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There is now a ‘Star Wars’ subscription box service

Love the convenience of having things dropped right at your door? Love Star Wars? Today, the two have merged to… Read More

IKEA takes a brilliant jab at that $99 Apple Pencil

Apple may have just unveiled its next big things, including the iPad Pro with is $99 Apple Pencil accessory, but… Read More

Drones capture exciting new pictures of baby orca

Whale watchers in the Pacific Northwest might be getting the best orca season they’ve had in a while — a… Read More

‘I just called to say I love you’ not the best way to express affection anymore

It seems that declaring love via a voicemail pales in comparison to getting a romantic email. That’s the news from… Read More

Elon Musk to Hyperloop industry: ‘It’s really not that hard’

Elon Musk has a message for those working on developing a Hyperloop. “It’s really not that hard.” The Tesla and… Read More

Netflix announces start date for Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’

Get ready for the next Marvel series on Netflix. Jessica Jones will launch on the streaming site Nov. 20. Starring… Read More

South Lake Union’s latest tenant taking over the neighborhood? Rats

South Lake Union’s newest reported tenant isn’t a sexy new Ethan Stowell restaurant or an after-work watering hole for Amazonians… Read More

How much of a science badass are you? Take this quiz and find out

Admittedly, this quiz might not prove too difficult for many of you, but it’s fun all the same. The Pew… Read More

Use an ad blocker? The Washington Post is now probably blocking you

Old-school major newspaper organizations have had to try out a lot of methods to drive revenue, but this is a… Read More

Computer crashes and Elon Musk, it’s been a wild first week for Stephen Colbert on ‘The Late Show’

Stephen Colbert took over what is arguably the most coveted spot in late-night television this week — but not without… Read More

Getty turns 20: Check out 200 of their most iconic images

Seattle-based Getty has unveiled some of its most amazing shots from the past 20 years today, and it’s well worth… Read More

Should tech workers get breaks on rentals? Debate heats up in Seattle

The debate over landlords giving breaks on rentals to Seattle tech workers is heating up. Last week, the Stranger and King 5 covered “preferred employee… Read More

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg can now add ‘Vanity Fair’ cover model to his list of achievements

Vanity Fair released its “2015 New Establishment List,” and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has snagged the top spot — and… Read More

This mashup of ‘Wall-E’ and ‘The Martian’ is brilliant

In the cute robot category, Wall-E is pretty high up there. And clever YouTuber, Tony D, re-edited Wall-E simply by… Read More

NASA’s comet-exploring ‘Hedgehog’ robot will flip, hop and tumble its way into your heart

It’s the cutest thing since we first laid eyes on BB-8, but NASA’s Hedgehog robot actually has real-life functionality built… Read More

John McAfee for president? The father of antivirus tech might be creating a Cyber Party

What the heck? As International Business Times reports, the “father of antivirus software,” who also has a highly colorful past… Read More

This group plans to build a 62-mile wall to trap plastic in the Pacific

The Pacific Ocean has long been home to that huge plastic garbage patch, but one organization — with the help of… Read More

EMP will say so long to ‘Star Wars,’ hello to ‘Hello, Kitty’

The EMP Museum announced that one of its next big exhibits will be dedicated to Hello Kitty. Set to open… Read More

Kylo Ren’s creepy voice gives Darth Vader a run for his money

One listen to Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ villain, Kylo Ren, spew out a few choice lines, and it will… Read More

Forget self-driving cars, Toyota investing $50M in A.I. to develop ‘intelligent’ vehicles

Today, Toyota announced a $50 million, five-year collaboration with Stanford and MIT to develop “intelligent” cars. As the New York Times… Read More

From ‘visionary’ to ‘a-hole,’ that Steve Jobs’ doc ‘The Man in the Machine’ is getting mixed reviews

That anticipated Alex Gibney documentary about Apple’s iconic co-founder Steve Jobs is out today, and let’s just say the reviews… Read More

Watch a mashup video of the Blue Angels performing flight stunts to Bach

If summer, and Seattle’s Boeing Seafair, are becoming a fading blip in your memory, take a look at this video featuring… Read More

The man behind the Millennium Falcon: Meet the main ‘Star Wars’ toy designer

Happy Force Friday! This a.m., Bloomberg Business brings us this incredible look at the man who’s designed over four decades… Read More

New video shows update of Apple’s insane new campus taken by drone

An update on Apple’s much-anticipated Campus 2 construction process was unveiled this week, thanks to YouTuber and professional photographer/videographer Duncan Sinfield… Read More

Bored and curious today? Google has a fix for that

Trivia games are usually a blast, so Google took that trick to its site today with a new feature. Type… Read More

Disney unleashes ‘Star Wars’ toy unwrapping event around the world via YouTube

“Force Friday” will probably go down in history as the day that many a person was forced from their paycheck.… Read More

Watch Boeing demolish this old 757 for recycling

Yesterday, Boeing smashed up an old 757 that had run its course, but what’s more fascinating about this King 5… Read More

You can now buy your own BB-8 droid from ‘Star Wars’

Well, well. Dreams can come true. Get ready to whip out your credit card, because let’s face it, some things… Read More

‘Vintage Tomorrows’ inspires a Steampunk prescription for designers and developers

I recently had the opportunity to enjoy the steampunk movement documentary, Vintage Tomorrows. The 64-minute Byrd McDonald film, much of… Read More

Seattle still falls short in this ranking of the top cities for women techies

It seems our fair city doesn’t do that well with women in tech whether they are employees or entrepreneurs on… Read More