The latest robot dog-like thing from Boston Dynamics — that we would totally want but be totally afraid of — is called SpotMini and in the the last day or so you’ve probably seen a GIF...
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University of Washington will host first-ever White House workshop on artificial intelligence
Between the University of Washington, a thriving tech community, and strong research institutions,...
President Obama calls out Snapchat and LinkedIn during final White House correspondents’ dinner
Amid zingers directed at everyone from Donald Trump to himself, President Barack Obama briefly mentioned two tech giants during his final White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday evening.
The 40-minute monologue, which you can watch here, was certainly funny — well, maybe depending on your political views —...
US House unanimously passed bill requiring warrants for e-mail
The US House unanimously approved legislation Wednesday requiring the authorities to obtain a court warrant to acquire e-mail and stored cloud data.
The Email Privacy Act unwinds a President Ronald Reagan-era law that allows the authorities to access e-mail and data from service providers without a warrant if the message or data is at...
JLENS program’s “blimp gone wild” prompts House to slash funding
The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) system program has been savaged by the House Armed Services Committee in its markup of the Defense Department's 2017 budget. The proposed cut...
Seattle girls who sent a balloon to the edge of space are heading to the White House
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and now the White House are taking notice of two Seattle elementary school girls.
In September, intrepid innovators Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung successfully sent...
Demolition crew blames Google Maps for knocking down the wrong house
A demolition firm is blaming Google Maps for causing them to level the wrong house in Rowlett, Texas....
‘House of Cards’ is the world’s most pirated show, thanks to Netflix global streaming rights
Netflix is currently streaming in 245 global regions (countries and territories combined), which makes for some very complicated distribution rights discussions. Just because a show is available to stream in Canada, doesn’t necessarily mean Netflix subscribers in the U.S. will have access.
Heads up, female coders: Seattle startup Tune accepting applications for UW house
Tune, the Seattle-based mobile marketing analytics firm, is...
White House invites Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to President Obama’s final State of the Union
If you plan to watch President Barack Obama deliver his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, be sure to look for Satya Nadella. The Microsoft CEO will be sitting in the guest box of First Lady Michelle...