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My holiday gamble: Can video games help shift my daughter’s view of technology?

After Christmases dominated by all manner of crafty and conventionally-girlie gifts — paint sets, a sewing machine, an American Girl… Read More

Analysis: Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ homes avoid 230 hours of ads a year

The average child watches 2.68 hours of TV a day, or almost 980 hours/year One hour of TV contains 14.25… Read More

Job hunting? Tech skills increasingly tied to higher wages and economic opportunity

Digital prowess has become one of the most powerful bargaining chips in the American job market over a relatively short… Read More

Bitcoin’s wild ride continues, as major consumer bitcoin exchange halts trading amid Friday plunge

After a massive surge in the value of bitcoin in 2017, a little bit of panic set in Friday after… Read More

Payscale

A warm feeling for tech hubs: Payscale maps the hottest counties in U.S. for employee pay

It might be chilly in Seattle this week, but a new interactive “heat map” from the folks at Payscale shows just… Read More

Washington AG expands $100M lawsuit against Comcast: ‘The extent of their deception is shocking’

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has amended his lawsuit against Comcast after finding that the cable giant deceived customers… Read More

Memo: Avalara CEO says it’s ‘time for a change’ in culture after law firm reviews internal complaints

Seattle-based tax automation startup Avalara hired an outside law firm to review “internal complaints this year about employees, including executives,… Read More

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

How to become a cybersecurity Jedi, Part 4: Three lessons from ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

I’ve always found that education and learning can be so much more engaging, and successful, when you tie topics to… Read More

Wave Broadband files FCC suit against Comcast over ‘unfair business practices’ related to sports bundles

Wave Broadband, an internet and TV service company based in Kirkland, Wash., filed a suit with the Federal Communications Commission… Read More

Secretive Magic Leap unveils its first product: an augmented reality headset powered by a pocket-sized computer

The ever-mysterious augmented reality startup Magic Leap has come out of hiding with its first ever product: a headset with… Read More

Hemex Health raises another $1.3M for lab-in-a-box that can diagnose deadly diseases

Hemex Health, a Portland, Ore.-based global health startup, has added more cash to fuel its lab-in-a-box devices that can diagnose… Read More

DocuSign acquires tech and hires core team from Paul Allen-backed machine learning startup Appuri

Electronic signature and digital contract giant DocuSign has acquired the key technology behind machine learning company Appuri and hired the majority of… Read More

Maana raises $28M from global investors to help industrial companies optimize assets, workflow

Some of the world’s top global investors continue to bet big on Maana. The company today announced a $28 million… Read More

Microsoft backs bill to give harassment cases their day in court, waives its own arbitration clauses

Microsoft is throwing its support behind a bill that would prevent employers from requiring arbitration for sexual harassment claims, saying… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Rewinding the ‘5/9’ hack in a stunning season finale

 [Spoiler Alert] In order to deeply analyze the hacks in Mr. Robot Episode 10 (shutdown-r), this article covers various important… Read More

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Alaska Airlines cuts Seattle to Portland flight prices after Amtrak train derailment blocks I-5

Alaska Airlines has dropped prices for flights from Seattle to Portland, providing an alternative for holiday travelers impacted by the… Read More

After raising cash, 3D map maker for autonomous vehicles Carmera opens Seattle office

Carmera is the latest tech startup to open a Seattle-area office. The Brooklyn, NY-based company recently expanded operations to the… Read More

Amtrak train derails off bridge near Seattle, blocking all lanes of I-5

An Amtrak train derailed off of a bridge south of Seattle Monday morning, blocking all lanes of Interstate 5, according… Read More

John Legere

Batman’s new villains: How T-Mobile CEO John Legere plans to foil the cable and satellite TV giants

John Legere is clearly enthused by T-Mobile’s opportunity to build a compelling TV service, but the wireless world’s Batman, as… Read More

Therapist who learned Zulily-QVC merger secrets from client settles insider trading charges

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to accurately reflect Peer’s job title. A Seattle therapist agreed to settle charges… Read More

It’s TTYL forever for AOL Instant Messenger: Early chat leader shuts down after 20 years

Oath — the combined Yahoo-Verizon entity — is closing that creaky door for the last time today on AOL Instant… Read More

Chinese tech giant Tencent is poised to be a leader in AI, says head of new Seattle research lab

Judging by one of the company’s slogans — “AI in all” — it’s clear that Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent sees giant… Read More

FCC repeals net neutrality protections after dramatic pause to investigate security threat

In a move that surprised no one but disappointed open internet advocates everywhere, the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal… Read More

Redbox

Thinking outside the kiosk, Redbox launches new On Demand service for movie and TV streaming

Redbox customers who rely on the company’s ubiquitous red kiosks for renting or purchasing movies and TV shows, will now… Read More

Target to buy same-day grocery delivery company Shipt for $550M as it battles Amazon

Target today announced that it plans to acquire Shipt, an Alabama-based same-day delivery platform, for $550 million in cash. The deal will… Read More

New OfferUp features aim to up trust in mobile marketplace as it tackles safety concerns

OfferUp today announced several new features for its buying and selling app designed to make transactions safer and more transparent,… Read More

Gates Foundation gives $15M to complete funding for new Univ. of Washington computer science building

[Follow-up: No more stealing computer time: Bill Gates marks key milestone for UW computer science expansion] The University of Washington’s new… Read More

Nintendo Switch enters rare gaming territory with 10M units sold in first 9 months

The Nintendo Switch has been a big hit, way beyond what the company expected. Nintendo said this morning sales of… Read More

Seattle cranes

Tech accounted for 93% of Seattle office jobs added over the last two years, report finds

Seattle observers are well aware of the tech industry’s role in the city’s economic boom, but a new report takes it to… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Pwning the Dark Army in Episode 9

[Spoiler Alert] This article delves deep into the technical guts of Mr. Robot episode 9 (eps3.8_stage3.torrent). Though it focuses on… Read More

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