Biotechnology United Nations considers a test ban on evolution-warping gene drives Debate over a new idea for stopping malaria is pitting some environmental groups against Bill Gates. by Antonio Regalado 2018-11-13T16:54:00-05:00
Climate Change Bill Gates has added a geothermal startup to his clean energy fund’s first bets The $1 billion Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund is also pouring money into geothermal, grid storage, biofuels and more. by James Temple 2018-09-26T07:34:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Bill Gates’s $1 Billion Fund Will Back Radical Clean Energy Ideas It hopes to find audacious startups that can provide electricity, food, transportation, and more—without contributing to climate change. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-12-12T10:20:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Bill Gates Doubles His Bet on Wiping Out Mosquitoes with Gene Editing But the technology for extinguishing species is dividing conservationists. by Antonio Regalado 2016-09-06T14:05:00-04:00
Business Impact Q&A: Bill Gates Microsoft’s cofounder vows to change the “supply side” for breakthrough energy technologies by investing billions of his and his friends’ dollars. by Jason Pontin 2016-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Bacteria-Laden Mosquitoes May Be the Cheapest Way to Stop Dengue and Zika Some Latin American cities could soon begin releasing millions of mosquitoes developed with funding from Bill Gates. by Antonio Regalado 2016-02-26T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Advanced Nuclear Industry to Regulators: Give Us a Chance Entrepreneurs argue that reactor technology innovation is limited by regulatory barriers. by Richard Martin 2015-10-13T14:40:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy U.S. Commitment to Energy Research Still Insufficient, Say Business Leaders Five years after a stern warning from Bill Gates and other business leaders, U.S. funding for energy R&D remains stuck in the mud. by Mike Orcutt 2015-02-26T15:06:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Does Bill Gates Still Know What Computer Users Want? Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, will work with Bill Gates to define new products. by Will Knight 2014-02-04T14:05:22-05:00
Intelligent Machines A Look Back as Microsoft’s CEO Prepares to Depart Microsoft had some big product successes and a number of flops under Steve Ballmer. by Rachel Metz 2013-08-23T18:25:00-04:00