Amazon is pulling the plug on Amp, the audio app it launched last year to let users DJ their own live radio shows complete with a catalog of millions of… Read More
The hardest thing about testing a mobile app during Monday’s Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park in Seattle was the action on the field. It’s not that T-Mobile’s new “MLB… Read More
WA Notify, an app launched by Washington state to inform people if they’d been exposed to someone who recently tested positive for COVID-19, is scheduled to sunset on May 11.… Read More
If you use video games to relax or relieve stress, a new collaboration between Microsoft Xbox and Calm, a leading sleep and meditation app, is looking to extend those benefits.… Read More
Jeff Lanctot is reenlisting in his quest to use technology to help military personnel and their families. Lanctot has launched a new startup and app called BaseHubs, which is geared… Read More
While you’re looking for a used couch, bike, baby stroller or some other random item on OfferUp, maybe you can find a job as well. The Seattle-area startup has added… Read More
Are you a prolific note taker looking for a new app to help manage all that information? Well, take note … and a new spinout from the Seattle-based Allen Institute for… Read More
Viewers overwhelmed by the number of streaming television services and endless content that they can’t keep track of are getting some help managing it all from Scener, a Seattle-based startup.… Read More
A new startup that aims to ease healthcare tasks for the elderly debuted its app on the iOS store in April and showcased its tech at the recent Life Science… Read More
OurFamilyWizard, a co-parenting app for families living separately, is acquiring Seattle-based Cozi, a family organizing app founded in 2005, the companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.… Read More
Amazon is tuning into the radio business — or, a 2022 version of radio. The company revealed a new app called Amp on Tuesday that allows users to DJ their own… Read More
Washington state residents have another way to be alerted to an earthquake and potential shaking with the arrival of the MyShake app, a service that was previously only available in… Read More
Tori Dunlap, the founder of Seattle-based Her First $100K, is bringing her brand of financial feminism and education to a new platform, partnering with a startup called Treasury on an… Read More
Tomorrow, a Seattle startup that helps people set up digital legal wills and trusts, has been acquired by life insurance provider Ethos, the companies announced Thursday. Founded in 2016, Tomorrow’s… Read More
Remember making a mix tape for someone you were dating? What if the mix tape — or your musical taste — was the reason you were dating? That’s the premise… Read More
Citizen, the app that allows people to monitor and participate in public safety watching and reporting, is officially expanding to Seattle after testing in the city for a few months.… Read More
Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — The Dyrt, the Portland, Ore.-based camping app that makes it easier for users to figure out… Read More
Just before the puck drops on the inaugural season of Seattle Kraken hockey on Tuesday night, the team and its home base, Climate Pledge Arena, have dropped a new app… Read More
The Amazon Go app is going away. In another move to streamline its shopping services and family of mobile apps, Amazon announced Friday that the app used to enter its… Read More
Juan Medina first considered the idea for his new startup back in 2003, after the death of his father, when his wife asked him to tell a story about his… Read More
Caught up in the grind of running their startup for the past several years, Sarah Smith and Kevin Long lost sight of the very thing they set out to help… Read More
Fakespot, a mobile app that analyzes customer reviews on Amazon and other online retailers, disappeared from Apple’s App Store on Friday following a complaint from Amazon that the service was… Read More
Sophia Rascoff and her dad, Zillow co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff, like to take on new dishes in the family kitchen, even though the 16-year-old says they have no… Read More
New funding: Kadama, the Seattle-based tutoring app which seized on its quirky social media presence to attract millions of followers and customers, has raised $1.7 million in a seed round… Read More
Starbucks is turning to technology to help blind and low-vision customers navigate its U.S. stores. The Seattle-based coffee giant is now offering free access to Aira, a service that connects… Read More
Scott Avy is not an ageist. He’s just trying to limit the age range for people who can use his new social media product, which is fittingly called Limit App.… Read More
Amazon is bringing new voice control capabilities to Microsoft’s gaming consoles with the surprise release of a new “Alexa for Xbox” app. The announcement goes far beyond the Alexa skill… Read More
After ditching its longtime shopping cart app icon in favor of a cardboard box with blue tape on it earlier this year, Amazon has revisited the new design for another… Read More
At times, while working on his new startup with his two daughters, Rob Lipschutz is either “Rob” or he’s “Dad” depending on the advice he’s required to give or disagreement… Read More
A search on YouTube for “youth sports drills” returns an endless scroll of every type of practice workout you could imagine. All levels of athletic skill and coaching style are… Read More
