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Shut up and listen: T-Mobile’s John Legere shares leadership tips after GeekWire readers crown him CEO of the Year

T-Mobile CEO John Legere capped off a crazy couple weeks that included the announcement of the long-anticipated merger with Sprint by taking… Read More

Seattle’s landmark Uber unionization law dealt a blow by appeals court, continuing legal saga

The legal battle over the city of Seattle’s landmark law that lets drivers for services like Uber and Lyft unionize will… Read More

Fast-growing sales tax automation company Avalara files for $150 million IPO

Avalara is looking to bring its beach motif and signature orange to the New York Stock Exchange. The Seattle company,… Read More

Hands on with the newest Microsoft HoloLens apps that transformed me into a top-notch engineer and space planner

The alarm sounds. A wall of heavy machines begins to rattle, as something has clearly gone wrong. Playing the role… Read More

B.S. in AI: Carnegie Mellon launches first-of-its-kind undergraduate degree, as talent wars escalate

Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, already named the country’s top computer science graduate program for artificial intelligence, doubled down… Read More

TLDR: Tensions rise as Seattle considers tax on big business, Glassdoor to be acquired for $1.2B, SniffSpot connects dog owners with play spaces

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

As Glassdoor sells for $1.2B, co-founder Rich Barton shares advice: ‘Give power to the people’

There’s a common thread between Expedia, Zillow, and Glassdoor. That would be Rich Barton, the Seattle-based entrepreneur who helped start… Read More

SAP data management startup Winshuttle acquired by Symphony Technology Group

Winshuttle, a Bothell, Wash.-based startup that helps customers manage and automate their data in SAP environments, has been acquired by… Read More

Glassdoor to be acquired for $1.2 billion by Japan-based HR giant Recruit Holdings

Job review site Glassdoor has agreed to be acquired for $1.2 billion by Japanese HR giant Recruit Holdings Co. The… Read More

In first move since Amazon acquisition, Ring launches Neighbors app to help users fight crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRna48aO6gg&feature=youtu.be Ring, the smart-home security company that was acquired by Amazon a month ago, is harnessing the power of its… Read More

Bill Gates calls Apple ‘an amazing company’ and says he would short Bitcoin if he could

Warren Buffett has admitted to being “out of touch” when it comes to why he doesn’t use an iPhone… Read More

RFID chip maker Impinj reports $25M in revenue, CEO says ‘turning point’ for business now occurring

Impinj, the Seattle company whose RFID products are used to identify and locate a multitude of products, from medical supplies… Read More

Zillow Group posts $299M in Q1 revenue, creates reporting segment for new home-buying business

Zillow Group will create a new financial reporting segment to reflect its new business of buying and selling homes. The… Read More

Microsoft improves Azure Cosmos DB on its birthday, and opens its Kubernetes service to all

Microsoft plans to introduce several new features Monday that bolster its Azure cloud computing service, including a key new feature… Read More

Nestle to pay Starbucks $7.15B for rights to its packaged coffee and tea business, in ‘historic deal’ for giant coffee brands

Starbucks just confirmed a previously rumored deal to license its consumer packaged goods business to Nestle, but at a much… Read More

One year with the Chevrolet Bolt EV: Takeaways from my immersion into all-electric driving

Just over a year ago, I finally realized my long-time dream to purchase an affordable all-electric car with over 200… Read More

Tinder not working out? Three Day Rule blends algorithms with matchmakers, expands to Seattle

A new dating service that blends algorithms with human matchmakers just launched in Seattle. Three Day Rule (TDR) expanded to… Read More

Police body cam maker Axon buys Vievu, ending competition between rivals

Axon has acquired Vievu, its main competitor in the police body cam industry. The deal brings together top U.S. police body… Read More

Q&A: Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam on 5G wireless, T-Mobile/Sprint, net neutrality and acquisitions

Verizon Communications held its annual shareholder meeting Thursday morning south of Seattle, in Renton, Wash. Why Renton? That’s one of… Read More

Twitter tells users to change passwords following internal glitch, but company claims no evidence of breach

Twitter is advising users to change their passwords after a bug “unmasked” credentials that were stored internally and disguised so… Read More

Identity solutions company Visualant changes name to Know Labs

News Brief: Visualant, a Seattle-based company that offers identity, authentication and diagnostic solutions, has changed its name to Know Labs. In addition… Read More

Gates Foundation commits $158M to new 4-year effort to reduce U.S. poverty

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $158 million over the next four years to fund research,… Read More

Tableau stock soars powered by ongoing switch to subscription products

Tableau Software’s migration to subscription offerings for its data visualization software continues to be ahead of schedule, as the company… Read More

MealPal takes on Uber, Amazon, Peach with new $6 lunch pickup service in Seattle

Venky Ganesan, an investment partner at top Silicon Valley firm Menlo Ventures, isn’t coy about his optimism for MealPal. “We… Read More

Steve Ballmer sells his Twitter stake, keeps his Microsoft shares, says he’s still bullish on both

Steve Ballmer has sold all of his shares in Twitter — but not because he doesn’t believe in the future… Read More

It’s complicated … Facebook adding dating profiles as it aims to regain user trust

Facebook is adding dating profiles and features to its platform, looking for another way to connect people and turn the… Read More

If the cloud isn’t for you, Dell EMC has new servers and hyperconverged infrastructure products for your data centers

Even as more and more companies decide that cloud computing is right for their needs, there are still many companies… Read More

OfferUp amps up marketplace battle with eBay and Craigslist, adds new U.S. shipping feature

OfferUp is upping the ante in its battle against eBay and Craigslist. The marketplace app today officially launched a new… Read More

Project Unicorn signs first companies to help schools handle the hairball of edtech data

The rise of education technology in schools has also expanded one of edtech’s biggest hairballs: exchanging school, teacher and student… Read More

TLDR: T-Mobile and Sprint to merge, Amazon’s new Vancouver office, Jeff Bezos’ lucky boots

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