Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is never short of courtside enthusiasm while watching his LA Clippers compete, as we documented on an episode of our Numbers Geek podcast this weekend.… Read More
Sure, you know how many points your favorite NBA player scored in his last game. But how do turnovers, field goal percentage and rebounds improve chances of winning? How did… Read More
Special counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation, and the 2020 presidential campaign is already heating up. So what’s next on the national political agenda? Yep, healthcare is back. On… Read More
Can Steve Ballmer figure out the identity of an anonymous company just from the numbers on its income statement? Can you? On this episode of Numbers Geek, we challenge the… Read More
Five months after the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the billionaire’s sister is taking steps to put her own stamp on a family foundation thought to hold at least… Read More
Peter Sagal is best known as the host of NPR’s weekly quiz show, Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me, which marked its 20th anniversary in October. But he’s also an avid… Read More
How big is the U.S. trade deficit, in reality, and what are the implications of U.S. trade negotiations with China and other major countries around the world? On this new… Read More
Steve Ballmer brought his trademark fist-pumping high energy to the guest chair on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Tuesday night and the former Microsoft CEO laughed his way through a discussion… Read More
Mandy Manning is uniquely qualified to offer her perspective on education, one of the subjects we’ve been exploring on our new podcast, Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer. She also has… Read More
Imagine Lakers legend Kobe Bryant selling season tickets for the Los Angeles Clippers. That’s a little bit like what happened this morning in Los Angeles, after Amazon Web Services announced… Read More
Here’s a pop quiz: Which of these public statements contained incorrect or misleading numbers? “Add that to Marco’s plan for a trillion dollars in new military spending, and you get… Read More
Can Steve Ballmer identify a basketball game purely by the numbers? Can you? That’s our challenge on this new episode of the Numbers Geek podcast, featuring the former Microsoft CEO… Read More
Back in ninth grade, Steve Ballmer transferred to a new school in Detroit and found himself behind in math. Fortunately, he had Ted Kuss as a math teacher. Introducing ‘Numbers… Read More
LOS ANGELES — America is deeply divided. People talk about finding common ground, but it seems to rarely happen. In fact, a lot of our discourse seems designed to divide us. “There… Read More
The most common concern among voters, as they prepare to cast their ballots Tuesday, is President Donald Trump, according to a poll conducted on behalf of USAFacts, the non-partisan government data… Read More
Seattle Children’s Hospital announced Thursday that Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, and his wife Connie Ballmer have made a $20 million donation to support the expansion of Seattle Children’s… Read More
LOS ANGELES — Augmented reality on sports broadcasts isn’t new. In fact, there’s a gold standard: the first-down line for football games, invented two decades ago. Imagine the chaos and confusion… Read More
Thanks to ReachNow, this show was shot on location at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. Today’s featured stories Future of sports viewing?… Read More
LOS ANGELES — Steve Ballmer has launched plenty of products in high-stakes situations, but this takes it to a new level. His NBA team, the L.A. Clippers, is rolling out… Read More
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s nonprofit group USAFacts today debuted a new Voter Center, an online resource that shows the positions members of Congress take publicly and compares them with government… Read More
Steve Ballmer bound onto the set of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday night in his usual high-energy style, assuring Maher that he wasn’t smoking anything, had ditched caffeine… Read More
Today’s featured stories Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids Samsung introduces… Read More
In the years since Steve Ballmer left his role as Microsoft’s chief executive, he’s dedicated his time to passion projects, from owning a major sports franchise to making government data… Read More
Steve Ballmer has sold all of his shares in Twitter — but not because he doesn’t believe in the future of the company — the former Microsoft CEO told CNBC… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many of the people who filled an auditorium here Thursday for an appearance by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer were clearly familiar with his greatest hits, with… Read More
Amazon made a surprise move this week: A new partnership with longtime retail rival, Best Buy. The companies are partnering on a new Smart TV that will run Amazon’s Fire… Read More
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REDMOND — It’s tax day in the United States, and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is hosting a first-of-its-kind “shareholder meeting” for American taxpayers as a live event this morning… Read More
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was hot doggin’ it again during his team’s game against the Houston Rockets this week. No, the former Microsoft CEO didn’t pull off another… Read More
TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: We caught up with two big names in the NBA world to get an update on Seattle’s chances of getting professional basketball back… Read More