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Walt Mossberg

The Bill Gates Taco Bell story: Walt Mossberg talks world’s richest man, $10, and late-night food

Legendary tech columnist Walt Mossberg is retiring this month, shortly after the annual Code Conference wraps up, but not before… Read More

McDonald's and UberEATS

McDonald’s expands UberEATS McDelivery to 92 Seattle restaurants and more U.S. cities

Forget the drive thru. McDonald’s is focused on “drive to” with an expansion in Seattle and across the U.S. of… Read More

Artemis

5 revelations about the future moon from ‘Artemis,’ the next book by ‘Martian’ author Andy Weir

The writer who made such a splash with “The Martian,” Andy Weir, is sharing the first chapter from “Artemis,” a… Read More

Starbucks truck

Starbucks rolls its own coffee truck in front of Seattle HQ to replace store being remodeled

There’s probably better coffee out there than traditional truck stop coffee. But what if the truck is a Starbucks truck,… Read More

Robot emoji

Will robots take your job? Tell this website what you do and then hope for the best

Stop what you’re doing if you want to figure out whether what you’re doing could someday be done by THE ROBOTS.… Read More

Google misspelled words

Google reveals top misspelled words in America — some states should be e-m-b-a-r-r-a-s-s-e-d

A new Google Trends map showing which words are misspelled most often in each state will have you doing a search… Read More

Let Paul Allen and his new lemur friend lift your spirits today

Take a break from the day’s harsh headlines to revel in the simple joy of a man and his monkey.… Read More

Donald Trump’s midnight tweet turns #covfefe into viral meme

President Donald Trump’s tweets made news yet again early on Wednesday, though this time is certainly unique. You may have… Read More

DeLorean

Man reaches 88 mph in his DeLorean, but $400 ticket later, he doesn’t get ‘Back to the Future’

A DeLorean driver who was out for a ride with his mom took his iconic car up to 88 mph on… Read More

Tankfest NW puts military lore on the front lines at Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Museum

This weekend’s Tankfest Northwest serves as the coming-out party for the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, the recently rebranded… Read More

Spektra VR

Seattle designers seek $50K on Kickstarter to build Spektra, an interactive VR experience room

Promising a “fun, mind-bending experience with friends that doesn’t involve legal marijuana,” a new Seattle-based Kickstarter project called Spektra is… Read More

T.J. Miller

Farewell, Bachman: ‘Silicon Valley’ star T.J. Miller is leaving the HBO comedy after this season

Curl up in your bathrobe and hold that bong rip a few extra seconds for this news: T.J. Miller, the… Read More

Seattle umbrella

What’s it take to become a Seattle local? As city changes, website questions natives and transplants

A week or so ago, before Seattle decided to play summer for a few days, I grilled dinner in a… Read More

Stop what you’re doing — the first full ‘Game of Thrones’ season 7 trailer is here

In addition to being queen of Westeros and rocking a pixie cut as fierce as her thirst for vengeance, Cersei Lannister… Read More

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg uses Facebook Live from Harvard dorm to talk coding, Hot Pockets and more

The memories came flooding back for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as he visited the dorm where he lived during his time… Read More

Vanity Fair The Last Jedi

Annie Leibovitz shoots cast of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ including Carrie Fisher, for Vanity Fair covers

The stars of Star Wars are cover stars for the June issue of Vanity Fair magazine. Photographer Annie Leibovitz shot… Read More

Bill Gates books

Escape with Bill Gates and the five books he recommends on his 2017 summer reading list

Bill Gates is all about escaping with a good book, and come summer time, the Microsoft co-founder and avid reader… Read More

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

What if the Guardians of the Galaxy were hackers? Star-Lord the script kiddie and more possibilities

The Guardians of the Galaxy are a ragtag group of superheroes, each with their own specialized set of skills. In… Read More

"Alien: Covenant" monster

GeekWire at the Movies: ‘Alien: Covenant’ delivers the gory goods, and some answers

Spoiler Alert: This item avoids discussing major plot twists in “Alien: Covenant,” but wait until after you see the movie… Read More

Seattle skyline

Ever-changing Seattle mourns the loss of another touchstone in Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell

Waking up to the news of a death is never easy. But it’s especially hard when that death ripples through… Read More

Julie Speidel sculpture

Is tech squeezing out Seattle artists? Not this sculptor, whose work fits into new urban landscape

There’s plenty of talk about what Seattle’s seemingly all-enveloping technology industry is doing to affordability, diversity and the culture of… Read More

Trudeau and Microsoft

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau rocks Microsoft CEO Summit: Why snooping on VIPs is getting harder

So far, this year’s Microsoft CEO Summit has been all about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s talk today, but there’s… Read More

Captain Blimey

Walk the plank, Pokèmon! New AR game ‘Captain Blimey’ promises huge digital treasure hunt

A new augmented reality mobile game from Redmond, Wash.-based 9Logic Technologies could have users — and those who witness them… Read More

New Seattle apartment building has ties back to Paul Allen, Bill Gates and computer programming

Another development from the real estate wing of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. is currently welcoming its new residents, and the… Read More

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

‘First date from hell’: Texas man sues woman he met online after she texts during movie

Today in “when your first date is your last date” news, a Texas man is suing a woman who he… Read More

Mike McCready

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready to discuss new book of Polaroid photos in release event at Seattle’s KEXP

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready keeps revealing himself to be quite the Renaissance man. Just weeks after playing tennis with… Read More

ThinkGeek

It’s a pop culture party: ThinkGeek to celebrate grand opening of new store at Tacoma Mall

Pop culture geeks who love a good trip to the mall will have a new destination come Friday, when ThinkGeek… Read More

Bill Nye

Bill Nye busts out big numbers to promote Expedia’s travel-booking tech in three new videos

In order to “Save the World,” as his new show promises he’s out to do, science and TV personality Bill… Read More

Dolly

Hate going to IKEA? On-demand movers Dolly promote a run to the store to save you the trouble

A few things might sound worse than making a run to IKEA, but how many of them cause you to take… Read More

Silicon Valley HBO

Seattle VC data company PitchBook cited on ‘Silicon Valley’ as Bachman gets fooled once again

It might be a rare thing to get your tech company referenced on “Saturday Night Live,” but on “Silicon Valley,” it’s… Read More

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