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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

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

GeekWire Summit: Bill Gates says world can avoid climate ‘disaster,’ if we learn lesson from pandemic

Today at the GeekWire Summit: Bill Gates on the pandemic, the climate, and the future of the world

GeekWire Summit starts today: How to watch our interviews with Bill Gates and other top leaders

Bill Gates on how to overcome vaccine worries and striving to match his dad’s achievements

Bill Gates to speak at the 2020 GeekWire Summit

Bill and Melinda Gates: Here’s what it will take for the world to escape COVID-19 ‘catastrophes’