Geek Life – Page 58 of 137

Oct 6, 2016, 12:26 PM

Axon engineers another recruiting tactic with Tesla Model 3 giveaway for eligible new hires

Dock the boat. Seattle-based Axon is coming ashore with another tactic aimed at attracting the best possible talent in the ever-challenging… Read More

Oct 6, 2016, 10:45 AM

Looking for a new job? LinkedIn feature lets you send a private signal to recruiters

The look on your face and, perhaps, the diminishing quality of your current performance, aren’t the only ways to signal that… Read More

Oct 4, 2016, 4:59 PM

Has Leonardo DiCaprio signed up for Elon Musk’s trip to Mars? It’s just a joke, people!

For a time, the Internet was agog over Leonardo DiCaprio’s claim that he’s getting a ticket to Mars – presumably as… Read More

Oct 4, 2016, 4:07 PM

‘F* Cancer’ was this company’s original name — and they have a ‘no aholes’ policy, CEO says

Juno Therapeutics, the Seattle-based clinical cancer research firm is doing groundbreaking work in seeking a cure for the disease. CEO… Read More

Oct 4, 2016, 7:59 AM

I used a new high-tech appliance to make craft beer at home, and here’s how it tasted

If you’re a craft beer drinker, there are few places that compare to Seattle when it comes to its concentration of great,… Read More

Oct 4, 2016, 7:54 AM

That New Mac smell can waft through your home thanks to this $24 candle

Ooh ooh, that smelllll. Can’t you smell that smell … of a new Mac? Twelve South, a company that does nothing but… Read More

Sep 30, 2016, 1:32 PM

PowerPoint to the people! Seattle Mayor uses Microsoft program for first time ever in Chamber speech

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray addressed the Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 134th annual meeting on Friday, and touched on a… Read More

Sep 30, 2016, 10:55 AM

Donald Trump still searching for the truth about Google as he floats conspiracy theory again

Donald Trump loves a favorable poll, and he loves to cite favorable poll numbers at his rallies. This week was… Read More

Sep 30, 2016, 9:44 AM

Make Mars Great Again: Stephen Colbert wants to pass the hat to get Donald Trump on an Elon Musk rocket

Add Elon Musk to the list of people who wants to rocket Donald Trump into outer space. At least, according… Read More

Sep 29, 2016, 11:36 AM

This is the hero Instagram needed: Man does a super job chronicling the life of an action figure

A small, domesticated Superman action figure who vacuums, cleans the bathroom, watches movies with his wife and goes bowling with… Read More

Sep 29, 2016, 10:42 AM

Oscar-winning duo behind ‘The Revenant’ will use VR to make short film about illegal immigrants

Film fans who made it through the grizzly bear attack scene in “The Revenant” probably weren’t wishing that Academy Award… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 1:07 PM

Pride flag sent to stratosphere delivers universal message of love to LGBTQ community

A pride flag attached to a balloon boldly went where none had gone before as it reached the stratosphere, serving… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 12:33 PM

New Warby Parker Annex in Portland uses classic arcade games to lure customers and help charity

Eyeglass retailer Warby Parker is opening a new Annex location in Portland on Saturday, and part of the focus at… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 11:37 AM

Wrap your head around ‘The Matrix’ again as Neil deGrasse Tyson talks simulated worlds

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson likes to merge science and pop culture as the host of “Startalk,” his own show on… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 10:24 AM

Watch Jabba the Hutt react to being the 400-pound cyber hacker called out by Donald Trump

Add Jabba the Hutt to the list of people in the universe who may take some exception to Donald Trump’s blunt… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 3:26 PM

Back up a minute: Photo captures Hillary Clinton and the selfie generation, but there’s more to it

As Chris Berman would say on ESPN, “Back back back back back.” Who knew his familiar call for baseball home runs could… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 10:41 AM

Who saw this coming? Snapchat is now Snap Inc., and they want to put these video sunglasses on your face

If you were the 26-year-old billionaire CEO of a company built on disappearing chat messages, who was simultaneously engaged to… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 10:05 AM

This pop song, written with help from artificial intelligence, is actually super catchy

Modern music gets a lot of flack for sounding mass-produced, particularly genres like pop and country. But while many songs… Read More

Sep 23, 2016, 9:55 AM

Is the ‘AirBag’ the next useless, expensive product coming to an Apple store near you? Conan O’Brien thinks so

Apple — the company behind revolutionary products like the iPod and iPhone — has apparently run out of ideas and is… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 3:11 PM

Prime opportunity: Amazon employees to show off Seattle workplace on ‘Bring Your Parents to Work Day’

My mom buys her books at Barnes & Noble and just about everything else at Wegmans. I guess if I… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 11:25 AM

LEGO liftoff: Startup Flybrix takes popular bricks to new heights with easy-to-build drone kits

This might be the best answer yet to getting your kids’ LEGO bricks off the ground so you don’t step… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 9:34 AM

‘Any regrets over losing the Scott Baio vote?’ Hillary Clinton’s ‘Between Two Ferns’ appearance is internet gold

For all of the unintentionally uncomfortable moments that are captured throughout the campaign season, it’s refreshing to see a candidate… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 2:37 PM

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser launches ‘Putin Trump’ news website to expose ‘dangerous and deep’ links

Twenty-two years after founding Seattle-based RealNetworks as Progressive Networks, a website for liberal-minded content, CEO Rob Glaser is back in… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 11:57 AM

Rightside rolls out .games domain extension to target huge audience of gamers and developers

Domain name registry Rightside isn’t playing around. The Kirkland, Wash.-based company launched the .games extension on Wednesday and it quickly… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 6:43 PM

How to geek out with Neil deGrasse Tyson, on stage, on screen or with a book

Few people can geek out to a movie harder than astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, but he met his match when… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 11:42 AM

Need some romance with your sci-fi? Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence pair up as ‘Passengers’ with deep space problems

Would you rather be stuck in outer space with Jennifer Lawrence or Chris Pratt? Yes. While many sci-fi thrillers tend… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 1:26 PM

Jeff Bezos’ dream almost realized as new mobile game aims to put Donald Trump in outer space

Game developers out of New Zealand beat Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to the goal of sending Donald Trump to space with… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 11:57 AM

Say (more of) what you will: Twitter finally takes attachments out of the 140-character equation

Twitter wants users to be able to say more in 140 characters without worrying whether an assortment of tweet attachments, such… Read More

Sep 17, 2016, 8:56 AM

Evel doer: Stuntman completes Knievel’s famed rocket jump over Idaho’s Snake River

A stuntman hoping to honor Evel Knievel did so without crashing badly or breaking numerous bones on Friday when he successfully… Read More

Sep 16, 2016, 1:59 PM

‘Real World Seattle’ returns — to a city that stopped being polite the last time the MTV show came calling

Even if so-called “new Seattle” isn’t your thing, you didn’t really want to go back to a time in the… Read More