after banks, sues PNC and First National Bank of Omaha

Intellectual Ventures, the patent holding company led by former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, is turning its attention to financial institutions.… Read More

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton: ‘Kill the squirrel’

If you’re a squirrel, make sure you stay well clear of Rich Barton. The founder of Expedia and Zillow on… Read More

Citizen journalist sues after NBCNews.com’s Newsvine unit fails to pay $183 in ad revenue

A Wisconsin woman has filed a lawsuit against NBCNews.com’s Newsvine unit, alleging that the company violated its terms-of-service agreement by… Read More

Paul Allen bankrolls documentary film that touts promise of nuclear power

Seattle billionaire Paul Allen has been showing some of his diversity in recent weeks, selling abstract art; procuring a rare… Read More

Placed Insights reveal how much Americans love fast food and McDonald’s

America sure loves its fast food. That’s the latest from the April rankings of Placed Insights, a platform that is essentially… Read More

Firm urges Clearwire investors to vote no on Sprint deal; board calls decision ‘superficial’

The ongoing saga of Clearwire has taken yet another turn as the independent shareholder firm Glass Lewis & Co. has… Read More

Calling all coders: How did you learn how to program?

Every programmer likely remembers how they learned to code. For guys like Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the magic began on… Read More

Seattle’s former chief geek: City needs a chief innovation officer

Crosscut is continuing their wonderful series by asking leaders in the Seattle community what they’d do if they were mayor. Today’s… Read More

VC returns improve for 10-year horizon, but you’d still be better off investing on Wall Street

There’s certainly been some good news in the venture business in recent weeks, with Yahoo announcing its $1.1 billion deal… Read More

Large shareholder claims Clearwire has ‘stacked the deck’ in favor of Sprint deal

Clearwire Chairman John Stanton is back again today urging shareholders to vote for Sprint’s $3.40 per share offer, a deal… Read More

Bill Gates: U.S. leaders should be more data-driven

Bill Gates has said repeatedly that he doesn’t have aspirations to hold public office, but he has some common-sense advice… Read More

It’s Geek Pride Day! Put on your smartglasses and laugh at your own jokes

Today is Geek Pride Day, that special time of year when geeks around the world — and the people who… Read More

Galleries HQ lets you browse fine art galleries with your iPad

There’s not a whole lot you can’t find on the Internet these days, and now Seattle entrepreneur and UW alumnus… Read More

INRIX reacts quickly to I-5 bridge collapse, says traffic delays minimal right now

One Seattle area tech company jumped into action shortly after a portion of Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Skagit River… Read More

Intellectual Ventures inks patent deal with Salesforce, its first cloud-computing pact

Intellectual Ventures today announced a patent licensing agreement with Salesforce.com —the Bellevue-based company’s first licensing customer in the area of cloud computing. The company… Read More

Melinda Gates ranks #3 on list of most powerful women

Move over Oprah. Melinda Gates is out to change the world, and she’s moving up the list of the most… Read More

Bridge span collapses over I-5 near Mount Vernon

Interstate 5 is snarled this evening after a bridge spanning the Skagit River near Mount Vernon collapsed. According to KING… Read More

FAA ban on electronic devices making us less productive in the air

Earlier this year, we wrote a post about flying with our gadgets and wondered if the takeoff and landing restrictions… Read More

Medical device maker Ekos acquired in $180M deal

Ekos, a Bothell medical device maker whose catheter-based ultrasound devices are used to break up blood clots in legs, has… Read More

Report: Zulily rival Totsy is going down the tubes

Did Totsy just tumble? That’s the word from PandoDaily, which reports that the money-losing New York-based flash sales site is… Read More