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SpaceX is trimming back 10 percent of its workforce in strategic realignment

SpaceX says it’s reducing its workforce by about 10 percent as part of a strategic realignment to focus the California-based… Read More

Report: Amazon-owned Whole Foods eyes expansion into former Sears and Kmart locations

Amazon’s Whole Foods is reportedly considering taking over vacant stores left behind by spiraling department stores that struggled to keep… Read More

T-Mobile adds a record 2.4M subscribers in Q4 as it works toward merger with Sprint

T-Mobile posted 2.4 million net customer additions in the fourth quarter, a record for the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier. The… Read More

Bill Gates-backed Impossible Foods unveils ‘Impossible Burger 2.0,’ coming to grocery stores later this year

LAS VEGAS — CES is known for marking the debut of high tech devices and trends, but in a rare… Read More

Uber expands JUMP bike-share service to more Seattle neighborhoods

Uber is expanding its JUMP bike-share service to additional neighborhoods in Seattle, pledging to add 2,000 new bikes to its… Read More

High-tech hair care: Custom shampoo startup is the latest spinout from Pioneer Square Labs

Companies that spun out of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs over the past few years dabble in industries such as… Read More

Here are the winners and (mostly) losers of Seattle tech stocks in 2018

Whew! Stocks were all over the place in 2018. Things were going well in late summer, but by fall the… Read More

Blake Nordstrom, co-president of Seattle-based retail chain, dies at 58

Blake Nordstrom, one of the leaders of the Seattle-based Nordstrom retail chain, died on Wednesday in Seattle at the age… Read More

The questions Bill Gates asks himself every year, and how they’ve changed as he’s gotten older

Bill Gates’ year-end letter, published over the weekend, was full of thoughts about the world, from nuclear energy to privacy… Read More

I got my parents an Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas and here’s how they’re getting along with Alexa

I spend a lot of time talking to my parents about the shows they’re watching on TV or the films… Read More

New light shows will highlight New Year’s fireworks extravaganza at Seattle’s Space Needle

The roof of Seattle’s Space Needle is crawling with workers installing fireworks this weekend and lighting for the T-Mobile New… Read More

Hands-on with Bottomless coffee: Can the internet really keep refilling a caffeine addict’s endless cup?

In my home, we’d rather run out of toilet paper than fresh coffee. The former can be replaced by facial… Read More

Can tech investors forecast the future? How our panel’s 2018 predictions turned out

Venture capitalists are in the business of placing big bets on new technologies. That’s why it’s fun to get their… Read More

FCC launches investigation into CenturyLink following 911 outages

The Federal Communications Commision has initiated an investigation into a widespread CenturyLink outage that interrupted 911 service across the country Thursday… Read More

Widespread 911 outage hits Washington as emergency alerts sent to smartphones

A 911 outage affected agencies across Washington state on Thursday and continued into the early hours of Friday, as people… Read More

John Legere all but confirms T-Mobile TV’s launch will be delayed to 2019, and promises ‘real, live’ 5G

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is outlining how he sees 2019. It’s a vision of 5G, taking on cable and satellite… Read More

Online cosmetics retailer Julep lays off 102 employees as parent company files for bankruptcy

Seattle-based online cosmetics retailer Julep is laying off more than 100 employees after its parent company filed for bankruptcy last… Read More

Will rogue AI chatbots emerge in 2019? Here’s what to watch — and listen — for in the new year

“Hello, I’m John. Do you need any assistance today?” asks a pop-up window randomly as you browse a shopping site.… Read More

Bill Gates delivers another epic Secret Santa gift to lucky Reddit user, with help from Hank Green

Bill Gates is getting pretty good at this Secret Santa thing. The Microsoft co-founder delivered another epic box of gifts… Read More

Building a diverse workplace doesn’t stop at recruitment: 4 crucial steps to retain that talent

Inhospitable work cultures, isolation and lack of upward mobility. With the job market as strong as it is today in… Read More

Seattle and King County get text to 9-1-1 service, but officials still say call if you can

People in Seattle and the other cities or unincorporated areas of King County, Wash. now can text emergency responders for… Read More

Canada’s Corel acquires desktop virtualization company Parallels, financial terms not disclosed

Corel Corporation is acquiring privately held Parallels, best known for its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software. Ottawa-based Corel announced… Read More

T-Mobile reportedly delaying launch of planned TV service until 2019

T-Mobile, which had planned to launch T-Mobile TV this year, reportedly is delaying its debut until 2019. Bloomberg reports that… Read More

Body-camera maker Axon now lets employees bet their salaries on company growth

Axon, which makes body cameras and smart weapons, will now let its employees bet parts of their compensation on company… Read More

Redfin predicts big real estate cooldown, with tech hubs like Seattle and S.F. feeling it most

The last couple of years have been rough for home buyers — specifically on the West Coast, where an influx… Read More

Vulcan plans to test AI security system on Seattle plaza, capable of scanning passersby for threats

A technology company working with Vulcan Inc. is seeking to install and test an AI-powered scanning system outside the company’s… Read More

New Seattle private equity firm Pike Street Capital acquires US BioTek, its first acquisition

Pike Street Capital Partners, a new Seattle-based private equity firm, made its first acquisition today, swooping up Seattle-area medical testing… Read More

T-Mobile-Sprint mega-merger clears U.S. security hurdle, with more approvals to go

T-Mobile and Sprint got approval from U.S. national security organizations for their proposed merger as the deal continues to go… Read More

Latest game for Magic Leap AR headset gives a taste of device’s potential mass-market appeal

A pair of trees spring up from a coffee table. Gardens grow out of coffee cups and couch cushions. A… Read More

Hands-on with Magic Leap’s One Creator Edition headset, and a peek inside its secretive Seattle outpost

RELATED: Latest game for Magic Leap AR headset gives a taste of device’s potential mass-market appeal In its early days, Magic… Read More