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Online legal service Avvo raises $37.5 million to 'accelerate'

Legal services company Avvo said $37.5 million in the current round of funding will be used for international expansion and new products. The company has raised more than $60 million since its founding in 2007.

4 surprises from a report on the changing role of IT departments

A report released Tuesday by ​Seattle IT consulting company Avanade was based on a survey of more than 1,000 chief technology and chief information officers and other executives. And it includes some surprising results.

A congresswoman, Microsoft lawyer and the ACLU walk into UW law school

Rep. Suzan DelBene, ACLU attorney Gabe Rottman and Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith sat on a panel about privacy in the digital age on Tuesday at UW law school

Public's chance to buy Google Glass hits today

Google Inc.'s wearable computer Google Glass is officially on sale for the first time to the U.S. public today, April 15, though Google said only a limited quantity of the $1,500 device is available.

Jeff Bezos loses $2.2B in April due to tech slump

​Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos has lost $2.2 billion of his net worth since the beginning of April due to the slumping tech industry on the stock market.

Avvo CEO Mark Britton on future plans, where to expand, and what people ask lawyers

Avvo Inc. founder and CEO Mark Britton talks about the most popular questions for lawyers, his company's future, and which countries look like the best places to expand.

Bezos-owned Washington Post wins two Pulitzer Prizes

​Those people who worried about potential for the decline in journalism at the Washington Post after Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos ​bought the newspaper last year needn't worry: The Post ​won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday.

Paul Allen hates ocean sounds, sells LA mansion for $28M

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen reportedly hates the sounds of the ocean, so he sold his mansion in Malibu to CBS President and CEO Les Moonves for $28 million.

Beyond the CIA: Amazon builds a cyber security team in Virginia

There's a host of new job postings for Amazon's Herndon, Va., location, and nearly all of the jobs require top secret security clearance.

Julep Beauty raises $30M in round of financing

​Julep Beauty said it's raised $30 million in Series C financing. The Seattle beauty company has raised $56 million since its founding in 2007.

3 Seattle super angels with a $10M fund are looking to invest

The three men behind Founders Co-Op have put together a new $10 million fund and are looking for startups to invest in.

T-Mobile ends overages, CEO challenges rivals to do the same

​T-Mobile US Inc. CEO John Legere said his company will no longer charge customers overages for going over monthly limits, and challenged his competitors to do the same.

Amazon smartphone coming later this year: Report

​Amazon.com Inc. will introduce its own smartphone this summer and begin selling it in time for the holidays.

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