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Major League Baseball made a pitch, but Seattle seafood spot Ray’s stays hooked on its web address

Major League Baseball has gotten a little closer to having possession of the desired web addresses for all 30 of… Read More

Mapping its 25-year history, Seattle band Death Cab for Cutie uses geotagging to unlock new song

Death Cab for Cutie has logged a lot of miles during a 25-year span as a band. A lot of… Read More

Meet HawkMan, a Microsoft engineer who used his leave from work to craft ultimate football alter ego

Brad Sarsfield wouldn’t be the first mild-mannered tech worker to transform into a bit of a screaming lunatic when mixing… Read More

Putting the Pop! in hip hop: Funko teams with Snoop Dogg on L.A. retail location

Funko is head to “Tha Dogg House.” The Everett, Wash.-based maker of toys and collectibles, including its signature Pop! figurines,… Read More

Amazon wins Emmy for Lizzo’s reality TV show; HBO outpaces the streamers with 38 wins

Amazon Prime Video had a big win on Monday night with the “Big Grrrls.” The reality competition series “Watch Out… Read More

In viral video, men escape close call with mountain wildfire by relying on GPS tech and hiking skills

A YouTube video shot by two hikers in Washington state over the weekend provides a gripping account of their brush… Read More

Zero Latency opening a free-roam virtual reality gaming venue in Seattle area

Zero Latency VR, the Australia-based virtual reality technology company, is bringing one of its free-roam gaming spaces to the Seattle… Read More

Mount Rainier is NOT erupting: Agencies relieve pressure on Twitter after video of cloud on volcano

Well, that got blown out of proportion. A video of a cloud forming over Mount Rainier on Wednesday morning elicited… Read More

Redfin CEO gets into real estate reality TV with spot on new Netflix show ‘Buy My House’

As CEO of Seattle-based real estate company Redfin, Glenn Kelman knows plenty about the realities of the housing market in… Read More

Amazon battles ‘Lord of the Rings’ trolls by pausing ability to review new Prime Video series

The characters in Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” are busy enough fighting trolls and Orcs… Read More

‘You never know who’s on the other side’: Amateur radio enthusiasts use old-school tech to connect

When was the last time a total stranger, or even an acquaintance, gave you three minutes — three whole minutes… Read More

Demetrious Johnson is an MMA legend and Twitch streamer who is getting in the ring with tech

Demetrious Johnson has been called one of, if not the greatest, pound-for-pound mixed martial arts champions of all time. Last… Read More

Notable figures in Northwest comics scene draw up plans for Museum of Cartoon Arts in Portland

For years, Portland has been a significant hub for American comics, cartoons, and animation. A new project aims to establish… Read More

Tech CEO rappels 40 stories off Seattle office tower to call attention to giving — and channel his fears

York Baur has already reached the top as CEO of MoxiWorks, a Seattle-based startup that operates a platform for real… Read More

This is a stretch: Amazon promotes redesigned ‘Prime football’ with absurd throws by star NFL QBs

In a bid to get fans pumped for a season of streaming NFL games on Thursday nights, Amazon has turned… Read More

Buff Bezos’ burger binge: Amazon founder grabs a bite at McDonald’s, where he first worked as a teen

Jeff Bezos was lovin’ it on Sunday. With the last bite of a McDonald’s hamburger pinched between his fingers, the… Read More

Paul Allen’s $1B private art collection to be auctioned by Christie’s in ‘unprecedented’ sale

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s extensive private collection of art, valued at more than $1 billion, will be sold by Christie’s… Read More

Inside Emerald City Comic Con 2022: The giant geek celebration makes its return in Seattle

It was often hard to tell from the inside that 2022’s Emerald City Comic Con was supposed to be a… Read More

AI thrilled the video star: Seattle musician uses unique tech to generate imagery for his song

Someone once famously said that “video killed the radio star.” Forty-one years after that song helped ironically launch MTV, the… Read More

A sneak peek inside Till Dawn, a new video game-themed bar and cafe in Seattle

From the outside, Till Dawn looks nondescript. But when you first enter the new neighborhood bar in West Seattle, it… Read More

No hiding from its popularity: At 20, Geocaching still seeks to turn players on to worldwide game

More than 20 years after getting its start in Seattle, Geocaching is still hiding and seeking — and attracting new players… Read More

Amazon sets global debut times for new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series on Prime Video

Amazon has set the premiere times for the global debut of the hotly anticipated Prime Video series “The Lord of… Read More

New TV show from MGM called ‘Ring Nation’ uses surveillance video footage from Ring cameras

[Samson Amore is a reporter for dot.LA] Comedian Wanda Sykes’ latest venture is turning video from your smart home network… Read More

A long, strange, EV trip: Father-son drive from L.A. to Seattle illustrates road ahead on charging needs

Aaron Blank set out for a West Coast road trip with his son to see some baseball and more between… Read More

In race to promote diversity and inclusion, Acumatica sponsors women-led IndyCar team

Acumatica is hitting the gas on its marketing initiatives. The Kirkland, Wash.-based maker of cloud-based enterprise resource planning software is… Read More

Amazon teaming with viral content creators Dude Perfect for alternate Prime Video football stream

The NFL’s “Thursday Night Football” is already going to look different this season as Amazon becomes the exclusive home for… Read More

Worth the drive: An inside look at Topgolf’s newest high-tech sports venue — within range of Seattle

A modest tee shot away from Boeing’s airplane assembly factory in Renton, Wash., golf balls are taking flight at a… Read More

He’s kind of a big dill: Bill Gates on his pickleball past, a sport he’s been playing more than 50 years

Move over bridge and tennis, Bill Gates is touting a new leisure-time activity. The Microsoft co-founder admitted Tuesday that he’s… Read More

Topgolf opening its new tech-enabled sports and entertainment venue south of Seattle this week

FOLLOW-UP: Worth the drive: An inside look at Topgolf’s newest high-tech sports venue — within range of Seattle Topgolf is… Read More

Artists try to paint clearer picture of why museum’s idea to engage Seattle’s tech community fell short

Greg Lundgren called it a “rough week.” The longtime artist, arts advocate and current director of Seattle’s Museum of Museums… Read More