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Who needs fireworks? Amazon’s MARS attendees go gaga over Intel’s ‘droneworks’

The synchronized drone display that accompanied Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show may have been recorded in advance, but a similar… Read More

Wow! Portland is … boring? Twitter bot mines Google Streetview to mock city’s hip image

Keeping Portland weird isn’t as easy as it used to be as the city grapples with the same struggles related… Read More

Watch these drone film festival winners to see what’s possible with the high-flying technology

A film festival out of New York dedicated to the art of drone cinematography went to great heights to pick… Read More

Gundam? Alien? It’s Jeff Bezos, piloting a giant robot at Amazon’s MARS conference

If you’re one of Amazon’s competitors, be afraid. Be very afraid. Jeff Bezos, the Seattle-based online giant’s billionaire founder, has… Read More

Maith thú! Irish-born UW statistician Adrian Raftery wins St. Patrick’s Day Medal

It takes more than the luck o’ the Irish to win the St. Patrick’s Day Medal from Science Foundation Ireland,… Read More

Trump supporters #BoycottHawaii over immigration ruling. Internet says, ‘we’re cool with that’

Last night, a federal judge in Hawaii issued an injunction on President Donald Trump’s second executive immigration order, effectively blocking… Read More

So. Much. Magenta. T-Mobile CEO John Legere isn’t shy about showing off his colorful lifestyle

When Business Insider asked T-Mobile CEO John Legere to send them some photos capturing what an average week was like… Read More

Pi Day mashes up math and munchies

Pi Day plays off the fact that March 14 – 3/14 – is a numerical pun on math’s best-known irrational number: pi,… Read More

Trump supporters voice real outrage over fake #ResistanceRadio promoting Amazon TV series

Will 2017 be remembered as the year “fake” and “real” lost all meaning? We’re certainly on the right track. In… Read More

‘The Oatmeal’ backs plan to reintroduce grizzlies in Washington park and new comic urges fans to help

Matthew Inman, creator of the popular comic “The Oatmeal,” is leveraging his strength in numbers to attempt to strengthen the numbers… Read More

Years before giving UW millions, teenage Paul Allen was booted from school’s computer lab

Paul Allen’s historic gift to the University of Washington’s computer science and engineering program came with another bit of history… Read More

‘I’m poop’ … Patrick Stewart says he’s ‘honored and delighted’ with role in animated ‘Emoji Movie’

When Sir Patrick Stewart says he has a philosophy of “finding diversity” in the acting work that he takes on,… Read More

First footage of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ revealed at Disney meeting and starts with a question

The last time we saw Rey at the end of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” she was reaching out to hand… Read More

Where and how do tech workers eat? Restaurateurs tell mag what Seattle growth means for fine dining

Free bananas and taco trucks may appear to be the primary food source for tech workers who take the time to… Read More

Inspired by Amazon? Mysterious ‘Relocated Joe’ action figure spotted at Seattle Goodwill

Relocated Joe … the hero Seattle deserves? In case you need further evidence that the tech industry is reshaping Seattle… Read More

Dick’s Drive-In lovers crash the Seattle burger joint’s website trying to cast votes for next location

Update: Dick’s announced on its Facebook page Tuesday morning that its website was back up and running, and that despite the… Read More

ThinkGeek opening another Washington state store with Tacoma Mall location coming this spring

ThinkGeek fans who prefer not to brave the traffic and head north to Seattle hit up one of their favorite… Read More

Netflix will reportedly launch a choose-your-own-adventure show later this year

Did your favorite character get killed off on “Orange is the New Black?” Did you hate the latest twist in… Read More

The spectacular characters and ridiculously awesome cosplay of Emerald City Comicon

The Washington State Convention center was jam-packed with geeks this weekend for the annual Emerald City Comicon. If you missed it, the… Read More

Video: All-female marching band Filthy FemCorps gets groovy with Wonder Woman tribute at MoPop

Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture was bubbling with geeky energy this weekend. On Saturday, the museum hosted an all-out party to… Read More

Rituals of Emerald City Comicon: How these cosplayers and comic fans make their traditions

As Emerald City Comicon beams into Seattle again this weekend, I recognized that I was following some rituals that developed… Read More

Superhero on the Street: I dressed up as Captain GeekWire and grilled the cosplayers at Comicon

With a nod to Captain America and some last-minute do-it-yourself additions to the iconic superhero’s costume, Captain GeekWire hit the… Read More

A Seattle software engineer is crowdfunding a full-scale, 3D-printed replica of Dracula’s castle

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.… Read More

Tech vet revs up The Shop, a club for car lovers with a new Ethan Stowell restaurant under the hood

Matt Bell is a car guy and a startup guy, and now he’s combining those two passions to create a… Read More

Photos: Luke Skywalker’s severed hand and more cool artifacts in MoPOP’s Sci-Fi Hall of Fame exhibit

Items that were worn, handled, scribbled in and typed on during the creation of some of the most iconic science fiction… Read More

From ‘Hidden Figures’ to minifigures: Lego toys immortalize the women of NASA

It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating women researchers at NASA, including the central figure… Read More

‘Frasier’ actor Kelsey Grammer narrates audiobook ‘Rise and Shine’ for Audible

Kelsey Grammer is joining the ranks of celebrities such as Sean Penn, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg who have narrated… Read More

Watch drone footage of Apple’s nearly-complete ‘spaceship’ campus before the grand opening in April

Apple’s massive new campus, which Steve Jobs once joked is “a little like a spaceship” is almost ready to take… Read More

A Post-Diesel Journal: How the VW emissions software scandal sent one family down a new road

After nearly two decades with two cars, it starts with a forced shift to being a one-car family. Then it… Read More

‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert dons Boeing’s spacesuit for Starliner stardom

Let history record that America’s first late-night astronaut is … Stephen Colbert? In a pre-recorded bit that was broadcast Friday night… Read More