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Bill Gates announces new book, ‘Source Code,’ a memoir about his early years, coming in 2025

by Todd Bishop on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 at 7:12 am

Not just books but entire bookshelves have been devoted to the life and career of Bill Gates at this point, but the 68-year-old Microsoft co-founder has yet to tell the… Read More

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Can AI save the world? New book from Microsoft aims to show the potential for positive change

by Todd Bishop on April 6, 2024April 6, 2024 at 9:26 am

A few years ago, Microsoft researchers and data scientists used machine learning to help marine biologists analyze patterns in underwater recordings of beluga whales. Upon learning about the project, another… Read More

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How the ‘7 Forms of Respect’ can change work, with Seattle entrepreneur and author Julie Pham

by Todd Bishop on July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 at 10:39 am

Do people on your team multitask in meetings, or focus on the person speaking? The answer to that question will help to demonstrate how much your organization prioritizes attention, which… Read More

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Startup turnaround specialist Matt Hulett on unlocking growth, and surviving turbulent times

by Todd Bishop on May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 at 10:59 am

Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week is Matt Hulett, a veteran of the Seattle tech community and the author of the new book, Unlock: 5 Questions to Unleash Your… Read More

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‘We don’t have to do this again.’ Bill Gates previews new book about preventing the next pandemic

by Todd Bishop on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 at 10:24 am

An upcoming book from Bill Gates will delve into lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, what the world can do to stop future pandemics, his conversations with Dr. Anthony Fauci… Read More

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How Amazon could be Earth’s best employer: 5 ideas from a logistics pro turned warehouse worker

by Todd Bishop on August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 at 3:20 pm

Gisela Hausmann had a unique perspective on Amazon when she started a job in 2019 as a front-line worker at one of the company’s delivery hubs in South Carolina. A… Read More

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Painful honesty for startups: Rand Fishkin’s ‘Lost and Founder’ is an exercise in radical transparency

by Todd Bishop on April 24, 2018April 28, 2018 at 4:47 am

Lots of startup leaders talk about transparency. Rand Fishkin lives it. The co-founder and former CEO of Seattle-based marketing technology startup Moz is known for publicly sharing information that many… Read More

Trump bump? Author of a very different ‘Fire and Fury’ sees uptick in Amazon sales

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 at 8:39 am

Fallout from Michael Wolff’s incendiary Donald Trump tell-all is still unfolding on the American political stage. The drama’s main character, Steve Bannon, was just ousted from Breitbart News for the… Read More

Book excerpt: 5 lessons for thriving in a global marketplace from “The Disruptors’ Feast”

by Frits van Paasschen on April 11, 2017April 6, 2017 at 9:26 am

[Editor’s Note: Former Seattle-area resident Frits van Paasschen has served in roles including CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, CEO of Coors Brewing Co. and president of EMEA for Nike. His new book is The… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s book is called ‘Hit Refresh,’ due out in 2017

by Todd Bishop on June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 at 7:16 am

It’s not unprecedented for a Microsoft CEO to write a book. Remember “The Road Ahead”? Now Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is following in Bill Gates’ footsteps with his own book, called… Read More

George R.R. Martin admits he won’t catch up to HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ in time

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 at 11:00 am

A LiveJournal post from George R. R. Martin this weekend came as a shock to many readers — both because of its content and because someone apparently still uses LiveJournal.… Read More

Book Excerpt: Patents Demystified: An Insider’s Guide to Protecting Ideas and Inventions

by Dylan Adams on December 12, 2015December 9, 2015 at 5:46 pm

Author Dylan Adams is a patent attorney at the Seattle law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. He holds a master’s in electrical engineering and a bachelor’s in biochemistry. An excerpt from… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: ‘The Computing Universe,’ and what’s next for the miracle of technology

by Todd Bishop on March 7, 2015March 9, 2015 at 9:10 am

Surrounded by technology in our everyday lives, it’s easy to overlook the everyday miracle of computing. Mobile devices have put the equivalent of supercomputers in our pockets. Machine learning helps to augment and… Read More

Scared Sitless: 3 strategies for proper ergonomics with laptops, tablets and smartphones

by Larry Swanson on November 18, 2014December 2, 2014 at 10:22 am

Editor’s Note: This guest post was adapted exclusively for GeekWire from “Scared Sitless: The Office Fitness Book,” a new book by Seattle-based massage therapist and personal trainer Larry Swanson. It’s not news… Read More

Pew: More people reading e-books, but print is still most popular

by Taylor Soper on January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 at 9:35 am

People reading with e-books is becoming a more common sight, but print books don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. That’s the conclusion from Pew’s latest Internet & American Life… Read More

Steve Jobs bio goes paperback, with new picture and afterword

by Blair Hanley Frank on June 17, 2013June 20, 2013 at 8:28 am

The landmark biography of Steve Jobs is getting a younger look — but keeping the same pose — for its paperback debut. Simon & Schuster announced today that Walter Isaacson’s… Read More

Borrow books: Amazon testing Kindle rental service

by Taylor Soper on January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 at 3:51 pm

Speed readers rejoice: Amazon seems to be testing out a new rental service for books. The Seattle retail giant already has a textbook rental service that it debuted in July… Read More

Report: Paul Allen book has ‘created a rift’ with Bill Gates

by Todd Bishop on March 30, 2011March 30, 2011 at 9:27 am

In telling the story of his early days with Bill Gates, a new memoir by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen appears to be writing a rocky new chapter in their relationship.… Read More

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