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Matt Bencke, a Seattle startup CEO and former Microsoft manager, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer.

October 19, 2017 at 5:58 pm

Seattle startup co-founder Matt Bencke was ‘a force of nature’ | Obituary

Mr. Bencke, the popular co-founder of Seattle startup Mighty AI and a former Microsoft manager, died in his Bellevue home late Wednesday night after his...

Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers are teaming up to build a technology center called TitletownTech next to Lambeau Field.

October 19, 2017 at 11:00 am

Microsoft, Green Bay Packers launch tech initiative in Wisconsin

Titletown Tech in Green Bay, the second city in Microsoft’s TechSpark program, will offer a startup accelerator, venture-capital funding and a training program for existing...

October 19, 2017 at 12:01 am

Seattle startup Hiya raises $18 million

CEO Alex Algard said Hiya’s first big round of funding will be used to bring on more customers and double the employee head count.

October 17, 2017 at 6:14 pm

Microsoft’s top execs receive bump in 2017 pay

CEO Satya Nadella brought home a little more than $20 million in the 2017 fiscal year that ended June 30, up 13.1 percent from last...

October 17, 2017 at 2:40 pm

Microsoft adding two new directors as it expands board

Penny S. Pritzker and Arne Sorenson are expected to be appointed as board members at Microsoft’s shareholders meeting Nov. 29.

Microsoft’s new Surface Book 2 features the same detachable screen and more power than the first version.

October 17, 2017 at 6:00 am

Microsoft unveils more powerful version of Surface Book laptop

The Surface Book 2 boasts up to five times the graphics performance of the original version of the laptop and will be twice as powerful...

Cassandra Gholston, left, and Autum Grimm formed PartnerTap after working together at ADP and Concur.
(Credit: Courtesy of PartnerTap)

September 10, 2017 at 5:00 pm

PartnerTap helps salespeople share contacts, leads | Tech Spotlight

Two salespeople who had been competitors for years linked up to form Seattle-based PartnerTap, which helps salespeople share contacts with partner vendors.

August 28, 2017 at 7:50 am

Expedia has flourished under 12-year tenure of Dara Khosrowshahi — the Uber CEO heir-apparent

Dara Khosrowshahi, reportedly named to head Uber, has led Expedia for 12 years, during which the Bellevue-based online travel company has gobbled up competitors and...

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Tony Campos, left, and Simon Frey created a curated job board to help health care companies find qualified employees.
Credit: Courtesy of Pivot Health

August 20, 2017 at 5:00 pm

Pivot Health works as matchmaker with health care job board | Tech Spotlight

The Seattle startup helps registered nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in Washington state find jobs at health care organizations.

Eric Burns, CEO of video company Panopto, has been working on the company’s technology since he was in college in the 90s. (Courtesy of Panopto)

August 6, 2017 at 5:00 pm

‘All seeing’ Seattle startup helps people search videos the way they search the web

Tech Spotlight: Panopto’s technology lets people create searchable videos as well as search video libraries — by what is said or shown on screen in...