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☆ Bill Gates responds to skepticism about him owning 275,000 acres of farmland: 'There isn't some grand scheme involved'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Gates is best-known for cofounding Microsoft, but he's also a major US landowner, having bought 275,000 acres of farmland. In his annual Reddit AMA Wednesday, Gates was asked why he has bought so much farmland. There were 895.3 million acres of farmland in America in 2021, according to a 2022 report from the Department of Agriculture. In the Reddit AMA, he also said he'll sell what he owns as money goes towards the foundation. In his Reddit AMA last year, one user said, "What do you plan to do with all the farmland you have purchased?"

☆ The Subsidy Tango of Bill Gates and Joe Manchin
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bill Gates sold West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin on this year’s Democratic climate spending blowout as a way to put unemployed coal workers to work building advanced nuclear reactors. Now we learn, belatedly, that these projects depend on Russia for fuel and will cost taxpayers more than advertised. The Energy Department last year awarded up to $2 billion for an advanced nuclear reactor “demonstration” project in Wyoming being developed by TerraPower, a company Mr. Gates founded. These advanced reactors have been promoted because they take up significantly less space than conventional reactors and could theoretically use reprocessed nuclear fuel.

☆ Mystery deepens as friends reveal accused 'catfisher' visited longtime girlfriend in days before killing a teen's family
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Efforts to reach Edwards’ family have been unsuccessful. Neither Gates nor the second friend knew about the trip ahead of time, a move Gates described as unusual. The second friend said he learned of it from Edwards' father after Edwards didn't let him know he was heading home. In a text message with the second close friend, the girlfriend described Edwards' trip as "spontaneous" and said everything had gone well, the second friend said. He wanted to move back to southwestern Virginia, where he could be closer to friends and family, Gates said.

☆ Idealab founder Bill Gross started selling solar energy kits in 1973 at 15 years old. Now he's leading solar tech company Heliogen
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Idealab and Heliogen Founder Bill Gross speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2022 Code Conference on September 08, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. "Because I was reading Popular Science magazine, I saw people used to take out little ads in the back," Gross told CNBC. One limiting factor for solar energy is its intermittency, which means it only delivers power when the sun is shining. But we're delivering the energy continuously because the energy is coming out of the rock bed," Gross told CNBC. The price of fossil fuels after Russia invaded Ukraine is a game changer," Gross told CNBC.

☆ 'They are untouchable': Microsoft employees say 'golden boy' executives are still running wild, 8 years after the company vowed to clean up its toxic culture
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

The Microsoft executive walked into the small, windowless room in Studio C at about 8 o'clock that evening. Despite Nadella's public stance against those he has called "talented jerks," many inside the company say Microsoft retains a nearly unlimited tolerance for bad behavior by its top rainmakers and developers. "The Microsoft of 2021 is very different from the Microsoft of 2000 to me and to everyone at Microsoft," Nadella said. But some women say the investigations drag on for months or even years, with no clear timeline for resolution. What's more, some employees say Microsoft's efforts to promote racial equity often smack of tokenism.

☆ Maricopa County elections official moved to 'undisclosed location' for his safety following social media threat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A top elections official in Maricopa County, Arizona, has been moved to an undisclosed location for his safety following threats on social media related the midterm elections, the county confirmed to NBC News on Monday. The official, Bill Gates, the chairman of the Maricopa County board of supervisors, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. Election workers like Gates have experienced a rise in threats following the 2020 election and former President Donald Trump’s election lies. No one has been disenfranchised,” Gates told reporters in downtown Phoenix on Election Day, following reports of equipment problems. “We have hiccups,” Gates told NBC News at the time.

☆ Bill Gates has 5 new book recommendations for your holiday reading list
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"Stranger in a Strange Land" — Gates' favorite sci-fi book from his youth, he noted — is the story of a human who was raised on Mars, by Martians. This holiday season, billionaire Bill Gates is gifting you a list of five books to read while you're hopefully enjoying some much-deserved downtime. We need to learn to learn from our mistakes without obsessing over them," Gates wrote. The name comes from Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev, who formulated the first version of the periodic table in 1869. It's "the best book I've ever read on the periodic table," Gates wrote.

