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EMP making it so with ‘Star Trek’ exhibition featuring items on public display for first time

Star Wars may have ruled the theatrical universe in the not-so-distant past, but the near future is all about “Star… Read More

Teen Sounders FC supporter to play for shot in FIFA Interactive World Cup

A Tacoma, Wash., high school junior will be among those competing for the final spot in FIFA Interactive World Cup… Read More

President Obama is sick and tired of posing for your selfies

There was a time when being Commander in Chief demanded a certain dignity. When the leader of the free world… Read More

OK Go goes zero gravity in spectacular new music video shot aboard Russian airplane

The boys from OK Go went above and beyond in a new music video shot at zero gravity aboard an… Read More

Watch Google’s AI navigate a 3D maze like a human would

The key to unlocking the power of artificial intelligence is teaching machines to think like humans. Now Google is one step… Read More

It’s official: Seattle drivers really are terrible, study confirms

Between traffic and new construction, Seattle can feel like an obstacle course. But there’s another issue rooted deep in Seattle… Read More

Zillow lights up Seattle HQ and waterfront Great Wheel to celebrate 10-year anniversary

Zillow’s celebration of its 10-year anniversary kicked off Tuesday night with dramatic lightings of its downtown Seattle headquarters building and the… Read More

Man arrested for damage to jet that he thought belonged to Paul Allen

A Marysville, Wash., man was arrested for allegedly hopping a fence and breaking pieces off of an airplane that he… Read More

Robotic Lego paper airplane factory folds, launches and amazes

We know you’re still beaming over the amount of work you put into that Lego Millennium Falcon, but you should… Read More

The Obamas have terrible Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s John Legere thinks he’s found the solution

Over the weekend, President Obama pledged to get “the whole tech thing” sorted out for the next first couple entering… Read More

How Amazon inspired a drone delivery system for birth control in Ghana

When U.N. health experts were trying to come up with a way to deliver contraceptives to women in hard-to-reach areas of… Read More

The first YouTube Red movies are coming this week

First there was ‘House of Cards’ on Netflix and before our very eyes the entertainment world was drastically changing. Pardon… Read More

6 degrees of separation is so last century: Facebook says it’s actually 3.57 degrees now

Technology is making the world smaller. Geographic boundaries no longer keep people with similar interests, mutual acquaintances or common causes from… Read More

T-Mobile, Amazon ads give tech a strong showing among Super Bowl’s beer, cars, snacks

While game day itself is hyped in more ways than one, the day after the Super Bowl is a big… Read More

Virginia is for lovers, but so is Washington: Here are the cities that make Amazon’s ‘Most Romantic’ list

According to Amazon, Washington is the most romantic state in the United States. Maybe it’s all of those lovey-dovey engineers working… Read More

Beyonce, black power and Bill Gates: Super Bowl performance takes unique ‘Formation’

Monday morning pop quiz: What do you picture when you hear the words Beyonce, black power and the Super Bowl… Read More

Skier twirls iPhone on a string to capture amazing 360-degree, slo-mo video

Whatever attempts you’ve made to get a selfie while performing some sort of sporty moves have just been eclipsed greatly… Read More

Hate Uber’s new logo? Join the crowd, as designers take their own shot at app icon

Forget backseat drivers, since unveiling its rebranded look this week, Uber is hearing it from backseat designers who think the… Read More

Deadly force? FAA goes long with its Super Bowl no-drone zone

No means no when it comes to the Federal Aviation Administration’s no-drone zone for Super Bowl Sunday. Not even CBS,… Read More

Conan O’Brien pairs Carolina, Denver players in ‘Clueless Gamer’ skit, with a Marshawn Lynch cameo

Conan O’Brien returned to a “cheap Marriott conference room” for a Super Bowl 50 edition of “Clueless Gamer,” his popular late-night skit… Read More

Bernie Sanders supporters swiped right off Tinder for campaigning via the dating app

A couple of left-leaning women trying to get men to swipe right for Bernie Sanders on Tinder found themselves locked… Read More

Outrageous Amazon Review of the Week: The man in a serious relationship…with Alexa

Artificial intelligence is upon us, and like many technological advances, we can’t help but respond with fear, think pieces, and… Read More

Dramatic drone video from Sea Shepherd shows blue whale mother, calf in open ocean

We’re accustomed to seeing dramatic videos from the folks at Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they often take aggressive action… Read More

In Super Bowl run-up, Pokemon ad leads the pack, but overall social action trails last year

The business of Super Bowl advertising doesn’t wait for game time anymore, with online engagement serving as a key component… Read More

Redditor finds a surprisingly functional use for this 1984 Macintosh

One man’s trash is another man’s…trashcan. The man in question? Redditor Hahabird, who turned a 1984 Macintosh he found at a… Read More

Playboy courts millennials with Snapchat-themed cover

In the digital age, graphic nudity is so ubiquitous that it’s become passé, boring even. But there’s still a final… Read More

New film ‘Screenagers’ reveals negative impact of screen time on kids, offers direction for parents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQx2X0BXgZg A new documentary film called “Screenagers,” aimed at understanding the impact of our children’s increased connection to digital screens, will… Read More

Abort, retry, fail? Astronaut pokes fun at Windows XP during space training in Russia

Moscow, we have a problem: Russia’s cosmonaut training center in Star City might need to upgrade its Soyuz spacecraft simulators… Read More

NASA puts Pluto and its heart on a valentine

Say it with Pluto? After NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft spotted a heart-shaped region on Pluto, you had to know it… Read More

Grayl uses Kickstarter to launch Ultralight, the ‘world’s best’ water purification bottle

Grayl, the Seattle-based maker of portable water-purification bottles, is seeking additional funds through a Kickstarter campaign for its latest offering,… Read More