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TLDR: Steve Ballmer’s shareholder meeting for America, the world’s biggest plane, Jeff Bezos’ new social media persona

by Starla Sampaco on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 at 5:19 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company raises $113M for tunnels, with Musk investing the most

by Alan Boyle on April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 at 9:22 pmComment

A newly reported investment round has brought in $112.5 million for the Boring Company, the venture that billionaire techie Elon Musk created last year to build transit tunnels. And most… Read More

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Paul Allen’s hunt for historic shipwrecks scores another WWII find: the USS Helena

by Alan Boyle on April 11, 2018April 12, 2018 at 10:40 am 3 Comments

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s seagoing sleuths are reporting one more find in their quest to locate sunken military vessels from World War II. This time it’s the USS Helena, a… Read More

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Policy experts trade ideas for intelligent ways to regulate artificial intelligence

by Alan Boyle on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 at 7:53 pmComment

Regulations for the proper use of artificial intelligence are almost as inevitable as the rise of AI itself — but the way it’ll be done is far from clear. “This isn’t… Read More

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OceanGate’s Titan sub passes initial tests, gets set for Bahamas – then the Titanic

by Alan Boyle on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 at 5:25 pmComment

OceanGate has finished putting its Titan submersible through its first round of shallow-water tests in Puget Sound, and is packing it up for deep-water tests in the Bahamas. Then it’s off… Read More

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Microsoft is turning down some sales over AI ethics, top researcher Eric Horvitz says

by Alan Boyle on April 9, 2018April 11, 2018 at 8:15 amComment

Concerns over the potential abuse of artificial intelligence technology have led Microsoft to cut off significant sales, says Eric Horvitz, technical fellow and director at Microsoft Research Labs. Horvitz laid out… Read More

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TLDR: Congress releases Zuckerberg’s testimony, 👂ear-cleaning headphones, 🚀Elon Musk shows off SpaceX tool

by Starla Sampaco on April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 at 4:21 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

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This crazy video from ‘One Strange Rock’ reveals how bat poop keeps forests alive

by Alan Boyle on April 9, 2018April 10, 2018 at 10:28 amComment

What do giant fruit bats have in common with Johnny Appleseed? Tonight’s episode of “One Strange Rock,” National Geographic Channel’s documentary series about the interconnectedness of Earth’s ecosystems, provides an… Read More

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Take that, Airbus! American Airlines puts in a big $12.3 billion order for Boeing 787 jets

by Alan Boyle on April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 at 7:27 pm1 Comment

News Brief: $12.3 billion. … That’s the list-price value of the 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets that American Airlines is ordering. (The actual price is confidential, but it’s typically about half… Read More

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Elon Musk touts scary movie about AI as an ‘immortal dictator’ – and it’s free!

by Alan Boyle on April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 at 10:35 amComment

If you want to get really scared about the future, you could see “A Quiet Place” this weekend at your local theater — or you could stream “Do You Trust This… Read More

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Get an inside look at the New Burke Museum (and the Old Burke’s T. rex)

by Alan Boyle on April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 at 10:26 amComment

Stealing a sneak peek at the University of Washington’s new Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is like looking at the mastodon skeleton in the old Burke Museum: It’s… Read More

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Open Philanthropy Project awards $11M to protein designers for universal flu vaccine

by Alan Boyle on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 9:23 pm1 Comment

The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design has won an $11.3 million grant from the Open Philanthropy Project to cook up a public health breakthrough: a universal flu vaccine.… Read More

China hits back at U.S. with $50B tariff plan, but Boeing puts faith in dialogue

by Alan Boyle on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 2:49 pm1 Comment

China took less than 24 hours to respond to proposed U.S. tariffs with a 106-item list of its own that could affect $50 billion worth of U.S. imports, potentially including… Read More

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Scientists dig the wild jazz music that bowhead whales are singing in the Arctic

by Alan Boyle on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 12:25 pmComment

A research team led by an University of Washington oceanographer has published the largest known set of songs from bowhead whales, the jazz singers of the cetacean tribe. An analysis… Read More

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Zipline adds zip to medical delivery service with next-gen drone that goes 80 mph

by Alan Boyle on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 at 7:16 pmComment

A California-based aerial delivery venture called Zipline has unveiled what it calls “the fastest commercial delivery drone on Earth,” capable of flying as fast as 80 mph (128 km/h). Sustained… Read More

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U.S. proposes tariffs on $50B in Chinese imports, including planes, robots and TVs

by Alan Boyle on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 at 5:47 pmComment

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative today rolled out a list of $50 billion worth of Chinese-made goods that could be hit by import tariffs, marking the latest volley in what… Read More

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Lockheed Martin wins $247.5M NASA contract for super-quiet supersonic test jet

by Alan Boyle on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 at 9:33 pm 4 Comments

NASA says Lockheed Martin will be its partner in building a supersonic test plane that’s designed to muffle sonic booms and clear the way for a new boom in faster-than-sound… Read More

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OECD report dials down the risk to jobs from automation – but it’s still daunting

by Alan Boyle on April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 at 11:39 amComment

A working paper written for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that about 14 percent of the jobs in 32 OECD countries, including the U.S., are at high… Read More

Elon Musk turns Tesla’s troubles into April Fools’ joke — but flamethrowers are real

by Alan Boyle on April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 at 5:17 pm 4 Comments

