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☆ Join the Times Climate Event With Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and Others
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Climate change is an issue that stretches across borders, touching every facet of our lives. On Sept. 21, The New York Times will bring together newsmakers, including innovators, activists, scientists and policymakers, for an all-day event examining the actions needed to confront climate change. Signing up for the livestream will also give you an opportunity to connect with other online attendees on the messaging platform Slack. Each day will feature a different topic and guests, along with prompts from Times editorial staff. Details about the Slack channel and event schedule will be shared after registering.

Persons: Ajay Banga, Al Gore, United States Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Ebony Twilley Martin, Greenpeace USA Eleni Myrivili, Marie Kondo, Michael R, Bloomberg L.P, Bloomberg Philanthropies Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Gelles, Somini Sengupta, Kim Severson Organizations: New York Times, Times, World Bank, United, Breakthrough Energy, Greenpeace USA, Resilience, KonMari, Bloomberg Locations: United States

☆ Khosla Ventures backs effort to make orchards of lung-like material to absorb CO2 from air
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Spiritus has built a novel approach to direct air carbon capture that relies on a material that absorbs carbon dioxide passively. When the lung-like "fruit" have been collected from the carbon "orchard," they will be put in a container, where low heat will be applied to remove the carbon dioxide. That's important because while carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at record high levels, carbon dioxide is still diluted and makes up a relatively small percentage of the air. That third component — economical — is critical in the direct air carbon capture field, and is part of what drew Khosla Ventures to make its first direct air capture investment in Spiritus. "We're able to remove about 1,000 times more carbon dioxide than a forest can.

Persons: Charles Cadieu, Matt Lee, Spiritus, Lee, Lee hadn't, Cadieu, Melinda Gates, she's, Leonardo da Vinci, We've, Rajesh Swaminathan, Swaminathan, what's Organizations: Silicon, Khosla Ventures, Page One Ventures, CNBC, Los Alamos National Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Melinda Gates Foundation, GE Healthcare, Yahoo, Ventures, U.S . Department of Energy Locations: Western U.S, Spiritus

☆ Bill Gates made a nearly $100 million bet on Bud Light
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Gates bought the stock around the time A-B reported earnings that fully encompassed the fallout from Bud Light’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Last month, A-B said that its US revenue fell 10% in the second quarter, hampered by falling Bud Light sales. A few weeks later, Modelo overtook Bud Light in sales at grocery and beer stores, according to NIQ data, marking the first time Modelo has ever beaten Bud Light on a year-to-date basis. However, the difference is slim with Modelo holding 8.34% share of dollars spent on beer vs. 8.28% for Bud Light through August 12. Gates, who has previously admitted that he’s “not a big beer drinker,” has bought other beer brands too.

Persons: Bud Light’s, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Gates, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Bud, Bud Light, he’s, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Anheuser, Busch, Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Revenue, Modelo, Bud Light, Heineken Holding Locations: New York, North America, Canada, United States

☆ Warren Buffett donates $27 mln Berkshire stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 17 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett donated nearly $27 million of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) stock this week to an unnamed charity, the latest move in the billionaire investor's plan to give away his fortune. Berkshire disclosed Buffett's donation of 50 Class A shares in a Wednesday night filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Buffett still owns 218,237 Class A shares of Berkshire, for an approximately 15% stake in the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate he has run since 1965. Berkshire owns several dozen businesses including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurance and many energy, manufacturing and retail operations.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Rick Wilking, Berkshire Hathaway, Melinda Gates, Buffett, Jonathan Stempel, Diane Craft Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Omaha , Nebraska U.S, REUTERS, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Melinda Gates Foundation, Buffett, Forbes, Berkshire, Apple, Thomson Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Berkshire, New York

☆ More Baby Boomers are living alone. One reason why: ‘gray divorce’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

It’s been about a decade since Brown’s research popularized the term “gray divorce” to describe this phenomenon – something that used to be a rarity, but now has become much more common. They dubbed it “the gray divorce revolution.”And it’s still going strong, both for celebrities and everyday people. Rather than “gray divorce,” Myres says she prefers the term “silver splitters,” because it also alludes to the silver lining of starting fresh, no matter how old you are. Financial difficulties after “gray divorce” are a problem Brown says she and other researchers have been studying, too. In the first couple of years after a “gray divorce,” Brown says, about 50% of people end up living alone.

