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Jan 25, 2016, 10:41 AM

Popular rapper B.o.B goes off the edge with flat Earth theories on Twitter

Popular rapper B.o.B has more than 2 million followers on Twitter, and starting Sunday evening and into Monday, he’s been… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 2:46 PM

‘The X-Files’ review: Return of beloved TV show is both frustrating and fun

Last summer Fox shared around a minute of edited footage from The X-Files reboot with critics, a scene featuring a… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 12:40 PM

‘Game of Thrones’ teases upcoming season with 3 new videos for warring houses

Since winter is most definitely coming to the eastern United States in the form of a major blizzard, HBO was… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 11:15 AM

New Donald Trump programming language seeks to make programming great again

A team of software engineers at Rice University has introduced a new programming language called TrumpScript. Based on Python, the… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 11:06 AM

Bill Gates ‘confident’ that poverty can be wiped out by 2030

Bill Gates expressed renewed optimism this week that poverty can be eradicated in all its forms by 2030, and that… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 9:50 AM

Jeff Bezos escorts Washington Post reporter back to U.S. after release from Iranian prison

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post, flew to Germany this week to escort Post correspondent Jason Rezaian… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 5:19 PM

New series ‘Dark Net’ raises questions about tech’s hidden side

Many of us have a love/hate relationship with the role technology plays in our lives. We adore our mobile devices,… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 1:42 PM

Tinder answers STD concerns with new health safety section, link to free testing locator

Tinder has added a health safety section to its website offering tips for how “anyone forming a new relationship” can… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 12:31 PM

Watch the ‘Worst Heros Ever’ light up Gotham in new Suicide Squad trailer

Warner Brothers just released the most revealing look yet at hotly-anticipated Suicide Squad. The trailer features our antiheroes showing far… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 12:25 PM

Interactive map details thousands of plants, trees in Seattle’s arboretum

Seattle’s sprawling Washington Park Arboretum is a wonderful place to get lost, but a new interactive map for mobile devices will… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 11:28 AM

The Force is too strong with this onesie: Darth Vader babysuit recalled due to choking hazard

A baby onesie featuring a Darth Vader caricature is being recalled because it poses a choking hazard. If you don’t… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 10:37 AM

Senior Zillow economist blames rising Seattle home prices on ‘Silicon Refugees’

A very different kind of refugee crisis may drive Seattle home prices even higher in 2016. Zillow senior economist Aaron… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 10:36 AM

T-Mobile’s ballsy ad aims to roll over Verizon’s network superiority claims

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn2OXVz_jyU In response to a Verizon ad which uses colorful balls to spell out the superiority of its network, T-Mobile is… Read More

Jan 20, 2016, 3:44 PM

Netflix will add 25 days of new original content in 2016

If you’re planning on binging all of the content Netflix releases itself this year, you’re going to need several weeks… Read More

Jan 20, 2016, 12:47 PM

‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ release date pushed back to Dec. 2017

The summer of 2017 just got a lot longer. Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm announced on Wednesday that the release… Read More

Jan 20, 2016, 12:24 PM

Amazon’s post-holiday party will feature Fall Out Boy’s special brand of pop-punk

If you’re used to partying like it’s 1999, fast forward a bit to 2005 or so for Amazon’s annual post-holiday… Read More

Jan 20, 2016, 10:46 AM

Rightside’s new .family domain extension aims to take families and brands beyond .com

Domain name operator Rightside introduced the .family extension on Wednesday with a push toward encouraging families and brands to embrace… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 9:00 PM

The 25 Best Jobs in America: Tech gigs dominate Glassdoor’s annual ranking

A new survey from Glassdoor finds that 46 percent of respondents are planning to look for a new job in 2016. And if… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 3:17 PM

New study reveals disturbing stats on gender discrimination in tech

“In one review session, one male partner said of a female employee, ‘We don’t have to worry about her bonus… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 2:07 PM

Werner Herzog film takes on AI, robots, the Internet and human connectivity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtEMD4JfVp4 Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog has a new documentary set for release which explores “one of the biggest revolutions… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 12:25 PM

Why Donald Trump probably won’t get Apple to make its ‘damn computers’ in the U.S.

Embed from Getty Images Donald Trump has a long list of things he promises to do in order to “Make America… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 10:40 AM

Steve Ballmer gets a little love from Conan O’Brien during dramatic NBA game

When he’s not playing video games with Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch, Conan O’Brien is apparently sitting courtside with Steve Ballmer,… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 10:04 AM

Got a Seattle parking ticket? Startup hopes $100 credit makes it less painful

Finding street parking in Seattle may not be getting any easier, but coping with the shock of an expensive ticket… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 9:30 AM

Watch ‘Game of Thrones’ star Maisie Williams divulge a major Jon Snow clue

There was a time, before a certain fantasy series disrupted the entire television vehicle, when a character who died was… Read More

Jan 18, 2016, 1:00 PM

‘Jessica Jones’ gets second season on Netflix; other show’s premiere dates set

The Netflix superhero series “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” will be back for a second season the streaming service announced on Sunday.… Read More

Jan 18, 2016, 12:03 PM

62 richest people have as much wealth as half of world’s population, report finds

The 62 richest people on the planet have as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, according… Read More

Jan 18, 2016, 10:01 AM

Netflix exec calls NBC’s report on streaming viewership ‘remarkably inaccurate’

Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos has been forced to talk about something that the streaming service has always been… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 2:04 PM

Jeb Bush discovers his Apple Watch can take calls

"My watch can’t be talking.” Jeb Bush receives a call on his Apple Watch and gets confused. #technologyishardhttps://t.co/BW4FTa9yfI — USA… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 1:24 PM

Searching for logo news? Bing tweaks design for third time in six years

An Internet search on the evolution of the Bing logo returned some fresh hits Thursday as tweaks were made at the 6-year-old… Read More

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Jan 14, 2016, 12:27 PM

Governor stops Bertha in its tunneling tracks after sinkhole forms near troubled Seattle project

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday said he was “seriously disappointed” and ordering a stop to the Bertha tunneling machine… Read More

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