TLDR: Amazon and housing, Car2Go + ReachNow, and a book review by Bill Gates and his daughter [Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More
‘A little nerdy, a little smart’: Bill Gates relates, and has a blast in ‘Big Bang Theory’ guest appearance It’s a big night for geeks and geeky TV on Thursday when Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates makes an appearance on… Read More
Bill Gates and teen daughter share love for author John Green and pen joint review of his latest book Phoebe Gates, the 15-year-old daughter of Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, has apparently inherited her father’s love of reading. In a… Read More
Saudi crown prince, who has been wooing big tech, will visit Seattle and meet with Bill Gates Embed from Getty Images Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, is making his way from one Washington to… Read More
Bill Gates to meet with President Trump at the White House, plans to stress importance of foreign aid After meetings with Ireland’s prime minister and the American Petroleum Institute, President Trump on Thursday will sit down with Microsoft… Read More
Jeff Bezos named richest person on the planet: Net worth soars to $112B as Amazon’s appetite increases Amazon founder Jeff Bezos seized the title of richest person on the planet, knocking Seattle area next door neighbor Bill… Read More
In Reddit AMA, Bill Gates talks crypto currency danger, the presidency, drinking beer and more Bill Gates returned to Reddit Tuesday for his sixth Ask Me Anything (AMA), and as always the questions for the… Read More
Don’t shop with Bill Gates: Software mogul appears on ‘Ellen,’ badly flunks grocery price quiz Bill Gates may be one of the richest men on the planet, but don’t hit the grocery aisles with the… Read More
Bill Gates to guest star on ‘The Big Bang Theory’ It’s only taken eleven seasons, but Leonard and Sheldon may finally get to meet Bill Gates. Warner Bros. and CBS,… Read More
Bill and Melinda Gates join Lin-Manuel Miranda to talk ‘Hamilton,’ global health, AI and more Bill and Melinda Gates answered “10 tough questions” in their annual letter, released Tuesday morning. Later in the day, they… Read More
Bill Gates warns tech giants that a government crackdown may be in their future Bill Gates believes the world’s biggest tech companies are “absolutely” behaving in a manner that risks major government intervention. The… Read More
How Andrew Carnegie set the stage for Bill Gates to give away his fortune, altering philanthropy forever Bill Gates made his money in software, Andrew Carnegie in steel. And while roughly a century separates these two hard-charging… Read More
Bill Gates stars in new Code.org ‘How Computers Work’ video series to run on Alaska Airlines flights The next time you fly, you may be able to learn more about the laptop or other computing device you… Read More
Bill Gates and Roger Federer will play tennis again to raise money for charity, this time in the Bay Area It’s Bill Gates vs. Roger Federer, round two. The Microsoft co-founder and tennis legend are getting together on the court… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ net worth tops $105 billion as Amazon founder declared richest person in history Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994 as a small online retailer, has been named the richest person in history,… Read More
Bill Gates brings his optimistic viewpoint as first guest editor in TIME magazine’s 94 years Bill Gates is a big-time reader, as we’ve previously noted. But this week we get to see what kind… Read More
Watch: Bezos, Bertha, and more video highlights from an epic year at GeekWire 2017 was one for the history books, and GeekWire captured many major moments and milestones on camera this past year.… Read More
Cat treats! Bill Gates strikes again as Reddit Santa, surprising feline fanatic with giant box of goodies Well isn’t this just purrfect. Everyone’s favorite secret billionaire Santa, Bill Gates, has made the holiday extra special yet again… Read More
Podcast An ‘awesome year’? Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann has a radical view on 2017 It would be easy for Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to look back on 2017… Read More
No more stealing computer time: Bill Gates marks key milestone for UW computer science expansion Bill Gates is helping to expand access to computer science at the same university where he and Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More
Bill Gates wants you to curl up by the fireplace with these five amazing books he read in 2017 Bill Gates travels the world to all sorts of exotic places and probably gets to meet with pretty much anyone… Read More
Melinda Gates dishes on the family rule that ensures she’s not the last one in the kitchen If you live in or have visited Seattle, and have had access to a boat, perhaps you’ve done the float-past-Bill-Gates’-house… Read More
Microsoft plans to knock down and rebuild original Redmond campus, creating room for 8K more workers in historic redevelopment project Microsoft plans to tear down a dozen of the iconic original buildings at the heart of its 500-acre headquarters in… Read More
Bill Gates-backed startup Sunlight Payments helps track grant money for philanthropic projects It can be a tough task to ensure that grants and charity funds get into the right hands, and show… Read More
Bill Gates linked to $80M property deal to build a smart city in Arizona Bill Gates is apparently joining the ranks of technologists who want to build a better city. One of his investment… Read More
Bill Gates commits $100 million to fight Alzheimer’s Bill Gates has invested billions of his personal wealth to fight polio, malaria and other devastating diseases in the emerging… Read More
The mind-blowing wealth of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett now exceeds the bottom half of the entire U.S. population, new report finds A new report released this week titled Billionaire Bonanza points out the growing divide in the U.S. among the super… Read More
It’s Bill Gates’ birthday, and as usual, his wife Melinda shared the best picture on Instagram Throwback photos of Bill Gates are the gift that keeps on giving. The billionaire Microsoft co-founder turned 62 on Saturday… Read More
Amazon stock surges 13% after earnings report, making Jeff Bezos the world’s richest again Amazon stock is soaring Friday morning after crushing earnings expectations and disclosing that it now employs more than 540,000 people… Read More
Univ. of Washington names new computer science building after Bill & Melinda Gates Before they launched Microsoft and changed the personal computing world forever, Bill Gates and Paul Allen spent their teenage years… Read More
