Geek Life – Page 7 of 136

May 22, 2024, 9:30 AM

Redmond high school student is ‘Google for Doodle’ contest winner for Washington state

Mahee Chandrasekhar, a 9th grader at Redmond High School in Redmond, Wash., is the Washington state winner in the 16th… Read More

May 14, 2024, 3:34 PM

This is 40? Bill Gates crams into recreated Harvard dorm for Mark Zuckerberg’s milestone birthday

Bill Gates left Harvard to start Microsoft. Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard to concentrate on Facebook. But the two… Read More

May 11, 2024, 9:01 AM

Hot number at the GeekWire Awards: Watch ‘The Drunken Tenor’ light up tech from a bygone era

For the sake of the innovators in the crowd at Thursday night’s GeekWire Awards, let’s hope their products and services… Read More

May 10, 2024, 10:47 AM

Photos: Inside the GeekWire Awards, with the big winners, musical numbers and surprise guests

It was a mix of robot trophies and blow-up dinosaurs at the GeekWire Awards on Thursday night in Seattle, as… Read More

May 3, 2024, 4:21 PM

Seattle TV station says enough already with the AI and Photoshop-generated zebra memes

At the risk of beating a not-dead, just-missing zebra, here’s another story about the story that won’t quit this week.… Read More

May 2, 2024, 9:38 AM

‘Super Nintendo World’ will bring Super Mario and Donkey Kong to life in theme park experience

Video game fans will be able to step inside the worlds of Super Mario and Donkey Kong in a new… Read More

Mar 26, 2024, 8:00 AM

Love it or hate it, Tesla Cybertruck turns heads in Seattle as GeekWire test drives futuristic EV

“Does it still have that new spaceship smell?” That was the quip from Dave Boone, walking past the GeekWire office… Read More

Mar 25, 2024, 8:00 PM

‘Tomb Raider’ escape-room-style immersive attraction coming to downtown Seattle

A new waterfront attraction in Seattle will bring the popular video game and film franchise “Tomb Raider” and its protagonist… Read More

Mar 12, 2024, 8:07 AM

Microsoft design exec turns to AI to illustrate son’s book about coping with anxiety

When Microsoft design chief Jon Friedman‘s son Judah needed help with a children’s book he wanted to write, Friedman went… Read More

Mar 11, 2024, 7:56 AM

Tech vets went to bat for Major League Cricket — now they have bigger goals for Seattle and beyond

When Sanjay Parthasarathy left his last tech job in February 2023, he figured he’d do what he could to help… Read More

Mar 7, 2024, 1:35 PM

Direct-to-consumer casket startup says it’s time to bury our unhealthy switch to daylight savings

Before you spring forward this weekend into daylight saving time, a casket company hopes you’ll consider whether it’s time to… Read More

Mar 6, 2024, 1:50 PM

LinkedIn suffers outage a day after Facebook and Instagram — and X is left as our social media fix

So much for my after-lunch job search and profile lurking. A day after a Meta outage knocked out Facebook, Messenger… Read More

Mar 6, 2024, 10:45 AM

The quotable Kara Swisher: Insights and zingers from the ‘Burn Book’ event at Town Hall Seattle

The title and subtitle of Kara Swisher‘s new book, “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story,” perfectly illustrate the dichotomy of… Read More

Mar 2, 2024, 8:00 AM

Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

With all the makings of a buddy road trip adventure, two longtime Seattle friends and tech veterans have teamed up… Read More

Mar 1, 2024, 7:45 AM

Univ. of Washington’s famed cherry blossoms have some bright, tech-infused competition on campus

The cherry blossoms at the University of Washington offer a spectacular welcome to spring every year on the school’s Seattle… Read More

Feb 12, 2024, 8:30 AM

Can AI improve your dating game? Startup’s speech analysis tool offers practice and feedback

The days of talking into a mirror to psych yourself up to ask someone on a date have given way… Read More

Feb 7, 2024, 12:45 PM

Birdhouse maker with an eye for Apple design ready to take flight with appearance on ‘Shark Tank’

Flock around the television next week — a smart birdhouse created in Seattle is going to be featured on an episode… Read More

Feb 3, 2024, 8:00 AM

Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art

A group of elementary and middle school students from districts east of Seattle are working together on a project to… Read More

Jan 15, 2024, 8:00 AM

Meet the 6 women innovators featured in a new STEM exhibit at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

Six orange statues on display at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle offer an eye-catching way to learn about the… Read More

Dec 19, 2023, 1:20 PM

Startup creates AI Santa, using its tech to facilitate believable voice calls for the naughty and nice

If artificial intelligence is indeed coming for people’s jobs, this week would be a good time to start, to help… Read More

Dec 18, 2023, 8:37 AM

High-tech art experience WNDR Museum closes abruptly in Seattle after 8 months

WNDR Museum, an interactive, tech-infused art experience near the waterfront in downtown Seattle, has ceased operations eight months after opening.… Read More

Dec 11, 2023, 9:40 AM

TV shows, Taylor Swift, smoke shops and more top Seattle’s trending Google searches in 2023

The hottest television series and the biggest concert tour were among the top trending topics of the year when it… Read More

Dec 8, 2023, 9:39 AM

Whoa, starry night! Astra Lumina installation in Seattle blends light, sound in feast for the senses

The endless rain in Seattle stopped long enough on Thursday night for the “stars” to come out — even if those… Read More

Nov 28, 2023, 8:30 AM

Holiday ‘Bliss’: Microsoft’s latest ugly sweater features iconic Windows XP desktop image

The hills are alive on this year’s ugly holiday sweater from Microsoft. Throwing things back to the early 2000s, the… Read More

Nov 20, 2023, 10:00 AM

Bill Gates offers his recommendations for what to read, watch and listen to during the holidays

Bill Gates is back with one of his seasonal traditions, offering three of the best books that he read in… Read More

Nov 17, 2023, 8:22 AM

Hot new electric vehicles at Seattle Auto Show highlight an industry that isn’t slowing down

Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. are on track to surpass 1 million for the first time ever this year,… Read More

Nov 16, 2023, 9:32 AM

Amazon is helping a longtime Seattle art school move into modern space at base of HQ building

Gage Academy of Art, a longtime school located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, is moving to a modern facility at… Read More

Nov 13, 2023, 10:14 AM

‘I’m looking forward to being Mrs. Bezos’: Vogue profiles Lauren Sanchez’s life with Amazon founder

Lauren Sanchez makes a splash in the December issue of Vogue magazine, sprawling inside the 10,000 year clock, flying a… Read More

Nov 8, 2023, 6:56 AM

Alexander Calder exhibit swings into motion in Seattle thanks to ex-Microsoft president’s major gift

A major new exhibition and multi-year initiative celebrating the life and work of artist Alexander Calder has opened at Seattle… Read More

Nov 6, 2023, 8:40 AM

Amazon holiday ad captures the joy of friendship — and sledding — at any age

Amazon’s 2023 holiday ad campaign is intended to be a love letter to lasting friendships and joyful moments that don’t… Read More