Steve Ballmer brings his facts in a deep dive on government policy with ‘Daily Show’s’ Jon Stewart “It’s an incredibly complex conversation,” Jon Stewart said near the conclusion of just that on Tuesday night after a “Daily… Read More
Steve Ballmer launches ‘Just the Facts’ video series to better inform American voters on key issues Ahead of the 2024 election, USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is launching a new video series called… Read More
Business lessons from Windows Vista: Insights from a forgotten trove of internal Microsoft emails There’s still a lot to learn from Vista. That thought struck me this weekend as I was reading through a… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Inside a Tesla Cybertruck; how police dogs find devices; Ballmer’s comedian son This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Reporter Kurt Schlosser takes us inside a Tesla Cybertruck, explains what it was like… Read More
Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts offers insights on the State of the Union ahead of Biden’s address In time for President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, USAFacts has released its annual “nonpartisan, data-driven snapshot”… Read More
Ballmer Group giving $43M to UW and others to boost early childhood education The Ballmer Group is giving a $43 million boost to early childhood education in Washington state with gifts directed toward… Read More
Ballmer Group invests $3M in CodePath to help boost diversity in tech education The Ballmer Group, co-founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, is investing $3 million in CodePath,… Read More
Steve and Connie Ballmer putting $400M toward Black investment managers Steve and Connie Ballmer are investing $400 million in an effort to boost Black investment fund managers and Black businesses.… Read More
Why this NBA team is launching its own streaming service: Steve Ballmer on the strategy behind ‘ClipperVision’ A new streaming service unveiled by the LA Clippers this morning reflects the philosophy of the franchise’s chairman, former Microsoft… Read More
LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer gives impassioned speech at NBA preseason game in Seattle It was a bit of a throwback scene here in Seattle on Monday evening: Steve Ballmer revving up the crowd… Read More
Steve Ballmer praises Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ tribute Calling him a “great leader” with “incredible intellectual capacity and curiosity,” former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer heaps praise on Andy… Read More
Steve Ballmer offers a scorecard on Microsoft’s big acquisitions, and revisits his own legacy as CEO It’s 2022, and Microsoft’s cloud business is on track to become half of its overall revenue. Big investments in Xbox… Read More
Podcast USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the State of the Union in numbers Understanding any subject requires knowing the numbers, and that includes looking at the long-term trends. That was one of Steve… Read More
Steve Ballmer, ex-Microsoft CEO, and wife Connie donate $425M to new Univ. of Oregon institute The University of Oregon on Tuesday launched the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health on Tuesday, with a gift of more… Read More
Feast on facts: USAFacts serves its annual helping of real data to help steer holiday discussions There are plenty of ways to be a total turkey at your Thanksgiving gathering. Not having your facts straight about… Read More
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
‘Developers, developers, developers!’ Ballmer and Sinofsky talk Microsoft, memes, more in Clubhouse Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and former Windows president Steven Sinofsky met for a surprising chat on Thursday night when… Read More
Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts whips up more ‘table topics’ to stuff Thanksgiving talk with real data Granny’s green bean casserole might be worth a second helping during any other Thanksgiving gathering, but this year the people… Read More
Book Excerpt: How Microsoft leverages employee giving to build a culture of purpose [Editor’s Note: Akhtar Badshah, who led Microsoft’s philanthropic efforts from 2004 to 2014, writes about the roots and impact of… Read More
20 years after Microsoft’s antitrust fight, Steve Ballmer betting that Big Tech won’t be broken up Twenty years after Microsoft waged its own antitrust battle with the U.S. government, former CEO Steve Ballmer is betting that… Read More
Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts airing $10M ad campaign during presidential debates to highlight real data USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit civic data initiative founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, is launching a $10 million ad… Read More
Steve Ballmer can’t sit courtside for NBA action, but he applauds innovation and use of Microsoft Teams Steve Ballmer isn’t able to jump out of a courtside seat and cheer on his Los Angeles Clippers in his… Read More
Steve and Connie Ballmer give $7M to national gun control group co-founded by Michael Bloomberg Steve and Connie Ballmer have made what’s believed to be their largest political contribution to date, giving $7 million to… Read More
Steve Ballmer pays $400M to buy the Forum for Clippers, closing door on possible move to Seattle Los Angeles Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer is paying $400 million in cash to buy the Forum arena from the Madison… Read More
Steve Ballmer calls death of Kobe Bryant ‘a tragedy of tragedies’ during tech summit in L.A. In his first public remarks about the death of Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve… Read More
Gobble up data from Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts with ‘table topics’ meant to help Thanksgiving debates You may not have Steve Ballmer excitedly thumping a turkey leg at your Thanksgiving gathering this week, but you can… Read More
Overheard at the GeekWire Summit: Speakers talk AI, privacy, basketball, aging, unicorns and more Steve Ballmer came out of his chair over his enthusiasm for new Microsoft devices. Brad Smith took a more measured,… Read More
Steve Ballmer on leadership lessons from the NBA; China dilemma; Microsoft’s new devices; and more Steve Ballmer spent more than two decades at Microsoft, leading the company from 2000 to 2014 as its CEO. But… Read More
Podcast How Microsoft became a secret startup ingredient, and what the trend says about the tech world Would you have guessed that nearly 25 percent of the Seattle region’s top tech startups are led by CEOs with… Read More
Steve Ballmer gets his shot at an NBA title after blockbuster trade sends stars to Clippers Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has orchestrated plenty of business deals throughout his career. But the blockbuster trade that just… Read More
