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☆ Australia pathology data stolen as hacking epidemic widens
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Byron Kaye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SYDNEY, Oct 27 (Reuters) - One of Australia's largest pathology providers said hackers stole medical data of thousands of patients, the country's second such breach in two weeks, deepening fears about how companies collect sensitive customer information. 1 health insurer Medibank Private Ltd (MPL.AX) said criminals took data of all 4 million of its customers. [ read more read moreACL said it first knew of unauthorised access to the IT system of its pathology unit, Medlab, in February and received advice that no information was compromised. 1 grocery chain Woolworths Group Ltd (WOW.AX) then revealed that the data of millions of customers using its bargain shopping website had been compromised. Australia has said it plans to fine companies up to A$50 million ($32 million) for failing to prevent data breaches, but Christie said damages awarded for thefts of medical data were typically higher than for other personal data because of non-economic harm like mental health repercussions.

☆ Corporate Australia suffers fourth major hack since September
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Australian Clinical Labs (ACL.AX) said on Thursday its Medlab Pathology business suffered a data breach that affected about 223,000 accounts, marking corporate Australia's fourth major hack since September. "Given the highly complex and unstructured nature of the data-set being investigated, it has taken the forensic analysts and experts until now to determine the individuals and the nature of their information involved," ACL said. The ACSC also notified the company in June that Medlab's information had been posted on the dark web, which ACL subsequently sought to find and permanently remove. "We apologise sincerely and deeply regret that this incident occurred... We want to assure all individuals involved that ACL is committed to providing every reasonable support to them," ACL Chief Executive Officer Melinda McGrath said. Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and Himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and HimselfThere are different Bonos to different people, including the man himself. You say, “But you’re U2 — you don’t need that.” What’s interesting is that we want that. But I also wrote the book to try to figure out what was going on with U2. They sound like U2 songs. Do they sound like U2 songs?

☆ Only 5 billionaires including the founders of Zynga, FTX and 23andme have signed up to The Giving Pledge this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Only five have signed up for The Giving Pledge in 2022, down from 14 last year. The Giving Pledge was founded by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010 when dozens of America's wealthiest people pledged to donate the bulk of their fortune to help solve problems in society. Jeff Bezos, ranked by Forbes as the world's second-richest person worth $171 billion, is noticeably missing from The Giving Pledge. She said in her pledge letter that giving money away has "richly rewarded" her. The Giving Pledge did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ MacKenzie Scott's latest $84.5 million donation could transform Girl Scouts as you know them
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

On Tuesday, the Girl Scouts of the USA announced a $84.5 million gift from the billionaire, the biggest donation from a single benefactor in the organization's history. The funds will also "future-proof its facilities," making the Girl Scouts' buildings more climate resilient and accessible to visitors, the announcement said. Girl Scouts of the USA didn't immediately respond to CNBC Make It's request for clarification. The donation will be divided between Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 local councils selected by Scott herself, the organization said. Philanthropic contributions are increasingly important, as many people incorrectly assume the Girl Scouts raise enough money to fund itself from cookie sales alone, Garcia-Hernandez said.

☆ Which Charitable Contributions Are Tax Deductible?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +11 min

As a result, the number of people who can claim charitable donations fell from about 1 in 3 before the law to 1 in 10 today. The upshot is that charitable donations are still a valuable potential deduction—but only for the right kind of taxpayer. Who qualifies for charitable tax deductionsEvery taxpayer has a choice between itemizing their deductions and claiming the standard deduction. Note that for tax years 2020 and 2021, the IRS let people claim a $300 charitable deduction even if they didn’t itemize, but that allowance has expiredWhat kind of giving qualifies for the charitable tax deductionContributions to officially registered charities, which are designated with a special tax code like 501(c) (3), may be deductible on your federal tax return (and possibly your state tax return). But in typical IRS fashion, there are special rules that determine whether and how much of your charitable donations are deductible.

☆ Bill Gates says rich countries must drive climate change innovation, even though poor countries emit more CO2
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks during the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The first-ever Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit brings together climate leaders to showcase transformative solutions that repair and regenerate the planet. Rich countries are going to have to step up their spending to accelerate the innovation, development and deployment of technologies that will help the world reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Bill Gates. In the essay, Gates gives a brief retrospective of how he sees the world responding to global warming in the 15 years since he started learning about climate change. He's generally encouraged by how some governments and private companies have realized the urgency of climate change and begun investing accordingly.

