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‘Consumer Reports’ just pulled its recommendation for Tesla’s Model S

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is finding out today that Consumer Reports giveth, and Consumer Reports taketh away. The latest report… Read More

Texas teen arrested for bringing clock to school meets Obama at Astronomy Night

While everyone was counting down to that Star Wars trailer, the White House hosted Astronomy Night with a lot of… Read More

Tech jobs rank high on Glassdoor’s list of the 25 best jobs for work-life balance

Some might think that a life in tech means grueling hours, crushing workloads and little free time to spend with… Read More

This Google employee lives in a truck in the company’s parking lot to save money on rent

If the prospect of wasting money on renting a space that you’re barely gonna use makes you cringe inside, take… Read More

Google patents a solar-powered contact lens that will link bio data to computers

Google has upped the ante on its contact lens project, now patenting a lens that will be solar-powered to monitor and collect… Read More

5-year-old Seattle photographer becomes Instagram famous, launches photo book Kickstarter

On a platform congested with heavily-filtered brunch photos, rich kid parties, and perfectly curated selfies, 5-year old Hawkeye Huey’s analog… Read More

‘Star Wars’ tickets reportedly go on pre-sale tonight

While you’re watching “Monday Night Football” on ESPN and taking in the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, you… Read More

New cameras set to bust speeders in school zones and issue $234 fines

If you’re often in a hurry when commuting and have a school zone or two on your route, take note:… Read More

This ‘SNL’ skit starring Larry David as Bernie Sanders, claiming to be bad at tech, is a big YouTube hit

In case you missed this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live,” “Seinfeld” co-creator and “Curb Your Enthusiasm’s” Larry David dusted off his… Read More

‘New Girl’ Zooey Deschanel’s startup, Hello Giggles, sells to Time Inc. for $30M

Talk about a triple threat — actor, singer and a successful startup cofounder? That’s right. “New Girl’s” Zooey Deschanel, who… Read More

Star Wars unveils poster for The Force Awakens, will debut preview during Monday Night Football

Get excited, Star Wars fans. The official poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released on Sunday and what’s being… Read More

Facebook reports that 800K Americans came out as LGBT on social network in the last year

Facebook has crunched the numbers on its LGBT community and found that a large number of people — around 800,000,… Read More

Paul Allen accepts Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy, says he’s taking an optimistic approach to solving global problems

In August, the recipients of this year’s Carnegie Medals were announced, and yesterday, Paul Allen accepted his Carnegie Medal for… Read More

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the new season of ‘StarTalk,’ Bill Gates and that Bengals kick

He’s made science more accessible and cool for everyone, intersecting it with pop culture and celebrity guests — the self-proclaimed… Read More

How can you prepare for the Really Big One? 7 tips from PNW earthquake experts

If you’re still reeling from The New Yorker’s widely-read report on “The Really Big One,” today’s Reddit AMA with Northwest seismology… Read More

Photographer perfectly captures the ‘alone together’ phenomenon caused by smartphones

If you go anywhere these days, you’ll see almost everyone staring at their smartphones. One photographer, covered here in The… Read More

Christie’s auctioning rare Apple-1 computer, hasn’t been turned on in a decade

The Apple-1 computer was the device that kicked off our personal computing revolution, and now you can own one, complete… Read More

Former Amazonian launches Kickstarter for the ‘last hoodie you’ll ever need’

We love our hoodies in the great Pacific Northwest, and this homegrown option promises to be “the last hoodie you’ll… Read More

Watch this kid solve a Rubik’s Cube in 5.77 seconds

One look at this video of a teenager solving a Rubik’s Cube in 5.77 seconds will blow your mind. Via… Read More

Amazon releases ‘hot toy’ list, as analysts predict it will destroy Walmart this holiday season

It’s not even Halloween yet, and retailers are talking about the holiday season. Amazon released its hot toy list today… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold builds a robo-tail to show dinosaurs could create whip-crackin’ sonic booms

Nathan Myhrvold, the Microsoft millionaire who went on to found Intellectual Ventures, is a huge dinosaur geek. But not just any dinosaur… Read More

Tesla’s Model S takes on the ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean in this new VR experience

In another battle for the ages, Tesla is putting its Model S P90-D up against a replica of the DeLorean… Read More

More than 9 million people beta-tested EA’s ‘Star Wars’ Battlefront — and they loved it

Electronic Arts announced this week that it just completed its biggest beta test ever. More than 9 million players beta-tested… Read More

Stephen Colbert hosts ‘Legend of Zelda’ orchestra to celebrate ‘Tri Force Heroes’ release

If anyone has doubts about whether the fine arts and pop culture can happily co-exist, they should watch this latest… Read More

Zillow ranks the 20 best cities for Halloween trick or treating, and Seattle falls 10 spots

It’s over two weeks away, but already we’re entering crunch time for Halloween. And Zillow is once again letting us… Read More

Tesla says two reporters trespassed and assaulted its workers at Gigafactory

Getting the latest news on what Tesla is doing is always a hot scoop, but two reporters zeal for investigating the company… Read More

Stephen Colbert unveils ‘RejecTED,’ the TED Talks that don’t make it

Stephen Colbert unleashed a new series of TED Talks last night on the Late Show — failed TED Talks. As… Read More

Robbery suspect tries to use an Uber as getaway vehicle

Idiocy and tech keep on colliding. This time, the story of allegedly committing armed robbery and trying to get away… Read More

Kickstarter suspends that laser razor after it raises over $4M

Was it really too good to be true? That’s the message Kickstarter is sending out. The crowdfunding platform suspended that… Read More

IMDb’s audience has spoken: Johnny Depp tops list of stars, ‘Band of Brothers’ is best TV show of all time

He owns an island, hangs out with rock stars, and now he tops the list of the most-searched stars in… Read More