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From Kent to the Moon: The most expensive car ever built

Kent built a car that was good enough for NASA: the lunar rover.

by
  • Eric Keto &
  • Knute Berger
/ July 13, 2018
Culture

The media ignore women’s sports. Can this network change that?

New Seattle-based startup Diana SportsTV could be a game-changer for women’s sports coverage.

by
  • Alec Downing
/ July 11, 2018
Culture

Seattle tech workers ditch their jobs for Indian food truck startups

Locally, many women are leaving well-paying tech jobs to pursue dreams of owning food truck businesses.

by
  • Pinky Gupta
/ July 10, 2018
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Tech

Do employee-only clubs further isolate Seattle tech workers?

Experts say the club offerings can potentially further the divide between tech companies and the Seattle community.

by
  • Hallie Golden
/ June 20, 2018
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface, July 20, 1969. (Photo by Neil A. Armstrong via NASA)
Culture

Will Jeff Bezos mess up the Moon?

The Amazon founder's sights are set on colonizing the Moon, but what will he do to it?

by
  • Knute Berger
/ June 19, 2018
Still from How the Space Needle Got Its Look
Mossback's Northwest

How the Space Needle Got Its Look

This secret artifact contains a design from the original architect.

June 13, 2018
Cosmic Crisp apples
Culture

Washington’s new apple could be an industry game-changer

The state has invested years of effort in the belief that a new apple variety, the Cosmic Crisp, will be a winner.

by
  • Knute Berger &
  • Eric Keto
/ May 15, 2018
A woman opens a door holding a binder of sheet music
Culture

Glee club for geeks? Local tech firms’ workers launch music groups

From Google’s acapella group Googapella to Facebook’s jazz ensemble, it’s difficult to find a tech company without a music group.

by
  • Hallie Golden
/ May 7, 2018
Amazon Spheres are seen reflected on Day One building on Amazon's Seattle campus in South Lake Union. (Photo by Matt McKnight/Crosscut)
Politics

Amazon’s threat to halt construction isn’t scaring Seattle — yet

Amazon talks about slowing down growth in Seattle if a new tax targets it. At first glance, the City Council appears unworried.

by
  • David Kroman
/ May 2, 2018 /
Updated: 4:00 PM
Asteroid with satellite
Tech

A Redmond company’s cosmic gamble

Planetary Resources sees asteroid mining as a long-term venture — and an economic game-changer.

by
  • John Stang
/ March 28, 2018
Tech

How the tech industry can solve its diversity problem

Companies like Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook are overwhelmingly staffed by white males. What's to be done?

by
  • Caroline Gerdes
/ February 8, 2018
Takele Gobena during 'How the Gig Economy is Reshaping Labor Rights' at Crosscut Festival 2018 in Seattle on Feb. 3, 2018.
Tech

How the gig economy is radically reshaping labor

Companies like Uber, Postmates and TaskRabbit have given workers new freedom and flexibility, but what have they lost in the process?

by
  • Caroline Gerdes
/ February 8, 2018
Journalist Drew Atkins moderates the "Tax breaks for titans" panel at the inaugural Crosscut Festival on Feb. 3, 2018.
Tech

What it will take to win Amazon's HQ2

Are corporate tax breaks a smart investment to secure local jobs, or a giveaway of public money to private shareholders?

by
  • Caroline Gerdes
/ February 8, 2018
67,000 people in King County are either cost-burdened or extremely cost-burdened when it comes to housing. Can we build our way out of this mess?
Equity

Can dense, urban development solve Seattle's housing crisis?

67,000 people in King County are either cost-burdened or extremely cost-burdened when it comes to housing. Can we build our way out of this mess?

by
  • Florangela Davila
/ February 8, 2018
Tech

How corporations can be forces for good

Companies like REI and Starbucks are giving back to communities and the environment, but could they be doing more?

by
  • Mason Bryan
/ February 8, 2018
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