☆ An Arizona election official went into hiding over threats as Trump-backed Kari Lake refuses to concede
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A top election official in Maricopa County said Sunday he moved to an "undisclosed location." Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates made the move after his office received death threats. Kari Lake, who lost the governor race, raised doubts about the election and suggested legal action. Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, is the state's most populous, with more than 4.4 million residents. Masters also said there were "obviously a lot of problems with this election," previously citing long lines and issues with ballot printers, but ultimately called Kelly to concede.

☆ Jeff Bezos plans to give away most of his fortune: Why 'it’s a big deal,' from a philanthropy expert
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Jeff Bezos finally said he plans to give away the "majority" of his $122 billion fortune during his lifetime. Bezos had 'resisted developing a public philanthropic identity'Why is the 58-year-old Bezos just now committing to giving away the bulk of his fortune? For years, Soskis says, Bezos "resisted developing a public philanthropic identity," a position that the researcher believes had "become increasingly untenable" amid public criticism of Bezos' massive wealth. Gates and Buffett are the founders of the Giving Pledge. The analogy could be seen as an attempt to explain why Bezos has waited to announce his philanthropic plans, and why those plans still remain somewhat vague.

While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a "hiccup," it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. An adjucation board reviews ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Tuesday in Phoenix. John Moore / Getty ImagesIn 2020, Joe Biden won Maricopa County by about 6,000 of the more than 2 million votes cast there. When Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema won her seat in 2018, she did so with 50% of the statewide vote, including the 51% she took in Maricopa County. Maricopa County election officials responded that the tweet was inaccurate and "all voters are being served."

☆ Fact Check-Video does not show Bill Gates changing his mind about clean energy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media users are sharing a clip from an interview with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and claiming that it shows him opposing climate change efforts. Examples can be seen ( here ) and (here )The text in the post reads: “Back in 2018 when Bill Gates would still admit the truth about “clean energy” madness: “Whenever we came up with this term ‘clean energy,’ I think it screwed up people’s minds!”. The description of the original video reads: “Declining prices for devices to generate and store renewable energy are great, but not nearly enough to save the world from climate change, according to Bill Gates. Since this interview, Gates has continued to work on climate change as reported (here , here , here ). The clip has been taken out of context to falsely suggest that Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is against efforts to address climate change.

☆ 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.

☆ 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.

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☆ Bill Gates, 11 lucruri NEȘTIUTE despre averea sa: 4.630 de dolari pe secundă, peste 400 de ani pentru a cheltui tot
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Bill Gates a devenit cu 41 de miliarde de dolari mai bogat doar anul trecut. Pe 4 mai 2020 averea netă a lui Gates era de 105 miliarde de dolari. Acesta este de asemenea cu 70 de miliarde de dolari mai bogat decât era în urmă cu 5 ani. Gates este mai bogat decât cea mai bogată persoană din Asia și cea mai bogată persoană din China la un loc. Astfel, cei doi au împreună 141 de miliarde de dolari, cu 5 miliarde mai puțin decât averea lui Gates.

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☆ Prosecutors support probation for ex-Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who helped Mueller probe
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-10 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rick Gates, former deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits Federal Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Gates is a former business partner of Paul Manafort, who served for several months as chief of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Gates served on that campaign as well, and on Trump's inaugural committee. Gates later testified at the trials of Manafort, Trump's long-time friend Roger Stone and Washington lawyer Greg Craig, who had served under two Democratic presidents. Prosecutors in their filing Tuesday wrote, "Since entering a guilty plea in February 2018, the defendant, Richard W. Gates III, has provided the government with extraordinary assistance," prosecutors wrote.

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Bill Gates. Cinci cărți pe care merită să le citești în această vară
▼ + stars: | 2018-05-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Cinci cărți pe care merită să le citești în această varăBill Gates vrea ca în această vară să ai parte de gânduri serioase. Astfel, el a vine cu o recomandare ce include cinci cărți pe care trebuie să le citești în perioada fierbinte a anului. „Leonardo da Vinci” by Walter IsaacsonGates consideră că Leonardo a fost unul dintre cei mai fascinați oameni vreodată. Isaacson combină diferite fire ale vieții lui Leonardo și explică ceea ce l-a făcut atât de excepțional. Gates menționează că rezultatul este un memoir inconștient, surprinzător de amuzant despre credință și despre abordarea propriei mortalități.

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