Geek Life – Page 7 of 137

Aug 30, 2024, 7:28 AM

A portrait of tech and art together: Seattle school makes colorful new home in an Amazon HQ tower

In the same building where software engineers labor in front of computers to write code and build products, artists are… Read More

Aug 21, 2024, 7:30 AM

Computer shoes, Pac-Man, a rock from space and more gems in the upcoming Paul Allen auction

Imagine playing a vintage Pac-Man arcade game while wearing Puma’s RS-Computer sneakers and pondering what to order for lunch off… Read More

Aug 9, 2024, 8:47 AM

Rap legend Sir Mix-A-Lot mixes it up at Black Tech Night with talk of AI, music gadgets and more

“I like large language models and I cannot lie …” Legendary Seattle rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot probably isn’t ready to sub… Read More

Jul 9, 2024, 9:44 AM

Drone company looking for answers to loss of devices into lake after major July 4 tech failure

The head of the drone company in charge of a failed Fourth of July light show in SeaTac, Wash., called… Read More

Jun 27, 2024, 9:43 AM

They gave machines to Living Computers for preservation, but museum’s closure is a bitter end

Computer enthusiasts who sold or donated vintage items to Paul Allen and Seattle’s Living Computers Museum + Labs are concerned… Read More

Jun 26, 2024, 10:28 AM

Fans upset by closure of Living Computers question why Seattle museum couldn’t be saved

Fans of the Living Computers Museum + Labs in Seattle reacted with disappointment to the news Tuesday that Paul Allen’s… Read More

Jun 25, 2024, 11:50 AM

Legislation would honor Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture as a national museum ‘of great importance’

Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) is seeking a national designation through a bill introduced in Congress that would honor… Read More

Jun 24, 2024, 2:42 PM

‘Greatest setting in college football’ gets the LEGO treatment with fan’s elaborate Husky Stadium build

Husky Stadium is often called the “greatest setting in college football.” Now the iconic University of Washington football venue might… Read More

Jun 22, 2024, 7:30 AM

‘Blue screen of death’ at the ballpark: How the Mariners tapped a tech nerve in viral rally video

While some Major League Baseball teams call on a monkey for help, or try to chop their way to a… Read More

Jun 19, 2024, 8:11 AM

The search for Bigfoot deepfakes: Bumbershoot offers $5,000 bounty in legendary new AI contest

The emergence of the modern deepfake is closely tied to the rise of generative artificial intelligence, but when it comes… Read More

Jun 15, 2024, 6:20 PM

The t-shirts that tech people don’t want anymore: Seattle thrift-store swag deadpool, 2024 edition

My idea of weekend fun is browsing the racks at Seattle-area thrift stores in search of once-prized tech swag that… Read More

Jun 5, 2024, 2:43 PM

Museum of Illusions bringing blend of immersive art, science and psychology to downtown Seattle

Another museum is coming to downtown Seattle with the hopes of attracting visitors with a mix of interactive rooms and… Read More

May 23, 2024, 7:29 AM

New LEGO skyscraper exhibit at Seattle’s MOHAI shows off some impressive building blocks

The most impressive skyline view in Seattle is coming to the inside of the city’s Museum of History and Industry.… Read More

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