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It’s one of the biggest weeks in Seattle tech history: Here’s what you need to know

This week’s going to be a doozy in the Seattle tech scene. On tap are a trio of IPOs from… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: Vote for the newcomer that made the biggest splash

Seattle’s seen a lot of newcomers over the last few years. And now it’s time to celebrate a few of… Read More

Crowd Cow’s digital butcher case expands beyond beef to introduce sustainably raised pork products

Crowd Cow, the Seattle-based startup that set out to change the way people think about, order and consume beef, is… Read More

Valve acquires indie game studio Campo Santo, plans to move Firewatch maker to Seattle region

Valve Software, the Bellevue-based mega-developer behind the Steam online storefront, as well as Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, and Defense of… Read More

True shade: Ombraz raises $100K for its unique sunglasses — and commits to tree-planting efforts

Broken sunglasses or sunglasses that simply won’t stay on your face served as the motivation behind a product and Indiegogo… Read More

Howard Schultz-backed Gatheredtable’s software assets acquired by Medifast

Gatheredtable, a Seattle startup backed by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that aims to make meal planning less stressful, said its… Read More

Geeks Give Back Award 2018: Vote for the community-powered organization that’s making Seattle a better place

Technology promises to do great things for humanity, but many of its benefits are funneled toward a narrow, predominantly white,… Read More

Home improvement data startup Porch emerges from 2-year quiet period, rebounds to 450 people

Porch is back up to more than 450 people — approaching the number that the home improvement marketplace and renovation… Read More

For investors, the future of education technology is now the workplace

SAN DIEGO — After several years of waiting for the K-12 market to grow faster, and a couple of years… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: Which of these 5 fast-growing companies will become the Next Tech Titan?

One of five companies is about to join an exclusive club. Past winners of GeekWire’s Next Tech Titan award have… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates ranked 2nd in Fortune list of the World’s Greatest Leaders

In the process of giving away their massive fortune, Bill and Melinda Gates are looking to cure disease, improve education… Read More

Government data startup Socrata finds a buyer in Tyler Technologies

Socrata, an 11-year-old Seattle company that helps government agencies better utilize and display data, has been acquired in a deal… Read More

T-Mobile to spend $500M to bring 5G to military bases, hire 10K vets in sweeping initiative

T-Mobile is embarking on a military initiative that the company says includes its biggest hiring push ever, largest discount program… Read More

VPNs are your safest bet for public Wi-Fi: A security pro’s tips for getting started

If you ask a security professional for tips on improving your privacy and security when connecting to public Wi-Fi or… Read More

Starbucks will close 8,000 U.S. stores, corporate offices on May 29 for racial-bias education

News Brief: In the wake of the controversial arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks store, the Seattle-based… Read More

IRS electronic filing system reportedly down as midnight deadline to file taxes approaches

News Brief: The IRS systems that allow U.S. taxpayers to file tax returns electronically partially failed Tuesday, less than 24… Read More

Watch: Live from ‘America’s Shareholder Meeting’ with Steve Ballmer and USAFacts

REDMOND — It’s tax day in the United States, and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is hosting a first-of-its-kind “shareholder… Read More

DocuSign ups IPO target to $417M on stock price of $24 to $26, new filing reveals

DocuSign aims to raise up to $417.5 million when it goes public, according to a new filing with the U.S.… Read More

Intel hopes new chip-level security features move it past the Meltdown/Spectre fallout

As one of the biggest security events of the year kicks off Monday, Intel promised that its future chip designs… Read More

Interview: Why former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is holding a ‘shareholder meeting’ for America

Steve Ballmer is no stranger to shareholder meetings, but this is not your typical investor gathering. The former Microsoft CEO… Read More

Video: Donkey Kong kingpin fires back at allegations he cheated to get high scores

Can the world famous — and infamous — gamer Billy Mitchell jump over this barrel? The Donkey Kong champ —… Read More

Netflix adds another 7.4M subscribers, posts $3.7B in revenue as shares rise 6%

News Brief: Netflix exceeded Wall Street’s expectations for its first quarter, adding another 7.4 million subscribers (2 million in the… Read More

nLight updates IPO filing: Laser-maker looks to raise as much as $81M

nLight, a Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of high-powered lasers which are used in aerospace, defense and manufacturing, updated its IPO filing… Read More

With initial backing from Jeff Bezos, Maveron and others, coding bootcamp General Assembly sells for $412.5M

General Assembly, which helps people learn technical skills such as Web development, data analytics and user interface design, is selling… Read More

Smartsheet looks to raise up to $120M through its upcoming IPO, new filing shows

Smartsheet plans to raise as much as $120 million through its upcoming initial public offering, new documents filed with the… Read More

There’s only so much time left to look for life on Mars before life arrives from Earth

STANFORD, Calif. — NASA has been looking for life on Mars for more than 40 years, but the quest could get… Read More

Elon Musk admits that Tesla relied on ‘excessive automation,’ says ‘humans are underrated’

Tesla relied too much on robots, and not enough on humans. That’s what Elon Musk admitted on Friday, tweeting that… Read More

Here’s how much Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff made in 2017 compared to the company’s median worker compensation

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff made close to $7.9 million between base salary, stock options and other compensation in 2017, a… Read More

Zillow Group will start buying and selling homes, taking on Opendoor and expanding real estate footprint

Zillow Group will start buying and selling homes for the first time later this month, expanding its real estate business… Read More

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: self-driving cars today are ‘student drivers,’ will ultimately be safer than humans

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he is personally overseeing a “top-to-bottom” audit of the company’s safety procedures for self-driving cars,… Read More