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Bill Gates reflects on what he read in 2019 and offers up 5 books for your holiday wish list

by Kurt Schlosser on December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 at 8:33 am1 Comment

In the recent Netflix documentary “Inside Bill’s Brain,” books are a constant for the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist. We get to see a lot of the book bag that is… Read More

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‘Big fan’ Bill Gates makes appearance in ‘Silicon Valley’ series finale as HBO comedy logs off

by Kurt Schlosser on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 at 9:32 am1 Comment

“Silicon Valley” wrapped up six seasons on HBO on Sunday night with a series finale called “Exit Event” — and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates entered for a cameo appearance. Gates… Read More

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Gates Foundation CEO stepping down from $47B philanthropy, handing reins to internal successor

by Todd Bishop & Monica Nickelsburg on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 at 11:01 amComment

Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the physician and scientist who led the world’s largest philanthropy as CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for more than five years, announced Thursday morning that… Read More

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Echodyne and Univ. of Washington assist DARPA with aerial drone surveillance test

by Alan Boyle on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 at 5:00 pmComment

When the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tested an “Aerial Dragnet” system for tracking drones over urban terrain last month, Echodyne lent a helping hand. Echodyne — a Kirkland,… Read More

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Company backed by Bill Gates claims solar breakthrough, looks to replace fossil fuels in industrial plants

by Todd Bishop & Alan Boyle on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 at 11:23 am 23 Comments

A solar energy tech company founded by serial entrepreneur and inventor Bill Gross — and backed by investors including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates — says it has developed a way… Read More

Bill Gates ‘willing to talk’ after Elizabeth Warren offers to explain her wealth tax

by Kurt Schlosser on November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 at 7:58 am1 Comment

Money talks. And talk of money gets people with money talking. That seems to be the case, at least on Twitter, as Bill Gates engaged with Sen. Elizabeth Warren in… Read More

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Watch: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Elizabeth Warren, billionaires, antitrust and space exploration

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 at 5:13 pmComment

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates sat down for a candid and wide-ranging fireside chat Wednesday as part of the New York Times DealBook conference. The conversation jumped from one hot-button issue… Read More

What should you watch next on TV? Even Bill Gates seeks advice, so startup Likewise steps in to help

by Kurt Schlosser on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 at 12:43 pmComment

Remember when people used to say, “There’s nothing good on TV”? That may still be the case, but man, there sure is a lot of it, and finding what’s at… Read More

University of Washington once again named world’s most innovative public university

by James Thorne on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 at 12:43 pmComment

For the third year in a row, the University of Washington has won the title of the world’s most innovative public university, according to an annual ranking by Reuters and… Read More

Gates Foundation and NIH commit $200M to make gene therapies cheaper

by James Thorne on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 at 5:08 pmComment

The world’s most expensive drug, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy made by Novartis, comes with a $2.1 million bill. The gene therapy is one of a new class of… Read More

New York Times report reveals more connections between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein

by Taylor Soper on October 12, 2019October 12, 2019 at 11:19 pm 2 Comments

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein multiple times starting in 2011, The New York Times reported, revealing a closer connection between the two billionaires than… Read More

Geek on the Street: Who inspires you? Summit attendees point to tech leaders, family and others

by Kurt Schlosser on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 at 1:14 pmComment

It was an inspiring first day at the 2019 GeekWire Summit. We heard Monday from leaders in technology, business, government, health care and more. And we heard from some of… Read More

Bill Gates lays out his predictions for global health during tribute to Stephen Hawking

by Alan Boyle on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 at 11:38 am 2 Comments

What’s the shape of global health to come? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates issued two hopeful predictions for the year 2040 today during a lecture given at the late physicist Stephen… Read More

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Review: Netflix documentary on Bill Gates reveals chaos, determination and love ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’

by Kurt Schlosser on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 at 11:06 am1 Comment

In his relentless pursuit to try to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems around sanitation, disease eradication and climate change, Bill Gates is practically robotic in his quest… Read More

Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isn’t the answer

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 at 8:49 am 4 Comments

Bill Gates believes calls to break up Big Tech are misguided. The Microsoft co-founder said that approach to mitigating the power the tech industry wields is too blunt an instrument,… Read More

Reports of personal or business ties between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein ‘simply not true,’ rep says

by Nat Levy on September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 at 10:19 am 2 Comments

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has become the latest big name to play an unwitting role in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, based on a new report describing a purported connection between… Read More

Today on GeekWire: Netflix teases Bill Gates docuseries; indictment in Capital One hacking; simulating the big quake

by Todd Bishop on August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 at 2:22 pmComment

Anybody who knows Bill Gates knows his favorite food. Hamburgers, of course! But what about his biggest fear? That’s one of the questions he answers in the newly released trailer for… Read More

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Bill Gates’ biggest fear? Find out in compelling first trailer for Netflix docuseries ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’

by Kurt Schlosser on August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 at 11:13 am1 Comment

It’s a look at Bill Gates we’ve never seen. It’s a look “Inside Bill’s Brain” as the first trailer for the upcoming Netflix docuseries was released on Thursday. From Academy… Read More

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Headphones, AI, and humanity: What these ‘AirMuffs’ say about the future of technology

by Todd Bishop on August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 at 1:26 pmComment

These newly released wireless Bluetooth headphones from Seattle startup Human are getting mixed reviews for their appearance, and their initial starting price of $399 (which the company quickly dropped to… Read More

Netflix documentary ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’ to offer unique look at Bill Gates’ work on big problems

by Kurt Schlosser on August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 at 9:56 am1 Comment

Bill Gates — and what goes on inside his head — is coming to Netflix. A three-part docuseries called “Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates” will air on the streaming… Read More

