Startup Aquion Energy shows off the next generation of its battery for solar and the grid
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates got a little emotional discussing the contributions of out-going CEO Steve Ballmer at Tuesday’s shareholder meeting.