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Want fries and VR with that? McDonald’s introduces Happy Meal box in Sweden that becomes headset

Parents who put a smartphone in front of their kids’ faces to entertain them in restaurants can take the practice to… Read More

Meet Crowd Cow: Tech vets take the mystery out of buying good meat, turn customers into ‘steak holders’

“Where’s the beef?” may have found its calling as a catchphrase with a long shelf life in the 1980s, but… Read More

Startup vet returns to his artistic talent: Amazing pencil drawings of pro athletes become a business

Keegan Hall left his passion for art behind when he was close to graduating from college because he was worried it would never… Read More

Solanum watneyi: Flower named after ‘Martian’ astronaut gets its day in the sun … again

Timing is everything, even when it comes to naming plant species. Bucknell University botanist Chris Martine found that out last… Read More

Postmates delivering deluxe Macklemore & Ryan Lewis CD in Seattle; fans line up for free concert

The new album from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis was released on Friday and fans in Seattle looking for something extra with… Read More

Bing predicts who will take home Oscar gold — is it finally Leonardo DiCaprio’s year?

With an expanded Guide to the Academy Awards, Bing is offering film fans a range of insight and tools dedicated… Read More

Amazon to live stream Macklemore & Ryan Lewis album release concert from Seattle

Hometown hip-hop stars Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are performing a free concert Friday night in Seattle and Amazon will stream… Read More

New documentary shows the ‘Human Face of Big Data,’ and how it’s transforming our lives

Popular opinion about big data is not all that rosy. Most people don’t completely understand or care about the subject… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates’ message to teens: Time and energy are superpowers — and they can help fight global poverty

For wealthy people, living in wealthy countries, privilege manifests itself in obvious ways. But it also exists in more subtle… Read More

The eyes have it: Samsung VR audience photo reminiscent of classic 3-D movie photo from 1950s

Virtual reality may look and feel like a completely different experience than what moviegoers saw when they put on 3-D… Read More

Snapchat Shorts will be considered at the Tribeca Film Festival for the first time ever

Snapchat gets a bad rap as a frivolous messaging tool — driven largely by the self-destructing nature of the photos.… Read More

Melisandre from ‘Game of Thrones’ brings evil wisdom to Seth Meyers’ baby shower

“Game of Thrones” fans wouldn’t be expected to concern themselves much with a baby shower for “Late Night” host Seth… Read More

Sit up, take notice: Nissan’s self-parking chairs will clean up your office space

In recognition of your co-workers who just can’t seem to push their chairs back into a conference room table or… Read More

Q&A: Comedian and startup vet Bridget Quigg on her one-woman show ‘Techlandia’ — a Seattle tech satire

If art holds a mirror up to reality, we need no further proof that geek culture has gone mainstream than… Read More

Hoverboard fires pose ‘serious risk,’ government warns in notice to manufacturers and retailers

The U.S. government has put makers, importers and retailers of hoverboards on notice that after an investigation into the safety hazards posed by the… Read More

Amazon to release Woody Allen’s star-studded romantic comedy this summer

A year ago, Amazon surprised everyone by inking a deal with Woody Allen. The retail-giant-turned-film-studio booked Allen for an original… Read More

All aboard! Crowdfunding startup is hopping a train to find and fund businesses across the U.S.

Crowdfunding evangelists Wefunder are getting out of what they call the “Silicon Valley bubble” and hopping an Amtrak train for… Read More

Help Leonardo DiCaprio finally grab that elusive Oscar with new video game

Leonardo DiCaprio has been chasing after an Oscar since 1994 and now the elusive golden statue may finally be within… Read More

Report on software engineer salaries shows Bay Area pay is great — but dollar goes further elsewhere

Software engineers in 11 U.S. cities have new data to inform their understanding of where to go for the best… Read More

Back to the future, Barbie! Iconic doll will now take flight on a hoverboard

Barbie is kicking off her high heels and taking flight on a futuristic hoverboard that makes her days aboard this… Read More

Seattle workers increasingly choose RVs and alternative housing to escape high rents, Zillow finds

Seattle’s affordability crisis, largely propelled by an influx of skilled tech workers, is causing many residents of the traditionally blue-collar… Read More

Lady Gaga’s spot-on, high-tech David Bowie tribute steals the show at Grammys

Lady Gaga channeled the late David Bowie through song and style on Monday night at the 58th Grammy Awards, and… Read More

Kanye West drops new album, asks Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion to bail him out of debt

Kanye West is apparently $53 million dollars in debt and wants help from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The polarizing musician tweeted… Read More

Want to buy one of everything on Amazon? This guy figured out what it would cost

If you already spend a lot of money shopping on Amazon for everything you need and, perhaps, plenty that you don’t, stop… Read More

Zombies feel alive thanks to running in Brooks’ first-ever national ad campaign

Some of us just don’t feel human until we get a little exercise. Seattle-based Brooks Running is using its first-ever national… Read More

‘Silicon Valley’ season 3 teaser shows the startup geeks are ready to knock heads

Oh, Richard. A bad blazer and a nosebleed are not attributes of a successful CEO. But in a new teaser… Read More

Sex in the shadow of Amazon: Adult emporium caters to tech neighbors with discounts, customer service and ‘Nerd Nights’

A search of “adult toys” on Amazon.com returns more than 300,000 results from a variety of categories and products ranging from… Read More

A rose is a rose — except when online retailers dupe customers and hurt local florists, report says

Valentine’s Day is big business when it comes to candy, cards and especially flowers. But for small florists, the bloom on… Read More

New study: Online dating use triples among young adults

Online dating is HOT. How hot? Clicking and swiping for love has tripled among young people since 2013, the Pew… Read More

Revealed: HBO discloses subscriber numbers for HBO Now

As someone without a cable subscription, I spent years finding…alternative methods for watching HBO shows. I always remember thinking how… Read More