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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

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

Tech Moves: Siblings at Seattle startup swap roles; Microsoft CVP departs to focus on DEI; and more

— IoT startup Mason announced that founder and current CEO Jim Xiao will be swapping roles with his sister and… Read More

Building Seattle, brick by video game brick: City rises in Minecraft as part of immense project

Rome wasn’t built in a day, the saying goes. But hey, Seattle was built in a month! At least a… Read More

Why the sad face? Amazon driver leaving packages upside down as part of ‘No More Smiles’ protest

Amazon is probably not smiling this morning about an apparent protest movement started by a driver who is placing cardboard… Read More

Bill Gates returns to Reddit for meaty discussion on climate, COVID-19, conspiracies and burgers

Bill Gates masked up for his ninth “Ask Me Anything” event on Reddit on Friday, taking questions related to climate… Read More

Want to fix Seattle traffic? Redditor makes game that allows players to tweak city streets and more

Every driver, bus rider, bicyclist and pedestrian has surely grumbled about what it takes to move around Seattle and perhaps… Read More

Starlink satellites

5 trillion bytes a day: SpaceX engineers flash some facts about Starlink satellites

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation is still deep into testing mode, but it’s already generating 5 trillion bytes of data on… Read More

Reddit content will appear on TV broadcasts via partnership with Tagboard

Reddit is partnering with Seattle-area startup Tagboard to get its content on TV broadcasts. It’s the first deal of its… Read More

Bill Gates strikes again as Reddit Secret Santa, gifting books, LEGOs, Oreos and more to lucky user

She wanted something in the mail other than bills. She got the ultimate gifts from a Bill instead. As in… Read More

Scientists track cryptocurrency discussions on Reddit to learn how disinformation spreads

Computer scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have mapped the ebb and flow of Reddit’s discussions about cryptocurrency —… Read More

After heated Reddit AMA, Providence Health digital unit confirms layoffs and addresses claims of sexist culture

The head of Providence St. Joseph Health’s digital innovation group, Aaron Martin, invited Reddit users on Friday to “Ask Me… Read More

Is Bill Gates a happy billionaire? Should he pay more in taxes? He has the answers in Reddit AMA

Bill Gates is perfectly happy as a billionaire, but he admitted again Monday that he believes he should have to… Read More

Bill Gates delivers another epic Secret Santa gift to lucky Reddit user, with help from Hank Green

Bill Gates is getting pretty good at this Secret Santa thing. The Microsoft co-founder delivered another epic box of gifts… Read More

Bill Gates

In Reddit AMA, Bill Gates talks crypto currency danger, the presidency, drinking beer and more

Bill Gates returned to Reddit Tuesday for his sixth Ask Me Anything (AMA), and as always the questions for the… Read More

Reddit Gifts Santa

Cat treats! Bill Gates strikes again as Reddit Santa, surprising feline fanatic with giant box of goodies

Well isn’t this just purrfect. Everyone’s favorite secret billionaire Santa, Bill Gates, has made the holiday extra special yet again… Read More

Reddit partners with Microsoft to bring ‘AMA’ and other content into Bing search results

Reddit is teaming up with Microsoft to integrate its user-generated content into Bing search results. The companies announced the partnership… Read More

Swastika punch

Man wearing swastika armband in Seattle gets punched out after his image spread on social media

A man wearing a red swastika armband on a bus in Seattle on Sunday became the focus of posts on Twitter… Read More

Game, set, baby: Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian and tennis star Serena Williams welcome a daughter

Tennis star Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian have a new baby girl who’s 50 percent jock, 50 percent… Read More

Homebuying startup Open Listings expands to Seattle with backing from Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian

When Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian started looking for a new place about two years ago, he didn’t opt for a… Read More

Amazon, Expedia, Reddit, and other tech giants protest FCC plan to reverse net neutrality rules

Amazon, Expedia, Google, Facebook, and thousands of other tech companies are showing their support for net neutrality as part of… Read More

Tech titans Amazon, Reddit, Mozilla and others to protest net neutrality rollback July 12

The Federal Communications Commission voted last month to begin rolling back net neutrality rules, and some major names in tech… Read More

Bill Gates on Trump, the definition of success, his favorite sandwich, and other Reddit AMA highlights

Bill Gates is one of the most recognizable symbols of success in the modern world. So how does Bill Gates,… Read More

Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian checks out car tech at CES, confirms fiancée Serena Williams is a geek

LAS VEGAS — We know Alexis Ohanian is a geek. The entrepreneur co-founded Reddit and helped start companies like Hipmunk… Read More

Star Wars

Chewbacca actor shares love for Carrie Fisher, tells Star Wars fans, ‘It’s OK to grieve’

Peter Mayhew, the actor best known as Chewbacca in the Star Wars film franchise, showed he has a heart big… Read More

Serena Williams announces engagement to Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian in the most fitting fashion

Tennis legend Serena Williams shared the news of her engagement to Alexis Ohanian on (where else?) the platform he co-created. Using… Read More

Bill Gates secret santa

Reddit user gets Bill Gates as her Secret Santa, and she’s ‘blown away’ by the awesome gifts he sent

When it comes to Secret Santas, having yours be one of the richest people in the world and and also a… Read More

Is Amazon or Microsoft a better place to work? Advice for an MBA student

Competition for tech talent in the Seattle area is fierce, and Amazon and Microsoft are the heavyweights in this fight.… Read More

Trump

Donald Trump will host a Reddit AMA during Obama’s DNC speech

Donald Trump is not shy about using social media. The Republican nominee’s Twitter feed is constantly making headlines, both for… Read More

Reddit AMA: Bill Gates on FBI vs. Apple, climate change, and artificial intelligence

Bill Gates just wrapped up his fourth Reddit AMA, covering everything from the threat of terrorism to his fastest time… Read More

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