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Amazon is throwing a free ‘mini music festival’ in Seattle today

Amazon Music will host a “Prime Day mini music festival” in its backyard today. Pop-punk band All Time Low will… Read More

Rover takes its dogged pursuit of new pet sitters to the streets with old-school flyers

Even in the high-tech world of startups built around the ease of the internet, sometimes you just have to catch… Read More

Hip-hop star Ryan Lewis using epic 20-minute video to help sell his Seattle home for $7.45M

Ryan Lewis, the famed DJ and producer who rose to hip-hop fame alongside Macklemore, has busted out on his own… Read More

It takes a village to work and live near Facebook: Housing, retail part of plans for California campus

It’s one thing to live on Facebook in a virtual sense, as 2 billion people worldwide do on a monthly… Read More

17776: A hilarious glimpse at the future of football, as seen from space

Spoiler alert: This report doesn’t give away any major plot twists in “17776,” SB Nation’s online presentation, but if you… Read More

‘I ate a banana!’ Amazon ‘Bring Your Kids to Work Day’ attracts 8,000 children to Seattle campus

The Friday before the long holiday weekend was probably a play day of sorts for folks who were still stuck… Read More

Will convenience go further than Amazon? Moby Mart is a rolling store that comes to you

If Amazon Go ever really gets going with its ultra-convenient convenience store plan, it may be too late if Moby… Read More

Leaving Seattle with a song: Departing Microsoft program manager pays video tribute to Northwest

A Microsoft program manager who is leaving the company for a new job didn’t just update his LinkedIn profile on… Read More

6 tech tips for a fun and festive Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is one of our nation’s oldest rituals but tradition shouldn’t stop you from taking advantage of… Read More

This was the droid someone was looking for: Star Wars R2-D2 unit sells for $2.76M at auction

Step aside, C-3PO. This little guy over here is the droid someone was looking for — and willing to pay… Read More

How do Amazon employees view The Spheres? See the winning shots from company photo contest

Amazon employees walking past and/or working above and beside The Spheres being built in downtown Seattle had a chance to… Read More

Watch: Rare VR experience aboard aircraft carrier shows Navy prepping for major combat

Above and below the deck of a ship at sea and from the airplanes and helicopters supporting it, a new… Read More

Ketchup to this news, hot dog lovers — Oscar Mayer adds a drone to its WienerFleet of vehicles

Just in time for Fourth of July celebrations, hot dogs will be falling from the sky. Oscar Mayer announced Monday… Read More

Whale of a ride: Why this techie and his teen daughter are traversing the U.S. on a tandem bike

A Seattle girl with a love and concern for endangered orca whales hopped on a tandem bicycle with her tech-savvy… Read More

Happy summer! Now get ready for winter with this action-packed ‘Game of Thrones’ trailer

The kids might be out of school and the beach vacations may already be booked, but forget summer. Winter is… Read More

Official ‘Hike with a Geek Day’ encourages tech and science workers to unplug and refresh outdoors

Geeks who want to get out, as in, from behind a computer and in front of nature, can do just… Read More

Deluxe gaming furniture maker Geek Chic, once featured on ‘Shark Tank,’ shuts down

Geek Chic, the Everett, Wash.-based maker of high-end furniture aimed at geeks who love board games, has shut down according… Read More

‘The D.O.D.O. Files’: Neal Stephenson’s time travel novel spawns instant spin-off

Seattle author Neal Stephenson’s newly published science-fiction novel, “The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.,” serves as the launch pad for… Read More

Instagram adds archive function to allow users to move images into a private space

Instagram users looking for a way to clean up their feed without permanently deleting images or videos got a new… Read More

Starbucks creates colorful ‘Cups of Kindness’ drinks to support Lady Gaga’s foundation

Step aside, Unicorn Frappucino, there’s a colorful new lineup of Starbucks beverages looking to grab the spotlight this week, and… Read More

(U.S. Holocaust Memorial Collection, gift of the family of Joseph Strip)

U.S. Holocaust Museum launches Kickstarter to preserve diaries and publish them online

While the writings of Anne Frank are certainly the most well-known diaries related to the Holocaust, a new Kickstarter campaign… Read More

Relax, it’s just close friends Bill Gates and Warren Buffett testing mattresses in a Nebraska megastore

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are admittedly close friends, but have we ever seen them lie side by side on… Read More

Rapping CEOs drop ‘Seattle Startup Anthem’ as a gift, to inspire entrepreneurs to dream big

Two Seattle-area CEOs, billing themselves as “startup rappers,” have released an anthem aimed at the region’s entrepreneurs to inspire them… Read More

Facebook helps users show Pride this month with rainbow reactions, photo filters and more

People looking to celebrate Pride this month got a few new tools from Facebook to aid in that effort, including… Read More

Seattle gets a new website to feed its Infatuation with food, restaurants, reviews and more

Seattleites looking for a little extra guidance before dining out got another resource online Monday morning as review site The Infatuation… Read More

eBay takes a colorful shot at Amazon with new ad urging its users to ‘shop like nobody else’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBcl7oqKtvE&feature=youtu.be&a All of those cardboard boxes from Amazon have eBay dreaming of a more colorful shopping world. And now the… Read More

Seattle writers join XPRIZE’s sci-fi advisory council; air travel tales get set for takeoff

The non-profit XPRIZE foundation has recruited an all-star lineup of science fiction masters, including Seattle authors, to help create a series… Read More

Sign of the times: ‘Twin Peaks’ is back, and so is iconic marker outside Washington town

Fans looking to scout the location of the celebrated television series “Twin Peaks” got a new roadside marker to help… Read More

‘Long Strange Trip’ indeed — Amazon’s 4-hour Grateful Dead film hits Prime Video on Friday

Decades of music, concerts, films and countless hazy recollections about the Grateful Dead will give way Friday to a new documentary on… Read More

Jeff Bezos gave Jill Soloway, creator of the Amazon hit ‘Transparent,’ an artistic and political pep talk

Jill Soloway’s Amazon Video series “Transparent” has been an award-winning success for the tech giant’s streaming service. During an appearance… Read More