Nayel Nassar and Jennifer Gates, eldest daughter of Bill and Melinda French Gates. (Instagram photo via @nayelnassar) Melinda French Gates is paying special attention to the Tokyo Olympics this week as her future son-in-law represents Eqypt in equestrian sports. French Gates tweeted Tuesday about Nayel Nassar, the fiancée of her and Bill Gates’ eldest daughter, … Read more
Connie Celum, UW Professor of Public Health (University of Washington Photo) University of Washington researchers will test a monthly pill to help prevent HIV in women, with a new $ 122 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant is one of the first to emerge from the Gates Foundation since Bill … Read more
Bill Gates speaks about the onset of COVID-19 in the early days of the global outbreak at the American Association for Advancement of Science meeting (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). Bill Gates resigned from Microsoft’s board of directors after allegations surfaced that the company’s co-founder had an inappropriate, long-term sexual relationship with an employee, the … Read more
PATH coordinated the installation of pressure swing adsorption systems for oxygen generation in medical facilities in India with suppliers. (Courtesy photo of PATH) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with two Chicago financial groups to pour $ 5.5 million into Seattle-based nonprofit PATH’s efforts to deliver more oxygen to COVID-19 patients in India. … Read more
The news: Melinda Gates has been working with divorce lawyers since 2019, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. Bill and Melinda Gates announced last week the decision to end their marriage after 27 years. The details: It’s still unclear what caused the split, but WSJ and The Daily Beast shared how … Read more
Bill and Melinda Gates visit women in the village of Jamsaut in Bihar, India. (Photo by the Gates Foundation) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was founded more than 20 years ago and is a global leader in philanthropy. So what happens when it’s not “Bill and Melinda” anymore? With news released on Monday of … Read more
Bill Gates during his message to the Leaders Summit on Climate on Friday. (YouTube screenshot) Bill Gates participated on the second day of President Joe Biden’s virtual “Leaders Summit on Climate” on Friday with a message to the world leaders on the steps necessary to avoid a climate catastrophe. Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the … Read more
Sometimes the smallest innovations can have the greatest impact on global efforts to curb global climate change. Arguably one of the greatest contributions to combating climate change has been the move to the humble LED light, which has reduced hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions by simply reducing energy consumption in buildings. … Read more
Bill Gates’ new book, “How to Avoid Climate Catastrophe,” is out Tuesday. He spoke to GeekWire prior to the release. (John Keatley photo) Breakthrough Energy Ventures hit the headlines last month with news that the fund raised an additional $ 1 billion to invest in promising, scalable solutions to climate change. At the same time … Read more
Bill Gates wrote “How to Avoid Climate Catastrophe” and spoke to GeekWire about the book. (Image from a video of the GeekWire interview on February 8, 2021) In his new book, “How to Avoid Climate Catastrophe,” Bill Gates plays a role similar to that of a trusted doctor providing a prognosis and course of treatment … Read more