Persons: Edith Heyck didn’t, “, I’d, ”, She’s, Susan L, Brown, It’s, ” Brown, Tipper Gore, Melinda French Gates, Lin, Melinda Gates, Justin Trudeau, Susan Myres, she’s, ‘, ’ ” Myres, “ I’ve, they’ve, Myres, ” Myres, Heyck, Edith Heyck, Edith Heyck “, ‘ Gray, ’, izusek, Bella DePaulo, …, what’s, “ Who’s, Markus Schafer, it’s, ” Schafer, Kim Kyung, Jennifer Molinsky, There’s, ” Molinsky, Edith Heyck Heyck Organizations: CNN, National Center for Family, Bowling Green State University, Al, United States, Canadian, Social Security, Baylor University, Reuters, Aging Society, Harvard University’s, for Housing Locations: Newburyport , Massachusetts, United States, United, Houston, Santa Barbara , California, Japan, Tokyo

☆ Pfizer Group B strep vaccine for infants returns encouraging mid-stage trial results
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pfizer on Wednesday said its experimental vaccine targeting the potentially deadly bacterial disease Group B Streptococcus returned strong mid-stage clinical trial results, a promising step as the drug inches toward potential approval. Pfizer is among several drugmakers racing to develop the world's first shot targeting Group B strep disease, which is linked to nearly 150,000 infant deaths worldwide each year, especially in lower-income countries. Pfizer's single-dose shot generated antibodies that may provide infants with meaningful protection against the disease, according to the data released Wednesday from a phase two clinical trial. Pfizer's encouraging phase two trial results provide hope that maternal vaccination against the disease, also known as GBS, could help prevent thousands of cases in babies. The results will also help the company plan its phase three clinical trials on the shot, which are typically required before the FDA approves a drug.

Persons: Streptococcus, Melinda Gates Organizations: Pfizer, Drug Administration, FDA, Melinda Gates Foundation

☆ Fact Check-The Washington Post did not report Bill Gates has been arrested
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Advisory: This article includes links to photos and videos depicting death penalty scenes)The Washington Post did not publish a report earlier this month saying Bill Gates had been arrested. The Washington Post’s Public Relations Manager Savannah Stephens said in a July 13 email that no such story was published. Washington Post” (here). A search for articles related to Gates being arrested does not return any relevant results on The Washington Post site (tinyurl.com/35sucwh6). There is no evidence that The Washington Post published a report on Bill Gates being arrested for crimes against humanity.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, Savannah Stephens, retweets, Bill, Melinda Gates, Read Organizations: Washington Post, The Washington, Public, US Federal Marshals, Watch, . Washington Post, YouTube, Reuters Locations: The, Guantanamo, . Washington, U.S

☆ Tyson will stop using its ‘no antibiotics ever’ label on chicken
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The company said the antibiotics it plans to use in chicken production are not important to the treatment of humans. Tyson-branded chicken will begin using a “no antibiotics important to human medicine” label by the end of 2023. “But we want to make sure that antibiotics continue to work.”‘No antibiotics important to human medicine’Tyson’s elimination of some antibiotics followed similar reductions by competitors Pilgrim’s Pride, which says it uses some antibiotics, and Perdue, which still says it does not. In addition to chickens’ health, antibiotics are particularly important to promote growth in poultry for items like large broiler chickens. It noted in that 2007 publication that “an appropriate balance should be struck between animal health needs and human health considerations – human health being, however, paramount compared to animal health.”

Persons: New York CNN — Tyson, “, ”, Tyson, Tyson’s, Christine Daugherty, Melinda Gates, Perdue Organizations: New, New York CNN, Street Journal, Tyson Foods, USDA, World Health Organization, TSN, Melinda Gates Foundation, Pilgrim’s, WHO Locations: New York, United States

☆ Melinda Gates wants more women in the AI race
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —As Silicon Valley and beyond is gripped by the fervor of artificial intelligence, Melinda French Gates is raising the alarm that more women must be involved in developing these tech tools. AI models have long taken heat for their ability to perpetuate biases, especially around women and people of color. The new crop of generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Dall-E are trained on vast troves of online data – data that often carries the same biases as humans. In her interview with Harlow, Gates also revealed that she never endorses specific candidates because she votes for both sides of the aisle. “Too often we have decisions being made for women, not by women,” Gates said.

