# google doodle (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover google doodle. Page: Feed: --- ## [Worth a Reid: Friends launch website and guerrilla campaign to land Seattle tech worker a date](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/worth-a-reid-friends-launch-website-and-guerrilla-campaign-to-land-seattle-tech-worker-a-date/) _2026-08-14 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ Looking for love in Seattle took an unexpected turn when Reid Miller, a 26-year-old Amazon software engineer, decided to bypass dating apps. Instead of swiping, his friends swooped in. Read More ## [How this longtime Google exec fits an insane amount of exercise into his weekly routine](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/how-this-longtime-google-exec-fits-an-insane-amount-of-exercise-into-his-weekly-routine/) _2026-08-13 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ In an exchange on X, former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean — who recently left the tech giant after 27 years to launch the AI startup Discovery Loop — laid out a training routine that looks less like a tech executive's calendar and more like a triathlete's. Read More ## [Farewell, Mico: Microsoft’s cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/farewell-mico-microsofts-cute-little-ai-blob-is-going-the-way-of-bob/) _2026-08-13 · Todd Bishop · Geek Life - GeekWire_ Mico, the animated character Microsoft introduced last October to accompany Copilot's voice mode, is being retired as a core feature as part of the Copilot app merger. It joins Bob, Clippy and Cortana on the long list of Microsoft characters that didn't last. Read More ## [Don’t pass on new ‘Hard Knocks’ episode: Seahawks QB is a ‘geek’ on the science of throwing a football](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/dont-pass-on-new-hard-knocks-episode-seahawks-qb-is-a-geek-on-the-science-of-throwing-a-football/) _2026-08-12 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold is an NFL leader when it comes to "spin rate," a measurement of rotations of a football while it's in flight that helps produce a tighter spiral. Read More ## [Mark Zuckerberg makes waves again, sparring on a barge and charting a course for the future of AI](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/mark-zuckerberg-makes-waves-again-sparring-on-a-barge-and-charting-a-course-for-the-future-of-ai/) _2026-08-10 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ Man vs. machine might be the rallying cry of our future with AI, but for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the fight is here now — in more ways than one. Read More ## [Jimothy raids the corporate pantry: Amazon adds extra $200K to food bank gift after raccoon art auction](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/jimothy-raids-the-corporate-pantry-amazon-adds-extra-200k-to-food-bank-gift-after-raccoon-art-auction/) _2026-08-07 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ A friendly challenge sparked by a portrait of Jimothy, Seattle’s favorite short-spined raccoon, drew in regional heavyweights, including Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines and others. Read More ## [Live dating show reveals Seattle’s relationship with tech is still complicated](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/live-dating-show-reveals-seattles-relationship-with-tech-is-still-complicated/) _2026-08-05 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ Allison Goldberg, comedian and host of "Love Isn't Blind," says that when she introduces a contestant who is a software engineer, the audience boos. Read More ## [What’s his angle? Teen frustrated by plastic protractor reimagines the classic classroom tool](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/whats-his-angle-teen-frustrated-by-plastic-protractor-reimagines-the-classic-classroom-tool/) _2026-07-31 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ Wenxin Fang of Redmond, Wash., launched a hardware startup to create the ZeroPivot Protractor, a sleek, precision-machined aluminum replacement for the tool that gave him problems in math class. Read More ## [Anime fans, assemble: Bandai Namco opening ‘Gundam Base’ retail experience south of Seattle](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/anime-fans-assemble-bandai-namco-opening-gundam-base-retail-experience-south-of-seattle/) _2026-07-28 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ Bandai Namco is opening an official Gundam Base retail store at Westfield Southcenter mall in Tukwila, Wash., this fall, giving Pacific Northwest anime and model-kit fans a permanent flagship destination for all things Gunpla. Read More ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FLA39uLytO7A) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [‘The Odyssey’ isn’t on IMAX 70mm in Seattle — is it worth a journey for the summer’s biggest film?](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-odyssey-isnt-on-imax-70mm-in-seattle-is-it-worth-a-journey-for-the-summers-biggest-film/) _2026-07-24 · Kurt Schlosser · Geek Life - GeekWire_ Want to see "The Odyssey" as director Christopher Nolan intended? Here is how formats and theaters compare across 70mm, IMAX, and digital — and why a road trip may be needed. Read More