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Startup Aquion Energy shows off the next generation of its battery for solar and the grid

on October 21, 2014

Startup Aquion Energy was one of the first of its competitors to get a factory up and running. Now it’s producing the second generation of its battery.

Meet Impossible Foods, another VC-backed veggie meat startup

on October 8, 2014

There are a lot of new plant meat innovations out there. But this one has created “plant blood,” was founded by a Stanford biochemist and has raised $75 million from VCs.

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella: I’m in charge

on May 28, 2014

Microsoft co-founder and former chairman Bill Gates is a high-profile and valued advisor, but advising is all he’s doing, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

7 takeaways from Bill Gates’ Rolling Stone interview

on March 14, 2014

The Microsoft co-founder follows in the footsteps of John Lennon, Mick Jagger, and other luminaries to be the latest subject of the Rolling Stone interview.

Academic social network ResearchGate aids debunking of stem cell study

on March 14, 2014

Berlin-based ResearchGate, in which Bill Gates is a prominent investor, provided a platform for study results that led to highly embarrassing backpedaling from a Japanese research institute.

Bill Gates’ Ask Me Anything: the highlight reel

on February 10, 2014

Brave man: Bill Gates showed up on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything Monday morning. Here are some takeaways.

Report: Huge Microsoft shakeup coming. Gates might give up chairmanship, Nadella in as CEO

on January 30, 2014

Blockbuster news if true: the Microsoft co-founder could end up stepping down as chairman and Nadella gets nod for CEO.

2014 could be a big year for next-gen batteries

on January 9, 2014

Look for the next generation of batteries, particularly for the power grid, to come out this year from some interesting startups.

AWS gets respect but also fear and loathing in Las Vegas

on November 20, 2013

Hundreds of Amazon partners came to the desert to bask in the reflected glow of the cloud giant. Publicly, they love AWS; privately they worry that it’ll end up eating their lunch.

Microsoft meeting in a nutshell: Gates cried and directors got re-elected

on November 19, 2013

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates got a little emotional discussing the contributions of out-going CEO Steve Ballmer at Tuesday’s shareholder meeting.

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