☆ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge $1.2 billion to eradicate polio
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Sunday that it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally. Polio is a highly infectious disease spread mainly through contamination by faecal matter, used to kill and paralyse thousands of children annually. Governments and foundations aim to end polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two countries where the virus continues to circulate. But our foundation remains dedicated to a polio-free future, and we're optimistic that we will see it soon," said Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is run by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates. The Gates Foundation is part of the GPEI, a major project between governments and international organisations.

☆ Melinda French Gates said her foundation with ex-husband Bill Gates will continue until 20 years after both of their deaths
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Melinda French Gates says her foundation with ex-husband Bill Gates, will cease to exist 20 years after their deaths. French Gates said he spoke "before we made a decision." Bill and Melinda Gates finalized their divorce last year, but have said they will continue to run their foundation together. Speaking at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Dana Point, California, French Gates rebutted remarks made by Bill Gates in late September that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would last for just 25 more years. Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates finalized their divorce last year after a 27-year marriage.

☆ Billionaire Melinda French Gates wants to create an alternative to Silicon Valley: 'To change it would be incredibly hard'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Melinda French Gates wants to shake up the tech industry, starting in Silicon Valley. "To re-create Silicon Valley or to change it would be incredibly hard," French Gates said. The idea is that a broader and more equitable range of voices in a boardroom equals more ideas, which betters technology, French Gates added. French Gates committed $1 billion of her own money to Pivotal in 2019, four years after launching the firm. French Gates has been vocally persistent about the need for more female and diverse tech leaders for years.

☆ An Elon Musk superfan made the Forbes 400 list after snapping up Tesla stock during the pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Elon Musk superfan joined the Forbes 400 list for the first time this year. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyAn Elon Musk superfan just joined the Forbes 400 list after going all in on Tesla stock. What makes KoGuan's wealth so unusual is how he amassed it: by snapping up Tesla stock during the early days of the pandemic. In late 2020, KoGuan reportedly paid about $46 million for a Singapore penthouse owned by vacuum-cleaner tycoon James Dyson. At the start of 2020, Tesla's stock was trading at about $30 a share.

☆ From DeSantis to Trump, last week defined Republican Party in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Kurt Bardella | Kurt Bardella Is An Adviser To The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | A Member Of The Korean Americans For Political Action Board Of Advisers. He Is A Former Spokesperson | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Ron DeSantis, using human beings as political props for a craven publicity stunt designed to stoke right-wing outrage toward migrants. Then, the current Republican Party standard-bearer found himself in even more legal hot water after the New York attorney general's lawsuit alleging Trump and his eldest children committed fraud. During climate week, Democratic Govs. The GOP has had other bad weeks in the past — and so has the Democratic Party. I left the ranks of the Republican Party because I was worried it had fundamentally lost its way.

☆ Bill Gates says he and his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, plan to run foundation together for 25 more years
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates and ex-wife Melinda French Gates hope to keep their foundation running for 25 more years, at which point he'll be 91 and French Gates will be 83. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been around for 25 years, and Bill Gates says that's just its halfway mark. Gates and Melinda French Gates established the philanthropic organization in 2000. In 25 years, Gates will be 91 years old, and French Gates will be 83. Alongside Warren Buffett, Gates and French Gates in 2010 created the Giving Pledge, which asks billionaires to publicly commit to give most of their wealth away to philanthropic efforts either during their lifetimes or in their wills.

☆ Bill Gates says political polarization 'may bring it all to an end' and could even lead to a civil war
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates is sounding the alarm on political polarization in the US. "Political polarization may bring it all to an end, we're going to have a hung election and a civil war," he told Forbes recently. Gates, who has been the target of many conspiracy theories over the years, also pointed out the dangers of misinformation. Over the years, Gates and ex-wife Melinda French Gates have donated billions to vaccine research, development, and delivery through their foundation. Anybody who's got good innovations on reducing polarization, getting the truth to be as interesting as the crazy stuff, that would be well worth investing in," Gates told Forbes.

