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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg gets to sponsor a Navy submarine

Facebook executive, founder of the “lean in” movement and org, and now a sponsor of a Navy submarine? That’s right.… Read More

U.S. launches beta site for veterans to help them better navigate services

Navigating any government website can turn into a downright nightmare, but what if you had to do it on the… Read More

You can now sign up to beta test J.J. Abrams’ new spy video game

One of J.J. Abrams’ next projects after Star Wars is helping create a video game. Partnering with video game creator Chair, makers of… Read More

Meet Alpha 2, the humanoid robot that can pretty much do everything around the house

This little robot can do yoga, speak Spanish and tell you when it’s going to rain. Meet UBTECH’s Alpha 2,… Read More

Amazon releases ‘Best Books’ of 2015

It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you love great books. The year-end “best of lists” are starting… Read More

Is there room in business for love? Gravity Payments CEO explains $70K employee salary boost on ‘The Daily Show’

Get More: Comedy Central,Funny Videos,Funny TV Shows Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price made a stir earlier this year when he announced plans… Read More

Zillow announces expanded, paid maternity and parental leave as new benefits for 2016

Zillow Group announced today that it would join the fray of tech companies amping up maternity and parental leave benefits for employees… Read More

A Kickstarter is on to bring the magic of ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ back

In yet another nod to ’90s today, one of the greatest shows for bored and stoned slackers everywhere was a… Read More

This Kickstarter wants to help you grow food in your place

Not every urbanite has room for a garden, but this Kickstarter wants to give apartment dwellers or homeowners the option… Read More

This ‘Star Trek’-like ‘tricorder’ could be the go-to device for detecting cancer soon

A visit to the doctor may very well start to resemble a trip to the USS Enterprise‘s medical bay if a… Read More

Watch: Alanis Morissette gives her hit ‘Ironic’ a tech-focused update

If the ’90s mean more to you than the vintage baby doll dresses and Dr. Martens section at your favorite… Read More

Amazon Studios adds ‘Drive’ director’s new movie ‘The Neon Demon’ to its roster

Amazon Studios keeps adding serious, original entertainment to its roster — this time, it’s picked up The Neon Demon, the… Read More

The terminally ill ‘Star Wars’ fan, who got his last wish and saw ‘The Force Awakens,’ has died

In incredibly heartwarming and heartbreaking news, the terminally ill Star Wars fan who had an entire social campaign going to… Read More

Movie ‘Steve Jobs’ is a total loser at the box office, pulled from theaters

Were you still planning to see Steve Jobs? Too bad. You’ll probably have to wait for it to be picked… Read More

Season 2 of ‘Transparent’ features impressive guest stars: Anjelica Huston and Cherry Jones join the list

The second season of Amazon’s award-winning Transparent is adding some stellar cast names to its roster of guest appearances —… Read More

Seattle CEO who boosted everyone’s pay to $70K appearing on ‘The Daily Show’ on Tuesday

Dan Price, the CEO of Seattle-based Gravity Payments has landed in the New York Times, the covers of Entrepreneur and… Read More

Watch this guy fly around the Statue of Liberty with his jetpack

JetPack Aviation just completed a stunt in which they flew around the Statue of Liberty. The feat was done Nov. 3… Read More

‘Star Trek’ plus symphony orchestra concert coming to Seattle next spring

‘ Star Trek plus a symphony orchestra? Sounds like a match made in the heavens. From the tour’s official website:… Read More

President Obama finally gets his very own Facebook page

It’s almost impossible to imagine that anyone in the Western world wouldn’t have a Facebook page, but here you go:… Read More

Watch The Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman talk running in new Saucony campaign

Head on over to The Oatmeal today to see creator Matthew Inman’s life in 171 seconds. As part of Saucony’s… Read More

‘Fight Club’ in an app: Meet Rumblr, the ‘Tinder for fighting’

[Update: Alas, the Rumblr app was too stupid to be true. It was a hoax created by a creative agency called… Read More

5.6 million viewers discover the ‘Joy of Painting’ with Bob Ross during Twitch Creative launch

Hankering for some fluffy white clouds and happy little trees? You’re in luck. Like millions of Twitch fans, you too can… Read More

J.J. Abrams talks about making ‘Star Wars’ ‘delightful’ and paving the way for ‘VIII’

J.J. Abrams sat down with Wired to give an extensive Q&A on the upcoming little flick he’s directing. While there… Read More

Paid less, promoted less: Welcome to PayScale’s new report on the gender pay gap and women in work

How would you like to work for free from today until the end of the year? Sure, Equal Pay Day… Read More

Use ‘The Force’ for Code: Lucasfilm teams with Code.org for Star Wars ‘Hour of Code’ tutorials

Millions of fans are anticipating Star Wars: The Force Awakens, dissecting the trailers and trying to get any glimpse possible of the new… Read More

This foam lightsaber might make all your ‘Star Wars’ LARPing dreams come true

Previous versions of the much-loved lightsaber have traditionally been plastic — cold, hard plastic that not only hurts but can… Read More

Bloomberg’s Bond Index tracks 007’s tuxedo time, drinking habits and shirtlessness

Here’s a different kind of Bond index: In honor of the latest 007 movie, “SPECTRE,” Bloomberg Business tracked eight metrics… Read More

This new game lets you battle and race real drones, video game style

Your officemates may love — or loathe — you for this, but here it is: A new game featuring racing… Read More

This smart lamp could help those long, dark days become a thing of the past

In Seattle, we know all too well what those long, dark days do to us after a while. A Kickstarter… Read More

‘Star Wars’ trailer from Japan includes several mind-blowing new scenes

We’ll just keep this short and sweet so you can get to the video. This new Star Wars: The Force… Read More