• Rick Gates says he and former boss Paul Manafort disguised foreign income as loans

    Rick Gates says he and former boss Paul Manafort disguised foreign income as loans

    Aug 07, 2018 08:44 PM EDT

    ... companies and bank accounts in Cyprus to funnel the money, all while concealing the accounts and the income from the IRS. Under questioning from Downing, Gates acknowledged he had to plead guilty to false statements after lying during a February interview with federal investigators. At one point, as Gates had ...

  • If you're worried about the world, here’s reason to be hopeful -- and keep worrying

    If you're worried about the world, here’s reason to be hopeful -- and keep worrying

    Feb 22, 2018 11:30 PM EDT

    ... society and of a downward spiral. Paul Solman: But in his new book, "Enlightenment Now," Pinker accentuates the positive, to the delight of super fan Bill Gates, for instance, who's dubbed it his favorite book of all time, even produced a trippy video about it. BILL GATES, Founder, Microsoft ...

  • Trump's secretary of state choice sets up possible confirmation fight

    Trump's secretary of state choice sets up possible confirmation fight

    Dec 14, 2016 12:15 AM EDT

    ... getting their perspective, their detailed perspective, then you are flying blind. JUDY WOODRUFF: Back at Trump Tower today, the president-elect met with Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates. BILL GATES: We had a good conversation about innovation. JUDY WOODRUFF: Others he met with, pro football greats Jim Brown and Ray Lewis ...

  • Will the rich always get richer?

    Will the rich always get richer?

    May 16, 2014 04:40 PM EDT

    ... this caricature, however. In the U.S., the two richest people are Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Most of their fortunes are going to the Gates Foundation, whose main mission is eliminating disease in the developing world -- perhaps the greatest cause of global poverty and inequality. Neither Gates nor Buffett ...

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    Reader Response: What Will Drive America's Future Growth?

    Jul 15, 2009 03:55 PM EDT

    ... good personal qualities (on time, reliable, does good work, gets along with others, doesn’t steal, etc.) My students are always amazed to hear that Bill Gates was a college dropout and Rush Limbaugh never got past high school. I’m not anti-higher education, just education with no purpose ...

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    Do Slum Kids Stand a Chance in Our Global Economy?

    Mar 02, 2009 09:25 PM EDT

    ... imagine what would happen if his launderer tried to play golf while Tiger washed the clothes. Similarly, as economist Robert Lawrence likes to point out, Bill Gates should hire house painters even if he wields the fastest brush in the west. And so on. Thus we should each specialize in ...

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    Warren Buffett Pledges around $30 Billion to Gates Foundation

    Jun 26, 2006 10:20 PM EDT

    ... in the world. To date, the Gates Foundation has put more than $10 billion into education and global health initiatives. During the trio's TV interview today with PBS's Charlie Rose, Melinda and Bill Gates talked about the impact Buffett's donation could make. MELINDA GATES, Wife of Bill ...

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    Frozen in Time

    Jun 10, 2004 04:00 AM EDT

    ... by Bill Gates. Gates was intent on collecting the visual arts, photography especially, for the digital age. He sketched out his ideas in an interview right after he bought Bettmann. BILL GATES: Having the largest digital archive will make it easy for people who have images to make them ...

  • Arizona's election certification delayed by baseless claims of fraud

    Arizona's election certification delayed by baseless claims of fraud

    Nov 29, 2022 11:40 PM EDT

    ... that the printer issues provided a pretext for unleashing misinformation? And do you have any regrets about not staying more on top of the equipment? Bill Gates: Well, we stayed on top of the equipment. We tested them in advance. And we were obviously surprised by these issues with the ...

  • The kid who was coding before it was cool

    The kid who was coding before it was cool

    Mar 12, 2015 06:55 PM EDT

    Editor’s Note: Computer coding -- it’s the skill in demand in seemingly all professions these days. But back before Mark Zuckerburg and Bill Gates were household names, knowing programming languages wasn’t such a big deal. Nor was it considered a viable career. Avi Flombaum knows that firsthand. He ...