Persons: Melinda French Gates, “, ” Gates, CNN’s Poppy Harlow, Poppy Harlow, Melinda Gates, ”, Ed, Roe, Wade, Gates, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we’re Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Republican, Democratic Locations: New York, “, United States, Harlow

☆ A former producer of hit TV show Entourage is launching an altruistic social network and says he doesn't want 'shitty users'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Whether it's misinformation on Facebook, privacy concerns at TikTok, or the perpetual cloud of controversy hovering over Elon Musk's Twitter, social media has an image problem. "Because of the hot mess that is legacy social media, I believe there's a real opportunity for disruption," Weiss said. That's what led him to found Roar Social, a social media startup based on the idea that "humans are hardwired for altruism." So I want the right users and to get the right users, you need to be a little patient." "Nothing is stopping McDonald's from selling filet mignon," he said, "they could do it well, they could do it cheaply, but no one's really gonna gonna go to McDonald's to buy the filet mignon.

Persons: Robert Weiss, Weiss, Melinda Gates, There's, it's, filet mignon, mignon, I'm, Bluesky, Jack Dorsey, he'll Organizations: Elon Musk's Twitter, Roar, MTV, Melinda Gates Foundation, Elon, Twitter Locations: TikTok

[1/3] A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File PhotoLONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Several billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing in Africa, the scheme's partners said. The initiative is set to wind up at the end of this year, although some of its work will continue. With demand for COVID-19 vaccines dwindling, the partners are now working out how best to use the remaining cash – a significant sum in global health – alongside the donors who originally pledged it. Another idea that has gained traction is to use some of the money to boost vaccine manufacturing in Africa, Saraka-Yao said.

Persons: drugmakers, ”, Marie, Ange Saraka, Gavi’s, Yao, Melinda Gates, ” Saraka, Gavi, Muhammad Ali Pate, David Marlow, Seth Berkley, Jennifer Rigby, Christina Fincher Organizations: AstraZeneca, Oxford, REUTERS, Tiksa, Gavi, Vaccine Alliance, World Health Organization, WHO, Coalition for, Reuters, Melinda Gates Foundation, Thomson Locations: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa, COVAX, United States, Germany, Nigeria

☆ Ray Dalio just named which major economy presents the biggest investment opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This morning we have stories on Ray Dalio, the topsy-turvy housing market, troubled commercial real estate, and more. Ray Dalio said India presents the next big investment opportunity. Troubled assets in the sector just reached $64 billion, climbing 10% in the first quarter of the year. The housing market suggests that the US economy dodged the recession bullet. According to Carson Group, recent strength in housing starts and building permits indicates that construction groups are confident about demand.

Persons: I'm Phil Rosen, Ray Dalio, topsy, Buckle, Eoin Noonan, it's, There's, Warren Buffett, Melinda Gates, Fundstrat's Tom Lee, Phil Rosen, Jason Ma, Nathan Rennolds Organizations: Getty, Berkshire Hathaway, Melinda Gates Foundation, Carson Group, Manheim, Homeowners, Bank of America Locations: India, China, Russia, Ukraine, New York, Los Angeles, London

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Every country in the world will see rates of diabetes rise in the next 30 years without action, according to a new global study. There are currently 529 million people in the world with diabetes, the study led by researchers at the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington found. The majority of the cases are type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease that is linked to obesity and largely preventable, the researchers said. For example, prevalence rates are expected to reach 16.8% in North Africa and the Middle East and 11.3% in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2050, compared to an estimated 9.8% globally. The study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is part of a wider series on diabetes published on Thursday in The Lancet medical journal.

Persons: ”, Liane Ong, Bill, Melinda Gates, Jennifer Rigby, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Institute of Health, University of Washington, Melinda Gates Foundation, Thomson Locations: North Africa, East, America, Caribbean

☆ Warren Buffett's charitable giving exceeds $50 billion, more than his entire net worth in 2006
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett has made another annual donation to five foundations, boosting his total charitable giving to more than $50 billion — significantly higher than his entire net worth in 2006 when he first scheduled the grants. The 92-year-old legendary investor said Thursday he has converted over 9,000 Berkshire Class A shares into B shares in order to donate 13.7 million B shares to five foundations. "During the following 17 years, I have neither bought nor sold any A or B shares nor do I intend to do so. The five foundations have received Berkshire B shares that had a value when received of about $50 billion, substantially more than my entire net worth in 2006," Buffett said. "I have no debts and my remaining A shares are worth about $112 billion, well over 99% of my net worth."

