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Actor who provided eerie voice of computer HAL in sci-fi classic ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ dies at 90

Douglas Rain, the Canadian actor who famously provided the calm and creepy voice of the computer HAL in the 1968… Read More

Seattle zoo teams with Firefox to stream video of red panda as cute stress reliever on Election Day

Looking for a place to think about something other than Election Day and the drama that will play out as… Read More

The Star Wars fix we were looking for: Students turn their bipedal robot into a convincing AT-ST Walker

The Ewoks are going to want to run for their lives if this thing tramps through the woods of Oregon.… Read More

Spotify tries its own hand at rocking the vote with midterm elections playlists for each state

Voters looking to drown out last-minute midterm elections noise can turn to Spotify for specially curated playlists in every state… Read More

At dog friendly Amazon, could data on breeds set one city apart from the HQ2 pack?

While some 50,000 Amazon humans could someday populate the company’s planned second headquarters, HQ2 will also be home to thousands… Read More

In tribute to Paul Allen, buildings in Seattle and elsewhere will be bathed in blue light this weekend

His guitar hero Jimi Hendrix sang of “Purple Haze,” but Seahawks blue was also one of Paul Allen’s favorite colors.… Read More

Scary, funny and everything in between: Tech companies share their geekiest Halloween get-ups

What do you dress up as for Halloween when you’re already a geek every other day of the year? Turns… Read More

Timelapse video: Miss the corpse plant blooming in Amazon’s Spheres? See it now in just 15 seconds

The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse plant, takes about seven years to produce a bloom which only lasts about 48 hours.… Read More

First startups, then goblins! Tech CEOs unite around Dungeons & Dragons, embrace their inner geek

Intriguing and quirky characters flock to the tech industry. But how many of them would happily classify themselves as a… Read More

GeekGirlCon kicks off its ninth ‘celebration of the female geek’

It’s another cosplay- and comic-filled weekend for thousands of geeks attending the annual GeekGirlCon in Seattle on Saturday and Sunday.… Read More

‘Christ is arriving in a Hyundai’: In perfect Uber alert, it appears Jesus has finally taken the wheel

Plenty of people believe Christ is coming back, someday. Not sure how many thought he’d show up driving an Uber.… Read More

Paul Allen and the Underthinkers rock the Microsoft earnings call as this quarter’s hold music

And the band played on. Just over a week after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died at the age of 65, the… Read More

A slide presentation fit for the undead: ‘Game of Thrones’ White Walkers turn to Google Chromebook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A21K5zBrP4 It takes a lot of teamwork to manage an army of the undead, breach the Wall and set out… Read More

‘You Are Jeff Bezos’ game lets you spend the Amazon CEO’s billions — and it’s not that easy

The current Mega Millions frenzy that has everyone running around buying lottery tickets and dreaming of what they’d do with… Read More

Little girl tries repeatedly to get Alexa to play song, before mom launches cute ‘Baby Shark’ attack

One of these days, cute Alexa videos will probably jump the proverbial shark. We’re not there yet, because we need… Read More

In a tiny Seattle apartment, the bed is on the ceiling, and that’s part of what makes it a smart home

In a small apartment just a couple blocks from the waterfront in downtown Seattle, windows looking south over the Alaskan… Read More

Geek on the Street: In Seattle, remembering Paul Allen and how ‘he was always there to save the day’

Stopping and staring at the curvy and colorful Museum of Pop Culture is a familiar pastime for plenty of visitors… Read More

Amazon creates ‘Grand Tour Game’ to bring driving fans in on the action of popular TV series

If you’re a fan of Amazon’s Prime Original television series “The Grand Tour,” the stars want you to go straight… Read More

It’s alive (stream)! Rare corpse plant blooming in the Amazon Spheres is a sight, but not smell, on Twitch

This is no ordinary desk plant. But from the comfort of your workspace, you should open another browser window on… Read More

You go, girls! Melinda Gates is joined by ‘Sesame Street’ friends in marking worldwide ‘Day of the Girl’

https://www.instagram.com/p/BozBofOgduC/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1m8w2j8hac34y Girls are strong, brave and know how to dream really big. That’s the message from Melinda Gates in a… Read More

Photos: High-tech, video-mapping light show turns Seattle’s MOHAI into a pulsating projection surface

The purple-hued cranes towering above South Lake Union’s twinkling tech hub — or the glowing Space Needle standing out against… Read More

Double feature: Seattle youth film festival NFFTY teams with Oculus to give event a VR boost

Back in 2007, three Seattle teens who grew up with a love for making films decided to help others share… Read More

Want to live ‘in real life’ and block out screens? These glasses on Kickstarter may do the trick

“Screen, screen, everywhere a screen Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read… Read More

Secure in his Amazon success, Ring CEO returns to ‘Shark Tank’ and rejects pitch for a package lock

Jamie Siminoff swam with the sharks who rejected him five years ago, and in his return to “Shark Tank” for… Read More

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Nintendo, eBay, Boeing

Today’s featured stories How Nintendo learned from a Wii U disappointment to create the popular Switch console eBay CEO: ‘I… Read More

Burger chain Shake Shack sets opening date for first Seattle location, near Amazon HQ

A new competitor in Seattle’s burger battle will step into the ring on Saturday, Oct. 6, as Shake Shack plans… Read More

After getting $1B from Amazon, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gets another knock from ‘Shark Tank’

“Shark Tank” investors didn’t bite five years ago when Ring founder Jamie Siminoff pitched his video doorbell on the popular… Read More

‘Calling Facebook a toilet is a little unfair to toilets’: HBO’s John Oliver flush with anger for social giant

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” got in its digs at tech companies on Sunday night. The show’s jab at Zillow… Read More

Zillow’s place in scandal around Supreme Court nominee gets the attention of HBO’s John Oliver

The storm of controversy around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh became fodder for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,”… Read More

AT&T merges high-tech retail, coffee and hangout space in Seattle for its first ‘Lounge’ concept

AT&T is tapping into Seattle’s historic coffee culture and its booming tech scene to create a first-of-its-kind experience for the… Read More