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WATCH: Melinda Gates on the 21st Century workforce at SXSW Interactive

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and head of Pivotal Ventures, was among the speakers today… Read More

How Andrew Carnegie set the stage for Bill Gates to give away his fortune, altering philanthropy forever

Bill Gates made his money in software, Andrew Carnegie in steel. And while roughly a century separates these two hard-charging… Read More

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An ‘awesome year’? Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann has a radical view on 2017

It would be easy for Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to look back on 2017… Read More

Gates Foundation commits $375M to expand access to contraception, calls out Trump for cuts

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Tuesday that it has committed $375 million in funding over the next three… Read More

New study on Seattle traffic lauds efforts by Amazon, Bill & Melinda Gates and others

Last year, a coalition of Seattle’s top business and political leaders unveiled a new effort called Challenge Seattle, with a goal of finding… Read More

Former Bill & Melinda Gates digital chief sues organization, claims he was misled about his role

A former Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation chief digital officer has filed a lawsuit against the organization, claiming he was… Read More

Bill Gates discusses ‘maniacal’ early days at Microsoft, being caught off guard by his future wife, and ‘awkward’ Control-Alt-Delete

Bill Gates started his Microsoft work when he was 17 years old, and admits that during his earliest years at… Read More

Seattle region boasts 5th best life sciences market in the country, study says

Seattle boasts the fifth strongest life sciences market in the country, according to a new report from Jones Lang LaSalle,… Read More

Bill Gates thinks most high schools in America are obsolete — but not this one

At Summit Sierra, a personalized learning charter school in Seattle’s International District, students use software to chase their dreams. They set… Read More

As millions visit Rio Olympics, a lack of funding leaves Zika researchers in the dark

Millions of athletes, trainers, and adoring sports fans will fill the streets of Rio today. Champions from around the globe… Read More

Gates Foundation leads $14M funding round for Just Biotherapeutics to battle infectious diseases

Seattle-based Just Biotherapeutics said Monday it closed a $14 million funding round led by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.… Read More

Gates Foundation CEO explains how giving mosquitos an STD could halt the spread of Zika

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding an approach to fighting Zika that relies on giving mosquitos a sexually… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Women in Tech, Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival, Norwescon 39 and more

What is it really like to be a woman in tech? On March 29, Town Hall Seattle will host How to… Read More

Melinda Gates is No. 3 in Forbes’ ‘World’s Most Powerful Women’ list

Melinda Gates joined some highly esteemed company in the latest Forbes‘ list. According to the media giant, the co-chair of… Read More

Gates Foundation announces disease surveillance centers in Asia and Africa to help prevent outbreaks

This week the fight against infectious diseases got a big boost from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The organization… Read More

Gates Foundation to hold event for teens to promote clean water

The Gates Foundation Visitor Center is holding a Teen Action Fair this weekend to raise awareness and funds to support… Read More

Bill Gates joins Michael Bloomberg’s global fight against Big Tobacco

It’s no secret that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg hates cigarettes. He passed some of the most aggressive laws… Read More

Melinda turned down Bill Gates the first time he asked her out

This is a funny how-we-got-together story: Melinda Gates turned Bill Gates down the first time he asked her out.… Read More

Stealth escalators, driverless subways and more Scandinavian technologies that we need now

At times, the coolest technology isn’t the bright-shiny object that glares at you demanding recognition of its awesomeness. It’s the… Read More

Teachers protest in downtown Seattle, say Bill Gates is ruining education

Bill Gates has poured millions of dollars into public education reform in the U.S., and some teachers aren’t too thrilled about… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates tell Stanford grads to seek social good, not just financial gain

Bill and Melinda Gates told Stanford students at commencement yesterday that they should bring the school’s innovative spirit with them into… Read More

Gates Foundation backs Sure Chill to help keep vaccines cold

While the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has devoted significant time and effort to help eradicate diseases from the developing world,… Read More

Gates Foundation awards grants to Indian researchers to invent better toilets

Six new grantees from India have joined the ranks of people who the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes could… Read More

What Bill Gates thinks about Zuck, WhatsApp, development and God

Bill Gates is no great fan of the “almost laughable” idea that America has nowhere to go but down. “The… Read More

Slideshow: The many silly outfits of Bill Gates

When Bill Gates took to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the Microsoft co-founder was really interested in getting the word… Read More

Hide that MacBook! Bill Gates talks tech and global health with Jimmy Fallon

Bill Gates was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for two segments last night talking about the 2014 Gates Annual… Read More

Bill Gates: India being polio-free is ‘one of the most impressive accomplishments in global health’

For the past three years, not a single person in India has been diagnosed with polio. The country is now… Read More

Gates Foundation funds urine-powered fuel cells, and more

Thanks to a team at the University of West England, Bristol, it may be possible to power a cell phone… Read More

Gates Foundation picks California university chancellor as new CEO

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it has found its next chief executive: Susan Desmond-Hellman, who is… Read More

Gates and Zuckerberg lead $9M funding round for group helping schools upgrade their Internet access

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Mark Zuckerberg’s Startup:Education initiative have led a $9 million funding round for EducationSuperHighway… Read More