Fully autonomous vehicles are closer to commonplace than you might expect, as cars and big rigs gain the ability to operate safely on our streets and highways. As one of… Read More
— General John Hyten, a 40-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was named executive director of Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future. Hyten was also appointed as strategic advisor… Read More
PITTSBURGH — On our last trip to the Steel City, we took a ride in one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles. It didn’t go so well. More than four years later, we… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Looking out the window of the Boeing 737 this week after landing at Pittsburgh International Airport, gateway to one of the world’s top robotics hubs, it was hard… Read More
Amazon says it owns 5.2% of Aurora Innovations, the Pittsburgh-based self-driving vehicle technology company that went public in November through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. The Seattle-based tech… Read More
The Northern Lights are a mesmerizing but infrequent occurrence at our latitude in Seattle. Stargazers got a treat Monday night if they were looking northwards, as a moderate G2 geomagnetic… Read More
Jeff Bezos has set his sights on yet another industry. The Amazon CEO told employees in March that he’s “very excited” about the technological revolution happening in the auto business,… Read More
The first U.S. supercomputer capable of processing 1 quintillion calucations each second will be built for the U.S. Department of Energy by Intel and Cray, the two companies announced Monday.… Read More
The chances of seeing the northern lights are higher for the next couple of nights, but Western Washington’s trademark fall weather could cloud things over. Literally. We’re talking about two… Read More
Seattle’s final fling with hot weather featured a celestial fireworks show on Wednesday night, in the form of an auroral display that benefited from clear skies as well as a… Read More
The sun has been acting up this week, and normally that would produce auroral displays bright enough to see in Washington state. But this isn’t a normal week: Western skies… Read More
You may not have been able to see the northern lights that arced over Western Washington and other northern regions of the U.S. early this morning, but your camera might… Read More
What could make a summer weekend even more perfect? How about the northern lights? The chances of seeing auroral displays are better than usual tonight and Sunday night. That’s due… Read More
The beautiful sunshine in Seattle on Saturday gave way to an equally awesome display in the night sky as the northern lights made a rare appearance over the city and… Read More
Seattle isn’t as much of a hot spot for the northern lights as, say, Alaska or Sweden – but this weekend, the Emerald City had its chance to bask in a… Read More
Happy morning after St. Patty’s Day! Are you hungover, a bit slow on the uptake? It’s OK. Sit back with your coffee and Advil and take in these shots, thanks… Read More