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☆ 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

☆ 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 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

☆ 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

☆ 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 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan steps down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Fred Ryan, the publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post who oversaw the newspaper through several tumultuous years, announced on Monday that he will step down from his position after nearly a decade at the helm. “Nine years ago, I was honored to be selected by Jeff Bezos to be Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post,” Ryan wrote in a memo to staff on Monday. Ryan’s handling of the matter angered much of the newsroom and pushed high-profile reporters to join the newspaper’s union, including some who had previously resisted joining the union, known as The Washington Post Newspaper Guild. Ryan said that he will continue in his position as publisher of the newspaper until August 1 to help with the transition. Patty Stonesifer, the founding chief executive of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and an Amazon board member, will serve as interim chief executive of The Post.

Persons: Fred Ryan, Ryan, Ronald Reagan, Jeff Bezos, ” Ryan, Jeff, Donald Trump, “, We’ve, Patty Stonesifer, Melinda Gates, “ I’m, Fred, we’ve, ” Bezos, ” Organizations: CNN, The Washington Post, Foundation, Employees, Washington Post Newspaper, Melinda Gates Foundation, The, Amazon

☆ Washington Post publisher, CEO Fred Ryan to depart after overseeing growth under Jeff Bezos
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

From left, Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan, Executive Editor Marty Baron, and National Security Editor Peter Finn, applaud as investigative reporter Tom Hamburger speaks to the newsroom after The Washington Post wins two pulitzer prizes, Monday, April 16, 2018, in Washington. Washington Post publisher and CEO Fred Ryan announced on Monday that he will step down from the helm of the newspaper in August. In a statement, the Washington Post said that it saw multiple years of profitability and a dramatic jump in digital subscriptions under Ryan. Read Fred Ryan's memo to employees here:Subject: Message for Washington Post ColleaguesDear Washington Post Colleagues,Nine years ago, I was honored to be selected by Jeff Bezos to be Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post. Read Jeff Bezos' memo here:Subject: Message for The Washington Post TeamDear Washington Post Team,I want to express my deepest gratitude and appreciation to Fred for his dedicated service to The Washington Post as our Publisher and CEO.

Persons: Fred Ryan, Marty Baron, Peter Finn, Tom Hamburger, Ryan, Jeff Bezos, Ronald Reagan, Jeff, Bezos, Patty Stonesifer, Melinda Gates, Read Fred Ryan's, We've, we've, Fred, Read Jeff Bezos, he's, I'm, She'll, Patty, You'll Organizations: Washington Post, National Security, Washington . Washington Post, Amazon, Foundation, Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, The Washington Post, Innovative Media, Fast Company, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, The Washington Post Team, Washington Post Team Locations: Washington .

☆ These Bill Gates-backed startup founders turn water from the shower drain into beer: 'Rest assured with the science'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Take, for example, Epic OneWater Brew: a Kölsch-style ale made from purified shower, laundry and sink water. It's the brainchild of Epic Cleantec, a San Francisco-based water reuse technology company born from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge." The company primarily creates wastewater reuse and treatment systems, not beer. Epic Cleantec can't sell its beer, made in partnership with Devil's Canyon Brewing Company, due to strict federal and state laws. But it can give the ale away for free to spread awareness and "showcase the untapped potential of water reuse," Aaron Tartakovsky, the company's CEO, tells CNBC Make It.

Persons: Melinda Gates, — Ilan Levy, Oded Halperin, Igor, Aaron Tartakovsky —, Aaron Tartakovsky Organizations: Gates Foundation, Devil's, Brewing Company, CNBC Locations: States, San Francisco

☆ Bill Gates says A.I. could kill Google Search and Amazon as we know them
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reacts during a visit with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the Imperial College University, in London, Britain, February 15, 2023. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes the future top company in artificial intelligence will likely have created a personal digital agent that can perform certain tasks for people. Gates said there is a fifty-fifty chance that this future AI winner will be either a startup or a tech giant. Until then, companies will continue embedding so-called generative AI technologies akin to OpenAI's popular ChatGPT into their own products. Watch: Bill Gates says OpenAI's GPT is the most important tech advance since the 1980's

☆ Bill Gates: Here are ‘the 5 things I wish I was told at the graduation I never had’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bill Gates never finished his undergraduate degree — the billionaire dropped out of Harvard University after three semesters to start Microsoft. Not much, personally, to be honest," Gates told students at Northern Arizona University's commencement ceremony on Saturday. If Gates had finished college, these are "the five things I wish I was told at the graduation I never had," he said. Gates did work at Microsoft for a long time: He was the company's CEO until 2000, and board director until 2014. 'Don't underestimate the power of friendship'One of Gates' biggest college regrets, he told Harvard students in 2018: Not being sociable enough.

☆ Fact Check-Chelsea Clinton did not say ‘It’s time to force-jab every unvaccinated child in America’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Chelsea Clinton did not say that it is time to “force-jab” every unvaccinated child in the U.S., contrary to claims being shared online. The posts misrepresent Clinton’s comments about the “Big Catch-Up,” an authentic initiative to increase childhood vaccinations that were reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinton did speak at the conference on April 25, 2023 in a session about the initiative and importance of childhood vaccines (here). In the video, she does not say vaccines should be forced on children, with or without parental consent. Chelsea Clinton did not call for forced vaccines on children.

☆ Buffett’s imprint on Berkshire reaches its limit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Lauren Silva Laughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Warren Buffett gives off a zen vibe about Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) after his time is up. They’ll have over a decade to wind down the inheritance, in effect insulating Berkshire’s new leaders while they leave their own imprint. The succession planning has been possible because of Buffett’s iron grip, and not everyone is happy about it. One shareholder, Peter Flaherty, proposed separating the chairman and CEO roles at Berkshire. Berkshire security may be able to shut down such dissent at its own shareholder meeting, but it can’t stifle the doubts about life after Buffett.

☆ Fact Check-Compounds in Apeel’s edible food coating deemed safe by FDA
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Edible food coatings from U.S. company Apeel Sciences are made of monoglycerides and diglycerides that are not “toxic” to humans, contrary to posts on social media. The company received funding from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but is not owned by Bill Gates, as also claimed online. This is a Bill Gates founded company using toxic mono & diglycerides to make you SICK!” alongside a photo of an avocado with an Apeel label (here). Reuters has debunked posts conflating the edible food coating with a UK-manufactured cleaning product (here). The edible food coating known as Apeel is made of monoglycerides and diglycerides, compounds that are generally recognized as safe by the FDA and a nutritional expert in the quantities proposed by the company.

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