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Melinda Gates, Susan Thompson Buffett, Howard G, Buffett Organizations: Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway, Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation, Buffett Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Oracle, Melinda Gates Foundation, Berkshire B Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Omaha, Berkshire

☆ Warren Buffett's charitable giving tops $51 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall. He still owned more than $112.5 billion, or about 15%, of Berkshire shares following Wednesday's donations. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation works in reproductive health. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation focuses on alleviating hunger, mitigating conflicts and improving public safety.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Melinda Gates, Susan Thompson Buffett, Howard, Susan, Peter, Howard G, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jonathan Stempel Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation, NoVo Foundation, BNSF, Apple Inc, Thomson Locations: Berkshire, Omaha , Nebraska, United States, Nebraska, New York

☆ Warren Buffett just donated about $5 billion of Berkshire Hathaway shares - and has now given up 54% of his stockpile
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Buffett would likely be worth an unmatched $250 billion if he hadn't donated any shares. Tally up the shares he's given away over the past 17 years, and they would be worth an astounding $132 billion today. He gave about 10.5 million of those shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, just over 1 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, and about 732,000 shares to each of the Sherwood Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and Novo Foundation. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is named after Buffett's late wife, while Buffett's three children each run one of the other three foundations. Buffett has given away 54% of his Berkshire shares so far, and has pledged that over 99% of his personal wealth will go toward good causes.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett, hadn't, —, Tally, Melinda Gates, Susan Thompson Buffett, Howard G, Bill Gates, Buffett's, He's, hasn't, Elon Musk, he's Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Service, Berkshire, Melinda Gates Foundation, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation, Buffett Foundation, Novo Foundation, Microsoft, SpaceX, Bloomberg Locations: Berkshire

☆ Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Bill Gates an 'old friend' when they met in Beijing this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Xi Jinping called Bill Gates an "old friend" when the pair met this week. Xi added Gates was the "first American friend" he'd met in Beijing this year. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50 million to battle infectious diseases. China's president Xi Jinping labeled Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates an "old friend" when they met in Beijing this week. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $5 million to China in January 2020 to help first-line responders battle the virus.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, Xi, Gates, he'd, Melinda Gates, I've, Gates — Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, CNN Locations: Beijing, China, China's

☆ China's Xi meets Bill Gates, calls him 'an old friend'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In a post on his personal blog, Gates said he and Xi had discussed global health and development challenges such as health inequity and climate change. Gates stepped down from Microsoft's board in 2020 to focus on philanthropy in the fields of global health, education and climate change. In early 2020, Xi wrote to Gates thanking him and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for pledging assistance to China, including $5 million for its fight against COVID-19. Apart from meeting Xi, Gates gave a speech at the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute about the need to use technology to solve global health challenges during his visit. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Beijing municipal government, which founded the institute with Tsinghua University, also pledged to each provide $50 million to bolster the institute's drug discovery capacity.

Persons: Xi's, Gates, Xi, Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, We've, Melinda Gates, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Qin Gang, Qin, Hong Kong Newsrooms, Brenda Goh, Christopher Cushing, Edwina Gibbs, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, COVID, U.S, Daily, Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, Tsinghua University, Thomson Locations: China, BEIJING, United States, Xi's, American, U.S, Beijing, Hainan province, Hong Kong

☆ Exclusive: Xi Jinping tells Bill Gates he welcomes U.S. AI tech in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates delivers his speech at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, August 16, 2022. Xi also discussed Microsoft's (MSFT.O) business development in China during their meeting in Beijing, one of the sources said. When asked for comment, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation directed Reuters to the post. His meeting with Gates comes as U.S.-China relations are at their lowest point in decades, with AI a key flashpoint. Microsoft is a backer of OpenAI, whose chatbot ChatGPT ignited a global AI buzz last year that has spread to China.

Persons: Bill Gates, Kim Hong, Xi Jinping, Xi, Gates, Melinda Gates, Jason Neely, Jan Harvey Organizations: Microsoft Corp, National Assembly, REUTERS, U.S, Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, Reuters, Information Office, chipmaker Micron, LinkedIn China, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, HONG KONG, China, Beijing, China's, U.S, Hong Kong

☆ China's Xi tells Bill Gates he hopes US-China friendship will continue
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

I place my hopes on the American people," a video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi as saying." The last reported meeting between Xi and Gates was in 2015, when they met on the sidelines of the Boao forum in Hainan province. In early 2020, Xi wrote a letter to Gates thanking him and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for pledging assistance to China, including $5 million for the country's fight against COVID-19. Apart from meeting Xi, Gates has given a speech at the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute about the need to use technology to solve global health challenges during his visit. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Beijing municipal government, which founded the institute with Tsinghua University, also pledged to each provide $50 million to bolster the institute's drug discovery capacity.

