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New research finds 95% of teens have access to a smartphone; 45% online ‘almost constantly’

Our kids are growing up behind the screens of their smartphones. What they’re looking at and how often is the… Read More

Melinda Gates says VC firms are ‘leaving money on the table’ by not investing in women-led businesses

Traditional venture capital firms are missing out on returns by overlooking women-led startups. That’s according to Melinda Gates, who spoke… Read More

Zillow’s Spencer Rascoff on tech’s naiveté toward evil, and how scandals are a wake-up moment

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff offered his take on tech’s troubles of late during an appearance at the Code… Read More

Porch adds augmented reality tech to home improvement marketplace with Streem partnership

Porch is using augmented reality technology to help homeowners connect with service professionals. The Seattle-based startup is partnering with Portland-based… Read More

Apple partners with Tune to share new data about why users reinstall apps

Knowing more information about how and why smartphone owners reinstall an app might be a bigger deal than most mobile… Read More

Vulcan Capital among investors in CTRL-Labs, a startup with a unique brain-computer interface

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital is among those raising an interested hand over a 3-year-old startup called CTRL-Labs, makers of a… Read More

Former Trump campaign manager tied to lobbying firm hired by T-Mobile ahead of Sprint merger

Corey Lewandowski, former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, is working with a lobbying firm hired by T-Mobile, according to… Read More

TableSafe raising more cash to expand reach of its restaurant payment devices

TableSafe is upping its most recent funding round as it continues to spread its restaurant payments device around the country… Read More

An inside look at Zillow’s first home purchase: How the real estate media giant will buy and sell houses

The house at 6630 S. Nash Way in Chandler, Ariz., looks at first glance like any other upscale home in… Read More

Kiss the sky: First visitors ‘float’ on Space Needle’s new glass benches 520 feet above Seattle

Ed and Yvonne Senior of Scotland just got married on Saturday, but the honeymooners were truly floating on Thursday during… Read More

Secretive startup Pattern Computer emerges from stealth, promising a ‘revolution in computing’

A mysterious startup helmed by well-known tech prognosticator Mark Anderson is coming out of hiding today, with a goal of… Read More

Celebs join NFL star Russell Wilson as he launches new video series about success on TraceMe

Russell Wilson already knows a lot about success. But he wants to learn more — and share those lessons with… Read More

New data: The most-used mobile payments app might surprise you

The most popular mobile payments platform is not built by Google, Apple, or Samsung. It’s actually Starbucks, according to new… Read More

Tired of phones at concerts? College student wins Amazon Catalyst grant for tiny headband camera

Dylan Rose was tired of seeing live music through the smartphone screens of fellow concertgoers. The 19-year-old University of Washington… Read More

Vicis inks contract with U.S. Army as high-tech helmet maker expands beyond football

Vicis is bringing its high-tech helmet technology from the playing field to the battlefield. The Seattle startup today announced a… Read More

Seattle among six test markets as Redbox launches 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray rentals

Redbox users in the Seattle area will get to experience a much crisper picture on some of the titles they… Read More

TLDR: Bill Gates’ summer reading list, Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines, ‘No Tax on Jobs’ campaign

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines to bolster ‘conversational AI’ efforts

Microsoft has acquired Semantic Machines, a “conversational AI” startup in Berkeley, Calif., to further its work in building machines that… Read More

Game Show Network hit with online gambling lawsuit in latest case targeting gaming companies

Game Show Network is facing an online gambling lawsuit, the latest in a flurry of such cases to pop up… Read More

After months under wraps, Space Needle begins big reveal of remodel and all that new glass

The temporary screen that was wrapping the Space Needle has been removed to reveal the first phase of the $100… Read More

Who’s moving where and for what jobs? Glassdoor study reveals top U.S. cities applicants are eyeing

Seattle is a leading destination when it comes to U.S. cities where people are most interested in moving for work,… Read More

Five years later, 86 percent of patients are cancer-free thanks to Nohla Therapeutics’ leukemia treatment

Just days after announcing $45 million in new funding, startup Nohla Therapeutics has released extended results from a study of dilanubicel — its… Read More

Zillow’s next $1B business? Online real estate giant makes risky bet buying and selling homes

“We sell ads, not houses,” Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff declared in a conference call with analysts three years ago.… Read More

Mpirica Health partners with services giant Aon to bring healthcare rankings to users around the globe

When you’re looking for a nice restaurant or a new car, the first thing you do is probably check independent… Read More

Judge dismisses class action lawsuit against Zillow’s Zestimate home value tool for second time

A federal judge in Illinois tossed a lawsuit against Zillow Group claiming that its controversial Zestimate tool represents an unfair… Read More

LinkedIn forms AI Academy to help its employees understand the trendy technology

LinkedIn is starting an artificial intelligence bootcamp for its employees, providing another example of how pervasive the technology has become… Read More

Clear some counter space, new PicoBrew appliance will make a variety of beverages beyond beer

There’s more to life than craft beer. That might be hard for some to swallow, especially in such a beer-crazy… Read More

Coinstar and Amazon to let customers deposit cash to Amazon accounts at coin-counting kiosks

Customers looking to add cash to their Amazon balance have a new option. Amazon today announced an integration with Coinstar,… Read More

Raspberry Pi Foundation picks Seattle’s Living Computers Museum + Labs as one of four US sites for ‘Picademy’

The value of Pi will be unusually high this summer at Living Computers: Museum + Labs in Seattle. The Raspberry… Read More

Munchery chops meal delivery service in Seattle, New York and L.A., cuts staff in what CEO dubs ‘hard decision’

Munchery appears to have made its last meal delivery in Seattle, and two other major cities. The online meal delivery… Read More