Bill Gates: Biggest impact of AI may be decades away, but society needs to prepare now

by Monica Nickelsburg & Todd Bishop on July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 at 12:12 pm 3 Comments

Sometimes even Bill Gates’ crystal ball is cloudy. The Microsoft co-founder became one of the most successful tech moguls of all time by foreseeing and capitalizing on world-changing trends, but… Read More

Tech Moves: Vacasa adds chief financial and information security officers; Likewise hires UX director

by James Thorne on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 at 6:25 amComment

Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa named two new C-suite executives: Jim Grube is the new chief financial officer and Jeff Bryner was named Vacasa’s first chief information security officer. Grube… Read More

Apple ‘was on a path to die,’ but Bill Gates credits Steve Jobs’ ability to make magic by ‘casting spells’

by Kurt Schlosser on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 at 10:47 amComment

Bill Gates may have relied on his own demanding work ethic to turn Microsoft into the software powerhouse that it became, but in regard to Apple, Gates said that Steve… Read More

In touching tribute, Bill Gates remembers his friend — the ‘thoughtful, brilliant and curious’ Paul Allen

by Kurt Schlosser on June 28, 2019June 29, 2019 at 8:56 am1 Comment

Much has been said and written about the partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen that gave rise to Microsoft and personal computing. This week, Gates added a personal stamp… Read More

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Even Bill Gates pronounces ‘Bezos’ wrong — here’s how to say the Amazon CEO’s name

by Kurt Schlosser on June 24, 2019June 25, 2019 at 10:22 amComment

During Facetime chats with my dad, who lives on the other side of the country, he often makes reference to big changes in Seattle by asking, “What’s BEE-zos building now?”… Read More

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Bill Gates says Microsoft — not Google — should have built the dominant mobile operating system

by Nat Levy on June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 at 1:53 pm 2 Comments

The failure of Microsoft to establish a leading mobile operating system was a huge blow to the company, and something that apparently still haunts one of its co-founders to this… Read More

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From software to soft serve, Bill Gates joins Warren Buffett in dishing up ice cream at Dairy Queen

by Kurt Schlosser on May 31, 2019June 3, 2019 at 8:38 pm 3 Comments

Bill Gates made a name for himself with software. On a recent trip to Omaha, Neb., the Microsoft co-founder tried his hand at soft-serve ice cream, joining longtime pal Warren… Read More

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Bill Gates touts €100 million venture fund for Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe

by Alan Boyle on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 at 3:24 pm 2 Comments

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is celebrating the official launch of Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe, an investment fund that aims to boost clean-energy innovation in Europe to the tune of 100… Read More

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Bill Gates picks his 5 top summer reads for 2019, with no shortage of heavy topics

by Molly Brown on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 at 2:32 pmComment

When I first saw Bill Gates’ summer book picks, I thought, “This guy knows how to party.” The fact that his list is filled with heavy reads isn’t lost on… Read More

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Numbers Geek finale: Bill Gates, Andrew Yang and more on the most important numbers in the world

by Todd Bishop on May 8, 2019May 14, 2019 at 4:40 pmComment

Andrew Yang, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is not a fan of Gross Domestic Product. “How many of you were excited about GDP when you woke up this morning?… Read More

Bill Gates reflects on what he read in 2019 and offers up 5 books for your holiday wish list

‘Big fan’ Bill Gates makes appearance in ‘Silicon Valley’ series finale as HBO comedy logs off

Gates Foundation CEO stepping down from $47B philanthropy, handing reins to internal successor

Echodyne and Univ. of Washington assist DARPA with aerial drone surveillance test

Company backed by Bill Gates claims solar breakthrough, looks to replace fossil fuels in industrial plants

Bill Gates ‘willing to talk’ after Elizabeth Warren offers to explain her wealth tax

Watch: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Elizabeth Warren, billionaires, antitrust and space exploration

What should you watch next on TV? Even Bill Gates seeks advice, so startup Likewise steps in to help

University of Washington once again named world’s most innovative public university

Gates Foundation and NIH commit $200M to make gene therapies cheaper

New York Times report reveals more connections between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein

Geek on the Street: Who inspires you? Summit attendees point to tech leaders, family and others

Bill Gates lays out his predictions for global health during tribute to Stephen Hawking

Review: Netflix documentary on Bill Gates reveals chaos, determination and love ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’

Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isn’t the answer

Reports of personal or business ties between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein ‘simply not true,’ rep says

Today on GeekWire: Netflix teases Bill Gates docuseries; indictment in Capital One hacking; simulating the big quake

Bill Gates’ biggest fear? Find out in compelling first trailer for Netflix docuseries ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’

Headphones, AI, and humanity: What these ‘AirMuffs’ say about the future of technology

Netflix documentary ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’ to offer unique look at Bill Gates’ work on big problems

Bill Gates: Biggest impact of AI may be decades away, but society needs to prepare now

Tech Moves: Vacasa adds chief financial and information security officers; Likewise hires UX director

Apple ‘was on a path to die,’ but Bill Gates credits Steve Jobs’ ability to make magic by ‘casting spells’

In touching tribute, Bill Gates remembers his friend — the ‘thoughtful, brilliant and curious’ Paul Allen

Even Bill Gates pronounces ‘Bezos’ wrong — here’s how to say the Amazon CEO’s name

Bill Gates says Microsoft — not Google — should have built the dominant mobile operating system

From software to soft serve, Bill Gates joins Warren Buffett in dishing up ice cream at Dairy Queen

Bill Gates touts €100 million venture fund for Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe

Bill Gates picks his 5 top summer reads for 2019, with no shortage of heavy topics

Numbers Geek finale: Bill Gates, Andrew Yang and more on the most important numbers in the world

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