Geek Life – Page 71 of 137

Jan 28, 2016, 5:08 PM

Jeff Bezos celebrates the opening of the new ‘modernized’ Washington Post headquarters

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who bought the The Washington Post back in 2013 for $250 million, ushered in a new era at the paper… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 2:44 PM

Want to help Flint residents in the wake of the water crisis? Here’s their Amazon Wish List

Living in the Northwest, it’s easy to take clean, potable water for granted. And although sharing our water supply isn’t… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 12:12 PM

Amazon ‘Spotify killer’ in the works? Report suggests enhanced music service planned

Perhaps not satisfied with its own million-song Prime Music, Amazon is reportedly looking into launching a separate streaming service that would… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 10:51 AM

Super Bowl 50 camera technology will give fans dramatic new views of game

You may not be headed to Santa Clara, Calif., to take in Super Bowl 50 in person, but CBS is… Read More

Jan 27, 2016, 2:19 PM

Whoa! Paul Rudd takes on Stephen Hawking in quantum chess – with Keanu Reeves voiceover

Strange things may be afoot at the Circle-K, but they don’t compare to what’s going on in a new video… Read More

Jan 27, 2016, 12:31 PM

‘Jeff Bezos will be the richest person in the world in 5-7 years,’ Barry Diller says in Amazon assessment

Barry Diller, chairman and senior executive at IAC, shared his views on tech giants Yahoo, Apple, Google and Twitter during… Read More

Jan 27, 2016, 10:54 AM

Paul Allen mega-yacht blamed for damage to Cayman Islands reef; Vulcan calls reports ‘exaggerated’

Damage to a protected coral reef in the Cayman Islands is being blamed on a super yacht owned by Seattle… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 1:50 PM

Fifty shades of Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook founder shows off closet full of grey

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg headed back to work after a two-month paternity leave on Monday and shared with his followers… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 11:45 AM

Back flip in real time! GoPro action goes live with Periscope integration

Watch out for extreme sports types snowboarding or skydiving in real time as the live-streaming app Periscope has integrated with… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 10:28 AM

T-Mobile goes after Verizon, AT&T with drinking game and #BallBusterChallenge

T-Mobile is continuing to push back against Verizon’s claims of network dominance by kicking off its #BallBusterChallenge today on Washington’s San Juan… Read More

Jan 25, 2016, 1:47 PM

Watch a robot solve a Rubik’s Cube in just over 1 second

Two humans programmed a robot to solve a Rubik’s Cube in just over one second and in 40 years or so… Read More

Jan 25, 2016, 12:16 PM

Pokemon celebrates 20 years with super-effective Super Bowl ad

Pokemon is commemorating its 20th anniversary next month, and to celebrate it’s got a blockbuster ad to show off during the… Read More

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