I wanted the chance to see how I stacked up against the other brainy kids from a much wider pool than Lakeside,” Gates said.

The County has hired an independent group to investigate the disaster response to the fires, including evacuations and emergency alerts.

There is utility to be had in Bill Gates’s memoir of childhood, Source Code: My Beginnings (Knopf, Feb. 4), but there is also joy: the joy at marveling at genius coming into focus — confident, ...

Steve Ballmer mirrored Bill Gates' energy, boosted his social life, and became the round-the-clock business partner he needed ...