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May 20, 2015, 11:39 AM

Seattle’s battery-powered streetcar testing ‘moving along,’ set to open this summer

In another step to alleviate our transportation woes — and help keep our city on the green path — the… Read More

May 20, 2015, 11:05 AM

Keeping it green: Seattle ranks No. 5 in energy efficiency among U.S. cities

Congrats, Emerald City. Seattle is the fifth most energy-efficient city in the United States. In the rankings released this week… Read More

May 20, 2015, 10:11 AM

Bill Nye’s solar-powered satellite launch a success

The Planetary Society — led by CEO Bill Nye — successfully launched the first prototype of the LightSail, a mini, solar-powered satellite,… Read More

May 20, 2015, 9:32 AM

Twitter’s battle of the sexes: Why men get more retweets than women

How the genders communicate on Twitter may very well affect how often they are retweeted. According to this study from NYU linguistics… Read More

May 20, 2015, 9:00 AM

Warren Buffett and Bono backstage at the Gates Foundation, and more celebrity spotting

What happens when Warren Buffet and U2’s Bono get together at the Gates Foundation? They chat about philanthropy, of course.… Read More

May 20, 2015, 8:31 AM

Paul Allen parties Bollywood style at Cannes

Keeping up with the jet-setting ways of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is almost as exhausting as keeping tabs on the… Read More

May 19, 2015, 12:07 PM

KFC’s Tray Typer lets users key their grease-lovin’ hearts out while they eat

If you eat and work at the same time you know the dilemma — getting food on your keyboard or… Read More

May 19, 2015, 11:29 AM

Here are the 7 books that Bill Gates says you need to read this summer

It’s almost Memorial Day weekend, and hopefully the sunnier days and warmer weather are inspiring enough to slow down and… Read More

May 19, 2015, 11:10 AM

The 10 best moments in the new Elon Musk book

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is out today and filled with more rock-star moments and… Read More

May 18, 2015, 12:03 PM

Could ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel channels be coming soon from Disney?

The Internet rumors are out that Disney may be planning to create Star Wars and Marvel streaming channels. According to Daily Finance,… Read More

May 18, 2015, 10:48 AM

These Kate Spade bags will charge your iPhone on the go

Fashion meets function this fall. Kate Spade plans to launch a line of bags that will charge your iPhone. The Wall… Read More

May 18, 2015, 10:19 AM

President Obama finally gets his own Twitter account

In another sign o’ the times, President Barack Obama finally has his own Twitter account. Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really!… Read More

May 18, 2015, 9:46 AM

SpaceX unveils new vintage-style posters of Mars, the ‘ultimate vacation destination’

Retro-style posters are always cool, and these SpaceX posters promoting travel to Mars are a great nod to classic travel… Read More

May 18, 2015, 9:03 AM

There’s now a texting service to encourage your drunk shopping habit

If your drunk self is dying to burn some cash, there’s a new service for that: Drunk Shopping. Drunk Shopping,… Read More

May 15, 2015, 2:28 PM

Hulu picks up ‘The Mindy Project’ after FOX pulls the plug

Reports a few weeks ago that FOX was going to cancel The Mindy Project got the internet riled up, as the… Read More

May 15, 2015, 12:19 PM

Shell’s Polar Pioneer only in town a day, already ‘tweeting’

Shell’s Polar Pioneer oil rig has only been in town a day, but already it is tweeting up a storm.… Read More

May 15, 2015, 11:30 AM

Uh-oh, Woody Allen’s deal with Amazon will likely be no ‘Annie Hall’

Since the announcement of Amazon’s deal with Woody Allen, the talk has been whether this was a stroke of genius,… Read More

May 15, 2015, 10:45 AM

Where rubber meets the road: Google’s self-driving cars rolling out this summer

Yes! Google announced today via a blog post that it is rolling out a smallish fleet of its self-driving cars… Read More

May 15, 2015, 10:06 AM

Selfies gone wild: UK report says the shots take up to five hours of a woman’s week

In a somewhat terrifying new report out of the UK, young women reportedly spend about five hours every week on… Read More

May 15, 2015, 9:34 AM

The ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’? NPR’s ‘Planet Money’ crunches the numbers

In a funny new segment from NPR’s Planet Money, Robert Smith takes on The Six Million Dollar Man remake — The… Read More

May 15, 2015, 9:04 AM

Hey, starving startups: These tech geeks built a new site to find free food and booze at events in town

KoduCare co-founder Amitai Rottem and Variat co-founder Andrew Crowell are like a lot of startup entrepreneurs. They don’t have much money,… Read More

May 15, 2015, 9:02 AM

Look, out! These talking buses warn pedestrians of upcoming turns

Do you look both ways before crossing the street? If you’re one of the increasing many who are buried in… Read More

May 14, 2015, 11:24 AM

Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi, listed her house for nearly $5.5M

Real estate of the rich and tech famous is fun to keep tabs on. And one of the latest listings,… Read More

May 14, 2015, 10:37 AM

High school students helping NASA figure out how to keep produce fresh in space

In an amazingly cool after-school project, several high school students in Wapato, Wash., are developing a way to keep produce… Read More

May 14, 2015, 10:02 AM

Watch ISS astronauts talk weather tomorrow with Al Roker

They have one of the best views of what’s going on with weather patterns from above. And now, International Space… Read More

May 14, 2015, 9:30 AM

Try to survive a world filled with dinosaurs in this incredible ‘Jurassic Park’-like video game

If imagining yourself in a world of dinosaurs has always been your jam, this video game is for you. ARK is a… Read More

May 14, 2015, 8:40 AM

This smart backpack syncs with an app to make cycling easier and safer

What if you had a sleek, stylish backpack that synced to an app and signaled while cycling? That is precisely… Read More

May 13, 2015, 12:06 PM

Facebook stepping up pay and benefits for contract workers and vendors

In a blog post yesterday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg set forth a new mandate for a fair minimum wage and benefits… Read More

May 13, 2015, 11:33 AM

Nintendo’s World Championships returning to E3

After a 25-year hiatus, Nintendo announced that it is bringing back its World Championships to E3 in June. Not held since… Read More

May 13, 2015, 10:55 AM

GE created a 3D-printed mini-jet engine that can reach 33,000 RPM

In the incredible evolution of 3D-printing capabilities, GE engineers have made a tiny jet engine that can go 33,000 rotations… Read More