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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ has huge $220M opening for second all time behind ‘The Force Awakens’

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” proved that the long-running sci-fi film franchise is still a big draw at the box… Read More

Star Wars fans kick off their biggest holiday weekend for ‘The Last Jedi’

For Star Wars fans, it’s the hap-happiest season of all — and that makes dress-up artists like Kay Ahern something akin… Read More

Paul Allen’s tech advisor talks C-3P0, R2-D2 and BB-8 and how close Star Wars droids are to reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eOlJT3zl1s Beyond playing host to the opening of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at his Seattle movie theater Cinerama on… Read More

Save up your pennies for next year’s science stamps, celebrating STEM and astronaut Sally Ride

If you’re the U.S. Postal Service, how do you follow up on Pluto, planets, “Star Trek” and a total solar… Read More

Video showing Amazon Prime Now app being used to help homeless people goes viral on YouTube

A YouTuber’s attempt to show that speedy delivery services can be used to satisfy more than our own appetite for… Read More

Say ‘cheese’ and skip the line: Seattle-based Beecher’s offers mobile ordering through app

Here’s a little mouthwatering news for you if you’re already thinking about lunch: Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, the Seattle-based artisan cheesemaker,… Read More

McDonald’s to treat Seattle-area McNuggets lovers to free 10-piece meal through Uber Eats

One guy managed to go viral this year with his plea to a fast food chain for some free “nuggs.”… Read More

Review: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ brings heavy dose of darkness to fuel hope for sci-fi franchise

Four or five episodes into the ongoing Star Wars film series, I remember feeling like there was probably no way… Read More

Netflix, Amazon and Hulu lead the streaming TV pack with 15 Golden Globe nominations

They’re gaining on you, HBO. As a collective, streaming television services are making another awards season push, with Netflix, Amazon… Read More

Melinda Gates wants curious kids to unwrap their full STEM potential with these holiday gift ideas

If the holiday gift tag is signed “Melinda,” chances are pretty good that that gift will be an inspiring one… Read More

Before and after: Style Reboot transforms two geeks from head to toe for the GeekWire Gala

Daniel Robbins and Teresa Konopka arrived at Nordstrom in downtown Seattle on Wednesday looking like … well, like they could… Read More

Big, bad dinosaurs — and Jeff Goldblum! — return in ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ teaser video

The return of the dinosaurs is exciting and all, but Jeff Goldblum reprising his role as math geek Dr. Ian… Read More

Meet the hard-working techies getting a Geek Style Reboot, just in time for tonight’s GeekWire Gala

Creating user experiences for virtual reality or making sure that airplanes don’t fall out of the sky might rank as… Read More

Listen to this playlist, designed by a psychologist to support subjects tripping on ‘magic’ mushrooms

Listening to music can be a very personal journey for some people, serving as a guiding light or emotional girder,… Read More

Plea for free chicken nuggets, and three Obama messages, among most retweeted tweets of 2017

For all the attention that our current president gets for what he does on Twitter, the guy who preceded him… Read More

Bezos, Trump, Kaepernick, #MeToo and more among final 10 for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ honor

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made the shortlist for Time’s “Person of the Year,” a recognition of the person or group of… Read More

Bill Gates wants you to curl up by the fireplace with these five amazing books he read in 2017

Bill Gates travels the world to all sorts of exotic places and probably gets to meet with pretty much anyone… Read More

Dragons and a Dumbledore Santa! Magic continues into Christmas season at Seattle dad’s Diagon Alley

Jon Chambers wasn’t content with making just one holiday a magical experience in Seattle. A month after Halloween, when thousands… Read More

Science fiction authors Andy Weir and Neal Stephenson look at life after ‘The Martian’

What could be better than hearing a science fiction writer talk about how to create whole new worlds? How about… Read More

Melinda Gates dishes on the family rule that ensures she’s not the last one in the kitchen

If you live in or have visited Seattle, and have had access to a boat, perhaps you’ve done the float-past-Bill-Gates’-house… Read More

Watch two wingsuit BASE jumpers fly through the air into open airplane door in must-see viral video

Mountain climbing, BASE jumping, skydiving, flying with a wingsuit — all of those things pretty much make the short list… Read More

Santa’s Zillow Zestimate jumps 6.5 percent, and Redfin helps in the hunt for North Pole 2

Two Seattle real estate tech companies are showing a lot of interest in one very famous homeowner with property in… Read More

Watch: Dustin from ‘Stranger Things’ sings in a band that covers Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder survived the world of grunge, but if he disappears in the “upside down” will Dustin even try to… Read More

Deck the halls with boughs of Dolly: On-demand movers will truck you a tree in spirit of Christmas

If you want to stick to decking the halls rather than decking the kid who makes a sappy mess out… Read More

Unique Amazon broadcast, ‘The U2 Experience,’ to provide history of band and hype for new album

With 40 years of rock history behind them, U2 are taking a somewhat futuristic approach to hyping their upcoming album,… Read More

Crowdsourced AI platform picks Putin as top prospect for Time’s Person of the Year

The guessing game has already begun for Time’s Person of the Year pick, and according to a Silicon Valley company… Read More

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ may be ultimate box-office force with projected $200M U.S. opening

Dinosaurs and Avengers are likely to be no match for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” when it comes to the… Read More

Cloudy with a chance of F-bombs: Bus blocks Weather Channel’s video of Atlanta dome implosion

The Atlanta Falcons came to Seattle Monday night and kind of ran over the Seahawks like a bus. But back… Read More

Comcast to let viewers use TV remote control to vote on ‘The Voice’ during live broadcasts of hit NBC show

When you spin around in your favorite chair in front of the television at home you’ll be able to act… Read More

Amazon sets premiere date for new sci-fi series ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’

Mark your calendars, sci-fi fans. Amazon today announced that its new anthology series “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” will premiere on Jan. 12,… Read More