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Aug 2, 2018, 7:00 AM

Mr. Sulu goes social: ‘Star Trek’ vet George Takei beams up to Russell Wilson’s TraceMe fan app

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson may be the founder of the TraceMe fan networking platform, but to hear George Takei… Read More

Aug 1, 2018, 5:31 PM

TLDR: Self-flying planes, Cat celeb Lil Bub lends poop to biotech startup, Facebook tool that tracks your time in the app

Today’s featured stories Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft Cat celebrity Lil Bub lends… Read More

Aug 1, 2018, 10:19 AM

Cat celebrity Lil Bub lends poop to Seattle startup, leading to discovery of new kinds of bacteria

Grab your litter scoopers, folks — there might just be valuable scientific data in your cat’s poop. That was certainly the… Read More

Jul 26, 2018, 10:37 AM

What is internet? Relive the Microsoft v. Netscape browser war in new series ‘Valley of the Boom’

HBO’s “Silicon Valley” may provide an absurdly comedic take on startups and the modern tech industry, but a new series… Read More

Jul 25, 2018, 3:35 PM

Magical! Lego conjures up a 6,000-piece Hogwarts Castle for Harry Potter fans

Find the Lego wizard in your house. You’re gonna need some help with this new set from the famed toymaker.… Read More

Jul 25, 2018, 11:09 AM

Internet littered with cat poop headlines after study links parasite to entrepreneurial drive in humans

My aversion to scooping poop out of my cat’s litter box could be preventing me from realizing my career potential!… Read More

Jul 25, 2018, 9:53 AM

Seattle police join lip-sync video challenge with cameo-filled version of Macklemore’s ‘Downtown’

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they sing for you? From the top of the… Read More

Jul 23, 2018, 2:44 PM

Ding dong … yikes! Nest doorbell camera captures large snake slithering near woman’s front door

You never know who or what is going to show up on the video when an alert comes through from… Read More

Jul 23, 2018, 10:27 AM

187,000 tweets later, New York Times reporter explains why she’s pulling back from ‘toxic’ Twitter

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman has had enough of the “anger video game.” That’s how she describes what it’s… Read More

Jul 20, 2018, 2:04 PM

The gift of grunge: Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture to receive Chris Cornell statue from singer’s family

Update, Aug. 23: In order to accommodate more fans and expected crowds, the Museum of Pop Culture has moved the… Read More

Jul 19, 2018, 11:07 AM

The joke’s on Batman — and Seattle — in Conan O’Brien bit pitting Marvel superheroes against DC

There’s a dark cloud hanging over the Dark Knight. Batman got bullied like never before in a comedy sketch from… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 10:36 AM

Funko lands another huge partner and will produce ‘Fortnite’ toys and collectibles

Make room, Marvel and Star Wars and many more. Funko, the pop culture consumer products company with a stable of… Read More

Jul 17, 2018, 12:19 PM

This rocks: Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill thanks astronomer for naming an asteroid after him

Luke Skywalker was always looking to the stars. Stuck on a Tatooine farm with a dream of becoming a pilot,… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 9:49 AM

Not ready for Prime time, Toys R Us mascot gets knocked out of wrestling ring by Amazon box

It’s been a rough few months for Geoffrey, the giraffe mascot for defunct retailer Toys R Us. Not only did… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 8:25 AM

Stranger things: Seattle newspaper has fun with Amazon’s Spheres and a banana on issue cover

The Spheres and free bananas. Two recognizable indicators that you’ve wandered into Amazonia in Seattle. Whatever you call those glass… Read More

Jul 13, 2018, 9:38 AM

Microsoft throws concert for summer interns in Seattle featuring Pitbull and Julia Michaels

Microsoft’s summer interns got more than just a beautiful night at Gas Works Park on Thursday, overlooking Lake Union and… Read More

Jul 12, 2018, 10:52 AM

Fans can swing for the fences in a virtual reality Home Run Derby during baseball’s All-Star Game

The Home Run Derby is often the most exciting part of Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Game festivities. This year,… Read More

Jul 12, 2018, 9:57 AM

Netflix finally tops HBO in Emmy nominations; Amazon’s ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ gets 14 nods

Streaming television continues to assert its position as a force to be reckoned with when it comes to quality programming… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 11:00 AM

So much to sea in New York: Microsoft HoloLens a key part of art exhibit that ‘sinks’ Times Square

New York City’s Times Square is already a bustling and chaotic location when experienced in everyday reality. In augmented reality,… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 4:47 PM

Fifty years after Apollo, the Peanuts gang signs up again to give NASA a boost

Eighteen years after their creator died, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang are rising again to… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 10:57 AM

Pop star Demi Lovato to headline Amazon’s Post-Prime Day Celebration Concert in Seattle

Amazon employees in Seattle worn out by the grind of this year’s Prime Day will be able to recharge with… Read More

Jul 5, 2018, 2:36 AM

Happy 4th of July from GeekWire – Fireworks over Lake Union

Lots of GeekWire readers checked out our behind-the-scenes tour of the fireworks barge on Lake Union. In case you missed… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 8:46 AM

Breakfast gets fun: Funko launches a cereal line called FunkO’s featuring pop culture characters

Move over, silly rabbit, cereal looks like it could be fun again thanks to a new line of breakfast treats… Read More

Jun 28, 2018, 6:08 PM

Master Chief comes to TV: Showtime and Amblin team up to make Microsoft’s ‘Halo’ into new series

Like a lot of things that were popular in the 2000s, Microsoft and 343 Industries’s Halo franchise was optioned for… Read More

Jun 28, 2018, 3:03 PM

Harlan Ellison, fiction writer well-known for Star Trek’s ‘City on the Edge of Forever,’ dies at 84

Speculative fiction author Harlan Ellison, perhaps best known to the general public as the writer of the well-regarded original Star… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 9:01 PM

Inside Amazon’s Prime photo op: A secret bus ride, a spectacular Seattle view — but alas, no drones

We got picked up in a van that looked like it should be taking us to a bachelor party. We… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 1:55 PM

Richard Sherman snags an early copy of ‘Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy’ for Xbox One

Richard Sherman may have left Seattle and the Seahawks for San Francisco and the 49ers, but at least he’s still… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 9:27 AM

Video: Crews dangle 500 feet above ground as last piece of platform is lowered from Space Needle

The elevated work platform that hung beneath the upper reaches of the Space Needle during months of renovation work was… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 11:30 AM

KEXP and dream team of archivists plan digitization labs to help listeners save their music memories

Long before streaming came along and planted a song in your head digitally, music memories were collected on cassette tapes… Read More

Jun 24, 2018, 6:00 AM

Secrets of a PowerPoint champ: What it takes to win a national title in a Microsoft Office program

Used by many, banned by some and parodied by others, Microsoft PowerPoint is a staple of modern corporate life. But who… Read More