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Sep 9, 2025, 8:33 AM

Data be damned: Seahawks coach recounts ‘real-time’ call to ignore analytics model in close loss

Who needs analytics? Sometimes in football you have to trust your gut in real time, and Seattle Seahawks coach Mike… Read More

Sep 7, 2025, 8:30 AM

For Pete’s sake, what does AI think of the play that haunts Seattle Seahawks fans — run or pass?

There’s been a lot of chatter heading into the new NFL season about how artificial intelligence will be an innovative… Read More

Sep 4, 2025, 9:29 AM

Spencer Rascoff doesn’t see humans dating AI, but the tech is a key wingman on popular apps

Spencer Rascoff views AI as a suitable wingman when it comes to helping people find other people on dating apps.… Read More

Aug 22, 2025, 7:22 AM

Eyes, and AI, on the road: UW grad’s platform scans for pavement defects to speed repair, lower costs

The road to startup success is often a bumpy one. Aatish Parson prefers it that way, for now, as the… Read More

George R.R. Martin and Neil Clarke sitting at a table during panel discussion at Seattle Worldcon 2025

Aug 17, 2025, 4:34 PM

‘Game of Thrones’ creator and other science fiction writers trace twists and turns at Seattle Worldcon

If you were to track the milestones in the career of George R.R. Martin, the science-fiction and fantasy writer whose… Read More

Aug 14, 2025, 10:28 AM

Nintendo’s popular new ‘Mario Kart’ cow draws a protest letter from PETA

The moos turned to boos over the depiction of a popular new video game cow character. People for the Ethical… Read More

Panelists seated at table for session about AI at Seattle Worldcon 2025

Aug 13, 2025, 4:05 PM

Sci-fi fans voice real-world concerns about how AI is changing the information ecosystem

Worries about the dark side of artificial intelligence are stirring up a lot of buzz at the world’s premier science-fiction… Read More

Illustration: Retro-futuristic cartoon characters surrounding a Seattle Worldcon 2025 sign

Aug 12, 2025, 8:25 AM

Worldcon 2025 celebrates the past and future of science fiction — and the part Seattle has played

Thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans will be going back to the future this week when Seattle plays host… Read More

Aug 6, 2025, 1:11 PM

Bill Gates business card up for auction, with significant date from Microsoft’s early days

Long before the days of tapping your smartphone against someone else’s to share contact information, small paper business cards did… Read More

Jul 29, 2025, 1:28 PM

Marathon Star Wars celebration in Seattle will feature 11 films back on big screen at SIFF Cinema

Light sabers, camera, action! The Star Wars cinematic universe is returning to Seattle in a big way on the big… Read More

Jul 28, 2025, 8:14 PM

‘Eat your own dog food’: How Microsoft popularized one of the yuckiest terms in tech history

“Eat your own dog food” — the practice of companies using their own products internally before releasing them to customers… Read More

Jul 26, 2025, 7:00 AM

‘Such a fun ride’: Seattle family sells popular card game ‘Taco vs. Burrito’ after more than 1M sales

The creators of the popular card game “Taco vs. Burrito” — dreamed up by a Seattle 7-year-old in 2018 —… Read More

Jul 23, 2025, 9:51 AM

Go deep! Watch an autonomous robot paint the lines on the Seattle Seahawks practice field

The Seattle Seahawks have found an exceptionally efficient route runner. While Turf Tank might have a perfect football name, it… Read More

Jun 25, 2025, 7:41 AM

Oregon farm where Steve Jobs picked apples and gained inspiration hits market for $5M

Before there was Apple, there were apples. A 387-acre property in McMinnville, Ore., that was once home to Steve Jobs… Read More

Jun 23, 2025, 2:32 PM

Bezos wedding backlash in Venice draws big banner blasting billionaire tax breaks

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is likely hoping it’ll be a banner day when he weds fiancée Lauren Sánchez later this… Read More

Jun 12, 2025, 3:00 PM

Stories on tap: Microsoft vet consoles and entertains with talks at his Seattle-area bars

People have been offering their hot takes over cold beer for centuries. James Whittaker is no different. But with distinguished… Read More

May 31, 2025, 7:00 AM

With a great view of Mount Rainier and Sea-Tac Airport, a YouTuber’s new livestream takes off

Mitch Sutton has always been into airplanes, but things really took off five years ago when he bought a house… Read More

May 23, 2025, 9:04 AM

Space Needle doubles the pleasure in ride to the top with new stacked, glass elevators

The Space Needle is getting doubly cool. Visitors to the iconic Seattle tower can now ride to the top in… Read More

May 15, 2025, 9:22 AM

Seahawks unbox action-packed schedule release video as NFL teams vie for social media supremacy

It’s not enough anymore for NFL teams to simply release a schedule of who they’ll be playing in the upcoming… Read More

May 12, 2025, 8:00 AM

Appetite for invention: Seattle tech vets hatch a simple gadget to cook a tastier chicken

Not satisfied with what they considered overly complicated methods for cooking unsatisfactory chicken, Dave Atchison and Tony Smith jumped out… Read More

May 9, 2025, 9:22 AM

‘We are sticklers in Seattle,’ ‘Jeopardy’ host says to contestant who wrongly put ‘s’ on Pike Place Market

Don’t cross “Jeopardy” host Ken Jennings, or any Seattleite, on the proper way to say Pike Place Market. During an… Read More

Apr 29, 2025, 9:41 AM

126,151 AI learners set a Guinness World Record in kickoff event for Microsoft skills fest

Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm — and the Guinness World Records. A kickoff celebration for the Microsoft… Read More

Apr 25, 2025, 9:08 AM

Phoebe Gates launches e-commerce startup — here’s what her famous parents think

Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, is the co-founder of a new e-commerce shopping… Read More

Apr 16, 2025, 11:44 AM

Seattle crosswalk buttons hacked to sound like Jeff Bezos; SDOT exploring ‘stronger security measures’

Editor’s note: This story was updated with comment from the Seattle Department of Transportation. Don’t cross Jeff Bezos on taxes,… Read More

Apr 16, 2025, 9:05 AM

Suffering from ‘Tesla Regret Syndrome’? Spoof ad from Seattle group is latest dig at Elon Musk

A Seattle-based activist group that has been taking part in protests aimed at Elon Musk and Tesla showrooms in the… Read More

Apr 1, 2025, 3:59 PM

There are 3,028 billionaires in the world — here are the ones who call Washington state home

Don’t tell Bernie Sanders, but Forbes’ latest World’s Billionaires list for 2025 contains 3,028 names — up 247 from a year… Read More

Mar 31, 2025, 12:18 PM

Seattle engineer’s Ghibli-style image goes viral, and sparks some backlash over AI art

By the end of last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was asking people to “please chill” on making images with… Read More

Mar 27, 2025, 10:09 AM

Even VC firms are getting in on the viral hype around ChatGPT’s updated image generator

You might not remember seeing Matt McIlwain or S. “Soma” Somasegar in “Spirited Away,” but the managing directors of Seattle VC… Read More

Mar 20, 2025, 8:30 AM

Game on: Seattle Mariners add Nintendo patch to jerseys in new sponsorship deal

Are the Seattle Mariners poised to level up this season? Perhaps, if a jersey patch is the boost the team… Read More

Mar 17, 2025, 2:27 PM

The surprising way Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella uses AI to consume podcasts on his commute

Satya Nadella is a fan of multimodal AI interfaces — the ability to interact with a chatbot not just through… Read More