Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to pump up the presidential hopes of Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The 68-year-old former “Terminator” star took to Snapchat to endorse the GOP… Read More
TopTopic is a new online community with two main features that make it unique among the Reddits, Facebooks, YouTubes, and Tumblrs of the world. First, people who post on TopTopic can make money from their… Read More
One man’s trash is another man’s…trashcan. The man in question? Redditor Hahabird, who turned a 1984 Macintosh he found at a surplus store into the very geeky trashcan below. He… Read More
If you’re still reeling from The New Yorker’s widely-read report on “The Really Big One,” today’s Reddit AMA with Northwest seismology experts may offer some solace. A structural engineer, seismologist, and… Read More
After nearly an hour of grueling trial and error between the top two Omeganauts during this year’s PAX Prime Omegathon, Ryan “Lysander” Anderson finally beat the final round. No, it wasn’t Dark Souls… Read More
What do Breaking Bad and Six Feet Under have in common? Those shows have two of the highest-rated series finales in the history of TV, according to these charts from Reddit user ChallengeResponse.… Read More
—Pivotal CEO Paul Maritz is stepping down, with Pivotal Labs co-founder Rob Mee succeeding him in the position. The data analytics, cloud computing and software development firm was spun out of EMC… Read More
If you’ve ever wanted to ask Stephen Hawking anything this is your chance. He’ll be taking questions next week on his first-ever Reddit AMA. As reported by the Verge, the… Read More
Ellen Pao is out at Reddit. The New York Times reported Friday afternoon that the interim CEO, who took over this past November, resigned after Reddit users expressed displeasure with the… Read More
It’s early July, which means it’s peak intern season at big tech companies, with many of those interns positioning themselves for future full-time employment. One Amazon veteran, identifying himself as… Read More
And you thought sorting through someone’s wedding registry was bad. When someone posted a lengthy email invite to a 1-year-old’s birthday party — that went into heavy detail about what… Read More
“I would have come forward sooner.” Edward Snowden, between the awarding of the Best Documentary Feature Academy Award to Citizenfour last night and its premiere on HBO tonight, took part… Read More
Bill Gates prefers sauce over rub on his BBQ. He thinks Microsoft’s HoloLens is amazing. And obviously, the Seattle native is rooting for the Seahawks this Sunday. Those are some… Read More
When things got downright ugly at the Wet Seal store in Seattle’s Northgate Mall, the employees took their protest to Reddit. They posted a picture of the sign they made to… Read More
Alexis Ohanian is coming back to Reddit. The Reddit co-founder announced today that he is returning to the company he helped start nearly a decade ago and will assume the role… Read More
Microsoft announced this evening that a new app called ReddX will debut on Tuesday morning, giving Xbox One owners a way to scan Reddit threads on their TVs. ReddX lets Xbox Live members… Read More
Microsoft’s Office for iPad team grabbed some mimosas and pastries this morning and sat down for an “Ask Me Anything” question and answer session on Reddit. Alongside a handful of… Read More
People on the Internet seem to be obsessed with Valve CEO Gabe Newell and that much was obvious during Newell’s Reddit Ask-Me-Anything session this afternoon. For example: One person said… Read More
Updated below with answer and winner. We’ve got a very special prize up for grabs in this week’s Name that Tech Tune challenge: A copy of “Without Their Permission,” the… Read More
Reddit, more than eight years after launching, is still not profitable. If and when the company does get out of the red, co-founder Alexis Ohanian hopes that Reddit does so through… Read More
When thinking about what the next big technological advancement that takes the world by storm will be, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian tends to rely on an unexpected source: his father. Yep,… Read More
[Editor’s Note: GeekWire’s Todd Bishop will be talking with reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about his book, “Without Their Permission,” tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall in Seattle. Tickets are available here.] Growing… Read More
With fall upon us, it’s a busy season for books, and a look at the GeekWire Calendar shows some great events coming up in Seattle featuring some newly-published authors. First,… Read More
Answering questions about everything from his favorite book (The Better Angels of our Nature) to his favorite band (Weezer) to the Microsoft product he wished made it to the market… Read More
UPDATE, 11:55 a.m.: Here’s a transcript of Gates’ answers —— From how much money is in his wallet to his thoughts on SOPA, here’s your chance to ask Bill Gates,… Read More
Every now and then you get tired of hearing so much about something you know nothing about. This week I resolved to get to know Reddit. The ginormous social forum… Read More
[Full disclosure: I spent the last week on the Internet 2012 Bus Tour with some of the Reddit admins. They did not ask me to write this, and I would… Read More