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Across Seattle, social media looks more like smoke signals as users share images of hazy skies

That’s not another blurry sunset photo or video from your friend on Facebook or Instagram, that’s August, again, in Seattle… Read More

I used the Facetune app to try to make my selfie look as smooth as Newt and Callista Gingrich’s

I shaved over the weekend to achieve a youthful and presentable appearance. But I’ve never been as smooth as Callista… Read More

What’s fake and what’s real? Altered billboards challenge Facebook’s version of the truth

Facebook’s attempt to spin its way out of past controversies is being spun back against the social media giant thanks… Read More

Republicans outraged after poster for Pearl Jam’s Montana concert depicts White House burning

“The Home Shows” have turned into “The Away Shows” for Seattle rock band Pearl Jam, and with that comes a… Read More

Dell EMC opening a retail store in Seattle? Turns out this storefront isn’t what it seems

Another historic Seattle building is undergoing a change. But don’t worry. The minor transformation of a space in the city’s… Read More

Quadriplegic man keeps on riding, using tech to enable 475-mile trip across state

Ian Mackay was 26 years old when a bicycle accident left him with a life-changing spinal cord injury. Ten years… Read More

Use McDonald’s app for chance to win ‘McGold Card’ and free food for life — just like Bill Gates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Iv0vPxuE6SM No one knows for sure whether Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates even eats at McDonald’s these days, but we do… Read More

Late-night comics are over the moon when it comes to ridiculing Trump’s Space Force plans

As if the Trump administration’s plan to establish a Space Force by 2020 wasn’t comical enough — especially in the… Read More

In a sea of social media from Pearl Jam’s first Seattle ‘Home Show,’ images from 2 pros stand out

Anyone in Seattle or close to the internet no doubt knows that hometown favorites Pearl Jam played the first of… Read More

TLDR: A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa, Spin’s uncertain future in Seattle, fighting robots at Seattle Art Fair

Today’s featured stories A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa? Amazon shows off ‘home of the future’ and what’s next for voice AI… Read More

Bizible beats Snap! Raise to capture crown in third season of Seattle’s IT Sports League softball

Bizible meant business in the third season of Seattle’s IT Sports League. The Seattle startup, which helps marketers manage and… Read More

TLDR: Apple becomes a $1 trillion company, Starbucks & Alibaba launch delivery service, George Takei joins TraceMe

Today’s featured stories Apple becomes first American public company to be worth $1,000,000,000,000 — briefly Starbucks and Alibaba to integrate… Read More

Brace yourself for a loud Seafair Weekend: Fat Albert rejoins the Blue Angels air show

Hey, hey, hey … it’s Fat Albert, in the skies over Seattle: We’re not talking about the jumbo-sized character created… Read More

Mr. Sulu goes social: ‘Star Trek’ vet George Takei beams up to Russell Wilson’s TraceMe fan app

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson may be the founder of the TraceMe fan networking platform, but to hear George Takei… Read More

TLDR: Self-flying planes, Cat celeb Lil Bub lends poop to biotech startup, Facebook tool that tracks your time in the app

Today’s featured stories Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft Cat celebrity Lil Bub lends… Read More

Cat celebrity Lil Bub lends poop to Seattle startup, leading to discovery of new kinds of bacteria

Grab your litter scoopers, folks — there might just be valuable scientific data in your cat’s poop. That was certainly the… Read More

What is internet? Relive the Microsoft v. Netscape browser war in new series ‘Valley of the Boom’

HBO’s “Silicon Valley” may provide an absurdly comedic take on startups and the modern tech industry, but a new series… Read More

Magical! Lego conjures up a 6,000-piece Hogwarts Castle for Harry Potter fans

Find the Lego wizard in your house. You’re gonna need some help with this new set from the famed toymaker.… Read More

Internet littered with cat poop headlines after study links parasite to entrepreneurial drive in humans

My aversion to scooping poop out of my cat’s litter box could be preventing me from realizing my career potential!… Read More

Seattle police join lip-sync video challenge with cameo-filled version of Macklemore’s ‘Downtown’

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they sing for you? From the top of the… Read More

Ding dong … yikes! Nest doorbell camera captures large snake slithering near woman’s front door

You never know who or what is going to show up on the video when an alert comes through from… Read More

187,000 tweets later, New York Times reporter explains why she’s pulling back from ‘toxic’ Twitter

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman has had enough of the “anger video game.” That’s how she describes what it’s… Read More

The gift of grunge: Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture to receive Chris Cornell statue from singer’s family

Update, Aug. 23: In order to accommodate more fans and expected crowds, the Museum of Pop Culture has moved the… Read More

The joke’s on Batman — and Seattle — in Conan O’Brien bit pitting Marvel superheroes against DC

There’s a dark cloud hanging over the Dark Knight. Batman got bullied like never before in a comedy sketch from… Read More

Funko lands another huge partner and will produce ‘Fortnite’ toys and collectibles

Make room, Marvel and Star Wars and many more. Funko, the pop culture consumer products company with a stable of… Read More

This rocks: Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill thanks astronomer for naming an asteroid after him

Luke Skywalker was always looking to the stars. Stuck on a Tatooine farm with a dream of becoming a pilot,… Read More

Not ready for Prime time, Toys R Us mascot gets knocked out of wrestling ring by Amazon box

It’s been a rough few months for Geoffrey, the giraffe mascot for defunct retailer Toys R Us. Not only did… Read More

Stranger things: Seattle newspaper has fun with Amazon’s Spheres and a banana on issue cover

The Spheres and free bananas. Two recognizable indicators that you’ve wandered into Amazonia in Seattle. Whatever you call those glass… Read More

Microsoft throws concert for summer interns in Seattle featuring Pitbull and Julia Michaels

Microsoft’s summer interns got more than just a beautiful night at Gas Works Park on Thursday, overlooking Lake Union and… Read More

Fans can swing for the fences in a virtual reality Home Run Derby during baseball’s All-Star Game

The Home Run Derby is often the most exciting part of Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Game festivities. This year,… Read More