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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 ...

  • News Wrap: House committee subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files

    News Wrap: House committee subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files

    Mar 04, 2026 11:30 PM EDT

    ... the panel. She had already fielded Epstein-related questions during a combative appearance before a separate committee last month. It comes soon after lawmakers requested interviews with seven other people, including the billionaires Bill Gates and Leon Black. Separately, the Justice Department says that tens of thousands of Epstein files ...

  • 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 ...

  • The Indiana Jones of collapsed cultures: Our Western civilization itself is a bubble

    The Indiana Jones of collapsed cultures: Our Western civilization itself is a bubble

    Dec 22, 2014 05:04 PM EDT

    ... of foreign powers for 2,300 years. We see this pattern repeated continuously, and it is one that should make us nervous. I just heard Bill Gates say that we are living in the greatest time in history. Now you can understand why Bill Gates would think that, but even ...

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    Making Sen$e of New Credit Card Rules and More

    Oct 30, 2009 08:19 PM EDT

    ... shows featured here on the Business Desk, and play around with a collection of fascinating calculators that allow you to measure relative worth over time – what your first salary would be worth today, whether Andrew Carnegie was richer than Bill Gates is today, you name it. Have a great weekend.

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    Conversation: Ken Auletta, Author of "World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies."

    Feb 26, 2001 05:00 AM EDT

    ... and from Bill Gates down was offended that this trial was taking place. They thought they were being wronged. And the world's richest man, Bill Gates, thought he was a victim and honestly believed the government was wrong. I think it clouded... this passionate belief that Gates had clouded ...

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    Behind the Scenes at an Interview With 3 Powerful Women

    Mar 10, 2011 01:09 AM EDT

    ... organization, CARE, last week, asking if I'd be interested in interviewing CARE's president, Dr. Helene Gayle, former first lady Laura Bush and Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, around the observance of International Women's Day. They wanted to discuss their shared concern for global programs ...