Geek Life – Page 17 of 136

Mar 11, 2021, 9:30 AM

Microsoft industrial designer leads Seattle team and ‘Big Dill’ in ‘BattleBots’ TV competition

A team of robot builders from Seattle is competing in upcoming episodes of “BattleBots: Bounty Hunters,” led by an industrial… Read More

Mar 10, 2021, 11:57 AM

Report on COVID-related philanthropy credits MacKenzie Scott with powering 25% of U.S. giving

A new report looking at the global philanthropic response to COVID-19 during 2020 credits MacKenzie Scott with singlehandedly powering 25%… Read More

Mar 10, 2021, 8:00 AM

Seattle artist behind viral ‘Kitty Cat Dance’ meme turns to crypto art market after years of ripoffs

Seventeen years ago, Steve Ibsen was getting ready to leave his house when he noticed his cat, Kayla, sprawled on… Read More

Mar 9, 2021, 11:05 AM

We’re No. 1 (again)! Washington takes top spot in ‘Best State’ rankings as tech fuels economic engine

Washington state is No. 1 again in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best States ranking, hanging on to the… Read More

Mar 8, 2021, 1:03 PM

Vulcan Productions shuts down, 23 years and more than 80 films after Paul Allen launched the venture

Just a few weeks after taking top honors at the Sundance Film Festival for one of its latest films, the… Read More

Mar 7, 2021, 3:19 PM

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott marries Seattle science teacher

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist whose fortune is tied to the early days of Amazon, has married Seattle science teacher… Read More

Mar 5, 2021, 9:37 AM

How Amazon landed a key role in ‘Nomadland,’ in which film’s star does real fulfillment center work

If a film was going to capture the modern American landscape authentically, it’s hard to imagine doing so without including… Read More

Mar 4, 2021, 12:00 PM

Seattle needs help naming another giant tunnel machine — can you dig it, or is it boring?

Seattle’s affection for Tunnel Boring Machines probably doesn’t run all that deep. The emotional zigs and zags and costs of… Read More

Mar 3, 2021, 4:50 PM

Company uses YouTube video to mock Amazon for making camera bag strikingly similar to one it sells

Amazon is being called out again for allegedly copying the product of a company that sells on Amazon, but rather… Read More

Mar 2, 2021, 2:22 PM

Amazon tweaks cardboard box tape in new app icon after some saw Hitler’s mustache in the design

After ditching its longtime shopping cart app icon in favor of a cardboard box with blue tape on it earlier… Read More

Feb 28, 2021, 9:03 PM

Amazon takes 3 Golden Globes, including big ‘Borat’ win, as annual event goes mostly virtual

Amazon captured another three Golden Globe awards Sunday night as the annual celebration of film and television took on the… Read More

Feb 26, 2021, 10:39 AM

Search for software ‘Bliss’: Iconic desktop image from Microsoft’s Windows XP still lures hill seekers

Twenty years after a rolling green hill and blue sky showed up as the default desktop wallpaper image for Microsoft’s… Read More

Feb 25, 2021, 9:42 AM

In Clubhouse chat, Bill Gates talks bitcoin, iPhone, the pandemic and what he’s binging on Netflix

Bill Gates entered Clubhouse for the first time on Wednesday night, taking his ongoing book tour to the popular invite-only… Read More

Feb 16, 2021, 9:00 AM

Seattle startup founder lobbies for seat on SpaceX craft that will take civilian crew to orbit

The founder of a bootstrapped Seattle startup who launched his company on Kickstarter is looking to hitch a ride to… Read More

Feb 12, 2021, 11:37 AM

‘Developers, developers, developers!’ Ballmer and Sinofsky talk Microsoft, memes, more in Clubhouse

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and former Windows president Steven Sinofsky met for a surprising chat on Thursday night when… Read More

Feb 10, 2021, 3:19 PM

Go deep on snow depth data: New online tool puts Pacific NW mountain totals in historic context

As the Seattle area braces for snow later this week, the mountains around the Pacific Northwest have already seen sizable… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 11:07 AM

Washington Post editor talks Bezos and Amazon, and how billionaire owner reshaped newspaper

The editor who has been in charge of The Washington Post newsroom ever since Jeff Bezos bought the newspaper is… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 9:25 AM

Seattle’s Porch marks new era as public company with first Super Bowl ad touting home services tech

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the amount Porch paid for a Super Bowl ad. The… Read More

Feb 7, 2021, 10:14 PM

Zillow skit on Saturday Night Live goes viral as show pokes fun at house-browsing ‘fantasies’

Zillow Group didn’t have a Super Bowl ad, yet it may have come away from the weekend with the biggest… Read More

Feb 5, 2021, 12:00 PM

Super Bowl ad roundup: Big names bow out, but Amazon and plenty of tech still playing on Sunday

The most important part of Sunday’s Super Bowl is already watchable as advertising for a variety of companies and products… Read More

Feb 5, 2021, 9:16 AM

NFL passes on T-Mobile Super Bowl ad featuring Brady and Gronkowski and a bad connection

The Goat got baaaaaaannnnned. T-Mobile’s Super Bowl ad featuring Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (Greatest Of All Time?) won’t… Read More

Feb 3, 2021, 9:11 AM

Wawaweewa! Amazon picks up 10 Golden Globe nominations, including for latest ‘Borat’ moviefilm

Amazon is headed to the 78th Golden Globe Awards later this month on the strength of 10 nominations, the most… Read More

Feb 2, 2021, 2:34 PM

Twitter reacts to Jeff Bezos news: Maybe he’ll open an indie bookstore or work to defeat Superman

The news Tuesday that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would be stepping down from his role as CEO later this year… Read More

Feb 2, 2021, 6:30 AM

Alexa, is it warm in here? Amazon Super Bowl ad turns hot ‘Black Panther’ star into an Echo device

The disembodied voice of Amazon’s Alexa may have finally found a vessel suitable for helping with recipes, turning on the… Read More

Jan 25, 2021, 2:07 PM

Sub Pop Records opens new retail shop in Seattle — at the base of an Amazon headquarters tower

Sub Pop Records, the longtime independent Seattle record label, is setting up shop in the base of an Amazon headquarters… Read More

Jan 22, 2021, 9:42 AM

‘I feel great’: Bill Gates shares photo of himself getting first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

After all the talk and concern, hope and urging, Bill Gates arrived this week at a critical point in his… Read More

Jan 21, 2021, 1:16 PM

Clap your mittens: Bernie Sanders makes his way to Seattle in meme that is taking over social media

Slumping, socially distanced Bernie Sanders has made his way to Seattle. As the internet continues to exhibit its joy over… Read More

Jan 20, 2021, 4:03 PM

Books by young inaugural poet Amanda Gorman become quick best sellers on Amazon

Amanda Gorman touched a nerve. With her words, the National Youth Poet Laureate stirred a nation and worldwide audience watching… Read More

Jan 19, 2021, 8:17 AM

Seattle Sounders among 23 teams around the world getting in on special ‘Fortnite’ celebration of soccer

The Seattle Sounders FC are getting in on a different sort of “beautiful game” as the club is one of… Read More

Jan 13, 2021, 8:00 AM

Back to the ‘Future Innovators’: 5 years later, kids adjust to an evolving and turbulent world

Five years ago, budding 11-year-old Seattle scientist Rebecca Yeung was launching a homemade spacecraft high above Earth. The exploits with… Read More