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Bill and Melinda Gates take to late-night TV to weigh in on 70% marginal tax rate floated by AOC

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 at 3:00 pm 4 Comments

Should billionaires exist? That question is getting serious attention thanks to liberal officials raising the alarm over wealth concentration. It’s become such a hot-button issue that Late Show host Stephen Colbert… Read More

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Bill Gates says textbooks are finally becoming obsolete, 25 years after he predicted their demise

by Monica Nickelsburg & Todd Bishop on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 at 10:40 am1 Comment

Here’s a pop quiz: One of these passages about education technology was from Bill Gates’ 1995 book, “The Road Ahead.” The other was published by Gates this week, nearly 25… Read More

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Bill Gates patched things up with Paul Allen, hoped to travel the world with Microsoft co-founder

by Todd Bishop on February 12, 2019February 16, 2019 at 10:03 am 3 Comments

Paul Allen was brutally candid about Bill Gates in his 2011 memoir, “Idea Man,” and the Microsoft co-founders didn’t speak for more than a year after it came out. But it turns… Read More

What Bill Gates is thinking about as 2018 concludes

by John Cook & Monica Nickelsburg on December 29, 2018December 31, 2018 at 10:44 am 3 Comments

It’s almost hard to remember the Bill Gates of yesteryear — the brash, competitive, hard-charging business leader known to dismiss Microsoft managers by telling them they’d just presented the “stupidest”… Read More

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Interview: Gates Foundation CEO on global progress in 2018, and the biggest threat to the world’s future

by Todd Bishop & Frank Catalano on December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 at 6:15 amComment

As the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sue Desmond-Hellman oversees the world’s largest philanthropy, on a mission to transform U.S. education and global health. But when asked… Read More

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TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Gates Foundation, Redfin, Ring

by Starla Sampaco on October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 at 5:29 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty Philanthropy advice from Gates Foundation CEO to Jeff Bezos: ‘There’s no bad generosity’… Read More

Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 at 10:12 am 2 Comments

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will commit $15 million to get a new initiative called Opportunity Insights off the ground. This week, the organization, in partnership with the U.S. Census… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Join us for a look into the future with leaders from Boeing, Ring, Uber and more

by John Cook on September 25, 2018September 26, 2018 at 11:19 amComment

The GeekWire Summit is a week away, and our heads are spinning with anticipation, excitement and a bit of nervous energy. The two-day Summit will be our biggest yet, with… Read More

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Bill and Melinda Gates warn ‘stunning progress’ toward reducing global poverty could stall for first time in decades

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 at 4:39 pm 4 Comments

Since 1990, the percentage of people around the world living below the extreme poverty line has dropped from 36 to 9. That is a major accomplishment but demographic trends across… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Early-bird tickets on sale, CEOs of Boeing, Ring and Gates Foundation highlight agenda

by John Cook on July 27, 2018September 10, 2018 at 12:11 pmComment

The GeekWire Summit — our biggest event of the year — is coming up Oct. 1-3 in Seattle, and we’ve got an amazing lineup in store. To kick things off,… Read More

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Gates Foundation teams with Oxitec on new breed of malaria-blocking mosquito

by Alan Boyle on June 19, 2018June 21, 2018 at 9:44 amComment

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has forged a partnership with Oxitec, a British mosquito control company, to develop mosquitoes that are genetically engineered to suppress malaria. Oxitec’s latest project… Read More

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In leaked video, Bill Gates candidly recounts surreal first meetings with President Trump

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 18, 2018May 21, 2018 at 9:52 am 15 Comments

Bill Gates was unnerved by how much President Donald Trump knew about his daughter’s appearance the first time the two moguls met. The Microsoft co-founder tried to steer Trump away… Read More

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TLDR:Amazon responds to proposed tax, Gates Foundation commits $158M to reduce poverty, Rover expands to Europe

by Starla Sampaco on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 at 4:34 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

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Gates Foundation commits $158M to new 4-year effort to reduce U.S. poverty

by Todd Bishop on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 at 5:41 amComment

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $158 million over the next four years to fund research, data collection and community initiatives across the United States to… Read More

Melinda Gates denounces Trump’s immigration comments

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 at 9:08 am 2 Comments

As someone who has spent extensive time in the developing world, Melinda Gates thinks President Donald Trump’s alleged comments on Latin American and African countries are neither appropriate nor accurate.… Read More

