Billionaire Bill Gates was once crowned the richest man in the world for 18 years, but now as his quest to not die rich ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are set to marry — spectacularly, controversially — Friday in Venice. The event couldn’t be less Seattle.

In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft—a name born from "micro-computer" and "software." Gates didn’t just lead the company; he read and wrote the code himself.

Commemorating Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, Bill Gates provides a first-hand account of the company’s origin story. The post gains extra charm from an interactive design that transforms the text into ...

Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. What began as a small venture grew into one of history's most influential tech giants.

Bill Gates Celebrates Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary With Its Original Source Code Bill Gates' website offers an option to download a 157-page PDF of the original code.

On This Day: Gates, Allen found Microsoft On April 4, 1975, Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

Bill Gates, front row, on left, and Paul Allen, front row, on right, in 1978. Microsoft/AAP Gates describes the head of MITS, Ed Roberts, as loud and somewhat mercurial, an irony that is not lost ...

In his new memoir, "Source Code," Gates explores his childhood in Seattle, deep friendships and his early path in coding, computers and technology.

Bill Gates as seen in the Lakeside School yearbook from 1973. (Courtesy of Lakeside School) Bill Gates and Paul Allen at teletype machine as seen in a Lakeside School yearbook photo. (Lakeside School) ...

Before Paul Graham defined "founder mode," Bill Gates embodied a similar approach when cofounding Microsoft in the 1970s.

Bill Nye, the "Science Guy," and Bill Gates, the software guy, came together on one stage Thursday night in Seattle for an epically geeky conversation.