Trending:Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. In addition to writing code, should teach more people how to write suspenseful mysteries on Twitter.The Seattle-area investor and entrepreneur,whois CEO of computer science education nonprofit , turned an unfortunate incident at an airport in California into a thriller of sorts this week as he detailed his attempts to locate lost belongings.In a thread with more than 15 tweets, Partovi shared a “wild and unfinished” story that started with an Uber...…Trending:Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. In addition to writing code, should teach more people how to write suspenseful mysteries on Twitter.The Seattle-area investor and entrepreneur,whois CEO of computer science education nonprofit , turned an unfortunate incident at an airport in California into a thriller of sorts this week as he detailed his attempts to locate lost belongings.In a thread with more than 15 tweets, Partovi shared a “wild and unfinished” story that started with an Uber...WW…

Trending:, a startup that is disrupting the funeral industry with a direct-to-consumer model for casket purchases, has raised $3.5 million in new funding.The company’s mission is to make it easy to buy a casket online rather than at a funeral home, saving customers time and money during what can be an emotional process.PREVIOUSLY:Founded in 2016 by longtime casket manufacturer and supplier , who serves as CEO, Titan also includes a husband-and-wife co-founding team in Bellevue, Wash. COO previously spent more than eight years at Amazon and was chief product officer at cosmetic treatment...…Trending:, a startup that is disrupting the funeral industry with a direct-to-consumer model for casket purchases, has raised $3.5 million in new funding.The company’s mission is to make it easy to buy a casket online rather than at a funeral home, saving customers time and money during what can be an emotional process.PREVIOUSLY:Founded in 2016 by longtime casket manufacturer and supplier , who serves as CEO, Titan also includes a husband-and-wife co-founding team in Bellevue, Wash. COO previously spent more than eight years at Amazon and was chief product officer at cosmetic treatment...WW…

Trending:When moved to Seattle from Montreal in 2019, he fell in love with his new city, and the Ballard neighborhood where he settled, because he was taking everything in with fresh eyes and appreciated the unique character and ideas around him. Small businesses were a big part of that, and he came up with his own idea to support them.In the home of Amazon, Sandals has created , a Google Chrome extension that aggregates product listings from numerous small store websites in one place and makes it easier to “browse online and buy from the boutique next door.”“Despite the fact that every...…Trending:When moved to Seattle from Montreal in 2019, he fell in love with his new city, and the Ballard neighborhood where he settled, because he was taking everything in with fresh eyes and appreciated the unique character and ideas around him. Small businesses were a big part of that, and he came up with his own idea to support them.In the home of Amazon, Sandals has created , a Google Chrome extension that aggregates product listings from numerous small store websites in one place and makes it easier to “browse online and buy from the boutique next door.”“Despite the fact that every...WW…

Trending:In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.Amazon has revealed its proposed design for a second office tower as part of its Bellevue 600 project, further solidifying the look and feel of the tech giant’s expanding presence in Bellevue, Wash., where it aims to locate 25,000 employees.The second tower will be 31 stories tall and make up part of a 3.5-acre campus that will also include a 43-story tower, which is already under construction.600 Bellevue, in July 2019, stretches from 110th Avenue...…Trending:In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.Amazon has revealed its proposed design for a second office tower as part of its Bellevue 600 project, further solidifying the look and feel of the tech giant’s expanding presence in Bellevue, Wash., where it aims to locate 25,000 employees.The second tower will be 31 stories tall and make up part of a 3.5-acre campus that will also include a 43-story tower, which is already under construction.600 Bellevue, in July 2019, stretches from 110th Avenue...WW…

Trending:Microsoft has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to produce a mixed reality headset called the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) based on the tech giant’s HoloLens technology.Microsoft first started when it was awarded a contract for nearly $480 million. The move to production phase could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years.In a research note, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said the deal is important for Microsoft because it shows the company can monetize its augmented reality technology. He also said it adds to the narrative that “Microsoft is tightening its...…Trending:Microsoft has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to produce a mixed reality headset called the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) based on the tech giant’s HoloLens technology.Microsoft first started when it was awarded a contract for nearly $480 million. The move to production phase could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years.In a research note, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said the deal is important for Microsoft because it shows the company can monetize its augmented reality technology. He also said it adds to the narrative that “Microsoft is tightening its...WW…

Trending:Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. Xbox Series X owners who don’t want to move far from their gaming perch to visit the fridge got some welcome news this week. Microsoft is apparently going to make mini refrigerators that resemble the boxy game console.The revelation was revealed on Twitter Thursday night by , Microsoft’s GM for Xbox marketing, after Xbox defeated Skittles in some sort of best tweets by brand competition.Greenberg said after the win that Xbox would move forward on a promise to...…Trending:Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. Xbox Series X owners who don’t want to move far from their gaming perch to visit the fridge got some welcome news this week. Microsoft is apparently going to make mini refrigerators that resemble the boxy game console.The revelation was revealed on Twitter Thursday night by , Microsoft’s GM for Xbox marketing, after Xbox defeated Skittles in some sort of best tweets by brand competition.Greenberg said after the win that Xbox would move forward on a promise to...WW…

Trending:Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. After ditching its longtime shopping cart app icon in favor of a cardboard box with blue tape on it earlier this year, Amazon has revisited the new design for another slight tweak — and less of a perceived Adolf Hitler vibe.The new icon changes the look of the tape above Amazon’s smile logo — which some thought looked a little too much like the — and changed it from a jagged edge to a folded look.reported that design change was made after “customer feedback”...…Trending:Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. After ditching its longtime shopping cart app icon in favor of a cardboard box with blue tape on it earlier this year, Amazon has revisited the new design for another slight tweak — and less of a perceived Adolf Hitler vibe.The new icon changes the look of the tape above Amazon’s smile logo — which some thought looked a little too much like the — and changed it from a jagged edge to a folded look.reported that design change was made after “customer feedback”...WW…

Trending:The rush to crowd into cities to be closer to tech jobs could be a thing of the past in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as more people embrace remote work and flee close quarters. And Seattle-based real estate company Redfin is “preparing for a seismic demographic shift toward smaller cities.”last week, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman said the aversion to big metro areas was already underway before the health crisis, driven by a housing affordability crisis.“More permissive policies around remote work and a rising wariness about close quarters will likely accelerate that trend,” Kelman...…Trending:The rush to crowd into cities to be closer to tech jobs could be a thing of the past in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as more people embrace remote work and flee close quarters. And Seattle-based real estate company Redfin is “preparing for a seismic demographic shift toward smaller cities.”last week, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman said the aversion to big metro areas was already underway before the health crisis, driven by a housing affordability crisis.“More permissive policies around remote work and a rising wariness about close quarters will likely accelerate that trend,” Kelman...WW…