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Bezos, Gates, Ballmer see fortunes soar during COVID-19 as politicians propose new wealth taxes

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer saw their already massive fortunes soar during… Read More

Bill Gates and Amazon join $80M funding round for Turntide electric motor venture

Turntide Technologies, a Silicon Valley venture that’s retooling electric motors for the 21st century, says it has completed an $80… Read More

In Clubhouse chat, Bill Gates talks bitcoin, iPhone, the pandemic and what he’s binging on Netflix

Bill Gates entered Clubhouse for the first time on Wednesday night, taking his ongoing book tour to the popular invite-only… Read More

Bezos and the Bills (a.k.a., the three B’s): A Seattle Business Story

[Sandeep Krishnamurthy is dean of the School of Business at the University of Washington, Bothell.] Commentary: Jeff Bezos just announced… Read More

Here’s what Bill Gates is doing — and not doing — to help fight climate change

Climate change is by definition a global challenge, and in his new book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” Bill… Read More

Podcast

Bill Gates on his high-risk climate investments, and spurring innovation to save the planet

Breakthrough Energy Ventures last month grabbed headlines with the news that the fund had raised another $1 billion to be… Read More

In ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,’ Bill Gates charts a difficult course that might just be doable

In his new book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” Bill Gates plays a role akin to a trusted doctor… Read More

With backing from Bill Gates, Pivotal Commware raises $50M for 5G products

Kirkland, Wash.-based Pivotal Commware says it has closed on a $50 million funding round that will help it expand research,… Read More

Washington state lawmakers target Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires with wealth tax

A new proposed wealth tax in Washington state would impose a 1% tax on billionaires, affecting Seattle-area tech and business… Read More

Bill Gates calls for ‘mega testing’ and global disease alert system to prevent the next pandemic

Bill and Melinda Gates express ongoing concern about the current pandemic in their annual letter, while also looking ahead to… Read More

Gates Foundation gives millions to help persuade ultra-wealthy donors to give more of their billions

In a time of global pandemic, economic crisis and rising unemployment, the Gates Foundation’s most surprising philanthropic target is a… Read More

‘I feel great’: Bill Gates shares photo of himself getting first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

After all the talk and concern, hope and urging, Bill Gates arrived this week at a critical point in his… Read More

Bill Gates ready to tackle toughest challenges with President Biden after ‘troubling time in America’

Editor’s note: Post updated with comments from Melinda Gates Ever the optimist, Bill Gates said he sees promise in the… Read More

Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures raises another $1B for investing in climate innovation

Breakthrough Energy Ventures — an initiative to help the planet reach zero carbon emissions through innovation — has raised its… Read More

Report: Bill Gates is largest owner of private farmland in U.S., with acreage across 18 states

A new report on the largest holders of private farmland in the United States reveals that Bill and Melinda Gates… Read More

Podcast

Bill Gates caps tough year on upbeat note: When he thinks life will be ‘much closer to normal’ again

Bill Gates was in the news this year almost as much as when he was running Microsoft, as an advocate… Read More

Gates and Bezos-backed clean energy funds help power startup building hydrogen-fueled aircraft

ZeroAvia, an aviation startup aiming to power cleaner airplanes with hydrogen, has raised $21.4 million in a funding round led… Read More

Podcast

Wait, was that COVID?! Revisiting the early days of the pandemic to investigate a viral mystery

One of our favorite things at GeekWire is to try something new on our beats and write about it. We… Read More

QuantumScape pursues ‘breakthrough’ in lithium batteries — with tips from Bill Gates

Bill Gates isn’t just investing in QuantumScape’s potentially revolutionary lithium-metal battery technology — he’s giving the venture advice as well.… Read More

‘Five good books for a lousy year’: Bill Gates turns the page on 2020 with his annual holiday list

You don’t have to be a genius to get a read on how rough 2020 has been. What kind of… Read More

Bill Gates calls for creation of National Institutes of Energy Innovation to better address climate change

In the midst of one global disaster, Bill Gates is thinking about how to prevent the next. And while the… Read More

Bill Gates looks back at ‘The Road Ahead’ after 25 years and some hit-and-miss tech predictions

Bill Gates is spending plenty of time these days looking forward to the solutions that will get us out of… Read More

Bill Gates optimistic about COVID vaccine science, worried about ‘dysfunctional’ U.S. distribution

Bill Gates expressed optimism about the potential effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine candidates, pointing to evidence from Pfizer’s trial suggesting that… Read More

On new podcast, Bill Gates talks COVID-19 with Dr. Fauci, masks vs. nudists, and a plan to hug Bono

Bill Gates and Rashida Jones found a way to bring a little levity to a subject that’s beyond tough these… Read More

Bill Gates teaming with actor and activist Rashida Jones for new podcast, ‘Ask Big Questions’

Bill Gates has more to say about COVID-19, climate change, inequality, and conspiracy theories and he’s teaming up with actor,… Read More

What gives you hope? Inspiration from scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators as anxious public awaits historic election results

Well, here we are: rattled, unsettled and full of anxiety. Less than 24 hours before a historic U.S. election, we… Read More

Bill Gates

Bezos, Gates, Ballmer see fortunes soar during COVID-19 as politicians propose new wealth taxes

Bill Gates and Amazon join $80M funding round for Turntide electric motor venture

In Clubhouse chat, Bill Gates talks bitcoin, iPhone, the pandemic and what he’s binging on Netflix

Bezos and the Bills (a.k.a., the three B’s): A Seattle Business Story

Here’s what Bill Gates is doing — and not doing — to help fight climate change

Bill Gates on his high-risk climate investments, and spurring innovation to save the planet

In ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,’ Bill Gates charts a difficult course that might just be doable

With backing from Bill Gates, Pivotal Commware raises $50M for 5G products

Washington state lawmakers target Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires with wealth tax

Bill Gates calls for ‘mega testing’ and global disease alert system to prevent the next pandemic

Gates Foundation gives millions to help persuade ultra-wealthy donors to give more of their billions

‘I feel great’: Bill Gates shares photo of himself getting first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Bill Gates ready to tackle toughest challenges with President Biden after ‘troubling time in America’

Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures raises another $1B for investing in climate innovation

Report: Bill Gates is largest owner of private farmland in U.S., with acreage across 18 states

Top Stories of 2020: How the events of this year upended the worlds of tech, science and more

Bill Gates caps tough year on upbeat note: When he thinks life will be ‘much closer to normal’ again

Gates and Bezos-backed clean energy funds help power startup building hydrogen-fueled aircraft

Wait, was that COVID?! Revisiting the early days of the pandemic to investigate a viral mystery

QuantumScape pursues ‘breakthrough’ in lithium batteries — with tips from Bill Gates

‘Five good books for a lousy year’: Bill Gates turns the page on 2020 with his annual holiday list

Bill Gates calls for creation of National Institutes of Energy Innovation to better address climate change

Bill Gates looks back at ‘The Road Ahead’ after 25 years and some hit-and-miss tech predictions

Bill Gates optimistic about COVID vaccine science, worried about ‘dysfunctional’ U.S. distribution

On new podcast, Bill Gates talks COVID-19 with Dr. Fauci, masks vs. nudists, and a plan to hug Bono

Bill Gates teaming with actor and activist Rashida Jones for new podcast, ‘Ask Big Questions’

What gives you hope? Inspiration from scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators as anxious public awaits historic election results

GeekWire Summit 2020: After a newsworthy first week, here is what’s next at our signature tech event

What gives Bill Gates hope about the world, and one thing he says we should all do right now

Bill Gates on tech and antitrust: It’s ‘unfortunate’ that Congress is grouping companies together