X now marks the spot where Twitter’s blue birdie used to be, as Elon Musk rebranded the social media company he owns. Those tweeting — or X-ing (?) — about it seem… Read More
Twitter is reportedly facing eviction at its Seattle office and is asking employees to work from home as the social media giant looks to cut costs under new owner Elon… Read More
Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere certainly spent a good amount of time on Twitter when he was running the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier. Would that make him a suitable candidate… Read More
Twitter is laying off 208 Seattle-based employees, according to a new filing with the Washington state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) system. GeekWire reported last week that Seattle employees… Read More
FOLLOW-UP: More than 200 Twitter employees in Seattle laid off as part of larger cuts Original story: Seattle-based Twitter employees are among those being laid off amid widespread job cuts… Read More
Elon Musk’s plan to purchase Twitter would bring with it massive cuts to the social media company’s workforce, according to a report Thursday by The Washington Post. Citing interviews and… Read More
Quick-spreading claims on social media over the weekend about a suspected serial killer in the Seattle area have been refuted by law enforcement officials and debunked by fact checkers. A… Read More
A professor whose tweet about Queen Elizabeth II was called out by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, among others, has been rebuked by the university where she works. Dr. Uju Anya,… Read More
Jeff Bezos was lovin’ it on Sunday. With the last bite of a McDonald’s hamburger pinched between his fingers, the Amazon founder was photographed staring blankly into the distance, reflecting,… Read More
Lawyers for Twitter issued a subpoena this week to Halo Privacy Inc. of Lynnwood, Wash., seeking documents and information in the social media company’s lawsuit against Elon Musk over his… Read More
Elon Musk is attempting to back out of his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Lawyers for the… Read More
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker had a little pep in his step on Sunday after igniting a benches clearing brawl against the Los Angeles Angels after being hit by a… Read More
In addition to the usual questions about pay and benefits and culture and so on, a climate of economic uncertainty in the tech sector should have job seekers asking tougher… Read More
In addition to writing code, Hadi Partovi should teach more people how to write suspenseful mysteries on Twitter. The Seattle-area investor and entrepreneur, who is CEO of computer science education… Read More
The White House returned fire and Jeff Bezos took another swing Monday in a back-and-forth dispute between the Amazon founder and President Joe Biden. Bezos took his first shot at… Read More
In a new discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill Gates said Tuesday that we should expect to see “far fewer cases” of COVID-19 after the Omicron variant and that the… Read More
Amazon is one of several big tech companies that have decided not to attend or exhibit at the International CES trade show and conference in Las Vegas from January 5-8.… Read More
As misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines is spiking, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is gearing up its efforts to document, understand and combat the rampant… Read More
Bezos. Jeff Bezos. Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as a certain British secret agent’s introduction. But that’s nothing $8.5 billion can’t fix, right? Amazon had no sooner… Read More
Xbox Series X owners who don’t want to move far from their gaming perch to visit the fridge got some welcome news this week. Microsoft is apparently going to make… Read More
Amazon is getting some help in its efforts to beat back a unionization movement at one of its fulfillment centers in Bessemer, Ala. But internet sleuths are pointing out that… Read More
The killing of eight people, including six Asian women, near Atlanta on Tuesday has sparked a wave of grief and outrage across the U.S. and calls for an end to… Read More
The Amazon vs. Shopify battle just got a little more juicy. Shopify’s sassy social media team — or, SaaSy, if you will — has been firing off some pointed tweets… Read More
The news Tuesday that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would be stepping down from his role as CEO later this year drew a huge social media response, with a variety of… Read More
Slumping, socially distanced Bernie Sanders has made his way to Seattle. As the internet continues to exhibit its joy over life under a new U.S. president, the meme heard ’round… Read More
Twitter didn’t set out to ban Donald Trump. The president gave it no choice. That’s the assessment from Mike Davidson, a Seattle-based tech and media veteran who was Twitter’s vice… Read More
Twitter’s decision Friday to join Facebook in permanently suspending President Trump’s account underscored the fundamental role of social media in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. If… Read More
At the end of what’s certainly been a rough week, logging off for the weekend is probably something lots of people were looking forward to. Perhaps that’s the simple sentiment… Read More
Twitter agreed to pay $100,000 to settle charges that it violated Washington state campaign finance laws that required the company to maintain records about political ads on its platform and… Read More
A Florida teenager faces 30 felony charges related to a July 15 scam in which he hacked into the Twitter accounts of prominent users such as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos,… Read More
