‘Big fan’ Bill Gates makes appearance in ‘Silicon Valley’ series finale as HBO comedy logs off “Silicon Valley” wrapped up six seasons on HBO on Sunday night with a series finale called “Exit Event” — and… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO stepping down from $47B philanthropy, handing reins to internal successor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the physician and scientist who led the world’s largest philanthropy as CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More
Echodyne and Univ. of Washington assist DARPA with aerial drone surveillance test When the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tested an “Aerial Dragnet” system for tracking drones over urban terrain last… Read More
Company backed by Bill Gates claims solar breakthrough, looks to replace fossil fuels in industrial plants A solar energy tech company founded by serial entrepreneur and inventor Bill Gross — and backed by investors including Microsoft… Read More
Bill Gates ‘willing to talk’ after Elizabeth Warren offers to explain her wealth tax Money talks. And talk of money gets people with money talking. That seems to be the case, at least on… Read More
Watch: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Elizabeth Warren, billionaires, antitrust and space exploration Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates sat down for a candid and wide-ranging fireside chat Wednesday as part of the New York… Read More
What should you watch next on TV? Even Bill Gates seeks advice, so startup Likewise steps in to help Remember when people used to say, “There’s nothing good on TV”? That may still be the case, but man, there… Read More
University of Washington once again named world’s most innovative public university For the third year in a row, the University of Washington has won the title of the world’s most innovative… Read More
Gates Foundation and NIH commit $200M to make gene therapies cheaper The world’s most expensive drug, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy made by Novartis, comes with a $2.1 million bill.… Read More
New York Times report reveals more connections between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein multiple times starting in 2011, The New York Times… Read More
Geek on the Street: Who inspires you? Summit attendees point to tech leaders, family and others It was an inspiring first day at the 2019 GeekWire Summit. We heard Monday from leaders in technology, business, government,… Read More
Bill Gates lays out his predictions for global health during tribute to Stephen Hawking What’s the shape of global health to come? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates issued two hopeful predictions for the year 2040… Read More
Review: Netflix documentary on Bill Gates reveals chaos, determination and love ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’ In his relentless pursuit to try to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems around sanitation, disease eradication and… Read More
Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isn’t the answer Bill Gates believes calls to break up Big Tech are misguided. The Microsoft co-founder said that approach to mitigating the… Read More
Reports of personal or business ties between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein ‘simply not true,’ rep says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has become the latest big name to play an unwitting role in the Jeffrey Epstein saga,… Read More
Today on GeekWire: Netflix teases Bill Gates docuseries; indictment in Capital One hacking; simulating the big quake Anybody who knows Bill Gates knows his favorite food. Hamburgers, of course! But what about his biggest fear? That’s one of… Read More
Bill Gates’ biggest fear? Find out in compelling first trailer for Netflix docuseries ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’ It’s a look at Bill Gates we’ve never seen. It’s a look “Inside Bill’s Brain” as the first trailer for… Read More
Podcast Headphones, AI, and humanity: What these ‘AirMuffs’ say about the future of technology These newly released wireless Bluetooth headphones from Seattle startup Human are getting mixed reviews for their appearance, and their initial… Read More
Netflix documentary ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’ to offer unique look at Bill Gates’ work on big problems Bill Gates — and what goes on inside his head — is coming to Netflix. A three-part docuseries called “Inside… Read More
Bill Gates: Biggest impact of AI may be decades away, but society needs to prepare now Sometimes even Bill Gates’ crystal ball is cloudy. The Microsoft co-founder became one of the most successful tech moguls of… Read More
Tech Moves: Vacasa adds chief financial and information security officers; Likewise hires UX director Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa named two new C-suite executives: Jim Grube is the new chief financial officer and Jeff… Read More
Apple ‘was on a path to die,’ but Bill Gates credits Steve Jobs’ ability to make magic by ‘casting spells’ Bill Gates may have relied on his own demanding work ethic to turn Microsoft into the software powerhouse that it… Read More
In touching tribute, Bill Gates remembers his friend — the ‘thoughtful, brilliant and curious’ Paul Allen Much has been said and written about the partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen that gave rise to Microsoft… Read More
Even Bill Gates pronounces ‘Bezos’ wrong — here’s how to say the Amazon CEO’s name During Facetime chats with my dad, who lives on the other side of the country, he often makes reference to… Read More
Bill Gates says Microsoft — not Google — should have built the dominant mobile operating system The failure of Microsoft to establish a leading mobile operating system was a huge blow to the company, and something… Read More
From software to soft serve, Bill Gates joins Warren Buffett in dishing up ice cream at Dairy Queen Bill Gates made a name for himself with software. On a recent trip to Omaha, Neb., the Microsoft co-founder tried… Read More
Bill Gates touts €100 million venture fund for Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is celebrating the official launch of Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe, an investment fund that aims to… Read More
Bill Gates picks his 5 top summer reads for 2019, with no shortage of heavy topics When I first saw Bill Gates’ summer book picks, I thought, “This guy knows how to party.” The fact that… Read More
Podcast Numbers Geek finale: Bill Gates, Andrew Yang and more on the most important numbers in the world Andrew Yang, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is not a fan of Gross Domestic Product. “How many of you… Read More
Bill Gates on the rise of socialism in America: ‘Most people really aren’t arguing against capitalism’ Three of the business leaders who have benefited most from the current economic system sat down Monday morning to discuss… Read More
