BELLEVUE, Wash. — TerraPower, the nuclear energy venture that’s backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has gotten a boost on two fronts in its campaign to pioneer a new generation… Read More
With fewer people on the move during the pandemic, Bill Gates is taking the time to think about better ways to get around when we can again. Specifically, the Microsoft… Read More
Bill Gates is boosting his bet on next-generation satellite broadband technology, leading a new $85 million funding round for Kymeta as the Redmond, Wash., company prepares to launch a new… Read More
It was like two old pals getting together over beers Diet Cokes. Bill Gates was a guest on the popular podcast “Armchair Expert” this week, hosted by actor Dax Shepard.… Read More
With all of the pandemic-related concerns around how children, parents and educators will deal with in-person or remote learning this fall, Bill Gates says it is important to look ahead,… Read More
Wired posted a chummy interview on Friday with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and long-time technology reporter Steven Levy. The two connected earlier this week for a conversation touching on many… Read More
Bill Gates admitted he’s not the target audience for the popular social media app TikTok, but the Microsoft co-founder, weighing in on a potential acquisition by his former company, told… Read More
Likewise, a Seattle-area startup that offers personalized picks for movies, TV series and other content, has released a new TV version of its app to let users track and quickly… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates addressed various coronavirus-related topics in a 30-minute interview with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell that aired Wednesday. Gates, a global health expert, has been commenting on the… Read More
Bill Gates said COVID-19 vaccines need to be distributed equally, not to those that can pay the most money. The Microsoft co-founder spoke this weekend at a remote conference hosted… Read More
Tech leaders typically use their TED talks to sketch out an optimistic vision of the future, but today Bill Gates used his to warn about a rough autumn ahead due… Read More
Bill Gates warned of a big spike in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. this fall if behavior does not change and called the country’s handling of the outbreak “embarrassing” compared… Read More
The “All in Wa” benefit concert for coronavirus relief Wednesday night raised more than $45 million as a host of musicians, celebrities and noted Northwesterners made appearances on the live-streamed… Read More
Bill Gates’ private investment vehicle is one of the largest shareholders in Vroom, a tech-fueled online used car seller that went public on Tuesday. Cascade Investment LLC owned a 7.2%… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is pledging an additional $1.6 billion to the Gavi vaccine alliance for the next five years, plus an additional $100 million specifically for COVID-19… Read More
We’re all looking for some sort of distraction from the daily deluge of coronavirus news and stress, and ways to occupy ourselves while stuck at home during the lockdown. For… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “will end up spending a lot more” than the $305 million it has pledged so far to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill Gates tells… Read More
Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog posting, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist says the only… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. “Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other table, and airplanes where every middle seat is empty.” That… Read More
Bill Gates, who predicted this pandemic five years ago, is now turning his attention to what’s next — and the simplest way to describe it, he says, is “semi-normal.” People… Read More
Like many people working from home these days, Bill Gates hopped on a Zoom call Wednesday morning. The Microsoft co-founder just happened to be joining thousands of students from across… Read More
Bill and Melinda Gates are the reported buyers of a pricey piece of oceanfront real estate near San Diego, Calif., The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The $43 million… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As numbers on COVID-19 improve, the debate begins over when and how Seattle, Washington state and the country will… Read More
Code.org, the non-profit whose goal is to teach computer science to every child in America, is bringing an especially computer savvy guest to “Code Break,” which it calls the world’s… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is designating an additional $150 million to the global fight against COVID-19, bringing its total funding to more than $250 million, and promising to… Read More
Bill Gates joined the chorus of people expressing shock and disappointment in President Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he would freeze U.S. funding for the World Health Organization. In a tweet… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Bill Gates talks about how work will change after the coronavirus … and how school shouldn’t. A Seattle startup… Read More
Bill Gates’ 1995 book “The Road Ahead” forecast the way personal computing and the internet would change everything about life as we knew it. On Wednesday, the Microsoft co-founder was… Read More
Bill Gates continued his media interviews this weekend, appearing on CBS This Morning and FOX News Sunday to talk about the COVID-19 outbreak that has killed nearly 70,000 worldwide and… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates may be one of the world’s richest individuals, but even he sometimes finds it hard to cope with the huge social changes brought on by the… Read More