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Elon Musk called Bill Gates ‘categorically insane’ after dispute over Tesla stock

Walter Isaacson’s new book “Elon Musk” reveals more details about the billionaire beef between the Tesla chief and Microsoft co-founder… Read More

‘We’ve done it before’: Bill Gates offers historical view on managing AI’s biggest threats

Humans need to understand the risks of artificial intelligence, appreciate the potential rewards, and work with the technology rather than… Read More

Bill Gates reportedly meeting with Xi Jinping on China trip

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of his trip to China, according to… Read More

The Great Gatesby? Green beacon at Bill Gates’ lakeside mansion lights up a literary mystery

Bill Gates has made no secret of his love for “The Great Gatsby,” the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald… Read More

Likewise launches ChatGPT plugin to use AI to recommend TV shows, movies, books and more

Likewise, the Bellevue, Wash.-based entertainment discovery platform, is tapping into ChatGPT to leverage AI and find more information and recommendations… Read More

College dropout Bill Gates shares advice he never heard at the graduation he never had

Despite dropping out of Harvard University after only three semesters, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates managed to carve out a pretty… Read More

Bill Gates: AI will be ‘as good a tutor as any human,’ but payoffs in education will take time

Bill Gates says he’s bullish about the potential for artificial intelligence to transform education and learning — telling a crowd… Read More

Bill Gates crosses busy London in an autonomous vehicle and sees where driving is headed

Bill Gates is a self-professed car guy who finds something meditative about driving. He’s even gotten himself into trouble with… Read More

Bill Gates: AI breakthroughs are the biggest tech advance since the graphical user interface

One of the pivotal figures in the rise of the graphical user interface says he sees a similar revolution in… Read More

Seattle teen reveals how much carbon the ultra-rich emit from their private jets

A Seattle teen is creating a bit of turbulence with a website tallying the carbon emissions of the ultra-rich traveling… Read More

Bill Gates talks AI, climate, Microsoft, the new season of ‘White Lotus’ and more in Reddit ‘AMA’

Bill Gates logged on Wednesday for his 11th Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session, and spent more than an hour fielding… Read More

‘The billionaires are in charge’ – here’s who is spending the most on climate change efforts

Climate change is starting to receive the funding and attention that some activists, scientists and policy makers have sought for… Read More

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GeekWire’s 2022 News Quiz: Challenge yourself with our annual test of tech news knowledge

How closely were you reading GeekWire this year? Here’s your chance to put that accumulated knowledge to the test. It’s… Read More

Grandfather-to-be Bill Gates sees world through new lens as he outlines assorted challenges

In his annual end-of-the-year essay, Bill Gates looks ahead to 2023 and the global challenges he hopes to help combat… Read More

Bill Gates’ holiday book picks are 5 all-time favorites; look for them in 100 Little Free Libraries

Bill Gates has made a tradition of releasing lists and reviews of his favorite books, but his holiday installment this… Read More

Go inside the invite-only, climate tech summit in Seattle hosted by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy

Inside a Seattle waterfront center cloaked in wildfire smoke, climate tech innovators and investors came together this week at the… Read More

Bill Gates ‘amazed at how far we’ve come’ as he opens inaugural climate tech summit in Seattle

Breakthrough Energy, the Bill Gates-led effort to stoke innovation in climate technology, is holding its inaugural summit this week in… Read More

Melinda French Gates counters Bill Gates’ prediction that their foundation will end in 25 years

Melinda French Gates this week offered a different timetable for the future of the Gates Foundation than the one laid… Read More

Bill Gates sees Gates Foundation winding down in 25 years — with Melinda French Gates and himself still at the helm

In a recent interview at the 2022 Forbes 400 Philanthropy Summit, Bill Gates shared that the plan is to wind… Read More

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The first sustainable mega-region? Former Gov. Chris Gregoire on Cascadia’s climate quest

Business, governmental and environmental leaders from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia met at the U.S.-Canada border this week to plan… Read More

Bill Gates encouraged by U.S. climate initiatives as ‘mega-region’ grapples with long-term challenges

BLAINE, Wash. — Wildfire smoke was hanging over the U.S.-Canada border in the distance as regional leaders from both countries… Read More

Gates Foundation annual report shows stalled progress due to pandemic, wars — but also reasons for hope

You know times are tough when a typically upbeat missive from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation starts sounding grim.… Read More

Report calls for ‘mega-region’ to unite on climate as Cascadia leaders meet at U.S.-Canada border

A new report commissioned by the Cascadia Innovation Corridor cross-border initiative recommends 14 “high-impact actions” that government and business leaders… Read More

He’s kind of a big dill: Bill Gates on his pickleball past, a sport he’s been playing more than 50 years

Move over bridge and tennis, Bill Gates is touting a new leisure-time activity. The Microsoft co-founder admitted Tuesday that he’s… Read More

Gates Foundation will boost annual payout 50% to $9B in call to action against ‘huge global setbacks’

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will increase its annual payout in grants and other financial assistance by… Read More

We visited the world’s biggest carbon capture plant, which just signed a 10-year deal with Microsoft

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A short drive from Iceland’s capital, on a lava plateau blanketed with moss and grass, the earth… Read More

Echodyne radar venture flies higher with $135M funding round led by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Echodyne, the radar platform company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is announcing its biggest influx of… Read More

5 books Bill Gates recommends for the summer

While compiling books for his annual summer recommendations, Bill Gates realized that the topics in his list were hardly the… Read More

In latest Reddit ‘AMA,’ Bill Gates talks COVID, farming, Bitcoin, what phone he uses and more

Bill Gates returned to Reddit for his 10th “Ask Me Anything” session on Thursday, answering questions related to the COVID-19… Read More

Bill Gates tests positive for COVID, says he has mild symptoms and is ‘fortunate to be vaccinated’

Bill Gates revealed Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, more than two years into a pandemic that the… Read More