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Bill Gates pledges to give away $200 billion over next 20 years, winding down foundation by 2045
Bill Gates made a milestone announcement on Thursday morning. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Bill Gates today announced ...
Interlune announces deals for moon mining equipment — and for selling lunar helium-3
Interlune provided a triple-barreled update on its progress toward mining helium-3 on the moon and returning that resource to ...
Get a look at the large digital kiosks that could bring wayfinding — and ad money — to downtown Seattle
Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson discusses the need for digital wayfinding kiosks in Seattle alongside Markham ...
Expedia cites weaker travel demand as stock falls 8%
Shares of Expedia Group were down more than 8% in after-hours trading Thursday after the Seattle company missed expectations ...
Lawmaker behind controversial ‘Tesla tax’ explains why Washington is targeting EV credits
A proposed Washington tax targets EV credits that are issued for free to automakers for vehicle sales of EVs, but currently ...
Bill Gates details optimistic plan for foundation’s final chapter amid ‘incredible crisis’
Gates Foundation celebrated its 25th anniversary today with a talk and Q&A featuring Bill Gates and his thoughts on the ...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ChatGPT will ‘probably not’ replace Google as top search engine
Microsoft’s Brad Smith, and other tech leaders testified before the U.S. Senate in a wide-ranging 2025 hearing on AI ...
Melinda French Gates offers her thoughts as Gates Foundation makes plans to sunset in 2045
Melinda French Gates, right, and Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman. (Gates Foundation Photo) As the Gates Foundation today ...
Porch swings to surprise profit after latest business remodel — stock soars 68%
Porch Group swung to a surprise profit in Q1 2025, sending its stock up 68% as the Seattle-based company reaped early gains ...
digital kiosks
Like a giant smartphone with content tailored to the needs of Seattle citizens and visitors, a large digital wayfinding kiosk ...
Bill Gates says Elon Musk ‘involved in deaths of world’s poorest children’ thanks to USAID cuts
Bill Gates escalated his ongoing feud with Elon Musk, telling The New York Times in a new interview that the Tesla chief ...
UW develops bike-mounted sensor system to track close-passing cars and map safer cycling routes
A University of Washington-led team has developed a system, called ProxiCycle, that uses a sensor plugged into handlebars to log when a passing car comes ...