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Lessons in artificial intelligence from Nest, Audi and a cockerel

The most important thing to get right about AI is what you are trying to optimize. For all the hype… Read More

Funko stock returns to pre-IPO price in rebound from rocky start as a public company

Shares in Funko — the Everett, Wash. maker of Pop! figurines — hit an important milestone Friday, continuing a rebound… Read More

More details leak about Microsoft’s ‘new and disruptive’ dual-screen Surface device

Microsoft’s long-rumored, dual-screen Surface device will fold up small enough to fit in a pocket, according to an internal document… Read More

Coinme installs 50th Bitcoin ATM, moves into new office, expands cryptocurrency advisory services

Coinme is pushing forward on its mission to give consumers access to cryptocurrency. The startup just installed its 50th cryptocurrency… Read More

How can U.S. improve its immigration policy? We asked immigrant entrepreneurs and tech leaders

Seattle-area entrepreneur Mina Yoo has been in the United States since 1991, receiving a dual Ph.D. in sociology and business… Read More

Venmo launches debit card with the ability to split purchases with friends

Venmo is jumping into the physical world of banking by offering its own Mastercard-branded debit card. PayPal-owned Venmo unveiled the… Read More

Biotech company Omeros and former exec battling in court over non-compete deal and bonuses

Omeros, one of Seattle’s biggest biotech companies, is in the midst of a contentious legal battle with its former chief… Read More

University of Washington lecturer’s essay on ‘Why Women Don’t Code’ stirs controversy

A University of Washington lecturer is sparking new debate with an essay claiming that the technology industry is about as… Read More

As Starbucks shares and sales slump, coffee giant revamps rewards program and invests in tech

Starbucks just had one of its worst days on Wall Street in the past several years, as shares dipped nearly… Read More

Avalara stock soars following Supreme Court e-commerce sales tax decision

Avalara looks to be a prime beneficiary of Thursday’s historic U.S. Supreme Court decision on e-commerce sales tax collection, as… Read More

Intel roiled by CEO Brian Krzanich’s resignation in latest challenge for big chipmaker

Intel this morning announced the resignation of CEO Brian Krzanich after the discovery of what the company called “a past… Read More

Sick of San Francisco? Seattle tops NYC as favorite expansion market for Bay Area tech companies

When tech companies from the San Francisco area look to grow outside their backyard, Seattle is the most common landing… Read More

Seattle Symphony to create new performance space for 360-degree shared virtual experiences

Announcing what it’s calling “the only known space of its kind,” Seattle Symphony is detailing plans for a new venue… Read More

Instagram announces IGTV, a new standalone app for watching long-form vertical video

So much for all that effort I make to get people to turn their phones to landscape position when shooting… Read More

Why tech companies should think twice about doing business with Donald Trump

COMMENTARY: The election of Donald Trump, the biggest own goal in U.S. history, has forced many Americans to re-evaluate the… Read More

Amazon expands StitchFix competitor Prime Wardrobe to all customers

Amazon’s try-before-you-buy clothing service is now available to anyone. Prime Wardrobe was previously offered to Amazon Prime customers in the… Read More

Tech dominates Glassdoor’s top CEO rankings with strong showings by DocuSign, LinkedIn and Salesforce leaders

The technology industry makes another strong showing among the 100 top CEOs of 2018 in the new Employees’ Choice Awards from… Read More

Starbucks’ recipe for global coffee domination: ‘Time lapse’ speed in some places, ‘slow motion’ in others

Starbucks has more than 28,000 stores around the world, and increasingly each one looks and operates different than the last.… Read More

Hotel smart speaker startup Roxy enables custom wake words and enhanced security in new alliance with voice tech company

Roxy, a Seattle startup that is led by former Amazon and Microsoft employees and makes a smart speaker focused on… Read More

Washington Post employees call out owner Jeff Bezos over paper’s pay and benefits in open letter

More than 400 employees from the Washington Post have signed an open letter to owner Jeff Bezos, calling out the… Read More

PipelineDeals cuts staff in ‘hard choice’ to keep up growth trajectory

Seattle startup PipelineDeals is cutting staff, as the sales management software maker looks to maintain its growth trajectory. In response… Read More

Without more women, tech is facing a serious problem. Here’s how men can be part of the solution

As tactile social beings, we know instinctively there is safety in numbers. By adulthood, this concept has been reinforced by… Read More

Orange crush: Avalara’s colorful culture helps sales tax company go public after 14 years

Update: Shares of Avalara were up 87 percent on the first day of trading, at $44.94. There was an orange… Read More

Avalara goes public, rings opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, stock rises 87%

Follow-up: Orange crush: Avalara’s colorful culture helps sales tax company go public after 14 years Original story: Shares of Avalara spiked… Read More

Sales tax automation company Avalara raises $180M in IPO, prices shares at $24, above expected range

UPDATE: Avalara shares began trading at $35 on Friday morning, a 46 percent spike over its offering price of $24. More details… Read More

Not getting the message? Police north of Seattle write 60 distracted-driving tickets in 3 hours

Drivers in at least one community north of Seattle don’t appear to be getting the message that being behind the… Read More

Knock raises another $2M for real estate-focused CRM and communications software

Knock has raised more cash to grow its real estate CRM and communications platform. The Seattle startup just brought in… Read More

Avalara ups IPO target to $198M on stock price of $21 to $23 as it prepares to go public

Avalara plans to raise up to $198 million when it goes public, according to an updated filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More

Tableau acquires MIT AI spinoff Empirical Systems, opens new R&D center in Boston area

Tableau Software has acquired Empirical Systems, an eight-person artificial intelligence startup based in Cambridge, Mass., planning to integrate Empirical’s technology… Read More

Salesforce shows off tie-ins with Google Analytics, among new features coming to its Marketing Cloud

Salesforce has seen some of its strongest growth of late from its marketing services, and it plans to roll out… Read More