Tech leaders typically use their TED talks to sketch out an optimistic vision of the future, but today Bill Gates used his to warn about a rough autumn ahead due… Read More
The era of engineering proteins for medical applications just got a lot closer, thanks to a five-year, $45 million grant from The Audacious Project at TED to the Institute for… Read More
Holodome, the immersive virtual reality experience from the late Paul Allen, is all about transporting visitors to other worlds. And now the high-tech concept has traveled from Seattle to Vancouver,… Read More
When billionaire Elon Musk sat down for a 40-minute TED talk last week in Vancouver, B.C., he could have started out talking about SpaceX’s rockets, Tesla’s electric vehicles, his Hyperloop… Read More
At times, modern artificial intelligence still feels like science fiction. A few decades ago, the kind of AI programs of today would have seemed almost outrageous — self-driving cars, systems that… Read More
Microsoft’s Alex Kipman showed off the most detailed demo of the HoloLens yet during a TED talk in Vancover, B.C., on Tuesday — demonstrating not just an augmented reality, but a form… Read More
Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak says she’ll use this year’s $1 million TED Prize to create a game that gives players the chance to make real-life discoveries of ancient sites. The project,… Read More
We were excited to see the news last week that the main TED conference is moving to Vancouver, B.C., in 2014 — practically our backyard. As it happens, the TED app… Read More
How many of you still send or receive letters and bills in the mail on a regular basis? This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we explore the… Read More
TEDx Rainier is being held today at Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, the latest in a series of independently organized events in the spirit of… Read More
An event in Redmond on Saturday will feature an incredible lineup of speakers with unique insights into social issues, global challenges, the arts, education and other topics. It just happens… Read More