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Amazon is abandoning an entire 30-floor skyscraper in Seattle it had planned...
Amazon has pulled out of an under-construction 30-story skyscraper it intended to occupy in downtown Seattle.Amazon had leased the entire structure but will now sublease it. Amazon hinted that this...
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An edible straw made of seaweed could soon replace polluting plastic straws
Loliware, an edible bioplastics company, launched a seaweed straw that dissolves over time as a replacement for plastic straws.In recent months, cities like San Francisco and Seattle have banned...
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Step inside the most expensive home for sale in the Seattle area — a $45...
A $45 million ultra-modern mansion is the most expensive home in the Seattle area.The home sits on the shores of Lake Washington in affluent Hunts Point, about a 20-minute drive from downtown...
View Article9 things you probably didn't know about Amazon
Amazon was almost named "Cadabra," which is short for the magic term, "abracadabra." CEO Jeff Bezos started the company in 1995 by selling books. There are about 6,000 dogs that "work" at Amazon HQ in...
View Article5 sneaky ways Starbucks gets you to spend more money
Starbucks always ends up costing us a little more than we expected. Seattle's biggest coffee chain capitalizes on our need for caffeine.They launch new variations of frappuccinos and lattes every...
View ArticleMacKenzie Bezos will become one of the wealthiest women in the world. Here's...
MacKenzie Bezos has finalized the terms of her divorce with Jeff Bezos. She will reportedly be keeping about $35 billion worth of Amazon stock. She is set to become one of the richest women in the...
View ArticleHere's what Costco looked like when it opened in 1983 and the annual...
Costco opened its first warehouse store in Seattle in 1983. Before that, there was Price Club, which opened in 1976. The two big-box stores merged in 1993 and became PriceCostco.Watch the video above...
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4 people were killed after a crane collapsed on top of multiple cars in Seattle
Four people are dead after a construction crane fell onto a downtown Seattle street on Saturday.Firefighters said all four people were dead by the time first responders arrived.The city has dozens of...
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Washington State to become the first to legalize human composting as an...
Washington State is the first in the country to legalize human composting as an alternative to a traditional burial or cremation.The bill, SB 5001 "concerning human remains," was signed by Gov. Jay...
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This Seattle-based VC firm raised $11 million for its plan to convince Amazon...
On Wednesday, Seattle-based startup studio Madrona Venture Labs announced it raised $11 million in funding to help build between 8 and 12 startups. Madrona Venture Labs is a startup studio backed by...
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What a 1,500-square-foot home costs in 25 major cites around the US
A standard 1,500-square-foot single-family home can range in price, depending on location.We teamed up with Trulia to find out the median home value of a 1,500-square-foot house in the 25 most populous...
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Salesforce expanding headquarters to Seattle following $15.7 billion Tableau...
San Francisco'sSalesforce is expanding its headquarters into Seattle, co-CEO Marc Benioff announced Monday.Following its $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau, announced Monday, Salesforce will grow its...
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Apple is making a big expansion into Seattle, with plans to put 2,000...
Apple announced its expansion in Seattle to a 650,000-square-foot office space by the end of 2019.Apple will increase its presence in Seattle to 2,000 employees over the next five years. This is double...
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6 tips from the city of Seattle for surviving atomic attacks
Throughout the Cold War, the threat of an atomic attack loomed over US cities.The city of Seattle developed some tips to help residents prepare, though some of the suggestions are less realistic than...
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From San Diego to Austin and Seattle, these are the 15 best US cities to...
Small businesses make up a staggering 99.9% of all businesses in the US, according to a 2018 report.To find the best cities for startups, software company Volusion took into account the percentage of...
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We checked out the neighborhood where Apple is building a new Seattle campus,...
In June, Apple announced 333 Dexter Ave. as the home of its new Seattle campus, as GeekWire reported.This building will include two 12-story towers that can ultimately house 3,000 to 4,500...
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We checked out the neighborhood where Amazon is building a new 43-story tower...
In April, Amazon purchased property at 600 108th Ave. N.E. in Bellevue, Washington, where Amazon will build its tallest tower.This tower, which will be completed by 2024, will be 43 stories high and...
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Capital One says it was hit with data breach, affecting tens of millions of...
Capital One says it was hit with a data breach, affecting an estimated 100 million US individuals and approximately 6 million in Canada.Paige A. Thompson, a former software engineer, was arrested...
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The ex-Amazon employee accused of hacking into the 5th-largest credit-card...
A former software engineer named Paige A. Thompson hacked into Capital One's systems and accessed the information of more than 100 million credit-card applicants and customers, federal prosecutors...
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A 33-year-old woman who used to work for Amazon is the suspect in the massive...
Capital One was hit with a major data hack affecting the personal information of over 100 million people, including some Social Security and bank-account numbers.The person behind the data hack has...
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