Audible, the audiobook and podcast platform owned by Amazon, has reached a multi-year, first-look production deal with Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.… Read More
A former reality TV star became president, and now a former president is hoping to make a mark on streaming TV. Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama… Read More
For all the attention that our current president gets for what he does on Twitter, the guy who preceded him in office managed to connect with more people on the… Read More
Former President Barack Obama addressed the Goalkeepers gathering in New York City on Wednesday and shared the message of relentless optimism for tackling big world problems that is championed by… Read More
Like most news events these days, the violent and deadly clash between white nationalists and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend drew many people to social media to react… Read More
Howard Schmidt had an incredible American life. He was cyberczar to two presidents – a Republican and a Democrat. Before that, he ran security at Microsoft, and later practically rescued… Read More
New U.S. President Donald Trump is focused on expanding the U.S. economy through tougher trade deals with countries including Mexico and China, and efforts to rebuild the base of manufacturing jobs in… Read More
In the wake of a presidential campaign marred by hacking and social-media skulduggery, President Barack Obama says America’s digital architecture will have to be fine-tuned to preserve democracy. The issue arose… Read More
In exactly one week, the Obamas will vacate the White House. As a farewell, the president and first lady teamed up with Facebook-owned Oculus to show off nine famous areas… Read More
In the closing days of his White House term, President Barack Obama argues that the push toward renewable energy is unstoppable, and that it’s a valid strategy for economic growth. The… Read More
President Obama, or at least his Twitter account, weighed in overnight on the news that Bill Gates and more than 20 other business and technology leaders are launching a $1 billion… Read More
President Barack Obama stated the obvious today during what almost sounded like a farewell address to the tech community he loves. “I confess, I am a science geek,” he said… Read More
President Barack Obama is throwing a spotlight on NASA’s plan for Mars exploration – and habitation – in advance of this week’s White House-backed conference on the frontiers of technology. “We have set… Read More
Seattle science-fiction author Neal Stephenson’s tale about the moon’s destruction and what happens next, “Seveneves,” has won a place on President Barack Obama’s summer reading list. Obama, who’s beginning his… Read More
While everyone was counting down to that Star Wars trailer, the White House hosted Astronomy Night with a lot of honored guests. One in particular received his personal invite from… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Xi Jinping, the president of China, will be in Seattle on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, meeting with U.S. tech companies and other business and… Read More
Being a lame duck certainly has some advantages. If nothing else, it allows the president more time to do stuff like this. Barack Obama took over the anchor desk on… Read More
Blackberry may be struggling to gain market share, but the phone maker still has at least one loyal customer: Barack Obama. The president was boarding Marine One on Friday when he… Read More
In a move that bucks what a lot of other tech luminaries are saying, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put out a tweet today calling on the Federal Communications Commission to… Read More
“Entrepreneurship is in your DNA.” That’s a line from President Obama’s first post on Medium, titled “Why I’m Betting on You to Help Shape the New American Economy.” In the piece,… Read More
A newly formed federal team called the U.S. Digital Service will help governmental agencies learn from the way modern tech companies develop, roll out and run large technology projects. The initiative was announced this… Read More
Sarah Bird has had quite the couple of days in Washington D.C. this week. The Moz CEO was invited to speak at The White House Summit on Working Families, which brought… Read More
Seahawks fans are so loud President Barack Obama thinks that some cheating is going on. As customary for teams that win the Super Bowl, the world champion Seattle Seahawks visited the… Read More
The idea that teens on social media are losing interest in Facebook is now so mainstream that even President Barack Obama is aware of the trend. The Atlantic’s Robinson Meyer just penned… Read More
Maybe President Barack Obama pre-ordered an Xbox One for his daughters. Or it’s possible that he’s been taking some stress out recently by getting on the sticks. Whatever the case,… Read More
If you were on social media or watched the news during the presidential election last year, it’s likely you saw President Barack Obama’s famous photo tweeted out from his Twitter… Read More
President Obama just wrapped up his trip to an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he toured the facilities and praised the Seattle online retail giant for being a “great… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates stopped by the Washington Post today and spoke about his support for addressing the threats of cybersecurity. Coincidentally, Gates today became the latest celebrity to have his… Read More
The President may be a master of the teleprompter, but Google+ hangouts ain’t television. You can replay yesterday’s hangout with Barack Obama here, though sometimes the visual language of a… Read More
President Barack Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address tonight at 6 p.m PST with Apple CEO Tim Cook on hand. It will be interesting to see… Read More