Geek Life

Aug 28, 2026, 12:09 PM

Game over, new routine: Laid-off Xbox manager built her Korean skincare startup before cuts hit

Agnes Kim’s pivot from big tech and gaming to startups and beauty is an illustration in how preparation can help a laid off worker upend the usual five stages of grief that come before figuring out what to do next. And how AI tools can help a solo founder find her footing. Read More

Aug 27, 2026, 8:30 AM

You think tech is a circus? This former Facebook engineer quit to focus on a career as an elite juggler

Cory Black swapped his coding work for full-time freestyle footwork with soccer balls, and now the University of Washington computer science grad is coming off a bronze medal win at a premier juggling championship. Read More

Aug 25, 2026, 3:36 PM

Jeff Bezos remembers Dolly Parton — a recipient of his $100M ‘Courage and Civility’ award

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joined the chorus of people who said they were touched by the life and work of Dolly Parton as he shared his condolences after the passing of the entertainment legend. Read More

Aug 24, 2026, 3:54 PM

Immersive Gamebox brings controller-free gaming to new location south of Seattle this week

Designed for groups of two to six players, the venue uses projection mapping, touch-sensitive walls, 3D motion tracking, and spatial audio to create controller-free, immersive gaming environments. Read More

Aug 14, 2026, 8:00 AM

Worth a Reid: Friends launch website and guerrilla campaign to land Seattle tech worker a date

Looking for love in Seattle took an unexpected turn when Reid Miller, a 26-year-old Amazon software engineer, decided to bypass dating apps. Instead of swiping, his friends swooped in. Read More

Aug 13, 2026, 8:55 AM

How this longtime Google exec fits an insane amount of exercise into his weekly routine

In an exchange on X, former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean — who recently left the tech giant after 27 years to launch the AI startup Discovery Loop — laid out a training routine that looks less like a tech executive’s calendar and more like a triathlete’s. Read More

Aug 13, 2026, 8:28 AM

Farewell, Mico: Microsoft’s cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob

Mico, the animated character Microsoft introduced last October to accompany Copilot’s voice mode, is being retired as a core feature as part of the Copilot app merger. It joins Bob, Clippy and Cortana on the long list of Microsoft characters that didn’t last. Read More

Aug 12, 2026, 2:10 PM

Don’t pass on new ‘Hard Knocks’ episode: Seahawks QB is a ‘geek’ on the science of throwing a football

Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold is an NFL leader when it comes to “spin rate,” a measurement of rotations of a football while it’s in flight that helps produce a tighter spiral. Read More

Aug 10, 2026, 9:10 AM

Mark Zuckerberg makes waves again, sparring on a barge and charting a course for the future of AI

Man vs. machine might be the rallying cry of our future with AI, but for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the fight is here now — in more ways than one. Read More

Aug 7, 2026, 12:55 PM

Jimothy raids the corporate pantry: Amazon adds extra $200K to food bank gift after raccoon art auction

A friendly challenge sparked by a portrait of Jimothy, Seattle’s favorite short-spined raccoon, drew in regional heavyweights, including Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines and others. Read More

Aug 5, 2026, 9:29 AM

Live dating show reveals Seattle’s relationship with tech is still complicated

Allison Goldberg, comedian and host of “Love Isn’t Blind,” says that when she introduces a contestant who is a software engineer, the audience boos. Read More

Jul 31, 2026, 7:39 AM

What’s his angle? Teen frustrated by plastic protractor reimagines the classic classroom tool

Wenxin Fang of Redmond, Wash., launched a hardware startup to create the ZeroPivot Protractor, a sleek, precision-machined aluminum replacement for the tool that gave him problems in math class. Read More

Jul 28, 2026, 3:43 PM

Anime fans, assemble: Bandai Namco opening ‘Gundam Base’ retail experience south of Seattle

Bandai Namco is opening an official Gundam Base retail store at Westfield Southcenter mall in Tukwila, Wash., this fall, giving Pacific Northwest anime and model-kit fans a permanent flagship destination for all things Gunpla. Read More

Jul 24, 2026, 10:23 AM

‘The Odyssey’ isn’t on IMAX 70mm in Seattle — is it worth a journey for the summer’s biggest film?

