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Armed with $3.4B in new capital, Robinhood says it will open offices in Seattle and NYC

Robinhood will open new offices in Seattle and New York City after raising $3.4 billion in fresh capital following a… Read More

RealNetworks posts $8.2M quarterly profit, boosted by Napster sale, stock jumps 16% on results

RealNetworks stock rose more than 15% in after-hours trading after the company posted a $8.2 million profit on $17.6 million… Read More

Tax automation company Avalara posts $144.8M in Q4 revenue as e-commerce surge spurs growth

Avalara cruised past expectations for its fourth quarter earnings, reporting $144.8 million in revenue, up 35% year-over-year, and non-GAAP earnings… Read More

Impinj shares soar 11% after RFID maker tops expectations for Q4 with $36.4M in revenue

Impinj shares were up more than 11% in after-hours trading following the Seattle-based company’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings report. The… Read More

Zillow Group will pay $500M to acquire home touring tech company ShowingTime

Zillow Group said it will pay $500 million to acquire ShowingTime, a Chicago-based real estate company that sells software to… Read More

Zillow Group tops Q4 estimates with $789M in revenue as housing boom drives record traffic

Seattle-based Zillow Group beat analyst estimates for its fourth quarter earnings, reporting $789 million in revenue and non-GAAP earnings per… Read More

Analysis: Washington state’s response to data breach affecting 1.4M people is stunningly callous

Not our fault. And good luck, you’re on your own. These are essentially two main messages from Washington state government… Read More

SPAC led by Seattle investor Erik Anderson inks $2.7B deal with fuel cell startup Hyzon Motors

Rochester, N.Y.-based fuel cell startup Hyzon Motors is set to go public in a SPAC deal that values the company… Read More

How digital networks and data help promote board diversity and bust the ‘pipeline problem’ myth

In the last year, protests against racial inequality and the uneven effects of the coronavirus pandemic have thrust the lack… Read More

T-Mobile adds another 1.7M customers and beats estimates for Q4 earnings with $20.6B in revenue

T-Mobile beat expectations for its fourth quarter earnings report, posting revenue of $20.3 billion and earnings per share of $0.60.… Read More

No-meat news: Impossible drops retail prices and Rebellyous rolls out new plant-based products

If you’re looking for the right time to introduce more meatless options into your diet, two food technology companies took… Read More

Tech tycoon buys SpaceX flight to orbit, sets aside seats for sweepstakes winner (and a fellow techie)

A billionaire CEO who also happens to be a trained jet pilot is buying a days-long flight to orbit aboard… Read More

Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington state residents who filed unemployment claims in 2020

The Office of the Washington State Auditor is investigating a security incident which has compromised the personal information of more… Read More

Robotic process automation tech startup UiPath raises $750M at $35B valuation

UiPath is raising more cash. The New York-based company just announced a $750 million Series F round that pushes its… Read More

Book Excerpt: Why trust, not data, has become the most important asset in the modern economy

[Editor’s Note: Stein Broeder, a marketing executive at Microsoft, explores the components and value of trust in the new book, “The Business of… Read More

Seattle-based MicaSense, makers of sensor equipment for drones, acquired for $23M

MicaSense, the Seattle-based makers of sensor equipment for drones used by the agriculture industry, has been acquired by Wichita, Kan.-based… Read More

4 ways tech leaders can become agents of change and help the industry reach gender equality

When Gavriella Schuster entered the tech industry back in 1991, 36% of the computing workforce was made up of women.… Read More

Qualtrics raises $1.55 billion in IPO, spinning out from SAP with plans to continue Seattle growth

A little more than two years ago, days before Qualtrics was set to go public, SAP swooped in with a… Read More

Research finds new hires having trouble connecting with teammates and values during remote work

Remote work can be challenging enough for the workers who are already established at a particular company. Onboarding new employees,… Read More

Snow-ridden Ohio plays off Seattle’s rainy weather in clever ad campaign to attract jobs

Hey, Seattle: The Buckeye state is coming for your jobs. JobsOhio, the economic development agency of the midwestern state, is… Read More

Bill Gates calls for ‘mega testing’ and global disease alert system to prevent the next pandemic

Bill and Melinda Gates express ongoing concern about the current pandemic in their annual letter, while also looking ahead to… Read More

F5 Networks posts 10% revenue increase, completes $500M Volterra acquisition

F5 Networks, the Seattle-based application security and delivery company, posted revenue of $626 million for the December quarter, up 10%,… Read More

Starbucks COO and Amazon board member Roz Brewer will be new Walgreens CEO

Starbucks COO Roz Brewer will be the new CEO of drugstore giant Walgreens, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Brewer… Read More

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation giving $1.4M in COVID-19 relief aimed at underserved communities

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is giving an additional $1.4 million in relief funds to aid underserved populations across Washington state… Read More

Photos: Inside Amazon’s pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at its Seattle headquarters

During normal times, the Amazon Meeting Center is bustling with Amazon workers and others attending various tech-related events. Amid a… Read More

Gates Foundation gives millions to help persuade ultra-wealthy donors to give more of their billions

In a time of global pandemic, economic crisis and rising unemployment, the Gates Foundation’s most surprising philanthropic target is a… Read More

Bill Gates ready to tackle toughest challenges with President Biden after ‘troubling time in America’

Editor’s note: Post updated with comments from Melinda Gates Ever the optimist, Bill Gates said he sees promise in the… Read More

MagniX moves electric aircraft engine production to new 40K square-foot headquarters north of Seattle

MagniX, the electric aircraft engine builder, has moved into a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing building in an industrial park just north of… Read More

Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures raises another $1B for investing in climate innovation

Breakthrough Energy Ventures — an initiative to help the planet reach zero carbon emissions through innovation — has raised its… Read More

Expedia’s Vrbo hit with backlash for not following Airbnb’s lead and canceling D.C. reservations

Update: This story has been updated with new details from Expedia. See below. Vrbo, the vacation rental platform run by… Read More