Persons: Xi's, Gates, Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, Xi, We've, couldn't, Melinda Gates, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Qin Gang, Qin, Christopher Cushing, Edwina Gibbs, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Microsoft, Reuters, Melinda Gates Foundation, COVID, U.S, Daily, Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, Tsinghua University, Beijing, Thomson Locations: China, BEIJING, United States, American, Beijing, Hainan province, U.S

☆ China's President Xi to meet with Bill Gates in Beijing - state media
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping will meet with Bill Gates in Beijing on Friday, Chinese state media CCTV reported. The Microsoft (MSFT.O) co-founder tweeted on Wednesday that he had landed in Beijing for the first time since 2019 and that he would meet with partners who had been working on global health and development challenges with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The last reported meeting between Xi and Gates was in 2015, when they met on the sidelines of the Boao forum in Hainan province. In early 2020, Xi wrote a letter to Gates thanking him, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for pledging assistance to China including $5 million for the country's fight against COVID-19. Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Edwina GibbsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Gates, Xi, Christopher Cushing, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Reuters, Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, COVID, Beijing, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, China, Hainan province

☆ Bill Gates, in First Visit to China Since 2019, Meets With Xi
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Chang Che | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Xi told Mr. Gates that he was “the first American friend I met in Beijing this year,” according to People’s Daily, the Communist Party newspaper. Mr. Xi also said he wanted to build stronger ties with Mr. Gates’s philanthropic organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to help with aid to developing countries. The Gates Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mr. Gates’s trip to China, his first since 2019, overlaps with a visit by Antony J. Blinken, his first since becoming secretary of state. It was unclear if Mr. Blinken, who arrives Sunday, would meet with Mr. Xi.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, Xi, Gates, I, Melinda Gates, Antony J, Blinken Organizations: Communist Party, Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation, Mr Locations: American, Washington, Beijing, China, U.S

☆ Bill Gates visits China, hot on the heels of Elon Musk, and meets with President Xi
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, during the EEI 2023 event in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, June 12, 2023. Microsoft 's co-founder Bill Gates met President Xi Jinping on Friday, state media reported without offering any details. Their meeting comes a day after the billionaire philanthropist met Beijing's mayor to discuss a drug discovery partnership with China. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — which Gates is the co chair of — announced Thursday a $50 million donation over the next five years into the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute established by his foundation. China can play an even bigger role in addressing the current challenges, particularly those facing African countries," Gates said.

Persons: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Xi Jinping, Gates, —, Elon Musk, Jamie Dimon, Tim Cook, Antony Blinken, Biden Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, SpaceX, JPMorgan, Apple Locations: Austin , Texas, China, Beijing

☆ Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates will reportedly meet China's Xi this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, during the EEI 2023 event in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, June 12, 2023. Microsoft 's co-founder Bill Gates will be meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, Reuters reported Wednesday citing two sources familiar with the matter. CNBC reached out to China's ministry of foreign affairs but did not hear back at the time of publication. They discussed views on enhancing public health service and poverty reduction, according to China's foreign ministry. In March, Cook met China's minister of commerce Wang Wentao to discuss China's reopening and broader supply chain issues.

Persons: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Xi Jinping, Gates, Antony Blinken, Qin Gang, Blinken, Tim Cook, Elon Musk —, Cook, China's, Wang Wentao, Musk, Ding Xuexiang Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, Reuters, CNBC, U.S, Foreign, U.S ., U.S . State Department, Apple, Tesla Locations: Austin , Texas, China, Hainan province, Beijing, U.S

☆ Bill Gates in China: Microsoft co-founder to meet Xi Jinping
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Julie Zhu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi's first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years. The last reported meeting between Xi and Gates was in 2015, when they met on the sidelines of the Boao forum in Hainan province. In early 2020, Xi wrote a letter to Gates thanking him, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for pledging assistance to China including $5 million for the country's fight against COVID-19. Several foreign CEOs have visited China since it reopened early this year but most have mainly met with government ministers.

Persons: Bill Gates, Xi Jinping, Gates, Melinda Gates, Xi, Premier Li Qiang, Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Ding Xuexiang, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Qin Gang, Qin, Julie Zhu, Greg Roumeliotis, Brenda Goh, Alex Richardson, Sumeet Chatterjee, Nick Macfie, William Maclean Organizations: Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, Information Office, COVID, Premier, Reuters, U.S, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, Beijing, Hainan province, U.S, United States, Hong Kong, New York

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