Between Model S recalls and Model 3 production snags, Tesla has been having a hard time lately — but not as hard as CEO Elon Musk made them out to be… Read More

Cancer researchers report positive results for larotrectinib, a ‘tumor-agnostic’ drug

by Alan Boyle on March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 at 6:03 pmComment

Two clinical studies have provided evidence suggesting that an experimental precision-medicine drug called larotrectinib can fight soft-tissue tumors regardless of the patient’s age or the type of tumor. Seattle Children’s… Read More

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5 tech twists from ‘Ready Player One,’ Steven Spielberg’s film about gaming’s past and VR’s future

by Alan Boyle on March 30, 2018April 1, 2018 at 8:16 pmComment

“Ready Player One,” the Steven Spielberg movie that blends memes from the 1980s with a virtual-reality vision of 2045, is getting mostly positive reviews from film critics and filmgoers, and… Read More

Want to fight virtual zombies while riding in a real car? Apple aims to patent that idea

by Alan Boyle on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 at 6:33 pmComment

Running over virtual zombies might seem like a strange way to fight motion sickness in a moving car, but that’s exactly what Apple is suggesting passengers do in patent applications… Read More

Triassic Park: Paleontologists publish piles of papers on dinosaurs and their relatives

by Alan Boyle on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 at 3:50 pmComment

News Brief: “Jurassic Park” may be all the rage this summer, but a research team led by the University of Washington’s Christian Sidor is kicking it up a notch with… Read More

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Scientists report successful start to undersea drones’ Antarctic ice shelf study

by Alan Boyle on March 29, 2018March 30, 2018 at 1:29 pmComment

A scientific team supported by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is reporting the successful deployment of a trio of undersea drones to monitor how climate change affects Antarctica’s ice sheets. Now… Read More

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Underground experiment takes a step toward solving matter-antimatter puzzle

by Alan Boyle on March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 at 7:03 pmComment

An experiment conducted deep underground in an old South Dakota gold mine has given scientists hope that a future detector could help solve one of physics’ biggest puzzles: why the… Read More

Elon Musk takes the wraps off the Boring Company’s next product line: bricks

by Alan Boyle on March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 at 1:40 am 7 Comments

What do you do for an encore after you’ve sold 20,000 flamethrowers? If you’re billionaire Elon Musk, you sell rocks. But not just any rocks. These are rocks carved out… Read More

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Boeing delivers first 787-10 Dreamliner, marking a first for South Carolina factory

by Alan Boyle on March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 at 11:24 pm 2 Comments

Boeing delivered its first stretched-out, wide-body 787-10 Dreamliner jet tonight, scoring yet another first in the process. The ceremonial handover to Singapore Airlines, attended by thousands of Boeing employees and… Read More

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TLDR: Steve Ballmer’s shareholder meeting for America, the world’s biggest plane, Jeff Bezos’ new social media persona

Elon Musk’s Boring Company raises $113M for tunnels, with Musk investing the most

Paul Allen’s hunt for historic shipwrecks scores another WWII find: the USS Helena

Policy experts trade ideas for intelligent ways to regulate artificial intelligence

OceanGate’s Titan sub passes initial tests, gets set for Bahamas – then the Titanic

Microsoft is turning down some sales over AI ethics, top researcher Eric Horvitz says

TLDR: Congress releases Zuckerberg’s testimony, 👂ear-cleaning headphones, 🚀Elon Musk shows off SpaceX tool

This crazy video from ‘One Strange Rock’ reveals how bat poop keeps forests alive

Take that, Airbus! American Airlines puts in a big $12.3 billion order for Boeing 787 jets

Elon Musk touts scary movie about AI as an ‘immortal dictator’ – and it’s free!

Get an inside look at the New Burke Museum (and the Old Burke’s T. rex)

Open Philanthropy Project awards $11M to protein designers for universal flu vaccine

China hits back at U.S. with $50B tariff plan, but Boeing puts faith in dialogue

Scientists dig the wild jazz music that bowhead whales are singing in the Arctic

Zipline adds zip to medical delivery service with next-gen drone that goes 80 mph

U.S. proposes tariffs on $50B in Chinese imports, including planes, robots and TVs

Lockheed Martin wins $247.5M NASA contract for super-quiet supersonic test jet

OECD report dials down the risk to jobs from automation – but it’s still daunting

Elon Musk turns Tesla’s troubles into April Fools’ joke — but flamethrowers are real

Cancer researchers report positive results for larotrectinib, a ‘tumor-agnostic’ drug

5 tech twists from ‘Ready Player One,’ Steven Spielberg’s film about gaming’s past and VR’s future

Want to fight virtual zombies while riding in a real car? Apple aims to patent that idea

Triassic Park: Paleontologists publish piles of papers on dinosaurs and their relatives

Scientists report successful start to undersea drones’ Antarctic ice shelf study

Underground experiment takes a step toward solving matter-antimatter puzzle

Elon Musk takes the wraps off the Boring Company’s next product line: bricks

Boeing delivers first 787-10 Dreamliner, marking a first for South Carolina factory

Deep-sea video captures the sexual hookup of live anglerfish for the first time

From Earth’s depths to the stars, there’s good news for science in spending bill

Elon Musk axes Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX (after finding out they’re there)

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