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Here are the 7 books that Bill Gates says you need to read this summer

It’s almost Memorial Day weekend, and hopefully the sunnier days and warmer weather are inspiring enough to slow down and… Read More

Bill Gates rallies his hometown of Seattle to take up the cause of global health

Bill Gates appeared at a special breakfast in his hometown of Seattle this morning, supporting a $100 million public fundraising… Read More

Global campaign asks Bill Gates to lead fight against climate change

The Guardian is taking an unusual and forward stance with this campaign — they’re asking Bill Gates to take a… Read More

Bill Gates asks, how much meat should we eat?

Eating meat continues to be a controversial topic as we struggle to feed the world and mitigate environmental damage. And… Read More

Buy a house built by Bill Gates’ and Paul Allen’s architect for a cool $2.75M

A modern waterfront retreat designed by architect Hal Moldstad, who also built homes for Microsoft’s co-founders, is on the market.… Read More

Microsoft at 40: How the company has changed, and stayed the same

Forty years ago today, on April 4, 1975, two friends from Seattle formed a partnership called “Micro-soft.” In an email to Microsoft employees… Read More

Bill Gates jumps further into vaccination debate with review of ‘On Immunity’

Vaccines continue to be a hot topic with the measles outbreak and the Ebola virus. In his latest book review… Read More

Bill Gates joins Michael Bloomberg’s global fight against Big Tobacco

It’s no secret that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg hates cigarettes. He passed some of the most aggressive laws… Read More

Melinda turned down Bill Gates the first time he asked her out

This is a funny how-we-got-together story: Melinda Gates turned Bill Gates down the first time he asked her out.… Read More

Bill Gates on the future of technology, his biggest regret, and Microsoft’s HoloLens

Bill Gates prefers sauce over rub on his BBQ. He thinks Microsoft’s HoloLens is amazing. And obviously, the Seattle native… Read More

Bill Gates is working on a ‘Personal Agent’ project at Microsoft

Need help managing your calendar and all the work you need to do? Bill Gates is here to help. In… Read More

Video: Watch what Bill Gates did to Jimmy Fallon’s MacBook

Earlier this week, Bill Gates was on The Tonight Show to talk about his annual letter and drink some “poop water.”… Read More

Bill Gates and Jimmy Fallon take ‘poop water’ drinking challenge

Bill Gates has been on a campaign to bring attention to efforts to process sewage into drinkable water. Earlier this month he… Read More

From poop to potable water: Watch Bill Gates take a drink from this incredible processor of human waste

Bill Gates has long been focused on finding better ways to manage sanitation processes — and build better toilets —… Read More

The Business of Being Bill Gates: How Microsoft’s co-founder is mapping his own road ahead

More than six years have passed since Bill Gates left his day-to-day role at Microsoft to shift to full-time work… Read More

Bill Gates and Madrona lead $15M investment in secretive high-tech radar company Echodyne

Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group are leading a $15 million investment in a new company called Echodyne, which is… Read More

Food tech startup Hampton Creek scoops up tasty $90 million from big-name investors

The company that brought us Just Mayo, an eggless spread claiming to be healthier and better for the planet, has raised an… Read More

Bill Gates-backed Kymeta raises $20 million, CEO announces departure

Kymeta, which has been described as the next billion-dollar idea bankrolled by Bill Gates, has raised another $20 million in… Read More

Satya Nadella read these 5 books during his first year as Microsoft CEO

The original Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates, has practically created a third career for himself by reading and recommending books, so… Read More

Bill Gates’ 5 favorite books of 2014 reveal secrets of business and economics

He’s not quite on the level of Oprah in her television heyday, but Bill Gates has developed a large following… Read More

Test your Web IQ: 17% of Americans can’t positively ID Bill Gates, 40% don’t know Twitter’s character limit

Do you know the guy in the accompanying photo? Of course you do. After all, you’re reading GeekWire, which means… Read More

Bill Gates invests in Seattle fund that accelerates Indian startups

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has invested in the Unitus Seed Fund, a venture capital fund designed to help entrepreneurs in India get new ventures… Read More

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos make Forbes’ most ‘powerful people’ list

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos already are among the wealthiest people on the planet. Now, according… Read More

Washington gun initiative backed by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer passes

A Washington initiative to increase background checks for gun purchases that was supported by the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and… Read More

News Brief

Bill Gates to increase Malaria funding by 30 percent

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Sunday that he plans to boost his foundation’s funding for malaria research and eradication by… Read More

Rediscovering photography, and recapturing a life, in a lost picture of Bill Gates and Paul Allen

How long would you gaze at a photo in 1970 versus today? Has our attention for a single photo been… Read More

Bill Gates buys California horse ranch from Jenny Craig for $18 million

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates paid $18 million for a 229-acre horse ranch just north of San Diego. The ranch, known… Read More

When your next meeting is with Bill Gates

What would you be doing an hour before a conversation with the second richest person in the world? Jennifer Tang… Read More

Microsoft board shakeup continues: Two more directors depart, as Kraft and Visa execs join

Microsoft’s board of directors continued its radical transformation on Tuesday under new CEO Satya Nadella. The company announced that two… Read More

Climate change: Bill Gates, Hank Paulson and Nathan Myhrvold diagnose our dysfunction

It was a combo you don’t see every day: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, and… Read More