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Super Bowl ad roundup: Travolta sings T-Mobile’s praises; Google’s fix is in; and more tech spots

In between the beer, Doritos, mayonnaise, Pepsi, Pringles and more beer, make sure to leave some room for the tech.… Read More

Technology and human charm power new behind-the-scenes tours at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

Standing in the Amazon Music Lounge at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday, tour guide Joe Vella asked Alexa to play… Read More

Band says it’s ‘not welcome back’ at Seattle arena; NHL team insists song lampooning Bezos isn’t why

A Seattle punk-pop group that played this week as the “house band” between periods at a Seattle Kraken game at… Read More

Amazon scores one Oscar nomination; Netflix war drama is streaming leader with nine nods

Amazon Studios earned a single Academy Award nomination Tuesday morning, with “Argentina, 1985” getting a nod for best international feature… Read More

These tech workers bring valuable lessons from the office to coaching kids’ sports — and back again

Patience. Teamwork. Goal setting. A desire to compete. The place where you work and the buzzwords you hear might have… Read More

Oh, crap! Amazon delivery driver falls into septic hole, films it for TikTok, gets rescued, finishes route

Talk about a sh**ty day at work. An Amazon delivery driver making a stop at a customer’s house fell into… Read More

Bill Gates talks AI, climate, Microsoft, the new season of ‘White Lotus’ and more in Reddit ‘AMA’

Bill Gates logged on Wednesday for his 11th Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session, and spent more than an hour fielding… Read More

Poof, it’s gone: Magic-themed wizard bar and restaurant in Seattle closes after one year

The magic has run out for a unique pub in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. According to a post on its website… Read More

Photos: Drones light up the Seattle sky for annual Space Needle New Year’s show

Happy New Year! This year’s fireworks show at the Space Needle in Seattle welcomed a high-tech addition: drones. For the… Read More

Amazon installs historic Elephant Car Wash sign on Seattle HQ campus, blocks from original home

One of Seattle’s beloved neon pink elephants is back up and smiling. Amazon installed the smaller Elephant Car Wash sign… Read More

Chess Club is making all the right moves in Seattle, attracting players to lively venues across the city

Unlike Fight Club, the first rule of Chess Club is apparently to talk about what happens in Chess Club, promote… Read More

The old brick ballpark: LEGO fanatic has a hit on his hands with Seattle Mariners stadium build

The Seattle Mariners have been busy assembling the building blocks for a potential run to the World Series. Shane Deegan… Read More

Seattle soccer fan became toast of the internet with his map for where to find alcohol at the World Cup

Ed Ball is back in Seattle after spending 10 days traveling to the World Cup in Qatar. But his legacy… Read More

Rebooted in style: See the before and after as two techies put on fresh looks for the GeekWire Gala

Two geeks definitely stepped out in style in Seattle on Wednesday night. Karina Martija-Harris and Brian Crouch, winners of this year’s Geek Style… Read More

Meet the two hard-working techies getting a ‘Geek Style Reboot’ ahead of the GeekWire Gala

Everyone gets a pass for slacking off on the fashion front over the past couple years. But with the return… Read More

CNBC’s Jim Cramer pitches John Legere as Twitter CEO, and Elon Musk offers his blunt take on that

Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere certainly spent a good amount of time on Twitter when he was running the Bellevue,… Read More

Inside the Seattle Auto Show, with more electric vehicles and a Hummer EV that is ‘just crazy’

You know the move toward automobile electrification is getting serious when they roll out the electric Hummer. GMC’s monster Hummer… Read More

Paul Allen’s private art collection fetches more than $1.5B in record-setting auction

The sale of the private art collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen shattered auction records on Wednesday night,… Read More

How a Seattle investor, Univ. of Washington student and Amazon are linked by new documentary film

A documentary film about wildlife conservation and the redemptive power of nature, shot primarily in the Amazonian rainforest of Peru,… Read More

Tatoosh, a superyacht owned by Paul Allen, is sold after being listed for $90M

Another of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s personal properties has been sold off. M/Y Tatoosh, a luxury superyacht that… Read More

Report: Jeff Bezos and Jay-Z named as potential buyers of Washington NFL team

Jeff Bezos’ name is surfacing again as a potential NFL team owner. A new report from People magazine cites a… Read More

To die for! Direct-to-consumer casket company lives to see its product in a Taylor Swift video

Any startup would die for the chance to have their product show up in a Taylor Swift music video. That’s… Read More

Why this Seattle venture capitalist moved to a farm — and the startup lessons learned along the way

Aviel Ginzburg has been splitting time between taking calls from startup founders and tending to his farm. The software engineer,… Read More

Former 98point6 CEO goes from telemedicine to fried chicken — with recipe to fight climate change

Before co-founding Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 back in 2015, Robbie Cape was weighing whether to use his tech know-how to… Read More

William Shatner describes ‘overwhelming sadness’ he felt for Earth in his Blue Origin flight to space

William Shatner’s journey to the final frontier aboard a Blue Origin spaceship last fall seemed like the perfect opportunity to… Read More

SOBA, a Twitch streamer community in Seattle, reboots vision and programming

As live events start coming back after a pandemic-induced hiatus, one of the major organizations in Seattle’s local livestreaming scene… Read More

As Mariners end historic drought, a look back at how much has changed in Seattle in 21 years

Take a breath, Seattle. The Mariners are back in the postseason for the first time in 21 years, ending the… Read More

One NFL owner predicts Seahawks could be next team to sell, perhaps in next two years

The owner of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts predicts a few of the league’s teams could be ripe for sale, and… Read More

Drone over stadium disrupts Seahawks game in Seattle, a day after same problem at UW game

The football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons was stopped and delayed on Sunday when a drone was… Read More

A ‘Prairie’ in the desert: Tech vet gets his hands dirty planting immersive light show at Burning Man

James Gwertzman has always been a “tinkerer.” He has early memories of soldering together an AM radio kit with his… Read More