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Want to make a lot of dough at Facebook? The company literally needs a bread chef

With a net worth hovering around $49 billion, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is certainly worth a lot of dough. But the… Read More

White House sets up Twitter feed to promote Supreme Court nominee, push Senate to hold hearings

“I have fulfilled my constitutional duty,” President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. “Now it’s time for the Senate to do… Read More

RealNetworks CEO’s Tesla gets crunched by large tree in windstorm — no one hurt

You would think the Tesla Model S is a friend of the trees, being that cleaner air is the whole point… Read More

‘House of Cards’ is the world’s most pirated show, thanks to Netflix global streaming rights

Netflix is currently streaming in 245 global regions (countries and territories combined), which makes for some very complicated distribution rights… Read More

Most Americans expect robots to take over human work, but few think their jobs are in jeopardy

Humanity is sitting on the cusp of an artificial intelligence boom, as the technology transitions from rare and experimental to… Read More

Music and tech get mixed in latest episode of Seattle music TV series ‘Sounds by the Sound’

The weekly music television series “Sounds by the Sound” prides itself on covering the hottest acts in Seattle music and… Read More

Seattle looks and feels good enough to rank among Groupon’s most-pampered U.S. cities

If you’re in Seattle and have been feeling especially relaxed or looking intentionally polished, perhaps it’s because you’re a Groupon… Read More

Login with a selfie? Amazon has a snappy idea to replace online passwords

Amazon thinks passwords are on the outs, and the company has a vision for the future of authentication: Selfies. The e-commerce giant… Read More

Startup gets stuck in an elevator — and lives to tweet selfies of the ordeal

Life at a startup can certainly have its ups and downs. For the folks at Seattle-based Glowforge, Thursday was somewhere… Read More

Stephen Hawking stars as a villain in new Jaguar ad, jokes about time, space, gravity

Jaguar has a flashy new advertisement for its new F-PACE SUV, and while the vehicle is certainly an attention-getter, the… Read More

Gravitational waves spark a loving LIGO parody from A Capella’s Tim Blais

Tim Blais, the singing scientist behind “Bohemian Gravity,” “Rolling in the Higgs” and “The Surface of Light,” is back with another… Read More

‘Emotionally intelligent’ Moodbox speaker gets to know you, adjusts music and lighting for the moment

Choosing the right music for the right occasion, or even the right emotional state, can be a delicate undertaking. Too… Read More

Review: Syfy’s ‘The Internet Ruined My Life’ misses the mark, treating all its subjects as victims

A friend of mine once likened using social media platforms to stepping into real world version of Mos Eisley spaceport:… Read More

Paul Allen aims to inspire a new wave of space dreamers with out-of-this-world art collection

More than 50 years ago, an event in Seattle changed the world forever. The 1962 World’s Fair got 10 million visitors… Read More

Ultimate selfie stick: UW cherry blossoms know they’re beautiful, use Twitter feed to show off

The prettiest selfie shared on Twitter this week wasn’t taken by Kim Kardashian, standing naked in front of a mirror.… Read More

App for splitting the bill based on race and gender gives ‘check your privilege’ a whole new meaning

Does your bleeding liberal heart make you feel guilty about your privilege? Do you love receiving praise on social media… Read More

Raymond Tomlinson, ‘the father of email’ who chose the ‘@’ symbol, dies at 74

Raymond Tomlinson, the man credited with being the inventor of email as we know it today, died on Saturday at… Read More

High-tech Kulr hopes to be Kickstarter’s next hot cooler — with a better plan to deliver to backers

If you’re not hot on beverage cooler Kickstarter campaigns right now, because of what’s happened with Coolest Cooler, the folks… Read More

Alaska Airlines changes Anchorage-Honolulu flight to catch total solar eclipse

Now, that’s service: Amateur astronomers persuaded Seattle-based Alaska Airlines to shift its departure time for Tuesday’s flight from Anchorage to… Read More

Arnold Schwarzenegger uses Snapchat to pump up John Kasich; Hillary Clinton jumps on Reddit for first time

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to pump up the presidential hopes of Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The 68-year-old… Read More

Homegrown Trailers reimagines the RV, brings technology and sustainability along for the ride

The desire to get away from it all, even as weekend warriors, drives many of us to invest in the… Read More

Better beer through technology: Seattle brewery mixes science, automation into recipe for growth

Fremont Brewing operates with the slogan “Because Beer Matters.” But now the fast-growing Seattle craft brewery, which is undergoing a major… Read More

Aliens and cheeseburgers: Astronaut answers questions from 5-year-olds about life in space

How do you know when to get up in space? And what do you eat? Kindergartners got answers to these… Read More

J.J. Abrams’ ‘Moon Shot’ online documentary series focuses on Google Lunar X Prize

Film director/producer J.J. Abrams has been in on two of the biggest space-movie franchises ever, “Star Trek” and “Star Wars”… Read More

REI and startup goTenna team up so you can #optoutside and still get a cell signal

If you #optoutside and happen to wander further than the range of your cell signal, goTenna may be the device for… Read More

Pornhub reveals, state by state, its most popular search terms among U.S. users

The Internet pornography site Pornhub was getting clicks on Wednesday for more than just the usual reasons, as a story… Read More

Review: One-woman show ‘Techlandia’ roasts the Seattle tech scene

“I think one of the unsung perks of working for a startup is the opportunity to pick your job title,”… Read More

Free ‘Save the Park’ game encourages players to do good work on their phones and in real life

Put down your phone and go volunteer in a national park. Wait! Before you do that, download a new game on… Read More

Real dog doesn’t back down from robot dog as video catches face-to-face meeting

Dogs are not dummies and robots can be scary. That’s the takeaway from a new video uploaded to YouTube by venture… Read More

Skier who made viral video with iPhone shows he’s an inventor, entrepreneur, video editor

One of the more viral videos of the new year now has a making-of video that showcases the technical expertise… Read More