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Sleuth solves Puget Sound UFO mystery

Was it an airplane? A missile? An honest-to-goodness unidentified flying object? For a couple of days, a mystery swirled around… Read More

TLDR: Uber could use AI to identify drunk riders, big bets on energy storage, LEGO Seattle

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Stan Lee, J.K. Rowling among new inductees into Seattle’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame is adding to its roster with four new inductees from across the… Read More

Monster catfish pulled from Seattle lake by Microsoft employee turns heads in salmon country

It’s not the type of fish you see flying over the display case at Pike Place Market in Seattle. But… Read More

Seattle studio’s ‘Tarot Cards of Tech’ help users see the future, slow down and ask better questions

Picture a scandal that has rocked the tech world in the past year or two and chances are the people… Read More

Artist builds LEGO scene for a modern day Seattle, with iconic buildings — and tents on the streets

As an artist working with LEGO bricks, Iain Heath has created pieces that capture iconic figures of popular culture and… Read More

TLDR: Net neutrality ends, gender discrimination lawsuit against Microsoft, former Amazonian starts YouTube channel with daughter

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Amazon Studios’ boss recounts Jeff Bezos’ dinnertime push to save ‘The Expanse’

The head of Amazon Studios confirms that the plan to announce the rescue of “The Expanse” was cooked up while… Read More

Out of ‘The Office’: Comedy star gets serious in new trailer for Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ series

First John was Jim, a lovable prankster with a desk job. Now John is Jack. He’s still behind a desk,… Read More

Disneyland plans? How we rode 17 attractions in one day, with time to spare, using apps as our guide

Apologies to Walt, but Disneyland might now be described as, “The app-iest place on Earth.” Or it should be if… Read More

This dad left Amazon to launch a startup, and along the way his daughter, 5, became a YouTube star

Like any proud dad, Dave Crosby thought his daughter was a pretty good little singer. So he pointed a camera… Read More

‘New magic’ at Disneyland: How the iconic theme park is enhancing its content with digital touches

ANAHEIM, Calif. — What is “content?,” I mused while my stomach rose and fell in jerky counterpoint to the Big… Read More

Space station veterans give Pope Francis his own flight suit (with cape)

Pope Francis now has the right kind of suit for experiencing heaven in this world. During a visit to the… Read More

Epic prank by seniors at Seattle high school fills parking lot with bike-share bicycles

Updated, June 8, 12:05 p.m. PT: More details from LimeBike have been added to the story below. If you need… Read More

How can you drink Champagne in zero-G? Winemaker builds a bottle to find out

Will future spacefliers be able to drink a bit of celebratory bubbly in zero gravity? Leave it to a French… Read More

Lettuce consider: Google tosses hardboiled egg out of emoji to create ‘more inclusive vegan salad’

Google is chickening out when it comes to animal products in its food emojis. Or, maybe the tech giant is… Read More

Alexa, play this ad for the Sonos Beam, which makes all other smart speakers just look dumb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ2eUw6dG60 You might not need another smart speaker in your house, but a smart-aleck commercial about not-so-smart speakers is worth… Read More

Paul Allen’s Museum of Pop Culture expanding beyond Seattle with location in New York City

The Museum of Pop Culture, the Seattle-based institution founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000 as a celebration of… Read More

New hotel south of Seattle features a robot that makes room-service deliveries

Vroom-vroom service! A new hotel that opened last week south of Seattle features a zippy little robot that will roam… Read More

Hungry for Shake Shack in Seattle? Pop-up will preview burger joint’s menu before it opens near Amazon

Amazon employees and other Seattleites waiting anxiously for another food option in the city’s South Lake Union neighborhood will have… Read More

It’s a fact: Bill Gates is gifting one of the most important books he’s ever read to U.S. college grads

Hey, college grads, Bill Gates wanted to offer his congratulations on your achievement by giving you all a gift. Sorry,… Read More

Which president or first lady do you look like? Amazon helps provide answer in White House app

Amazon is helping to power a new app which offers virtual tours of the White House as well as a… Read More

The Pride of Amazon: Spheres take on a colorful glow as tech giant celebrates LGBQT community

Amazon takes a lot of pride in the Spheres it built at its downtown Seattle headquarters. And this weekend the… Read More

See which Seattle tech company earned a spot on this map showing every state’s highest payer

Nothing quite like hovering your computer mouse over a digital map of the United States to get a better sense… Read More

SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Malala Yousafzai tweet cute over ClickHole’s Starman parody

https://twitter.com/ClickHole/status/1001887654294773760 Billionaire Elon Musk hasn’t exactly had a smooth week in press relations, but today brought a string of feel-good… Read More

Science of ‘The Expanse’: TV show sticks to space realities (with one big exception)

LOS ANGELES — The sci-fi saga known as “The Expanse” has attracted a huge fan following in part because it… Read More

TLDR: Amazon shareholders meeting, Valve removes school shooting game, new Pokemon products

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Did Amazon box up a T. rex? Not quite, but photos take hype for ‘Jurassic World’ film to next level

Amazon has dropped plenty of big boxes on doorsteps around the world, but this might be the biggest. Images shared… Read More

TLDR: Starbucks stores close for racial bias training

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Check out this ‘Incredibles 2’ house on Zillow as super family moves into super new digs

This house has an Incredibles view. And an Incredibles kitchen and living room. And there are Incredibles amenities, too. In… Read More