Play Podcast The road ahead for autonomous vehicles: Aurora CEO Chris Urmson on the future of cars and trucks Play Fully autonomous vehicles are closer to commonplace than you might expect, as cars and big rigs gain the ability to… Read More
Tech Moves: Blue Origin hires Air Force vet to lead foundation; ‘grandfather’ of VR retires; and more — General John Hyten, a 40-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was named executive director of Blue Origin’s foundation, Club… Read More
Backed by Amazon and newly public, Aurora accelerates self-driving tech, starting with trucks PITTSBURGH — On our last trip to the Steel City, we took a ride in one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles. It… Read More
‘We’ve literally run out of human beings’: Robots rise in wake of pandemic and labor shortages PITTSBURGH — Looking out the window of the Boeing 737 this week after landing at Pittsburgh International Airport, gateway to… Read More
Amazon discloses 5% ownership of Aurora, confirms Rivian and Air Transport stakes Amazon says it owns 5.2% of Aurora Innovations, the Pittsburgh-based self-driving vehicle technology company that went public in November through… Read More
Photos: Stunning Northern Lights dance over Seattle — here are tips for catching the next one The Northern Lights are a mesmerizing but infrequent occurrence at our latitude in Seattle. Stargazers got a treat Monday night… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows enthusiasm for auto industry at all-hands meeting, report says Jeff Bezos has set his sights on yet another industry. The Amazon CEO told employees in March that he’s “very… Read More
Cray, Intel will build the first U.S. “exascale” supercomputer for the Department of Energy The first U.S. supercomputer capable of processing 1 quintillion calucations each second will be built for the U.S. Department of… Read More
Aurora alert: Northern lights could flare in the sky … if clouds don’t block your view The chances of seeing the northern lights are higher for the next couple of nights, but Western Washington’s trademark fall… Read More
Northern lights provide a glowing auroral sendoff to Seattle’s summer weather Seattle’s final fling with hot weather featured a celestial fireworks show on Wednesday night, in the form of an auroral… Read More
Red vs. green: Solar flares could power northern lights above our smoky skies The sun has been acting up this week, and normally that would produce auroral displays bright enough to see in… Read More
Webcams and night owls capture subtle photos of the ‘aurora that nearly got away’ You may not have been able to see the northern lights that arced over Western Washington and other northern regions… Read More
Aurora alert: Solar storm heightens chances of seeing northern lights What could make a summer weekend even more perfect? How about the northern lights? The chances of seeing auroral displays… Read More
Northern lights, cameras, action: Night sky watchers capture dramatic aurora over Seattle The beautiful sunshine in Seattle on Saturday gave way to an equally awesome display in the night sky as the… Read More
Relive Seattle’s night of the northern lights with these spectacular pictures Seattle isn’t as much of a hot spot for the northern lights as, say, Alaska or Sweden – but this weekend,… Read More
NASA posts gorgeous Aurora shots from International Space Station on Twitter Happy morning after St. Patty’s Day! Are you hungover, a bit slow on the uptake? It’s OK. Sit back with… Read More
