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The search for Bigfoot deepfakes: Bumbershoot offers $5,000 bounty in legendary new AI contest

by Todd Bishop on June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 at 8:18 am

The emergence of the modern deepfake is closely tied to the rise of generative artificial intelligence, but when it comes to videos and images of questionable origin and authenticity, the… Read More

The t-shirts that tech people don’t want anymore: Seattle thrift-store swag deadpool, 2024 edition

by Todd Bishop on June 15, 2024June 16, 2024 at 8:41 am

My idea of weekend fun is browsing the racks at Seattle-area thrift stores in search of once-prized tech swag that has become castoff apparel, as a barometer of the status… Read More

Museum of Illusions bringing blend of immersive art, science and psychology to downtown Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on June 5, 2024June 6, 2024 at 3:51 pm

Another museum is coming to downtown Seattle with the hopes of attracting visitors with a mix of interactive rooms and displays. Museum of Illusions, a global attraction with more than… Read More

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New LEGO skyscraper exhibit at Seattle’s MOHAI shows off some impressive building blocks

by Kurt Schlosser on May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 at 11:46 am

The most impressive skyline view in Seattle is coming to the inside of the city’s Museum of History and Industry. But what makes this “view” at MOHAI especially fun and… Read More

Redmond high school student is ‘Google for Doodle’ contest winner for Washington state

by Kurt Schlosser on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 at 11:57 am

Mahee Chandrasekhar, a 9th grader at Redmond High School in Redmond, Wash., is the Washington state winner in the 16th annual “Doodle for Google” contest. Mahee, 15, is one of 55… Read More

This is 40? Bill Gates crams into recreated Harvard dorm for Mark Zuckerberg’s milestone birthday

by Kurt Schlosser on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 at 3:44 pm

Bill Gates left Harvard to start Microsoft. Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard to concentrate on Facebook. But the two tech moguls made it back to school for a reunion… Read More

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Hot number at the GeekWire Awards: Watch ‘The Drunken Tenor’ light up tech from a bygone era

by Kurt Schlosser on May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 at 9:44 am

For the sake of the innovators in the crowd at Thursday night’s GeekWire Awards, let’s hope their products and services don’t end up in a future Robert McPherson musical number.… Read More

Photos: Inside the GeekWire Awards, with the big winners, musical numbers and surprise guests

by Kurt Schlosser on May 10, 2024May 14, 2024 at 11:08 am

It was a mix of robot trophies and blow-up dinosaurs at the GeekWire Awards on Thursday night in Seattle, as the prehistoric “Land Before Tech” theme gave way to our… Read More

Seattle TV station says enough already with the AI and Photoshop-generated zebra memes

by Kurt Schlosser on May 3, 2024May 4, 2024 at 7:48 am

At the risk of beating a not-dead, just-missing zebra, here’s another story about the story that won’t quit this week. In case you’ve been off Facebook, X and nearly every… Read More

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‘Super Nintendo World’ will bring Super Mario and Donkey Kong to life in theme park experience

by Kurt Schlosser on May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 at 9:38 am

Video game fans will be able to step inside the worlds of Super Mario and Donkey Kong in a new “Super Nintendo World” theme park experience opening in Orlando, Fla.,… Read More

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Love it or hate it, Tesla Cybertruck turns heads in Seattle as GeekWire test drives futuristic EV

by Kurt Schlosser on March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 at 1:07 pm

“Does it still have that new spaceship smell?” That was the quip from Dave Boone, walking past the GeekWire office in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood last week as Javier Luraschi pulled… Read More

‘Tomb Raider’ escape-room-style immersive attraction coming to downtown Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 at 6:16 pm

A new waterfront attraction in Seattle will bring the popular video game and film franchise “Tomb Raider” and its protagonist Lara Croft to life in an immersive, escape-room-style entertainment experience.… Read More

Microsoft design exec turns to AI to illustrate son’s book about coping with anxiety

by Kurt Schlosser on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 at 10:10 am

When Microsoft design chief Jon Friedman‘s son Judah needed help with a children’s book he wanted to write, Friedman went from Copilot to coauthor, of sorts. Friedman, a 20-year vet… Read More

Tech vets went to bat for Major League Cricket — now they have bigger goals for Seattle and beyond

by Kurt Schlosser on March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 at 7:56 am

When Sanjay Parthasarathy left his last tech job in February 2023, he figured he’d do what he could to help get the first season of Major League Cricket up and… Read More

Direct-to-consumer casket startup says it’s time to bury our unhealthy switch to daylight savings

by Kurt Schlosser on March 7, 2024March 8, 2024 at 8:17 am

Before you spring forward this weekend into daylight saving time, a casket company hopes you’ll consider whether it’s time to bury what some consider to be an unhealthy ritual. In… Read More

LinkedIn suffers outage a day after Facebook and Instagram — and X is left as our social media fix

by Kurt Schlosser on March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 at 1:58 pm

So much for my after-lunch job search and profile lurking. A day after a Meta outage knocked out Facebook, Messenger and Instagram, LinkedIn suffered a similar fate on Wednesday, as… Read More

The quotable Kara Swisher: Insights and zingers from the ‘Burn Book’ event at Town Hall Seattle

by Todd Bishop on March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 at 2:07 pm

