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Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
And just when i thought i had seen the last of Bill Gates retirement video, i stumbled onto a really hilarious clip at Gizmodo. Its a short clip that says it all about Microsoft.
ActiveWin.com Headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft hopes to back up its refrain that it has a plan to catch Google by showing off some improvements to its Live Search product at a company-sponsored advertising conference later this month. "We will start to show you the next version of the search," Chairman Bill Gates said in comments to reporters in Japan Wednesday, promising that Microsoft had some exciting things up its sleeve....
Dyslexia Tutor: News-Resources (Free subscription) | yesterday
... school pupils and even younger children. The spotlight may be on billionaire philanthropists like Bill Gates, but one of the country's healthier trends has been the rise of piggy-bank philanthropists. Two high school students in Massachusetts, Ana Slavin and Nick Anderson, started a nationwide high school campaign, Dollars for Darfur , that has raised $420,000 for the people of Darfur...
Marion in Savannah (Free subscription) | yesterday
MoDo asks “Is She a Trojan Rabbit'” and if Hillary Clinton were to become Barack Obama’s vice president, would she take the back seat or would she just always be plotting, draining him of his magical powers? Mr. Kristof writes about “Saving the World in Study Hall,” and says Bill Gates may have the spotlight [...]
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kevin Maney submits: From way over in Indonesia, Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates let it be known that Microsoft never needed to buy Yahoo (YHOO) to make headway in search and advertising. It just kind of wanted to. "We have always felt we could do very well on our own and now that's the path we are focused on," Gates told AP in Jakarta on Friday. "The standard strategy for...
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bill Gates may have the spotlight for his philanthropic work, but high school pupils and even younger children are driving a trend toward piggy-bank philanthropy.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
... needed to control global warming."The temptation is to say, 'Let's get John Wayne on horseback or Bill Gates ... and solve this problem,'" said Dale Jamieson, director of environmental studies at New York University.But some scientists say that the potential of such ideas cannot be ignored given the world's political paralysis on controlling emissions and its myopic addiction to cheap...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Neil Turok, founder of the project and professor of mathematical physics at Cambridge University, where he is a close colleague of Hawking, said the aim of the centres was to “unlock and nurture scientific talent” across Africa. “Apart from an African Einstein, we want to find the African Bill Gates and the Sergey Brins and Larry Pages of the future,” said Turok, referring to the founders...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
After listening to students in a preschool class sing two songs, Bill Gates Sr. declared, "It's going to be a good day," before announcing...
DV Hardware (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Bill Gates said Microsoft won't pursue other partnerships to replace its failed takeover of Yahoo and will focus on its independent strategy: Gates, who cofounded the software maker and serves as its chairman, said Microsoft had "put a lot of effort into talking to Yahoo." Referencing comments made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Gates said that "now at this point, Microsoft...
Unspun (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Was at both the the Presidential Lecture at the Jakarta Convention Center and the Government Leaders Forum at Shangri-la Hotel. At both functions both Bill Gates and President SBY spoke. Bill was, of course, interesting for his insights and some of the cool things they were doing with software like an astronomy internet application [...]
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
JAKARTA, Indonesia » Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo!, Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The Myanmar junta's refusal to let in foreign aid workers has not stopped donors from trying to help. From billionaire Bill Gates to a small British travel company, millions ...
Fat Pitch Financials (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... Notes NBR Extended Interview with Warren Buffett Exclusive Interview With Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Live Blog: Warren Buffett's Q&A With Shareholders (Part 2) Live Blog Archive: Buffettstock ‘08 Annual Shareholders Meeting (Part One) VIC West Day 2: Part 2- Mohnish Pabrai; Steven Romick VIC West Day 2: Part 1- Whitney Tilson and Glenn Tongue ; Aaron Edelheit VIC West Day 1: Part...
