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eBay Is the Most Recent Bay Area Transplant to Seek Access to Seattle’s Talent Pool

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12 at 6:00 am PT

The e-commerce giant has joined a growing list of companies willing to brave the rain in order to gain access to a deep pool of technology engineers in Seattle.

Meet Billy, the Bison Mark Zuckerberg Shot and Hung On Sheryl Sandberg’s Wall

Kara Swisher in Social on December 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

What’s worse than getting an unsolicited a poke on Facebook? Getting shot, killed, eaten and having your head mounted on a wall by its famous founder, that’s what!

How Does Steve Jobs’ iSpaceship Match Up Against Hollywood’s Spaceships?

Peter Kafka in Media on August 13, 2011 at 12:08 pm PT

Giant — and a little bit eerie — new images of Apple’s proposed Cupertino campus. And, because we can: Spaceships from three of the best space movies of all time.

Amazon's Hiring Spree Will Fill 1.7 Million Square Feet of Office Space in Seattle

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 7, 2011 at 12:02 pm PT

Amazon is on a hiring spree, and what better way to illustrate it than to look at the company’s brand new headquarters, spanning more than 1.7 million square feet.

Stock Trades Near 52-week High on Message That It's an All "New eBay"

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 10, 2011 at 1:28 pm PT

Two years ago, eBay’s CEO John Donahoe promised Wall Street analysts massive changes to improve the company’s e-commerce experience. Today, he says it’s all “new eBay.”

Exclusive: Nokia’s Stephen Elop Talks About How He Made His Big OS Decision

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 10, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

In an interview, Nokia’s chief executive talks about the factors that went into choosing among three possibilities for its high-end smartphone business–sticking with plans to develop around MeeGo, shifting to Android or adopting Microsoft’s Windows Phone.

Happy 10th Birthday, Wikipedia! What's Next? (Video)

Liz Gannes in Social on January 14, 2011 at 10:04 am PT

Wikipedia now seems like an enduring institution on the Web, but the site was only founded 10 years ago, tomorrow. In this video interview, Wikipedia Executive Director Sue Gardner tells us how far the site has come, and what’s next.

Yahoo Layoffs of 650 to 700 Employees Set for Tomorrow

Kara Swisher in News on December 13, 2010 at 4:49 pm PT

Yahoo’s layoffs are set for tomorrow morning, with 650 to 700 to be let go, largely from its U.S. products unit. It’ll be a sad day in Sunnyvale.

Google Among Bidders for $2 Billion Building

Anton Troianovski, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 28, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Google Inc. is a front runner to buy the massive building it occupies as its New York City headquarters in a deal that could be worth nearly $2 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.

(Ladylike) Fun and Games: BoomTown Visits Sugar HQ for an Update!

Kara Swisher in News on September 21, 2010 at 11:42 am PT

It’s been a dog’s age since BoomTown revisited Sugar Inc., the scrappy women-focused content start-up run by Brian and Lisa Sugar. I first paid a visit to the San Francisco headquarters of Sugar three years ago to check out the flagship PopSugar (celebs), GeekSugar (tech), CasaSugar (home) and YumSugar (food) sites. Since then, it has moved into a range of other arenas that could be changing what it means to be a content company online.