Alaska Air opened a new training facility for thousands of pilots, flight attendants and customer service agents to practice scenarios they might encounter on the job.
Climbing gyms in Seattle: 3 new ones to choose from
The Seattle area’s newest climbing facilities present a range of offerings to the scene, from a “rotisserie” climbing wall to a new model of high-intensity interval training.
Seahawks Super Bowl drone show set for Friday night in Seattle
With the Seahawks playing in the Super Bowl next weekend, Seattle Center will host a drone show in support of the team on Friday night at 6:30 p.m.
Super Bowl LX next stop for Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s magic show
The All-Pro Seahawks receiver is a traveling magician, wowing audiences from Texas to Ohio to Seattle with the same repeatable routine.
Photos of Shiite Muslims displaced from Syria living at a newly opened camp in Lebanon
HERMEL, Lebanon (AP) — Thousands of Shiite Muslims who fled Syria after former President Bashar Assad’s government was toppled in an offensive by Sunni rebels in December 2024 have found a new home in Lebanon. Many of them stayed in mosques, scho…
Drilling Through the Thwaites Glacier for Clues to Its Melting
A team hopes to place instruments in the waters beneath the colossal Thwaites Glacier, with the help of a drill that uses hot water to punch through ice.
Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China
A 38 year old was convicted on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets following an 11 day trial.
Bluesky releases its first transparency report: users rose 60% in 2025 to 41.2M, including AT Protocol accounts; moderation reports from users grew 54% to 9.97M (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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Bluesky releases its first transparency report: users rose 60% in 2025 to 41.2M, including AT Protocol accounts; moderation reports from users grew 54% to 9.97M — Bluesky released its first transparency rep…
US Department of Justice releases three million new Epstein documents
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says Friday’s release fulfills a requirement established by congressional law.
In Other News: Paid for Being Jailed, Google’s $68M Settlement, CISA Chief’s ChatGPT Leak
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Apple updates platform security guide, LastPass detects new phishing wave, CISA withdraws from RSA Conference.
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