The title and subtitle of Kara Swisher‘s new book, “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story,” perfectly illustrate the dichotomy of her career as a journalist and entrepreneur, in which she… Read More

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Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

by Kurt Schlosser on March 2, 2024March 1, 2024 at 8:04 pm

With all the makings of a buddy road trip adventure, two longtime Seattle friends and tech veterans have teamed up to breathe new life into a popular travel app under… Read More

Univ. of Washington’s famed cherry blossoms have some bright, tech-infused competition on campus

by Kurt Schlosser on March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 at 7:46 am

The cherry blossoms at the University of Washington offer a spectacular welcome to spring every year on the school’s Seattle campus. Thursday night, a brightly shining, tech-infused tree in front… Read More

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Can AI improve your dating game? Startup’s speech analysis tool offers practice and feedback

by Kurt Schlosser on February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 at 8:52 am

The days of talking into a mirror to psych yourself up to ask someone on a date have given way to artificial intelligence. Yoodli, the Seattle-based AI-enabled software platform that… Read More

Birdhouse maker with an eye for Apple design ready to take flight with appearance on ‘Shark Tank’

by Kurt Schlosser on February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 at 12:45 pm

Flock around the television next week — a smart birdhouse created in Seattle is going to be featured on an episode of “Shark Tank.” Bird lovers, design geeks and fans of… Read More

Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art

by Kurt Schlosser on February 3, 2024February 2, 2024 at 12:00 pm

A group of elementary and middle school students from districts east of Seattle are working together on a project to help visually impaired people experience paintings in museums through tactile… Read More

Meet the 6 women innovators featured in a new STEM exhibit at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

by Kurt Schlosser on January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 at 9:20 am

Six orange statues on display at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle offer an eye-catching way to learn about the contributions of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).… Read More

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Startup creates AI Santa, using its tech to facilitate believable voice calls for the naughty and nice

by Kurt Schlosser on December 19, 2023December 20, 2023 at 7:49 am

If artificial intelligence is indeed coming for people’s jobs, this week would be a good time to start, to help out the busiest guy on the planet. Fixie, a Seattle-based… Read More

High-tech art experience WNDR Museum closes abruptly in Seattle after 8 months

by Kurt Schlosser on December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 at 10:28 am

WNDR Museum, an interactive, tech-infused art experience near the waterfront in downtown Seattle, has ceased operations eight months after opening. A statement about the abrupt closure is posted on the… Read More

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TV shows, Taylor Swift, smoke shops and more top Seattle’s trending Google searches in 2023

by Kurt Schlosser on December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 at 9:40 am

The hottest television series and the biggest concert tour were among the top trending topics of the year when it came to Google searches in the Seattle area. The tech… Read More

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The search for Bigfoot deepfakes: Bumbershoot offers $5,000 bounty in legendary new AI contest

The t-shirts that tech people don’t want anymore: Seattle thrift-store swag deadpool, 2024 edition

Museum of Illusions bringing blend of immersive art, science and psychology to downtown Seattle

New LEGO skyscraper exhibit at Seattle’s MOHAI shows off some impressive building blocks

Redmond high school student is ‘Google for Doodle’ contest winner for Washington state

This is 40? Bill Gates crams into recreated Harvard dorm for Mark Zuckerberg’s milestone birthday

Hot number at the GeekWire Awards: Watch ‘The Drunken Tenor’ light up tech from a bygone era

Photos: Inside the GeekWire Awards, with the big winners, musical numbers and surprise guests

‘Super Nintendo World’ will bring Super Mario and Donkey Kong to life in theme park experience

Love it or hate it, Tesla Cybertruck turns heads in Seattle as GeekWire test drives futuristic EV

‘Tomb Raider’ escape-room-style immersive attraction coming to downtown Seattle

Microsoft design exec turns to AI to illustrate son’s book about coping with anxiety

Tech vets went to bat for Major League Cricket — now they have bigger goals for Seattle and beyond

Direct-to-consumer casket startup says it’s time to bury our unhealthy switch to daylight savings

LinkedIn suffers outage a day after Facebook and Instagram — and X is left as our social media fix

The quotable Kara Swisher: Insights and zingers from the ‘Burn Book’ event at Town Hall Seattle

Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

Univ. of Washington’s famed cherry blossoms have some bright, tech-infused competition on campus

Can AI improve your dating game? Startup’s speech analysis tool offers practice and feedback

Birdhouse maker with an eye for Apple design ready to take flight with appearance on ‘Shark Tank’

Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art

Meet the 6 women innovators featured in a new STEM exhibit at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

Startup creates AI Santa, using its tech to facilitate believable voice calls for the naughty and nice

High-tech art experience WNDR Museum closes abruptly in Seattle after 8 months

TV shows, Taylor Swift, smoke shops and more top Seattle’s trending Google searches in 2023

Whoa, starry night! Astra Lumina installation in Seattle blends light, sound in feast for the senses

Holiday ‘Bliss’: Microsoft’s latest ugly sweater features iconic Windows XP desktop image

Bill Gates offers his recommendations for what to read, watch and listen to during the holidays

Hot new electric vehicles at Seattle Auto Show highlight an industry that isn’t slowing down