Articles about Bill Gates – Page 13 of 26

Is the world falling apart? Bill Gates says that it’s never been better — and he’s out to prove it

Bill Gates gets a firsthand look at some of the world’s gnarliest problems through his philanthropic work attempting to eradicate… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates launch annual ‘Goalkeepers’ report to track progress toward key UN goals for 2030

Reducing global poverty and improving health is the axis around which the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation revolves — and the massive… Read More

Bill Gates gives a boost to ARPA-E, the feds’ endangered energy research agency

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is putting in a plug for the federal government’s energy research agency, ARPA-E, just when it’s… Read More

Bill Gates learns engineering like a 5-year-old in lesson from Washington’s Teacher of the Year

Despite all of his success, Bill Gates is always eager to learn something new. And the Microsoft co-founder is inspired… Read More

Bill Gates casts a wider net, asking blog followers to help in the war against mosquitoes and malaria

Bill Gates is once again enlisting the help of his blog followers in his effort to do some philanthropic good.… Read More

Bill Gates’ stake in Microsoft dips below 2% with $4.6 billion stock gift

Bill Gates made a gift of 64 million Microsoft shares in June, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing… Read More

Bill Gates joins Instagram to share photos from his adventures, starting in Tanzania

Bill Gates already does a good job of blogging about his adventures around the world through his Gates Notes website,… Read More

Bill Gates invests in veggie burger that ‘bleeds’ like beef to feed the masses and save the planet

Bill Gates became the world’s richest man by tackling seemingly impossible problems — so it should come as no surprise… Read More

Podcast

Week in Geek podcast: From truck stops to elite dating, what’s next in technology

GeekWire reporters explored the frontiers of technology in some unusual locations this week — visiting a truck stop in North… Read More

Jeff Bezos passes Bill Gates to become richest person in the world for the first time

It’s Day One for Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person. A surge in Amazon’s share price this morning, in… Read More

Convoy raises $62M from Bill Gates and other luminaries to transform trucking industry with technology

It’s a warm summer afternoon at the TA Seattle East truck stop in North Bend, Wash., and Jerry Brooks is… Read More

Innovating ’til the cows come home: Bill Gates visits Australian ranch to witness digital agriculture

Complete with cowboy hat, Bill Gates traveled a long way from the bustle of Seattle to witness the innovative techniques… Read More

Holographic beam-forming antenna startup Pivotal Commware raises $17M from Bill Gates and others

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Chalk up another score for metamaterials technology: Bellevue-based Pivotal Commware says it’s raised $17 million in Series… Read More

Gates Foundation commits up to $300 million to global polio eradication effort

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates announced Monday that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged up to $300… Read More

Relax, it’s just close friends Bill Gates and Warren Buffett testing mattresses in a Nebraska megastore

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are admittedly close friends, but have we ever seen them lie side by side on… Read More

The Bill Gates Taco Bell story: Walt Mossberg talks world’s richest man, $10, and late-night food

Legendary tech columnist Walt Mossberg is retiring this month, shortly after the annual Code Conference wraps up, but not before… Read More

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman leads $30M investment in social petition site Change.org, joined by Bill Gates

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leading a $30 million investment round in the social petition site Change.org, and he is… Read More

Escape with Bill Gates and the five books he recommends on his 2017 summer reading list

Bill Gates is all about escaping with a good book, and come summer time, the Microsoft co-founder and avid reader… Read More

From Seattle stage, U2’s Bono gives shout out to Bill and Melinda Gates, Starbucks for philanthropy

“There’s one love, and we get to share it,” according to U2’s Bono in the lyrics to the band’s 1991… Read More

Just three words: Here’s what Bill Gates would do today if he were just starting out

It’s graduation season, and Bill Gates, who has given a commencement address or two in his day, took to Twitter this… Read More

Podcast

Week in Geek: Microsoft’s ‘gorgeous’ new laptop, Apple’s giant cash pile, and nerdy basketball math

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=74kPEJWpCD4 Microsoft is known for its utility tools: Windows, Office and the like. What it’s not known for is design. But… Read More

Bill Gates recounts epic tennis match with Roger Federer, says he checked an item off his bucket list

Bill Gates admits that he’s normally pretty composed in front of a large group of people, but playing tennis in… Read More

Highlights: Roger Federer and Bill Gates play tennis together in Seattle, share a passion for philanthropy

With the lights dimmed and music bumping, a sold-out crowd at Key Arena roared on Saturday evening as tennis legend Roger Federer… Read More

Former Bill & Melinda Gates digital chief sues organization, claims he was misled about his role

A former Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation chief digital officer has filed a lawsuit against the organization, claiming he was… Read More

Talking toilets: Bill Gates uses 360 video to show how India is winning in its clean sanitation battle

There’s a lot of things we take for granted in developed countries: safe drinking water, constant access to electricity and,… Read More

Hit reply to get paid: Microsoft vets take on LinkedIn with novel ‘Nextio’ messaging service

A new professional messaging service called Nextio aims to challenge a key feature of LinkedIn by turning the economic model on… Read More

Take a journey around the world with Bill Gates in this 360-degree virtual game of Hide and Seek

Want to play a game? Bill Gates does. The Microsoft founder and noted philanthropist is inviting people to play a… Read More

Tennis legend Roger Federer will play with Bill Gates in Seattle to support children’s education in Africa

Roger Federer will play tennis in Seattle for the first time and he’ll have a unique partner with him on the court:… Read More

Q&A: Billionaire Richard Branson on Bill Gates’ tennis game, how he met Jeff Bezos, and more

At the age of 66, Virgin billionaire Richard Branson has seen a lot of entrepreneurs come and go, but he’s… Read More

Bills Gates tops world’s richest list again; Jeff Bezos at No. 3 after adding $27.6B to his fortune

Bill Gates is the richest person on the planet for the fourth straight year, in what was a record year… Read More