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Mar 9, 2018, 4:18 PM

Tickets going at lightspeed for concert featuring original Star Wars film and Seattle Symphony music

It seems like there is a new Star Wars movie, or a spinoff Star Wars movie, in theaters every six… Read More

Mar 8, 2018, 9:34 AM

Jimmy Kimmel interviews cackling Alexa, and Amazon’s voice assistant gets last laugh

Can’t say we didn’t see this one coming. The people who tell jokes for a living are now laughing along… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 3:49 PM

Mystery solved? Amazon explains what cracked up Alexa, and what they’re going to do about it

OK, don’t laugh. There’s been enough of that, apparently. After reports about its Alexa-enabled devices laughing out loud for no… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 12:35 PM

Machine learning or laughing? Amazon’s Alexa is freaking people out with unprovoked chuckle

It’s one thing to believe that Amazon’s Alexa is constantly listening to us, but quite another to worry that she’s… Read More

Mar 6, 2018, 4:06 PM

‘Hidden Figures’ no more: New Barbie dolls honor NASA’s Katherine Johnson and 16 other women

“Hidden Figures” mathematician Katherine Johnson may have missed out on the Lego toy treatment, but she and 16 other women… Read More

Mar 6, 2018, 3:40 PM

Burger-flipping robot named Flippy is armed with a spatula and ready for a grilling at CaliBurger

First the robots proved they can do back flips, now they’re flipping hamburgers. Flippy, the world’s first autonomous robotic kitchen… Read More

Mar 6, 2018, 7:00 AM

Get your own Kyle! Seattle startup vet creatively asks for help in finding his next adventure

In search of his next work challenge and life adventure, Kyle Kesterson has decided that there really should be no… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 11:34 AM

Paul Allen team locates another long lost warship as USS Lexington is found 76 years after sinking

A team led by Paul Allen has done it again at the bottom of the sea, locating the wreckage of… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 10:24 AM

Google ad blitz showcases a life made easier with its Assistant, and Nest delivers prom night advice

Amazon may have made a splash during last month’s Super Bowl with an Alexa ad that dominated water cooler conversations,… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 8:34 AM

Netflix is streaming champ at Oscars with win for ‘Icarus’ while Amazon loses in screenplay category

The back-and-forth battle for awards season supremacy among the streaming services shifted back to Netflix on Sunday night at the… Read More

Mar 3, 2018, 7:15 PM

The fascinating faces and fabulous cosplay of Emerald City Comic Con

The Washington State Convention Center is overflowing this weekend with fans of comics, games, fantasy and pop culture for the… Read More

Thousands of diesel VWs await their fate in the shadow of the defunct Satsop Nuclear Power Plant in Elma, Washington

Mar 3, 2018, 1:22 PM

Aerial images reveal thousands of emissions-cheating diesel VWs awaiting their fate in shadow of defunct nuclear plant

If you sold your recalled emissions-cheating diesel VW back to Volkswagen in the Pacific Northwest, you may be able to… Read More

Mar 2, 2018, 11:10 AM

University of Washington’s HERB robot makes cameo on X-Files as automated sushi waiter

This might be a first for the University of Washington computer science department. HERB, a famous robot also known as… Read More

Mar 1, 2018, 1:18 PM

Bill Nye the Nike guy: The earth stands still in new ad, and the Science Guy and others step in to help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=WLSaPpGQHII If science give you the spins, wait until you catch this new ad from Nike, as the Portland sneaker… Read More

Mar 1, 2018, 9:06 AM

Hot dog eating champ Joey Chestnut gobbles up Steve Ballmer during stunt at L.A. Clippers game

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was hot doggin’ it again during his team’s game against the Houston Rockets this… Read More

Feb 28, 2018, 5:00 AM

Pittsburgh Profile: Seattle theater vet Marya Sea Kaminski brings a fresh act to a new tech city

PITTSBURGH — Marya Sea Kaminski loved her first date with Pittsburgh. The associate artistic director at Seattle Repertory Theater had… Read More

Feb 27, 2018, 2:00 PM

Amazon’s tallest new geek? NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is a ‘home court defender’ in ads for Ring

Seattle may still be without the beloved Sonics, but a huge NBA star now has ties to the city in… Read More

Feb 27, 2018, 12:59 PM

In Reddit AMA, Bill Gates talks crypto currency danger, the presidency, drinking beer and more

Bill Gates returned to Reddit Tuesday for his sixth Ask Me Anything (AMA), and as always the questions for the… Read More

Feb 27, 2018, 10:04 AM

Model behavior from our robot overlords, as drones carry handbags down the runway in Italy

Embed from Getty Images Burger flippers. Package sorters. Taxi drivers. The list of jobs that will someday be performed via… Read More

Feb 27, 2018, 5:00 AM

‘Keep Pittsburgh Dope’ photographer has his eye on street style, Amazon and whether city will stay ‘cool’

PITTSBURGH — With his photographic eye on Pittsburgh from the inside, Chancelor Humphrey can see why people are becoming more… Read More

Feb 26, 2018, 11:24 AM

Flip-phone-using Warren Buffett owns a lot of Apple stock, but he says he’s ‘out of touch’ on iPhone

He drinks Coca-Cola and eats at Dairy Queen, presumably in part to promote the stocks and companies owned by… Read More

Feb 26, 2018, 4:00 AM

Saving a seat for tech: Historic theater strives to set the stage for inclusion in booming neighborhood

PITTSBURGH — Janera Solomon was raised in Pittsburgh from the age of 10, and left after college to pursue a… Read More

Feb 25, 2018, 4:20 PM

Cooking up disruption: T-Mobile CEO John Legere marks two years of popular cooking show ‘Slow Cooker Sunday’

T-Mobile CEO John Legere wants folks to sign up for their wireless service and for the past couple of years… Read More

Feb 23, 2018, 1:32 PM

Photos: 4 massive container cranes arrive in Washington’s Puget Sound by ship

Four unusual seafarers are arriving in Washington’s Puget Sound today after a long journey from China. At 434 feet tall… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 10:44 AM

Fascinating Jobs application: Apple co-founder listed ‘tech, design’ as skills in 1973 hunt for work

Three years before he co-founded Apple, Steve Jobs filled out a job application at Reed College in Portland in which… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 6:35 AM

From Campbell’s to Commodore: How the Warhol Museum uses tech to illuminate the iconic artist

PITTSBURGH — Andy Warhol made his mark as a pop artist throughout the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, but his pioneering spirit… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 1:36 AM

Don’t shop with Bill Gates: Software mogul appears on ‘Ellen,’ badly flunks grocery price quiz

Bill Gates may be one of the richest men on the planet, but don’t hit the grocery aisles with the… Read More

Feb 21, 2018, 8:28 PM

Twilio co-founder promises ice cream to students facing detention for attending walkouts

Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson has a message for students facing detentions for walking out of school to protest gun violence.… Read More

Feb 21, 2018, 10:54 AM

Amazon Studios to adapt Iain M. Banks’ space-opera Culture novel, a ‘huge personal favorite’ of Jeff Bezos

Iain M. Banks’ sweeping Culture science-fiction book series finally has a video home. Amazon Studios announced this morning it’s acquired… Read More

Feb 20, 2018, 12:32 PM

Bill Gates to guest star on ‘The Big Bang Theory’

It’s only taken eleven seasons, but Leonard and Sheldon may finally get to meet Bill Gates. Warner Bros. and CBS,… Read More