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Instagram filters and the cosmos inspire top baby names for 2015

Did you name your kid after an Instagram filter? Lots of people did this year. In Baby Center’s report on… Read More

Go inside Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum with this 3D virtual tour

Those who may not be able to make a physical trip to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum in… Read More

YouTube king Psy is back with creep-tacular new video ‘Daddy’

Drake, you may be tops on Spotify, but when it comes to YouTube Psy continues to be the daddy of… Read More

How ‘the Force’ can affect an actor’s box office potential, explained with data

How much does landing a role in a Star Wars film affect an acting career? American University’s Kogod School of… Read More

R2-D2 Dreamliner jet flies in from Tokyo, sets Seattle abeep-boop-beep

All Nippon Airways’ R2-D2 Dreamliner jet touched down today at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the first time, two and… Read More

Carrie Fisher takes the gloves off on dropping weight for Hollywood and reprising Leia

One of the most amazing things about the original Star Wars trilogy was that it featured Leia. She was tough,… Read More

Give yourself a hand at work with this awesome robot arm

Sitting at a desk all day is hard — and hard on you. Why not get yourself a hand? Literally,… Read More

Holiday lights might be messing up your Wi-Fi

If the Wi-Fi has seemed a bit off since putting up the holiday decorations, you might want to see where you put… Read More

Drake dominates on Spotify and claims most streamed artist of 2015

If there was a contest to winning the Internets as a musical artist, Drake gets to put on the crown… Read More

This campaign takes racist comments and posts them in the trolls’ neighborhoods

This is one way to deal with online haters. An organization in Brazil is publicly calling out people who post racist comments online.… Read More

Surprise! Amazon debuting first episode of ‘Transparent’ Season 2 tonight

Transparent‘s second season was set to premiere on Dec. 11, but here’s another Cyber Monday trick Amazon has up its… Read More

Amazon plans to ship 500 orders per second today

Amazon’s biggest shopping day of the year, Cyber Monday, has the company predicting that it will be shipping at least… Read More

REI’s move to close Black Friday pays off with 26 percent hike in online traffic

When REI announced its “Opt Outside,” campaign, the outdoor retailer made a bold statement about shutting down brick-and-mortar stores on… Read More

It’s Millennium Falcon vs. Starship Enterprise: See which one StarTalk’s Neil deGrasse Tyson picks

This is probably as geeky as a “would-you-rather”-type game gets — would you rather pick the Millennium Falcon from Star… Read More

U.S. posts $4.5 billion in online sales from Thanksgiving and Black Friday, a third on mobile

Shopping until you drop may very well become a thing of the past. Two of the year’s biggest shopping days,… Read More

Here’s what Cards Against Humanity did with the $71K customers paid for nothing in return

The folks over at Cards Against Humanity did something rather novel this past Black Friday, asking customers to pay $5… Read More

Tech toy guide: 5 fun gifts for the geek in your life

Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, give a little thought to what’ll tickle the science geek on your gift list.… Read More

How to be a tech security Jedi: 5 lessons from the original ‘Star Wars’ movies

A short time ago, in a city not far from Seattle, I began frantically encouraging (forcing) my pre-teen daughter to… Read More

Give Cards Against Humanity $5, get nothing in return

This might be the best Black Friday deal of the day — Cards Against Humanity is taking $5 right now… Read More

Boy who gives $20 to vandalized mosque gets an awesome surprise

In case you missed this one, it will melt your heart. As ABC News 7 in San Francisco reports here, a… Read More

Tired of ‘Star Wars’ spoilers? Install this blocker on Chrome

If the daily tide of news about Star Wars: The Force Awakens has turned your computer into a minefield of spoilers, you… Read More

New study shows that dogs reduce anxiety in kids

Are you considering adopting a dog for the holidays? Maybe this study will convince you. While the effects of dogs… Read More

Bill Gates to reportedly unveil ‘biggest’ clean energy fund ever at Paris climate talks

Reports on the upcoming Paris climate talks are stating that Bill Gates’ next big project will be focusing on clean… Read More

Watch Einstein’s Theory of Relativity explained in a superfun 3-minute cartoon

Today is the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, and what better way to celebrate that iconic moment… Read More

Are you man enough to drink wine in a can?

Wine. Not usually the go-to drink for men — or anyone really — hanging out at sporting events, dive bars… Read More

The trailer for Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’ is out, and it’s looking pretty amazing

And you thought sitting down with your family tomorrow was setting the stage for some epic internal battles. Marvel dropped… Read More

Amazon pulls its ‘Man in the High Castle’ ads off NYC subways

Amazon Studios had plastered New York City subway seats with signage to promote its new drama The Man in the… Read More

Coolest Cooler update: Shutting down sales via Coolest to focus on Kickstarter backers

Coolest Coolers will be shutting down direct sales through its site to focus on finishing delivery of coolers to Kickstarter… Read More

Marc Andreessen takes aim at Trump on Twitter

One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent voices — Marc Andreessen — has taken to Twitter to express his disdain for… Read More

Microsoft backing forest project near Mount Rainier to help offset carbon emissions

About 520 acres of forest near Mount Rainier will be the first in Washington state to meet California carbon standards,… Read More