David Rosenthal (left) and Ben Gilbert, co-hosts of the Acquired podcast. (Acquired Photo) The hosts of the popular business and technology podcast Acquired are raising a new fund to invest in startups. GeekWire spotted a new SEC filing today that revealed the fund. Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, the longtime techies and hosts...

Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton. (Zillow Group Photo) [This story originally appeared on Real Estate News.] SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When looking toward Zillow’s future, CEO and co-founder Rich Barton emphasized the company’s tech-influenced past — and tech-heavy present — while speaking at the T3 Leadership Summit. “Our roots, our genes...

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman — the author, podcaster, venture capitalist and Microsoft board member — is on the front lines of the artificial intelligence revolution.  Even as a pioneer in the AI field, it was a bit unusual (yet informative) today to see Hoffman sit down for a 14-minute interview with a virtual AI twin of himself...

Electronic Good to Go! tolling on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. (WSDOT File Photo via Flickr) The Washington State Department of Transportation is warning Good to Go! customers to be on the lookout for fraudulent emails or texts seeking payment for past due toll bills. In an email to customers on Wednesday, WSDOT said scammers are claiming...

Amazon has gone to court several times in the past to enforce non-compete agreements with departing employees in Washington state, home of its Seattle-ara headquarters. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Like it or not, the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-competition agreements could force a change in mindset inside the companies that...

Mike Amundson of Tacoma, Wash., after checking out the Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV at the Seattle International Auto Show last November. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Washington leaders on Tuesday announced a $45 million program aiming to make electric vehicles more affordable for the state’s low-income residents. The Washington EV Instant...