☆ Italian fruit farmers use hill caves to help cut energy bills
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Matteo Berlenga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Inside the refrigerated areas of the caves, the apples are stored in stacked up plastic boxes and moved around by workers in safety helmets operating fork-lift trucks. "One of them is definitely in terms of energy levels, because from a test done last year...we measured a 32% saving of electricity in the cave." The caves currently store around 30,000 tonnes of apples, a figure expected to increase to 40,000 tonnes in the near future. As summer comes to an end above ground, the harvest has begun and farmers are at work picking apples from orchards, which will continue for 30-40 days. "We were hesitant at first, then we realised that it works, because there is a good saving of energy, and it is very sustainable.

☆ Woody Allen announces his retirement
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Woody Allen has announced his retirement from filmmaking. While in Europe to work on his 50th film, Woody Allen told Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia that he intended to retire from making movies and to dedicate more time to writing during his twilight years. What is now set to be his final film is set in Paris and will be shot entirely in French in a couple of weeks. Allen has been shooting more often in Europe as his support in the U.S. has plunged given the abuse accusations against him. In 2020, he opened the San Sebastian Film Festival with “Rifkin’s Festival,” shot in and around the tony city of San Sebastian.

☆ Melinda French Gates calls out 'great problem' of DC politics: 'There are too many men with seats of power still'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Melinda French Gates is calling out the lack of comprehensive paid family medical leave in the US. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently found the world won't reach gender equality until at least 2108, three generations later than previously projected. "But you have to be frank: There are too many men with seats of power still on Capitol Hill in the United States." "A lot of times, we think we think we're going to get there on gender equality—that we might move the needle a little bit," French Gates told Fortune. French Gates pointed out the disparity in funding between female and male political candidates.

☆ Airbnb hosts say they're fed up with how the vacation-rental platform treats them and favors guests. Some are planning to 'strike' or even quit Airbnb altogether.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-18 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The host, Ryan Villines, is organizing a boycott, encouraging hosts to "snooze" their listings. Like Johnson, many Airbnb hosts and property managers are frustrated by what they describe as the vacation-rental platform's tendency to favor guests in disputes. Liz DeBold Fusco, an Airbnb spokesperson, said the new policy was meant to provide "greater flexibility" to hosts and guests. After outrage from hosts, Airbnb walked back the reimbursement component, but hosts said it's too little, too late. Airbnb host Ryan Villines is "snoozing" his listings in Missouri and Montana as a protest.

☆ Melinda Gates ar putea pleca de la conducerea fundației înființate împreună cu fostul ei soț, Bill Gates
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Când și-au anunțat divorțul, în urmă cu două luni, cei doi au spus că vor rămâne amândoi copreședinți ai Fundației Bill & Melinda Gates. Dar la 7 iulie CEO-ul fundației a anunțat un plan de urgență „pentru a asigura continuitatea activității fundației”. Melinda French Gates va primi „resurse personale” de la Gates pentru propria sa activitate filantropică - resurse care ar fi „complet separate de cele ale fundației”. La scurt timp, au apărut relatări în mass-media despre presupusul comportament necorespunzător al lui Bill Gates cu angajații Microsoft în urmă cu zeci de ani. Gates extinde, de asemenea, numărul de administratori care supraveghează conducerea fundației pentru a „aduce noi perspective, a ajuta la ghidarea alocării resurselor și a direcției strategice și pentru a asigura stabilitatea și sustenabilitatea fundației”.

Persons: Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, Bill, Melinda Gates, French Gates, Mark Suzman, Gates, Melinda, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNN, Wall Street, Microsoft

☆ How to Support a Shy Kid
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-29 | by ( Melinda Wenner Moyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

How to Support a Shy Kid Melinda Wenner Moyer 📍Parenting in New YorkDon’t coddle your shy child, but don’t force them into frightening situations. The pace may be slow. At a first play date, your shy toddler might sit on your lap the whole time. On the second play date, he might say a few things to the other child but still, periodically, have a death grip on your leg. But by the third play date, he may well be off and running.