Gates Foundation gives $15M to complete funding for new Univ. of Washington computer science building

by Taylor Soper on December 13, 2017December 19, 2017 at 10:36 amComment

[Follow-up: No more stealing computer time: Bill Gates marks key milestone for UW computer science expansion] The University of Washington’s new computer science building is now fully funded thanks to a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Innovate ’17 targets teen entrepreneurs; SVP looks for startups with social impact; and more

by Clare McGrane on October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 at 11:35 amComment

Atul Ajoy is a successful entrepreneur and startup CEO. He runs Chromata, an AI-fueled fundraising platform still in stealth mode. He has a blog, where he pens stories on topics like… Read More

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Gates Foundation’s new open-source software helps impoverished communities around the world access financial services 

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 at 11:57 amComment

For the billions of people living without access to a bank account, simple transactions, like paying rent electronically or registering a child for school, are often out of reach. Although… Read More

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Melinda Gates on women in tech, her first love, and the origins of Comic Sans

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 at 12:45 pmComment

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, opened a revealing speech Wednesday by talking about her first love, which she admits “is not Bill’s favorite story.” “Like most… Read More

Gates Foundation sues software developer, claiming it billed $2.8M and built ‘nothing of value in return’

by Nat Levy on September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 at 5:14 pmComment

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation filed a lawsuit against a California-based software company today, alleging that the company failed to deliver on its promise to build a new software platform… Read More

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Bill and Melinda Gates launch annual ‘Goalkeepers’ report to track progress toward key UN goals for 2030

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 at 9:14 pmComment

Reducing global poverty and improving health is the axis around which the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation revolves — and the massive Seattle-based philanthropy uses data to measure its success in reaching… Read More

PATH receives $120M Gates Foundation grant to fuel vaccine development across the globe

by Clare McGrane on September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 at 9:54 amComment

Seattle-based global health nonprofit PATH announced Wednesday that it has received a $120 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at fueling the organization’s development and deployment… Read More

Bill Gates invests in veggie burger that ‘bleeds’ like beef to feed the masses and save the planet

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 at 8:41 am1 Comment

Bill Gates became the world’s richest man by tackling seemingly impossible problems — so it should come as no surprise that he believes in a startup whose goal is to… Read More

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In first temporary exhibition, Gates Foundation fights gender inequality with stories of hope

by Chelsey Ballarte on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 at 9:08 am 2 Comments

Edna Adan Ismail wanted to prevent women from dying during childbirth in her home country of Somaliland. It’s not easy for women in her region to get a higher education,… Read More

Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds Julep and Blue Nile vet as COO; VRstudios gets a new CEO; and more

by Clare McGrane on March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 at 11:30 amComment

Crowd Cow, a Seattle-based startup focused on the delivery of sustainable meat products, announced a big new addition this week: retail tech vet Dwight Gaston has joined the company as its… Read More

Working Geek: Gates Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Mark Suzman takes leadership cues from former boss Kofi Annan

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 23, 2017February 24, 2017 at 7:35 amComment

Mark Suzman’s resume includes a doctorate from Oxford to top off a bachelor’s from Harvard, a correspondent gig for the Financial Times in Johannesburg, London, and D.C., and an advisory… Read More

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Full Interview: Bill Gates on global health, clean energy, Trump, Microsoft and the future of the world

by Todd Bishop on February 15, 2017November 26, 2017 at 6:14 pm1 Comment

Nearly a decade after leaving his full-time job at Microsoft, Bill Gates sat down with GeekWire for an extensive interview about his work at the Gates Foundation, progress in global… Read More

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In push for open access to research, Gates Foundation partners with ‘Science’ journals

by Clare McGrane on February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 at 11:27 amComment

Scientific journals aren’t known for being advocates of open access — often research articles published in journals are behind a paywall, only accessible to subscribers. But that’s beginning to change. The Bill… Read More

What Bill and Melinda Gates are doing with Warren Buffett’s $30 billion, a decade after historic gift

by Todd Bishop on February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 at 11:15 amComment

“It was the biggest single gift anyone ever gave anybody for anything.” That’s how Bill and Melinda Gates describe Warren Buffett’s $30 billion donation in an open letter to the… Read More

Melinda Gates on working with the Trump administration and the importance of foreign aid

by Clare McGrane on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 at 10:48 amComment

President Donald Trump isn’t the biggest fan of science. He has also been very quiet on the topic of foreign aid, although some within his administration have advocated for cutting aid,… Read More

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