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T. Rowe Price marks down investment in Apptio and other private tech companies, yet another sign of a cooling market

Posted on January 23, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Apptio CEO Sunny Gupta at the company's HQ in Bellevue

T. Rowe Price sunk gobs of money into companies such as Cloudera, Dropbox, Apptio and Evernote in recent years, oftentimes at lofty valuations. Now, the giant mutual fund manager is resetting some of those bets. According...

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GeekWire Radio: Snapchat’s new Seattle home, Starbucks’ digital growth, and more of the week’s tech news

Posted on January 23, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Details on a prominent space entrepreneur’s mysterious next venture, Snapchat finds a Seattle home with room for 50 engineers, and Starbucks makes progress with smartphone ordering. Plus, a new App...

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Has tech found its presidential candidate? Bloomberg considers run, report says

Posted on January 23, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Photo via Flickr user Daniel Zimmerman (callmewhatever).

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor, is considering whether to campaign for president of the United States, according to a report in The New York Times. If he does, his track record and experience would...

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New program seeks startups to solve tech challenges in changing healthcare market

Posted on January 22, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

More than 200 startup reps and entrepreneurs attended the Reverse Pitch day that kicked off the Anchor Partner Pilot Program. Photo by Clare McGrane.

The top challenge that startups face is finding a market need, according to Chris Edell, CEO of the “enterprise-startup connector” Elevar. And healthcare technology...

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Technology Alliance names new CEO as tech trade group marks 20 years

Posted on January 20, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Carol Rava has been named CEO of the Technology Alliance, the Seattle-based trade organization that advocates for the tech industry. She will replace Susannah Malarkey, who held the CEO role since the organization was formed in 1996 with assistance from Bill Gates Sr. “Today Washington...

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New study reveals disturbing stats on gender discrimination in tech

Posted on January 20, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

“In one review session, one male partner said of a female employee, ‘We don’t have to worry about her bonus or promotion because she just got married. So she’ll probably have a baby and quit soon.'” That’s an account from one of the participants...

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The 25 Best Jobs in America: Tech gigs dominate Glassdoor’s annual ranking

Posted on January 20, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

A new survey from Glassdoor finds that 46 percent of respondents are planning to look for a new job in 2016. And if they use the employer data site’s new list of the 25 Best Jobs in America as a guide, they’ll probably be looking in the tech...

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U.S. CTO Megan Smith promotes Obama tech initiatives with help from Seattle techies

Posted on January 13, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

U.S. CTO Megan Smith and Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation at CES 2016

U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith took to the stage last week at CES 2016 to highlight and encourage participation in a variety of technology initiatives being pursued by the White...

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Zillow’s hottest housing markets for 2016: Tech drives top 3 on new list

Posted on January 12, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Seattle ranks second on Zillow's list of hottest housing markets in 2016. (Kurt Schlosser, GeekWire)

The 10 hottest housing markets in the country are topped by three cities where technology jobs are fueling the strong outlook, Zillow announced with the release of its...

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Tech Moves: NetMotion appoints former Cisco director as president; Cascadia Capital co-founder joins WRF board; and more

Posted on January 11, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

—NetMotion Wireless appointed Christopher Kenessey as president of the Seattle-based mobility management solution provider. He’ll lead the company’s global business operations, sales, marketing and engineering efforts. “Christopher has built an impressive track record of strategic and operational accomplishments,” NetMotion CEO John Ferron said. “He brings a...

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