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50,000 beers on the road, 50,000 beers … Uber’s self-driving truck makes historic delivery

Who needs a team of clydesdales to deliver Budweiser? In fact, who needs a human? A self-driving truck made the… Read More

Paul Allen’s Living Computers: Museum + Labs rebranded and expanded to better ‘ignite curiosity’

The Seattle museum founded by Paul Allen as a means of preserving and honoring computer technology has undergone a name… Read More

Seattleites plan to march on City Hall really, really slowly to protest poor Internet service

Activists frustrated with their Internet service in Seattle hope that slowing down can speed up change. They’re planning a Slow… Read More

Every Donald Trump Twitter insult in one place isn’t dumb, boring or dopey — it’s genius!

Crooked, crazy, weak, hopeless, desperate, sad, boring, goofy, stupid, incompetent, pathetic, mess, dopey, unwatchable and dumb as a rock. Those… Read More

Google’s Frightgeist scares up Halloween costume trends, tries to determine what you should wear

Get ready to see a lot of pigtails and short shorts on Halloween. According to Frightgeist, a Google Trends platform,… Read More

Best takeaway from bizarre Seahawks tie: Pete Carroll is the boss everyone wishes they had

Embed from Getty Images If you’re still emotionally drained from Sunday night’s grueling 6-6 contest between the Seattle Seahawks and… Read More

REI once again closing stores on Black Friday as #optoutside movement attracts larger following

Seattle-based outdoor retailer REI is sending another message this year to competitors and consumers who are looking for the big bucks… Read More

Pokémon Go could help you live longer, Microsoft study finds

True to its name, Pokémon Go got Americans moving after a launch almost as explosive as a Blastoise bursting out of… Read More

The inside story behind Jeff Bezos’ alien cameo on ‘Star Trek Beyond’

When “Star Trek Beyond” comes out on DVD next week, you can freeze-frame on the big-name cameo appearance that zipped… Read More

Coping with the Twitter outage: A photo diary

UPDATE: Twitter is back and all is right with the world. https://twitter.com/mnickelsburg/status/789564281276600320 In the wise words of Joni Mitchell, “you… Read More

Oh, burn! President Obama jokes about exploding Samsung phones to make healthcare point

President Obama dropped that line like it was hot. In a speech in Miami on Thursday, while making a point… Read More

Trump insult produces ‘Nasty’ result: Streams of Janet Jackson hit up 250% on Spotify

Things got nasty at the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday night, and on Thursday, Janet Jackson fans got… Read More

Alaskan illustrator wins Hainan Airlines’ Kung Fu Panda contest for designing a Dreamliner jet

It makes sense that a professional illustrator would win a contest to design a paint scheme for one of Hainan… Read More

Kanye West is sick of streaming politics, tells Seattle crowd ‘Apple/Tidal bullsh—’ hurts fans

Kanye West has a message for Apple Music and Tidal: Figure out your “bullshit” ’cause I can’t wait much longer.… Read More

These #trumpbookreport tweets will restore your faith in humanity

Well, that happened. If you’re still reeling from the third and final (blessed) debate allow me to turn your attention… Read More

Make it a Rigged Red — Seattle brewery’s debate-night tap list is worth drinking to

If you’re planning on taking a drink every time Donald Trump says “rigged” or Hillary Clinton does a shimmy during… Read More

Twitter abruptly fires VR manager after rant against SF homeless resurfaces

Well, that was fast. Gregory Gopman, a program manager Twitter hired to lead its AR/VR push, was fired the same week… Read More

Little Luke Skywalker riding a tauntaun is a true force for Halloween — ‘Too cute!’ says Mark Hamill

Let’s hope the temperatures on Halloween don’t reach sub-zero wherever this little Jedi is trick-or-treating. The guts of his costume could… Read More

It’s in the cards: Bill Gates is part of U.S. team competing in Online Bridge World Cup

Bill Gates is going to take on the world! No, not just its infectious diseases and education issues, but some… Read More

Seattle Sounders are battle ready with Xbox ‘Gears of War 4’ jerseys for regular season finale

Seattle Sounders FC fans will watch their team do battle in jerseys that have a little extra fighting spirit designed… Read More

Want to keep talking about the election? Amazon updates Alexa so she can answer key questions

Like many of us — when we’re not being asked to play more Adele or order more toilet paper —… Read More

‘Kung Fu Panda’ fans should get a kick out of this Boeing 787 Dreamliner that touched down in Seattle

If the “Kung Fu Panda” movies are a must-see around your house, wait until you get a look at this Boeing… Read More

Study: Self-driving cars are good news for aggressive drivers because they’re easier to ‘bully’

Self-driving cars are supposed to herald a utopia for energy efficiency, reduced traffic, commuter productivity, and … people with road… Read More

Billy Bob Thornton talks Amazon, including his new series ‘Goliath’ and using Alexa to buy bananas

One of the last, great things I loved on television was Billy Bob Thornton’s evil Lorne Malvo character during the… Read More

Geek guide to Halloween: 5 apps to get you in the spooky spirit

If your Kylo Ren jack-o-lanterns are carved, your “Stranger Things” costumes are hanging in the closet, and you’re wondering how this Halloween… Read More

Animation for adults: This beautiful, sad, short film from two Pixar pros is not for your kids

https://vimeo.com/187257744 I’ve always appreciated the fact that Pixar builds in a good deal of adult circumstance and humor into the… Read More

‘Take the environment into account’: Bill Nye backs Washington Gov. Jay Inslee

Before he can save the world next spring with his new Netflix show, famed Science Guy Bill Nye appears to… Read More

Kindle courts manga and graphic novel enthusiasts with upgrades

Manga, a style of Japanese comics and graphic novels, has long been considered a niche genre, outside of the mainstream… Read More

‘HillaryDonald Go’ combines the fun of Pokémon Go with the gloom of the 2016 presidential race

Do you have election blues? Do you feel powerless against the political quicksand swallowing our nation? Are you starting to… Read More

Seattle artist hopes Kickstarter moves the needle as his vinyl record cutouts go high-tech

From the living room of his apartment in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood, artist and musician Shawn McClure has a pretty… Read More