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Vulcan Productions shuts down, 23 years and more than 80 films after Paul Allen launched the venture

Just a few weeks after taking top honors at the Sundance Film Festival for one of its latest films, the… Read More

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott marries Seattle science teacher

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist whose fortune is tied to the early days of Amazon, has married Seattle science teacher… Read More

How Amazon landed a key role in ‘Nomadland,’ in which film’s star does real fulfillment center work

If a film was going to capture the modern American landscape authentically, it’s hard to imagine doing so without including… Read More

Seattle needs help naming another giant tunnel machine — can you dig it, or is it boring?

Seattle’s affection for Tunnel Boring Machines probably doesn’t run all that deep. The emotional zigs and zags and costs of… Read More

Company uses YouTube video to mock Amazon for making camera bag strikingly similar to one it sells

Amazon is being called out again for allegedly copying the product of a company that sells on Amazon, but rather… Read More

Amazon tweaks cardboard box tape in new app icon after some saw Hitler’s mustache in the design

After ditching its longtime shopping cart app icon in favor of a cardboard box with blue tape on it earlier… Read More

Amazon takes 3 Golden Globes, including big ‘Borat’ win, as annual event goes mostly virtual

Amazon captured another three Golden Globe awards Sunday night as the annual celebration of film and television took on the… Read More

Search for software ‘Bliss’: Iconic desktop image from Microsoft’s Windows XP still lures hill seekers

Twenty years after a rolling green hill and blue sky showed up as the default desktop wallpaper image for Microsoft’s… Read More

In Clubhouse chat, Bill Gates talks bitcoin, iPhone, the pandemic and what he’s binging on Netflix

Bill Gates entered Clubhouse for the first time on Wednesday night, taking his ongoing book tour to the popular invite-only… Read More

Seattle startup founder lobbies for seat on SpaceX craft that will take civilian crew to orbit

The founder of a bootstrapped Seattle startup who launched his company on Kickstarter is looking to hitch a ride to… Read More

‘Developers, developers, developers!’ Ballmer and Sinofsky talk Microsoft, memes, more in Clubhouse

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and former Windows president Steven Sinofsky met for a surprising chat on Thursday night when… Read More

Go deep on snow depth data: New online tool puts Pacific NW mountain totals in historic context

As the Seattle area braces for snow later this week, the mountains around the Pacific Northwest have already seen sizable… Read More

Washington Post editor talks Bezos and Amazon, and how billionaire owner reshaped newspaper

The editor who has been in charge of The Washington Post newsroom ever since Jeff Bezos bought the newspaper is… Read More

Seattle’s Porch marks new era as public company with first Super Bowl ad touting home services tech

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the amount Porch paid for a Super Bowl ad. The… Read More

Zillow skit on Saturday Night Live goes viral as show pokes fun at house-browsing ‘fantasies’

Zillow Group didn’t have a Super Bowl ad, yet it may have come away from the weekend with the biggest… Read More

Super Bowl ad roundup: Big names bow out, but Amazon and plenty of tech still playing on Sunday

The most important part of Sunday’s Super Bowl is already watchable as advertising for a variety of companies and products… Read More

NFL passes on T-Mobile Super Bowl ad featuring Brady and Gronkowski and a bad connection

The Goat got baaaaaaannnnned. T-Mobile’s Super Bowl ad featuring Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (Greatest Of All Time?) won’t… Read More

Wawaweewa! Amazon picks up 10 Golden Globe nominations, including for latest ‘Borat’ moviefilm

Amazon is headed to the 78th Golden Globe Awards later this month on the strength of 10 nominations, the most… Read More

Twitter reacts to Jeff Bezos news: Maybe he’ll open an indie bookstore or work to defeat Superman

The news Tuesday that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would be stepping down from his role as CEO later this year… Read More

Alexa, is it warm in here? Amazon Super Bowl ad turns hot ‘Black Panther’ star into an Echo device

The disembodied voice of Amazon’s Alexa may have finally found a vessel suitable for helping with recipes, turning on the… Read More

Sub Pop Records opens new retail shop in Seattle — at the base of an Amazon headquarters tower

Sub Pop Records, the longtime independent Seattle record label, is setting up shop in the base of an Amazon headquarters… Read More

‘I feel great’: Bill Gates shares photo of himself getting first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

After all the talk and concern, hope and urging, Bill Gates arrived this week at a critical point in his… Read More

Clap your mittens: Bernie Sanders makes his way to Seattle in meme that is taking over social media

Slumping, socially distanced Bernie Sanders has made his way to Seattle. As the internet continues to exhibit its joy over… Read More

Books by young inaugural poet Amanda Gorman become quick best sellers on Amazon

Amanda Gorman touched a nerve. With her words, the National Youth Poet Laureate stirred a nation and worldwide audience watching… Read More

Seattle Sounders among 23 teams around the world getting in on special ‘Fortnite’ celebration of soccer

The Seattle Sounders FC are getting in on a different sort of “beautiful game” as the club is one of… Read More

Back to the ‘Future Innovators’: 5 years later, kids adjust to an evolving and turbulent world

Five years ago, budding 11-year-old Seattle scientist Rebecca Yeung was launching a homemade spacecraft high above Earth. The exploits with… Read More

Is Microsoft tweeting shade at Trump? Probably not, but many followers feel like they’re in on a joke

At the end of what’s certainly been a rough week, logging off for the weekend is probably something lots of… Read More

FOX Sports bringing popular camera tech to NFL Playoffs, kicking off with game in Seattle

The NFL Playoffs kick off this weekend and FOX Sports is bringing along some popular regular-season technology to capture the… Read More

Catching up with NFL great Richard Sherman on his favorite video games, esports ownership, and more

Richard Sherman always talked a good game, and backed it up, especially during his years with the Seattle Seahawks. Now… Read More

Holiday parties in a pandemic: Tableau orders 3,500 meals to go; Smartsheet serenaded virtually; more

Looking for a way to celebrate the holiday season with employees while also injecting some much-needed support into the Seattle restaurant… Read More