Geek Life – Page 12 of 136

Jul 30, 2022, 7:52 AM

Worth the drive: An inside look at Topgolf’s newest high-tech sports venue — within range of Seattle

A modest tee shot away from Boeing’s airplane assembly factory in Renton, Wash., golf balls are taking flight at a… Read More

Jul 26, 2022, 1:48 PM

He’s kind of a big dill: Bill Gates on his pickleball past, a sport he’s been playing more than 50 years

Move over bridge and tennis, Bill Gates is touting a new leisure-time activity. The Microsoft co-founder admitted Tuesday that he’s… Read More

Jul 25, 2022, 4:26 PM

Topgolf opening its new tech-enabled sports and entertainment venue south of Seattle this week

FOLLOW-UP: Worth the drive: An inside look at Topgolf’s newest high-tech sports venue — within range of Seattle Topgolf is… Read More

Jul 25, 2022, 12:30 PM

Artists try to paint clearer picture of why museum’s idea to engage Seattle’s tech community fell short

Greg Lundgren called it a “rough week.” The longtime artist, arts advocate and current director of Seattle’s Museum of Museums… Read More

Jul 25, 2022, 11:16 AM

Murder hornets get a new name, but desire to wipe them out in Washington state remains the same

If you had “murder” in your name you’d be hoping for a change, too. The Washington State Department of Agriculture… Read More

Jul 22, 2022, 7:45 AM

GeekWire taste test: We put a Seattle startup’s beanless coffee up against Starbucks and others

In a blind and not-that-scientific taste test, a trio of GeekWire staffers took on the tough task of slugging back… Read More

Jul 19, 2022, 11:30 AM

Seattle museum cancels ‘Amazon vs Microsoft’ exhibition after backlash over tech and art in city

Plans for a Seattle art exhibition that would have showcased work by employees of Amazon and Microsoft have been called… Read More

Jul 19, 2022, 11:10 AM

NFL star Bobby Wagner helps kids get the tech exposure that shaped his life outside football

Former Seattle Seahawks star Bobby Wagner looks back fondly on the opportunity he got away from football to learn more… Read More

Jul 15, 2022, 10:00 AM

Send in the drones: Seattle Mariners looking for a sky-high hit with unique light show at T-Mobile Park

The Seattle Mariners are the best show in town these days thanks to the winning baseball the team has been… Read More

Jul 14, 2022, 9:34 AM

New trailer for Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series offers epic views of the return to Middle Earth

Amazon released the first full-length trailer Thursday for its upcoming Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings… Read More

Jul 12, 2022, 10:28 AM

‘Mrs. Maisel’ leads Amazon to 30 Emmy Award nominations; HBO’s ‘Succession’ dominates pack

Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” was marvelous again on Tuesday, scoring 12 Emmy nominations to help the tech… Read More

Jeff Bezos at Blue Origin and in "Star Trek Beyond"

Jul 5, 2022, 8:30 AM

How the Star Trek saga blazed new trails for space exploration — with a hand from superfan Jeff Bezos

Over the course of five decades, advances in space science and exploration have changed the Star Trek saga — but… Read More

Jun 28, 2022, 3:38 PM

Tech vet and physicist Christina Lomasney marries James Mattis, retired general and ex-defense chief

Christina Lomasney, a tech veteran and physicist who is now director of commercialization at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in… Read More

Jun 27, 2022, 9:23 AM

Fan uses Twitter and DoorDash to deliver pizza to Mariners player at Angel Stadium after brawl

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker had a little pep in his step on Sunday after igniting a benches clearing brawl… Read More

Jun 21, 2022, 12:55 PM

Obamas’ media company Higher Ground signs exclusive audio deal with Amazon-owned Audible

Audible, the audiobook and podcast platform owned by Amazon, has reached a multi-year, first-look production deal with Higher Ground, the… Read More

Jun 16, 2022, 2:27 PM

Seattle selected as one of 11 U.S. host cities for World Cup soccer matches in 2026

Seattle has proven itself to be a premier location for soccer in the United States. Now it will show the… Read More

Jun 13, 2022, 12:25 PM

Move over, bobbleheads: Seattle Mariners to release NFT digital collectible at upcoming game

Free posters, batting gloves and bobbleheads are great, but the Seattle Mariners are tapping into futuristic technology to celebrate baseball’s… Read More

May 20, 2022, 3:03 PM

Tech CEO lost his backpack, laptop, passport and more — but found a calling in Twitter storytelling

In addition to writing code, Hadi Partovi should teach more people how to write suspenseful mysteries on Twitter. The Seattle-area… Read More

May 19, 2022, 11:59 AM

In latest Reddit ‘AMA,’ Bill Gates talks COVID, farming, Bitcoin, what phone he uses and more

Bill Gates returned to Reddit for his 10th “Ask Me Anything” session on Thursday, answering questions related to the COVID-19… Read More

May 18, 2022, 10:39 AM

Major League Cricket secures $120M funding from Microsoft CEO and others to launch in U.S.

Major League Cricket is tapping into the tech and business communities to secure major funding for its planned launch in… Read More

May 13, 2022, 12:15 PM

Photos: Geeks, assemble! Inside the GeekWire Awards with the singing, smiling and much more

It was so nice to see your faces, Seattle. The GeekWire Awards returned as an in-person event for the first… Read More

May 13, 2022, 10:16 AM

Watch a tearful Jeff Bezos celebrate his immigrant father: ‘Could not have had a better role model’

Jeff Bezos is never shy about sharing his love for his parents on social media, thanking them for the inspiration… Read More

May 4, 2022, 7:45 AM

Jump to lightspeed! Alaska Airlines celebrates May the Fourth with Star Wars-themed aircraft

It probably won’t make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but Han Solo should definitely be piloting this… Read More

Apr 27, 2022, 11:47 AM

Seattle entrepreneur launches ‘JoySauce’ to spotlight American Asian talent

Seattle entrepreneur and tech veteran Jonathan Sposato is launching another media property with the arrival Wednesday of JoySauce Network, an… Read More

Apr 27, 2022, 8:00 AM

Seattle tech worker creates card game ‘Let’s Get Real Bro’ to tap into real talk on men’s mental health

Weston Karnes talks a good game. Or, more precisely, his new game is good for talking. Karnes is the creator… Read More

Apr 22, 2022, 1:32 PM

Ex-Amazon engineers put heads together to create ‘Tandem Shower’ and raise $525K on Kickstarter

Brett Skaloud and Jeff Feiereisen both worked on some of the most cutting-edge technology ever created at Amazon, with specific… Read More

Apr 5, 2022, 11:19 AM

Two Seattle-area students are finalists in NASA design contest for lunar dirt-digging robots

Dig this — two Seattle-area students were semifinalists in a national contest run by NASA in which kids in grades K-12… Read More

Mar 31, 2022, 9:22 AM

Where’s my jetpack? It was at MARS conference, along with Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

Billionaire Jeff Bezos missed out on his usual chauffeuring duties at the West Texas launch orchestrated today by his Blue… Read More

Mar 30, 2022, 9:25 AM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy makes Time’s ‘100 Most Influential Companies’ cover; Rec Room, Wyze also on list

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has landed on the cover of Time as the magazine released its second annual list of… Read More

Mar 29, 2022, 8:30 AM

Rock on(line)! Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture building digital ‘vault’ for 80,000 collection items

The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle has more than 80,000 pieces in its permanent collection, comprised of such artifacts… Read More