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Equity initiative formed by Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Scott lands $10M more in funding

The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge announced $10 million in new funding Tuesday, bringing the total grant package to $40 million.… Read More

Howard Schultz and more than 100 CEOs urge Congress to save small businesses with relief bill

As negotiations to reach a deal on a coronavirus aid package stall and restart in Washington, D.C., more than 100… Read More

T-Mobile CEO: ‘We are continuing to drag the industry along kicking and screaming’

T-Mobile hit a new milestone this weekend as it turned thousands of Sprint retail stores magenta, unifying the company’s brand… Read More

Redfin CEO says strength of housing market ‘almost feels eerie’ amid economic and health crisis

It’s been a crazy year for Redfin, to say the least. The Seattle real estate company laid off 7% of… Read More

Florida teen arrested as mastermind behind Twitter ‘Bit-Con’ that targeted Gates, Bezos and others

A Florida teenager faces 30 felony charges related to a July 15 scam in which he hacked into the Twitter… Read More

Expedia revenue sinks 82% amid ‘worst quarter the travel industry has seen in modern history’

The pandemic crushed Expedia Group’s business during the second quarter as the travel giant saw revenue sink 82% year-over-year to… Read More

Real estate giant Redfin beats Q2 estimates with $214M in revenue; CEO says ‘we’re inside a tornado’

Seattle-based real estate company Redfin topped Wall Street estimates for its second quarter earnings, reporting $214 million in revenue, up… Read More

Shares of RFID company Impinj drop as Q2 losses swell due to impact from COVID-19

Impinj missed analyst expectations for its second quarter earnings report as its stock dipped more than 14% on Thursday. The… Read More

Starbucks mobile orders make up record 22% of transactions as Q3 sales sink 40% due to COVID-19

More people than ever are buying Starbucks food and drink with their phone. The Seattle coffee giant said Tuesday that… Read More

Court dismisses rapper Master P’s lawsuit against Seattle marijuana investment firm Privateer

A feud between rapper Master P and Privateer Holdings is over. Percy Miller, also known as Master P, filed a… Read More

MacKenzie Bezos — now MacKenzie Scott — lists organizations receiving some of her vast wealth

MacKenzie Bezos, former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, listed 116 non-profit organizations that will receive funding as part of… Read More

Giant tech event CES will shift online in 2021 due to pandemic concerns

CES is the latest primetime tech event to move online due to the global pandemic. The Consumer Technology Association announced… Read More

SAP plans to spin out Qualtrics with an IPO, two years after acquiring software company for $8B

SAP announced Sunday that it will spin out its Qualtrics unit with an IPO, less than two years after acquiring… Read More

Seattle-area tech exec charged with COVID-relief fraud for allegedly seeking $5.5M in PPP loans

Mukund Mohan, a Seattle-area tech executive who spent time at Amazon and Microsoft, has been charged by federal prosecutors with… Read More

Redfin data shows more homeowners looking to move out of Seattle and San Francisco

A combination of record-low mortgage rates, remote work policies, and other factors are driving homeowners in cities such as Seattle… Read More

Highlights from Bill Gates’ CBS interview on return to school, COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies, more

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates addressed various coronavirus-related topics in a 30-minute interview with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell that aired Wednesday.… Read More

Seattle schools leader recommends remote-only classes when school resumes in September

The superintendent for Seattle Public Schools Wednesday announced that she supported continuing entirely remote instruction when school resumes in September.… Read More

Microsoft jabs at Slack for lagging in video conferencing in response to EU antitrust complaint

Is Microsoft returning to its bad old ways, or just competing more effectively against upstarts like Slack? Those are the… Read More

Mariners owner and wireless industry vet John Stanton on T-Mobile/Sprint, future of retail, more

John Stanton’s birthday is coming up soon. And he’s not too thrilled about it. “I turn 65 at the end… Read More

Washington state COVID-19 cases and testing hit new peak; scientists call it an ‘explosive situation’

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Washington state rose 71% over the past week, reaching a new weekly high… Read More

Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw files IPO for new Seattle-area ‘blank check’ tech company Holicity

Craig McCaw, the low-key and mysterious billionaire known for his pioneering work in the telecom industry, is heading up a… Read More

Book excerpt: Why brands must deliver compelling visual content or risk losing their audience

[Editor’s note: Amy Balliett is founder and CEO of Seattle-based creative content agency Killer Visual Strategies. This excerpt is from… Read More

Rep. DelBene forms medical technology caucus in Congress

Rep. Suzan DelBene — a Washington Democrat representing a region renowned for its biotech sector — formed a new medical… Read More

Has COVID-19 changed sports forever? UW, WSU athletic directors and Sounders owner look ahead

The future of sports, just like many industries across the world, is up in the air as COVID-19 continues spreading… Read More

Seattle still No. 1 in quality of labor pool in new ‘Tech Talent’ ranking of 50 leading markets

Seattle is once again the top market in North America for the quality of its tech labor pool, according to… Read More

Scener sees growth in social streaming as startup set to host virtual Comic-Con screenings

Scener, the RealNetworks spinoff that lets people connect and interact virtually while watching their favorite streaming content, is expanding its… Read More

T-Mobile rolls out ‘Scam Shield,’ offering proxy line and other tools to fight scammers and robocalls

T-Mobile on Thursday unveiled a new suite of tools designed to protect customers from scammers and robocalls. Dubbed “Scam Shield,”… Read More

Hackers take over Twitter accounts of Gates, Musk, Biden, Obama, Apple and others in crypto scam

Hackers gained access to the Twitter accounts of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and many others Wednesday afternoon in… Read More

Melinda Gates spotlights COVID-19’s disproportionate harm to women

Melinda Gates, an advocate for women’s rights internationally, wrote an article published online Wednesday in Foreign Affairs magazine about the… Read More

First look: Space Needle spends $1M on UV gates and other tech in ambitious reopening plan

The bar for reopening businesses and attractions to the public during the coronavirus pandemic has been set — and it’s… Read More