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Amazon MGM Studios strikes deal for 007, takes over creative control of James Bond film franchise

Will James Bond finally return to action? The prospect for a new film in the long-running spy thriller series increased… Read More

In chat with Bill Gates, Mark Cuban compares big NBA trade to Microsoft unloading Windows 11

Mark Cuban tapped Bill Gates for some perspective on a recent business decision that reshaped the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA… Read More

Double Billing: Bill Gates and Bill Nye geek out on computers, science and changing human history

Talk about a double Billing. Bill Nye, the “Science Guy,” and Bill Gates, the software guy, came together on one… Read More

Can a bear hug thaw the ‘Seattle Freeze’? Civic group tests theory in the wild around Amazon HQ

Whether or not you subscribe to the notion that the “Seattle Freeze” is definitely a real thing, there was no… Read More

Book lovers get a read on new Barnes & Noble as they flock to chain’s Bellevue, Wash., store opening

Barnes & Noble is back in downtown Bellevue, Wash., and book lovers turned out Wednesday for a grand opening to… Read More

Amazon’s new playbook? NFL player reading on sideline helps obscure title shoot to No. 1 seller

Forget spending money on ads during NFL games, Amazon should just hand out books to players as a marketing ploy.… Read More

Can your dog keep up with Tyler Lockett? Seattle Seahawks great teams with Rover in new contest

Tyler Lockett has run plenty of routes in his 10-season career as a Seattle Seahawks wide receiver. Now he wants… Read More

Google calls out Microsoft for trickery over Bing’s response to ‘Google’ search query

Searching for “Google” on Microsoft Bing right now (when logged out) brings up a search experience that looks a lot… Read More

An artist-in-residence at every tech company? Seattle nonprofit sets ‘big, hairy, audacious goal’

Sounding like veterans of the tech industry that they are hoping to better collaborate with, the co-founders of Seattle-based Future… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Beast Games’ arrives on Prime Video, as 1,000 contestants compete for $5M

MrBeast is jumping from YouTube to Prime Video today as the new reality TV competition “Beast Games” premieres on Amazon’s… Read More

This is (not) bananas: Amazon devices chief gives free Kindles to people stopping by HQ fruit stand

Move over, Oprah. Panos Panay is the new king of daytime giveaways. “You get a Kindle, and you get a… Read More

Mysterious drone flights have been in the news, but Seattle Seahawks show was planned tribute to fans

The drones arrived in Seattle over the Seahawks game at Lumen Field Sunday night — but they didn’t travel all… Read More

Now here’s a PC name for a snowplow in a tech town: Ctrl + Salt + Delete

Microsoft’s hometown is now home to an especially geeky snowplow. Residents of Redmond, Wash., chose “Ctrl + Salt + Delete”… Read More

Seattle sushi restaurant reopening after viral TikTok video forced review of food safety standards

FOB Sushi Bar is reopening its restaurant locations in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., on Tuesday morning, two weeks after closing… Read More

Seattle sushi restaurant closes after popular TikTok food critic’s video sparks concerns of worm in fish

A TikTok star who reviews restaurants around the country did a swing through Seattle this month to critique a variety… Read More

The Buzz at Seattle Auto Show: Test driving VW’s new van, plus more cool EVs not made by Tesla

As I pulled away from the Seattle International Auto Show on Thursday during a test drive of the highly anticipated… Read More

An escape from reality: Go inside the new ‘Tomb Raider Experience’ in Seattle to relive video game

Film and video game fans looking for another escape from reality have a new option in downtown Seattle with the… Read More

Living Computers vet rescues 1986 Mac from thrift store and gets it to run ChatGPT and much more

Hunter Irving is like a tech time traveler. Or he’s just a guy who can’t shake the impact that working… Read More

Remitly co-founder joins English soccer team’s ownership group, with plans to harness tech and AI

Shivaas Gulati needed a break. More than 11 years after helping to start Remitly, the Seattle digital remittance company, Gulati… Read More

Historic calculators invented in Nazi concentration camp will be on exhibit at Seattle Holocaust center

In an age when a smartphone or an AI voice assistant can provide the answer to nearly any math-related query,… Read More

Amazon’s new holiday ad featuring a singing janitor strikes similar tune to ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner

Dreams apparently do come true, for more than one singing janitor. Amazon’s new holiday ad, titled “Midnight Opus,” tells the… Read More

WATCH: Sea-Tac Airport’s self-driving wheelchairs are getting stymied by unexpected obstacles

Walking through Sea-Tac International Airport this week, I noticed a self-driving, electric wheelchair, on its way back through the concourse… Read More

Get in the picture: High-tech ‘Portal’ is a visual delight for those entering Seattle office building

Stepping into work never looked this good. A digital “moment of zen” has taken shape at a downtown Seattle office… Read More

Microsoft vet who founded beer delivery app ID’d as Melinda French Gates’ new boyfriend

The New York gossip sites are abuzz over Melinda French Gates’ love life this week, as the billionaire Seattle philanthropist… Read More

Inside the ‘Stranger Things’ house that a Seattle real estate startup bought and turned into an Airbnb

Want to spend a few nights in Hawkins, Ind., circa 1983? You can get there via the Atlanta area, 2024.… Read More

It’s sad Kurt Cobain ‘never got to see GPS,’ actress Helen Mirren says of the late rock star

There are surely plenty of things in our modern world that Kurt Cobain might marvel at had he not died… Read More

3D printing on the move: UW device can map a room and print custom items in desired space

Printing a new gadget or art piece from a tabletop 3D printer is all fine and good. But what if… Read More

Chirping smoke detectors light a fire in startup founder to build ultimate online guide to the devices

The middle-of-the-night chirp from a smoke detector might be the most unsettling sound a homeowner has to deal with. Where’s… Read More

Steve Ballmer on ′60 Minutes′: Microsoft, Clippers, and sorry, no Seattle Seahawks

There’s a method to what might otherwise appear to be madness. People who worked with Steve Ballmer at Microsoft already… Read More

Fact-checking Saturday Night Live’s ‘happy Amazon employee’ sketch

“Saturday Night Live” is poking fun at Amazon again. Monica, a “happy Amazon employee” played by Ego Nwodim, joined the… Read More