This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Reporter Kurt Schlosser takes us inside a Tesla Cybertruck, explains what it was like to drive one, and tells us how people reacted to… Read More
In time for President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, USAFacts has released its annual “nonpartisan, data-driven snapshot” of how things are going in the country. The “State… Read More
The Ballmer Group is giving a $43 million boost to early childhood education in Washington state with gifts directed toward the University of Washington and others. The philanthropic organization, co-founded… Read More
The Ballmer Group, co-founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, is investing $3 million in CodePath, an education platform that helps underrepresented students pursue computer science… Read More
Steve and Connie Ballmer are investing $400 million in an effort to boost Black investment fund managers and Black businesses. The former Microsoft CEO and his wife are working with… Read More
A new streaming service unveiled by the LA Clippers this morning reflects the philosophy of the franchise’s chairman, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, about the role the NBA and its… Read More
It was a bit of a throwback scene here in Seattle on Monday evening: Steve Ballmer revving up the crowd at the top of his lungs, and NBA hoops back… Read More
Calling him a “great leader” with “incredible intellectual capacity and curiosity,” former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer heaps praise on Andy Jassy in a new issue of Time, in which the… Read More
It’s 2022, and Microsoft’s cloud business is on track to become half of its overall revenue. Big investments in Xbox and video games, over two decades, have positioned Microsoft to… Read More
Understanding any subject requires knowing the numbers, and that includes looking at the long-term trends. That was one of Steve Ballmer’s guiding principles as Microsoft’s CEO, and it remains his… Read More
The University of Oregon on Tuesday launched the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health on Tuesday, with a gift of more than $425 million from Connie and Steve Ballmer, an early… Read More
There are plenty of ways to be a total turkey at your Thanksgiving gathering. Not having your facts straight about a variety of timely topics might be the easiest way.… Read More
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer saw their already massive fortunes soar during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a new report by the… Read More
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and former Windows president Steven Sinofsky met for a surprising chat on Thursday night when they appeared together on the invite-only conversation app Clubhouse. The… Read More
Granny’s green bean casserole might be worth a second helping during any other Thanksgiving gathering, but this year the people at Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts are back with another platter of… Read More
[Editor’s Note: Akhtar Badshah, who led Microsoft’s philanthropic efforts from 2004 to 2014, writes about the roots and impact of the company’s giving campaign in his new book, “Purpose Mindset:… Read More
Twenty years after Microsoft waged its own antitrust battle with the U.S. government, former CEO Steve Ballmer is betting that Congress won’t break up Big Tech this time around. In… Read More
USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit civic data initiative founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, is launching a $10 million ad campaign to illustrate the power of data and facts. The… Read More
Steve Ballmer isn’t able to jump out of a courtside seat and cheer on his Los Angeles Clippers in his usual enthusiastic fashion since the NBA returned to action last… Read More
Steve and Connie Ballmer have made what’s believed to be their largest political contribution to date, giving $7 million to a political action committee connected to Everytown for Gun Safety,… Read More
Los Angeles Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer is paying $400 million in cash to buy the Forum arena from the Madison Square Garden Company, the LA Times reported Tuesday. The deal… Read More
In his first public remarks about the death of Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called the NBA superstar’s death “a tragedy of tragedies”… Read More
You may not have Steve Ballmer excitedly thumping a turkey leg at your Thanksgiving gathering this week, but you can at least bring a helping of data from the USAFacts… Read More
Steve Ballmer came out of his chair over his enthusiasm for new Microsoft devices. Brad Smith took a more measured, but equally determined approach, in reiterating his stance that Microsoft… Read More
Steve Ballmer spent more than two decades at Microsoft, leading the company from 2000 to 2014 as its CEO. But some of his most important business-related lessons have come from… Read More
Would you have guessed that nearly 25 percent of the Seattle region’s top tech startups are led by CEOs with backgrounds at Microsoft? That was the result of our analysis… Read More
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has orchestrated plenty of business deals throughout his career. But the blockbuster trade that just turned his Los Angeles Clippers into an NBA title favorite… Read More
Andrew Yang, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is not a fan of Gross Domestic Product. “How many of you were excited about GDP when you woke up this morning?… Read More
“I want our electeds to own the darn numbers. This is the state of our government. This is what’s going on. If you’re going to talk about something, you’d better… Read More
What is happening to America’s middle class? People from across the political spectrum use a lot of different words to answer that question: “Hollowed out … wiped out … disappearing… Read More
