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Gates Foundation’s CEO worries about pandemic politics — and says ‘we have nothing to hide’

Seattle’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is in the public health spotlight, thanks to its efforts to head off just… Read More

Report: Amazon and Gates Foundation aim to team up with scientists on home test kits for coronavirus

Amazon Care is offering assistance to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a plan to deliver coronavirus test kits… Read More

‘No time to waste’: Bill Gates outlines actions to combat coronavirus now as well as future crises

While governments and citizens across the globe prepare and react in assorted way to various stages of the coronavirus pandemic,… Read More

Why Bill Gates thinks gene editing and artificial intelligence could save the world

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been working to improve the state of global health through his nonprofit foundation for 20… Read More

Researchers halt ‘ineffective’ HIV vaccine trial led by Fred Hutch with Gates Foundation backing

A three-year-long clinical trial of an HIV vaccine in South Africa, funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More

Gates Foundation’s new nonprofit venture will boost innovations for farmers facing climate change

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is starting up a new nonprofit group that will focus on providing small-scale farmers… Read More

Gates Foundation CEO donates her 5-year bonus to community center project run by ex-Seahawks star

As CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann has seen firsthand how philanthropy can… 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

Gates Foundation identifies a tech ‘trinity’ to bolster digital inclusion around the world

Bank accounts, cell phones and biometric identification could help spread resources more efficiently and equitably in developing nations, according to… 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

Melinda Gates and David Letterman talk tech, philanthropy, music and more on Netflix show

Melinda Gates shared stories of her family life, philanthropic pursuits and her unending push to get more girls and women… Read More

What Melinda Gates learned from offering a full year of paid family leave to employees

Melinda Gates is one of the world’s most vocal advocates for paid family and medical leave. “We are the only… Read More

Seattle-area groups embrace data to curb malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

When we think of what it takes to eradicate infectious diseases, we typically picture health efforts on the front lines.… Read More

Book review: Melinda Gates’ ‘The Moment of Lift’ should be required reading for everyone

In the past two decades, Melinda Gates has worked on some of the greatest challenges in global health, including making… Read More

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Bill Gates explains why putting America first means giving a damn about the rest of the world, too

With a wave of nationalism sweeping the globe, Bill Gates contends that doing right by the country starts with helping… Read More

How a group discussion about ‘Becoming a Man’ changed Bill Gates’ perspective on the world

It all started when two billionaires went to jail. Bill and Melinda Gates visited a Georgia state prison a few… Read More

Bill Gates says these technologies are helping to eradicate disease

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent 20 years and $10 billion on issues of global health. In that… Read More

Bill Gates opens ‘Reinvented Toilet Expo’ in China, promoting biggest sanitation advances in 200 years

Bill Gates has been thinking about sanitation and toilets ever since he stopped working full time at Microsoft. In those… Read More

Judge: Former Bill & Melinda Gates tech leader entitled to $4.9M in dispute with foundation

A King County judge has found that a former top technology executive at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is… Read More

Philanthropy advice from Gates Foundation CEO to Jeff Bezos: ‘There’s no bad generosity’

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, and now he’s facing a puzzling question:… Read More

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How Bill Gates, a valley full of snakes and one entrepreneur took on a deadly disease

In 1996, Bill Gates read a story in the New York Times that sparked his passion for health. The story… Read More

Gates Foundation exhibit showcases innovative designs for improving lives in the developing world

In tech-focused Seattle, design might often be thought of as a means to deliver another luxury to consumers who demand… Read More

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

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has forged a partnership with Oxitec, a British mosquito control company, to develop mosquitoes… Read More

Gates Foundation’s new research institute officially opens, targeting malaria and other global diseases

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the top forces in global health philanthropy, is embarking on a new… Read More

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

[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… Read More

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