Want to see “The Odyssey” as director Christopher Nolan intended? Here is how formats and theaters compare across 70mm, IMAX, and digital — and why a road trip may be needed. Read More

Jul 20, 2026, 3:48 PM

Jimothy keeps on giving: Amazon and others match winning bid for raccoon art, to benefit food bank

A painting of the short-spined raccoon by prolific Seattle artist Ryan Henry Ward attracted a winning bid of $6,543.21 in an informal Instagram auction this weekend, with all proceeds directed to the Ballard Food Bank. Read More

Jul 20, 2026, 9:36 AM

8-bit ‘Jimothy’: Viral sensation raids trash cans, eludes paparazzi in Seattle creator’s video game

Jimothy, the short-spined Seattle raccoon, has become a global sensation whose likeness has been immortalized in artwork, clothing, songs and tattoos — and now a video game created in the creature’s hometown. Read More

Jul 17, 2026, 3:48 PM

Ditch your smartphone for a flip phone for a month? This group wants Seattleites to try

In one of the world’s biggest technology hubs, a growing group of Seattle residents is trying something counterintuitive: spending a month with fewer digital distractions by trading smartphones for “dumb phones Read More

Jul 16, 2026, 8:11 AM

Recycler rescues mysterious trove of rare aerospace hardware, and sets out to discover its past

Instead of obsolete laptops, gaming consoles or a mess of tangled cords, a drop-off at a Bellevue, Wash., electronics recycler turned up experimental 1970s microprocessors and early flight-control cables that were more like the ultimate tech time capsule. Read More

Jul 13, 2026, 1:21 PM

Game over, new routine: Laid-off Xbox manager built her Korean skincare startup before cuts hit

You think tech is a circus? This former Facebook engineer quit to focus on a career as an elite juggler

Jeff Bezos remembers Dolly Parton — a recipient of his $100M ‘Courage and Civility’ award

Immersive Gamebox brings controller-free gaming to new location south of Seattle this week

Worth a Reid: Friends launch website and guerrilla campaign to land Seattle tech worker a date

How this longtime Google exec fits an insane amount of exercise into his weekly routine

Farewell, Mico: Microsoft’s cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob

Don’t pass on new ‘Hard Knocks’ episode: Seahawks QB is a ‘geek’ on the science of throwing a football

Mark Zuckerberg makes waves again, sparring on a barge and charting a course for the future of AI

Jimothy raids the corporate pantry: Amazon adds extra $200K to food bank gift after raccoon art auction

Live dating show reveals Seattle’s relationship with tech is still complicated

What’s his angle? Teen frustrated by plastic protractor reimagines the classic classroom tool

Anime fans, assemble: Bandai Namco opening ‘Gundam Base’ retail experience south of Seattle

‘The Odyssey’ isn’t on IMAX 70mm in Seattle — is it worth a journey for the summer’s biggest film?

Jimothy keeps on giving: Amazon and others match winning bid for raccoon art, to benefit food bank

8-bit ‘Jimothy’: Viral sensation raids trash cans, eludes paparazzi in Seattle creator’s video game

Ditch your smartphone for a flip phone for a month? This group wants Seattleites to try

Recycler rescues mysterious trove of rare aerospace hardware, and sets out to discover its past

Grunge meets slop: An AI time traveler visits 1992 Seattle when music, not tech, ruled the city

Archives to avatars: Famed historian is moved by Microsoft’s AI-powered Theodore Roosevelt at new library

Data vs. gut instinct: Seahawks coach leans into analytics to support, not drive, in-game decisions

Moment of ‘Zen’: Another billionaire’s superyacht turns heads in Seattle

Amazon MGM Studios drops film about Sam Altman months after tech giant’s $50B OpenAI deal

No billboard needed: This Seattle startup scored World Cup airtime with a scrappy cardboard sign

Loss of another Seattle-area billionaire? Valve’s Gabe Newell is reported buyer of Florida estate

Egypt and Belgium tied, but drones grab a World Cup win over Seattle with lighted scoreboard

This is bold … and italic and more: Microsoft Azure CTO vibe codes a text formatter for LinkedIn posts

Zuckerberg’s superyacht moves north out of Seattle, dwarfing ferries along the way

World Cup scoreboard in the sky: Drones will fly over Seattle to put match results in lights

Google alert! Seattle-area teen wins Doodle contest with artwork celebrating hair and culture