Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at Town Hall Seattle during GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 special event on March 20, 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) On this special episode of the GeekWire ...

2. Steve Ballmer pulls stories from spreadsheets. “Steve Ballmer can read a spreadsheet like no other human,” Smith said. “He can find a story. He finds insights.” Where Gates learns ...

February 4, 2014 – Steps down as Microsoft CEO. May 29, 2014 – Ballmer signs a binding agreement to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion from the Sterling family trust. August 12 ...

L-R: Microsoft President Brad Smith, former CEO Steve Ballmer, and former CTO Nathan Myhrvold. GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 event, marking the tech giant’s milestone anniversary, will feature on ...

James Harden scored 50 points in a spectacular performance, with Barack Obama's courtside presence possibly inspiring his game. The Clippers defeated the Pistons, despite Cade Cunningham's ...

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to pay a record $2 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers from Shelly Sterling, wife of disgraced owner Donald Sterling, who was banned from the ...

[Editor’s Note: Microsoft@50 is a year-long GeekWire project exploring the tech giant’s past, present, and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025. Learn more and register here for ...

Memes of Vice President JD Vance’s face edited into recognizable memes and grotesque caricatures have flooded social media in recent weeks—and the vice president participated Saturday, posting ...

One of the greatest cricketers of his generation, Australia batter Steve Smith has announced retirement from ODI cricket after the team's elimination from ICC Champions Trophy on Tuesday.

The 2025 Oscars weren’t just about awards, they inspired a wave of memes, from Adam Sandler’s cameo to Timothée Chalamet’s butter-colored suit. The 97th Academy Awards delivered a night ...

J. D. Vance doesn’t look like himself. In recent days, memes have spread across social media in which the vice president’s face has been Photoshopped to give him cartoonishly chubby cheeks.