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Melinda Gates commits $1B to ‘expanding women’s power and influence in the United States’

Melinda Gates, whose book this year documented the systemic and societal challenges that continue to face women around the world,… Read More

As its revenue dips, Zulily unveils price comparison feature to compete with Amazon and Walmart

Brands such as Amazon and Walmart might come to mind for customers trying to find low prices online. Now Zulily… Read More

‘Leafly Cannabis Guide’ uses data and design to help people better understand marijuana effects

Leafly, the Seattle-based cannabis information resource, is aiming to do more to help people understand the effects of marijuana. The… Read More

Google expands Seattle-area footprint with huge office purchase at new Kirkland Urban development

Google is continuing its big growth across the Seattle region. The tech giant confirmed that it completed its purchase of… Read More

Lawsuit over Cuban resorts accuses Expedia of illegally trafficking in property seized in Castro revolution

Travel giant Expedia Group is accused of “trafficking in confiscated property,” in a new lawsuit with ties to the Cuban… Read More

Jamie Dimon on Haven healthcare venture: ‘We’ve hired 50 really smart people to start analyzing and attacking problems’

It started with three guys around a table lamenting a shared problem. Interview: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on AI,… Read More

eBay CEO Devin Wenig steps down

Devin Wenig is stepping down as CEO of eBay, the company announced Wednesday. Wenig has led the company since 2015… Read More

T-Mobile CEO John Legere the ‘perfect guy’ to lead WeWork through its troubles, Yale professor says

With WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann resigning amid controversy over his leadership, talk has already turned to a long-term replacement. One… Read More

Facebook to acquire CTRL-labs; ‘neural interface’ startup raised cash from Amazon, Vulcan, others

Facebook will acquire CTRL-labs, a New York-based startup that is reimagining how the human brain can connect with machines. CNBC… Read More

IBM sues Zillow, accuses the real estate giant of building key features using Big Blue’s tech

IBM filed a lawsuit against Zillow this week, accusing the real estate giant of piggybacking off its patented technology to… Read More

Widespread climate walkouts expected at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and other tech companies

Climate change will take center stage in the technology industry today as thousands of employees at some of the world’s… Read More

Big Tech’s FTC enforcer Rohit Chopra joins the GeekWire Summit lineup

In the year and change that Rohit Chopra has served on the Federal Trade Commission, he’s quickly emerged as one… Read More

Toyota Group subsidiary creates new joint venture with high performance metal maker Modumetal

Seattle-based high performance metals maker Modumetal today announced a new joint venture with Nagoya, Japan-based Toyota Tsusho America, a subsidiary… Read More

Don’t want to be a doctor? Tech takes 14 of 25 spots on Glassdoor’s list of highest paying jobs

The only way you would maybe be upset about the money you make at your tech job is if you… Read More

Vancouver startup Trulioo raises $52M for identity verification tech

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Trulioo has raised $52 million to fuel the growth of its identification technology service. The 8-year-old company… Read More

Seattle gaming mainstays raise cash for new mobile studio Starform

The co-founders of the Seattle mobile gaming company Z2, which was acquired by Candy Crush-maker King four years ago, have… Read More

LinkedIn to offer ‘verified skill badges’ through new standardized testing feature

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is adding new standardized tests to let users prove how skilled they are in a variety of areas.… Read More

WeWork says it expects to complete IPO by end of year amid reports of delays

WeWork’s IPO process has hit another bump in the road, as the co-working giant is reportedly set to delay the… Read More

Microsoft outpaces Amazon in Hired’s ‘Brand Health Report’ on where tech talent wants to work

Microsoft’s brand reputation is looking pretty healthy when it comes to what tech workers regard as desirable places to work.… Read More

Pebblebee releases new and improved Finder tracking device with rechargeable battery

Attention, users of the Finder tracking device made by Bellevue, Wash.-based Pebblebee: If you’ve ever complained about a dead battery… Read More

Expedia makes peace with United Airlines in latest deal to cement travel giant’s role in online booking

What happens to Expedia if airlines and hotels opt to go it alone? The online travel giant has been facing… Read More

Seattle cannabis company Wikileaf set to go public in Canada via alternative method to IPO

Wikileaf, a Seattle-based online cannabis directory, is going public next week. However, it is eschewing the traditional IPO in favor… Read More

Seattle startup gets in the mix with StudioMaster, a music-matching algorithm that’s in tune with tech

Surely, in our digital lives, we have evolved beyond the print classifieds or flyer-at-the-coffee-shop method of finding a drummer for… Read More

Seattle-based OLEO, maker of CBD-infused drink mixer, raises $1.5M

OLEO, the Seattle-based makers of CBD-infused mixers for beverages, has raised $1.5 million in a recent funding round and has… Read More

CryptoKitties maker Dapper Labs raises $11M to build a blockchain for gaming and entertainment

Dapper Labs raised $11 million to continue branching out from the product that made it famous: the popular CryptoKitties digital… Read More

Slack gets a Dark Mode on desktop

Slack is adding Dark Mode to its desktop apps, doubling down on the feature that has become a major trend… Read More

Would you ditch your smartphone for Teracube? Tech vets offer sustainable, affordable alternative

Just two days after yet another Apple event promoting another new iPhone, a small tech company in Redmond, Wash., called… Read More

How internet lingo is changing the English language — and why it matters in the workplace

Canadian linguist Gretchen McCulloch is interested in how people laugh on the internet. Take the abbreviation “lol.” While it started… Read More

WeWork’s top investor reportedly wants to shelve co-working giant’s IPO

WeWork’s bid to go public is reportedly in jeopardy as the company’s top investor, SoftBank Vision Fund, is pushing for… Read More

Reports of personal or business ties between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein ‘simply not true,’ rep says

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has become the latest big name to play an unwitting role in the Jeffrey Epstein saga,… Read More