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Gas station on wheels: Booster Fuels raises $56M to expand high-tech mobile fuel delivery service

Frank Mycroft and his co-founders started with a simple idea: People don’t like going to the gas station. A mobile… Read More

Even Bill Gates pronounces ‘Bezos’ wrong — here’s how to say the Amazon CEO’s name

During Facetime chats with my dad, who lives on the other side of the country, he often makes reference to… Read More

Slack makes its public debut at $38.50/share as valuation soars above $20B

Slack is off to a good start as a public company Thursday as shares of the chat-based collaboration app are… Read More

Nice raise: New report shows Seattle tech salaries average $138K, trailing only Bay Area

Tech salaries just keep going up in Seattle, with the average pay jumping from $125,000 in 2015 to $138,000 today.… Read More

Another co-working space to open in Seattle as CommonGrounds inks lease for 400-person office

Seattle’s co-working space footprint continues to grow. CommonGrounds has inked a 10-year lease at the 1100 Dexter Building in South… Read More

‘No Hard Feelings’: New book offers advice for using emotions effectively at work

While some employers might prefer it if we behaved more like robots, the authors of the new book No Hard… Read More

Dish could save T-Mobile-Sprint merger with reported $6B deal for spectrum and Boost Mobile

A potential $6 billion deal with Dish Network could pave the way for approval of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Bloomberg reported… Read More

Vacasa to acquire Seattle-based vacation rental company Sea to Sky Rentals

Vacasa today announced that it will acquire Sea to Sky Rentals, a Seattle-based vacation rental operator. Founded in 2003 by… Read More

Microsoft and Slalom help King County develop new app to make it easier to report noxious weeds

King County residents concerned about noxious weeds have a new gardening tool to turn to when it comes to eliminating… Read More

Sports Illustrated sells publishing rights to Seattle-based Maven, led by former Yahoo exec

Maven, a small Seattle-based publicly-traded digital media company, has purchased the rights to publish Sports Illustrated. The New York Post… Read More

Expedia settles Cuba travel allegations for $325k after informing U.S. government of violations

Expedia Group agreed to pay more than $325,000 to settle allegations that it assisted more than 2,200 people with Cuba-related… Read More

UW student virtual reality projects demonstrate empathy, education, entertainment use cases

What is it like to be homeless? How do you navigate around a crowded room in a wheelchair? Is teaching… Read More

Howard Schultz pauses presidential campaign as staff shrinks

Howard Schultz is putting his presidential campaign on hold, in the latest signal that the coffee mogul’s 2020 bid is… Read More

Smartsheet aims to raise $339M in new offering, one year after $150M IPO

Smartsheet wants more cash. The Bellevue, Wash.-based work collaboration software maker filed paperwork this week for new public offering of… Read More

Inside ‘Salesforce HQ2’: Tableau CEO says rapid growth will continue in Seattle after $15.7B deal

There are no Salesforce signs in the lobby. The top floor hasn’t been converted into an Ohana room. And believe… Read More

True story: Fake news generator created by neural network researchers aims to fight disinformation

In the battle for AI supremacy, the best defense is a good offense. That’s the philosophy behind Grover, a neural… Read More

Marc Benioff to skeptical investors: Salesforce’s $15.7B Tableau deal is a ‘spectacular combination’

Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff seemed determined to focus on the role that business leaders can play in addressing social challenges… Read More

T-Mobile-Sprint merger faces new hurdle as state attorneys general coalition file lawsuit

A new roadblock stands in the way of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger as a coalition of state attorneys general filed a… Read More

Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky on $15.7B acquisition by Salesforce: ‘The growth potential is enormous’

Since taking over as Tableau Software CEO nearly three years ago, former Amazon Web Services executive Adam Selipsky has shifted… Read More

Seattle will become Salesforce HQ2 via $15.7B Tableau deal, as Benioff gushes about talent pool

With its $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau Software, announced Monday morning, Salesforce isn’t just making a bet on a single… Read More

Salesforce to buy Tableau for $15.7B, betting on business data in deal for Seattle tech mainstay

Salesforce will buy Tableau Software for $15.7 billion in an all-stock deal announced Monday morning, doubling down on data visualization… Read More

As tech booms in Seattle area, cricket is on the rise among kids thanks to dads who grew up with sport

On a Saturday morning at the sprawling Perrigo Park in Redmond, Wash., kids and families were scattered across various athletic… Read More

Inclusive design and accessible tech in the spotlight at Univ. of Washington student showcase

An app that helps blind and deaf people find bus arrival information. An attachment to make kayaking easier for individuals… Read More

Software eats the tunnel: WSDOT will close SR 99 Friday night in Seattle to install a software update

Apparently it’s not a good idea to push the “Remind Me Tomorrow” button when prompted to install a software update… Read More

Univ. of Washington’s Husky Robotics is on a roll, as Mars rover offers students a big engineering project

A team from the University of Washington just returned from a competition on Mars. Or, Utah’s version of the Red… Read More

Connected chip maker Impinj files patent lawsuit against Dutch semiconductor giant NXP

Impinj is suing one of its top competitors, alleging that Dutch semi-conductor giant NXP copied patents and designs for the… Read More

DocuSign reaches 500K customers but stock tanks after Q1 earnings report

DocuSign stock is in free-fall despite the e-signature giant posting rapid revenue growth last quarter and reaching a customer milestone.… Read More

This secretive Seattle startup just raised $5M to infuse its tech into the CBD and cannabis craze

Howard Lee says he hasn’t smoked a joint in forever. But the longtime Seattle tech veteran is definitely riding high… Read More

Smartsheet reports $56.2M in Q1 revenue, reveals acquisition price for recent Seattle startup deal

Smartsheet continues to increase revenue but shares were down slightly in after-hours trading following its first quarter earnings report Wednesday.… Read More

Avalara looks to raise an additional $222M in new offering, one year after original IPO

Avalara is looking to raise more cash from the public market. The Seattle sales tax automation software company filed paperwork… Read More