Tech Moves: IMDb taps new CEO; Tagboard adds COO; SingleFile gets CFO; and more — IMDb, the juggernaut of entertainment information, has a new CEO. Nikki Santoro has taken the helm from founder Col… Read More
Tech Moves: ExtraHop’s new CEO; Gates Foundation shuffles its C-suite; Amazon vet joins CreatorsAGI — Rob Greer is now CEO of Seattle cybersecurity company ExtraHop. Greer is ExtraHop’s third CEO since Patrick Dennis took… Read More
Play Episode Podcast New book examines the story of Bill Gates and the evolution of his public image Play [Editor’s Note: This week’s guest host, Ross Reynolds, is an interviewer and moderator who is well-known in the Seattle region from his… Read More
Warren Buffett says ‘no money’ going to Gates Foundation after his death Once 93-year-old Warren Buffett dies, his donations to the Gates Foundation will dry up. “The Gates Foundation has no money… Read More
FBI investigating package containing white powdery substance at Gates Foundation mail facility Seattle Police and Fire Department personnel responded to a report Tuesday afternoon of a suspicious package containing a white powdery… Read More
Gates Foundation commits $75M to support post-secondary education in Washington state The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide $75 million over the next four years to increase enrollment in post-secondary… Read More
Bill Gates helps open new vaccine manufacturing facility in Seattle area Bill Gates helped cut the ribbon Monday afternoon at a new Seattle-area manufacturing facility for vaccines built by Inventprise, a… Read More
Gates Foundation, partners launch $90M program to develop drugs for future pandemics A new initiative to discover and develop antiviral medications for future pandemics was announced Tuesday by the Bill & Melinda… Read More
Gates Foundation names first outside trustees, bringing new oversight to $50B philanthropy The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named the first members of its new board of trustees, appointing three outsiders to… Read More
Melinda French Gates on the ‘absurdity’ of extreme wealth and what she’s learned about real giving Melinda French Gates on Tuesday morning reaffirmed her commitment to the Giving Pledge, in which the world’s wealthiest people commit… Read More
Bill Gates calls inequitable worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines a ‘public health tragedy’ As people in the United States debate COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a new report from the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More
‘We’ve been instrumental’: How Seattle became a hub for COVID-19 vaccine research When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, University of Washington scientist Deborah Fuller did a quick pivot to the new virus. Her… Read More
Gates Foundation gives $122M for Univ. of Washington study on monthly HIV pill Researchers at the University of Washington will test a once-a-month pill to prevent HIV in women with a new $122… Read More
Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation in latest development following Gates divorce Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said he will resign as a trustee at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “For… Read More
How the Gates Foundation and Seattle nonprofit PATH are helping get oxygen to India The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has teamed with two Chicago financial groups to channel $5.5 million into efforts by… Read More
Bill Gates calls for ‘mega testing’ and global disease alert system to prevent the next pandemic Bill and Melinda Gates express ongoing concern about the current pandemic in their annual letter, while also looking ahead to… Read More
Gates Foundation gives millions to help persuade ultra-wealthy donors to give more of their billions In a time of global pandemic, economic crisis and rising unemployment, the Gates Foundation’s most surprising philanthropic target is a… Read More
What gives you hope? Inspiration from scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators as anxious public awaits historic election results Well, here we are: rattled, unsettled and full of anxiety. Less than 24 hours before a historic U.S. election, we… Read More
Experts foresee triumphs and tragedies in worldwide quest for COVID-19 vaccine The good news is that Operation Warp Speed, the multibillion-dollar effort to develop vaccines for COVID-19, is moving ahead at… Read More
Researchers discover new avenue for fighting COVID-19, Ebola and other viral diseases A team including researchers from Seattle’s Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason has identified a new pathway for protecting cells… Read More
Gates Foundation awards $800K grant to A-Alpha Bio for COVID-19 treatment research Seattle-based biotech research startup A-Alpha Bio announced on Thursday that it has received an $800,000 grant from the Bill &… Read More
Bill Gates says pandemic could get ‘worse than I would have expected’ — and calls for leadership Tech leaders typically use their TED talks to sketch out an optimistic vision of the future, but today Bill Gates… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO on COVID vaccines and the pandemic’s potential silver linings The head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says he’s hopeful that a COVID-19 vaccine will be available by… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Tech job market flips; Surface Earbuds arrive; Gates Foundation CEO on COVID-19 Play Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. COVID-19 has upended the tech startup hiring market: There… Read More
Melinda Gates on US response to COVID-19: ‘You’re seeing what’s happening, and it’s chaos’ Melinda Gates called out a lack of national leadership in the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO: US and China should smooth over their ‘divide’ on coronavirus crisis The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is disappointed that the United States isn’t on the same page… Read More
Gates Foundation commits $50M to COVID-19 vaccine initiative, total funding now tops $300M The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed an additional $50 million in funding for the GAVI vaccine alliance to address… Read More
Bill Gates says the world will need 7 billion vaccine doses to end COVID-19 pandemic Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog… Read More
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
Gates Foundation boosts COVID-19 funding to $250M, says defeating disease will take ‘unprecedented’ global cooperation The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is designating an additional $150 million to the global fight against COVID-19, bringing its… Read More