☆ Fosta soție a lui Jeff Bezos a donat 2,7 miliarde de dolari la mai multe organizații caritabile
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Miliardara MacKenzie Scott, fosta soție a lui Jeff Bezos, a donat 2,7 miliarde de dolari la mai multe organizații caritabile. Scott, a cărei avere de aproximativ 60 de miliarde de dolari a fost obținută după divorțul de Bezos, și-a luat angajamentul de a dona o mare parte din bani, relatează BBC, citează digi24.ro. Ca parte a divorțului, Scott a obținut 4% din acțiunile Amazon. Anterior, ea a mai anunțat că a făcut donații de patru miliarde de dolari, la sfârșitul anului trecut. Inițiativa a fost pornită de Bill și Melinda Gates și Warren Buffet în 2010.

Persons: Miliardara, Jeff Bezos, Scott, Mackenzie Scott, Ea, Dan, Bill, Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, Wars, George Lucas . Bezos Organizations: Miliardara MacKenzie Scott, BBC, Mackenzie, Amazon

Ea a obținut o mare parte a averii sale după divorțul de Jeff Bezos, în prezent cel mai bogat om al planetei. Ca parte a divorțului, Scott a obținut 4% din acțiunile Amazon. Anterior, ea a mai anunțat că a făcut donații de patru miliarde de dolari, a sfârșitul anului trecut. „În acest efort, suntem mânați de credința că este bine ca bogăția să nu fie concentrată într-un număr mic de mâini”, a spus Scott. Inițiativa a fost pornită de Bill și Melinda Gates și Warren Buffet în 2010.

Persons: Scott, Mackenzie Scott, Ea, Jeff Bezos, Dan, Bill, Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, Wars, George Lucas . Bezos Organizations: Mackenzie, Amazon

☆ O privire inedită asupra pandemiei COVID; Ce spun miile de e-mailuri ale lui Anthony Fauci, făcute publice
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Dr. Fauci și colegii săi au aflat, în primele zile, despre teoria conform căreia COVID-19 ar fi apărut în urma unei scurgeri dintr-un laborator din Wuhan, China. În luna mai, dr. Fauci a spus că „nu este convins” că virusul a apărut în mod natural și și-a exprimat sprijinul pentru o investigație. Dr. Fauci a răspuns: „Înțeleg. Dr Fauci i-a sugerat să posteze pe Twitter. Când un coleg i-a scris că un magazin a vândut din gogoși ornate cu chipul lui, Fauci a răspuns: „Cu adevărat suprarealist.

Persons: Anthony Fauci, Dr ., Fauci, . Fauci, Dr . Fauci, Mark Zuckerberg, Actrița Morgan Fairchild, Dr Fauci, Bill Gates, Bill, Melinda Gates, doctorului Fauci, Donald Trump, Brad Pitt, Rand Paul, doctorului, Alții Organizations: BBC, Washington Post, News, CNN, Facebook Locations: Statele Unite, SUA, pandemia, Wuhan, China, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Congres

☆ Averea agonisită de Bill și Melinda Gates va fi foarte greu de împărțit: „Depășește imaginația”
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-15 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: ft.comAverea agonisită de Bill și Melinda Gates va fi foarte greu de împărțit: „Depășește imaginația”Bill și Melinda Gates, unul dintre cele mai bogate cupluri din lume, au decis să divorțeze, după un mariaj de aproape 30 de ani. Bill și Melinda Gates au o avere mai mare decât economia MaroculuiBill și Melinda Gates au o avere care depășește PIB-ul anual al Marocului sau valoarea combinată a companiilor Ford, Twitter și Marriott. Aceste investiții generează profitul atât de necesar fundației Bill și Melinda Gates pentru a continua lupta sa de a ataca probleme importante precum creșterea nivelului educației și reducerea sărăciei. Pe de altă parte, unii avocați spun că unele dintre bunurile personale ale celor doi vor fi foarte greu de evaluat, deci și dificil de împărțit. Bill și Melinda s-au cunoscut în 1980, când Melinda a început să lucreze la Microsoft.

Persons: Bill, Melinda Gates, Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Gates, Leonardo da Vinci, Marocului Bill, Marriott . Gates, David Aronson, Melinda, Jennifer, Phoebe Organizations: New York Times, The New York Times, Canadian National Railway, Microsoft, Marocului, Ford, The New Locations: AutoNation, Californiei, Marocului, The New York, Hawaii

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