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Charles Simonyi

Not just for coders: UW’s upcoming AI minor will reach beyond the computer science school

The University of Washington is developing an interdisciplinary AI minor, open to students across all majors and co-led by an anthropologist and a computer scientist. Set to launch in spring 2027, it’s part of a broader push to expand AI education across the university. Read More

University of Washington lands $10M from billionaire Charles Simonyi to tackle AI in the classroom

The University of Washington received $10 million from billionaires Charles and Lisa Simonyi to launch an initiative supporting responsible AI in the classroom. Read More

In their own words: Microsoft leaders, past and present, on the company’s legacy and impact

What’s the significance of Microsoft in modern business and tech history? For the past several months, in the course of reporting GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 series, we’ve asked variations of that question in interviews and email exchanges with key leaders from the company over the years. Read More

Simonyi Survey Telescope under construction
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Tech leader Charles Simonyi provides a wide-angle view of the telescope that bears his family name

Hubble. Webb. Chandra. Spitzer. Rubin. Roman. And now, Simonyi. With the ramping up of the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the… Read More

Charles Simonyi

Two-time spaceflier Charles Simonyi offers advice for commercial space travelers

Microsoft billionaire Charles Simonyi is the only man on Earth to buy a multimillion-dollar ride to orbit not just once,… Read More

Charles Simonyi

After flying in space twice, Microsoft billionaire Charles Simonyi follows his passion: whiteboards

Billionaire software executive Charles Simonyi spent tens of millions of dollars on trips to the International Space Station, but something… Read More

Charles Simonyi

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Charles Simonyi; cosmic rays; Star Brews Beer Festival; and more

— Not many people can say they’ve traveled to space. Not many can say they were also the original developer… Read More

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Next-gen telescope project honors astronomer Vera Rubin and billionaire backer Charles Simonyi

The next great ground-based astronomical observatory, previously known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, has been named after the late… Read More

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Microsoft is acquiring Intentional Software, founded by Office pioneer Charles Simonyi

Microsoft has reached an agreement to acquire Intentional Software, a Bellevue, Wash.-based productivity technology company founded by one of the pioneers… Read More

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Round-the-moon trip intrigues billionaire spaceflier Charles Simonyi, but he won’t go

Charles Simonyi, the billionaire software executive who’s flown to space twice, says he doesn’t know who’s on SpaceX’s passenger list for… Read More

Former Microsoft exec Charles Simonyi gives $5M to UW’s new computer science building

Charles and Lisa Simonyi are the latest high-profile donors to make big contributions for a second computer science building at the University of… Read More

Productivity gurus Charles Simonyi, David Allen to partner on ‘Getting Things Done’ app

There are tons of apps out there designed to work in conjunction with principles of the “Getting Things Done” methods,… Read More

Space Shuttle Day: Seattle gets peek at trainer as Discovery descends on D.C.

It’s a big day for space nerds. On the East Coast today, Space Shuttle Discovery is making its final flight… Read More

Congratulations, Seattle: You’re getting a space toilet

It just kept getting better and better at Seattle’s Museum of Flight today. First former, Microsoft engineer Charles Simonyi announced… Read More

Seattle’s Museum of Flight getting a Soyuz spacecraft, courtesy Charles Simonyi

Seattle’s Museum of Flight lost out in the competition to exhibit a Space Shuttle orbiter, but it turns out it… Read More

Ex-Microsoftie Charles Simonyi donates millions to support ‘curiosity-driven’ research

Former Microsoft engineer Charles Simonyi and the Simons Foundation are pumping $100 million into The Institute for Advanced Study, a… Read More

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