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New milestone for humanity: Facebook is now calling its users ‘people’

Facebook is ousting the term “user” and implementing the word “people” throughout its operations in a new attempt to humanize… Read More

Make your kid a coder: Robot Turtles board game now available at Nordstrom

Still searching for some gift ideas? Robot Turtles, the “first board game for little programmers,” might be a good gift… Read More

Apple’s heartwarming holiday ad is another tear-jerker

It’s becoming a holiday tradition for Apple: Ads designed to pull at viewers’ heartstrings. If you can make it through the new one without… Read More

A new era for Thin Mints: Girl Scouts can now sell cookies online

In the smartest move by the Girl Scouts since that one girl set up shop outside a marijuana dispensary, the Girls Scouts… Read More

Portland not awesome enough for Nike CIO: Exec quits, reportedly says city too boring

Craft beers, bad tattoos and an uber-competitive brunch scene aren’t enough to keep a London guy happy. Nike chief information… Read More

Why this computer science professor bakes 1,400 cookies for his students during finals week

Many students in Stuart Reges’ computer science classes pull all-nighters, cramming in hopes of acing the introductory courses at the… Read More

The good, bad and ugly: Send us your holiday party stories

It’s a time-honored tradition, the holiday party. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen your drunk boss get on stage and… Read More

Awesome indoor rollercoaster gives home shoppers ride of lives

Perhaps this could be a new home-selling technique for Redfin. Dutch bank ABN Amro created an awesome rollercoaster inside a… Read More

Need a holiday gift idea? Here are Amazon’s top-selling books of 2014

With the holidays coming up, finding the right gift can be a tough task. If your recipient is a book… Read More

YouTube tests new GIF creation tool, promising to flood the Internet with quippy pics

Finding the perfect animated response is about to get a lot easier. That’s because YouTube is quietly testing a new… Read More

‘A devastating blow for church newsletters’: Jimmy Fallon reacts to Microsoft killing clip art

Microsoft last week announced plans to dump traditional clip art in Microsoft Office, replacing the feature with a Bing image… Read More

FAA looking into picture taken by drone above Space Needle

It is an epic photograph, taken from above the Space Needle, with Mt. Rainier in the distance. It has racked… Read More

The end of the drunken selfie? Facebook’s artificial intelligence will detect and deter embarrassing pics

Just in case you lose all self-control and judgment during your next night on the town with friends, an algorithm… Read More

Holy crap! Watch bored Midwesterners launch a porta potty

This one courtesy of Holy Kaw. Winter can be tough in the Upper Midwest, and you have to come up with… Read More

Apple looks to hire fashionistas for upcoming watch launch

Your basic, run-of-the-mill Apple Genius will just not do for this. Apple is hiring a more fashion-forward staff to work… Read More

Storrage offers new way to hide Christmas gifts from prying eyes

Been worried about how you’re going to hide that Lexus* in your driveway for Christmas morning? Don’t fret. Now Seattle-based… Read More

Vice CEO doles out over $1M in sweet holiday cash to employees

In a move that puts him one step closer to Oprah-like fame, Vice Media CEO Shane Smith gave every employee… Read More

Microsoft Flight Simulator X is coming to Steam on Dec. 18

Microsoft Flight Simulator X is making a comeback in time for the holidays. Dovetail Games, which signed a licensing deal… Read More

This Seahawks-inspired holiday light display will blow your mind

So, here’s one for the books: A Kirkland man, Anthony Mish, has covered his home in lights in homage to… Read More

Video: Barack Obama steps in for Stephen Colbert

Being a lame duck certainly has some advantages. If nothing else, it allows the president more time to do stuff… Read More

Angry Birds turns 5: How a tiny game got big

This week, Angry Birds turns five. To celebrate this milestone in gaming years, the appFigures blog takes an in-depth look into what… Read More

America’s Coder in Chief: Barack Obama writes first line of code in Hour of Code challenge

President Barack Obama is the latest newsmaker to join the challenge to learn to code. The “Coder in Chief” sat down with… Read More

The most expensive homes for sale in Seattle: Bob Hope’s crash pad and more

In case you might be wondering how to spend your company bonus this year, Curbed has released a list of the… Read More

Zuckerberg’s not-so-subtle message to Facebook employees: Don’t end up like Sun Microsystems

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has put a pretty hefty reminder for Facebook employees to keep striving for relevancy right outside… Read More

Should Santa move to Seattle? Washington tops Estately list of best states for Santa’s new home

As if we didn’t have enough problems with people moving to the Pacific Northwest due to global warming, it appears… Read More

Drone takes epic holiday photo, flying above Seattle’s Space Needle

Drones aren’t all evil. Check out this picture, taken by a drone and posted by Seattle-based ski and skateboard clothing… Read More

TGI Friday’s drone mistletoe stunt goes awry, injuring photographer

As if you needed another reason to avoid TGI Friday’s, a mistletoe-toting drone hit a photographer at an event in… Read More

Portland shoe company Danner goes ‘Wild’ with key role in hit movie

Portland-based shoe company Danner has a fantastic supporting role in the new film Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon. Danner was selected to… Read More

Bill Gates’ 5 favorite books of 2014 reveal secrets of business and economics

He’s not quite on the level of Oprah in her television heyday, but Bill Gates has developed a large following… Read More

Rise up: Nanobots, biodomes, brain-computer interfaces and other technologies that could destroy us

While it’s fun to think about all the ways technology helps us lead better lives, it’s also fun to take… Read More