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Bill Gates says Elon Musk's ambition to colonize Mars is not a good use of money

In an interview with the BBC, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates questioned whether Musk's vision of colonizing Mars was a good use of money.

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Bill Gates said he'd rather fund vaccines to 'save lives' than go to Mars, but he thinks someday Elon Musk will be a 'great philanthropist'

"You can buy measles vaccines and save lives for $1,000 per life," Bill Gates told the BBC, adding Elon Musk has had a positive impact through Tesla.

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Bill Gates addresses Jeffrey Epstein relationship in awkward interview: 'I had dinner with him and that's all'

Bill Gates continued to downplay his relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, claiming they were merely dinner pals during an interview with ABC 7.30.

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Microsoft and ArcelorMittal back MIT spinout trying to green the $1.6 trillion steel industry

Boston Metal just scored a $120 million round.

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Bill Gates is ‘very optimistic’ about our future: ‘Better to be born 20 years from now...than any time in the past’

Despite the world's many challenges, Bill Gates says technological and scientific advances will keep improving future generations' quality of life. Here's why.

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W.Va. bills pass on carbon sequestration, hydrogen hubs

Two bills that would make it easier for hydrogen hubs and underground carbon sequestration projects to come to historically coal-dependent West Virginia are headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence.

Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence? It's a question the foundation's CEO Mark Suzman raised in its annual letter released Tuesday that outlines the organization's priorities and announces its budget for the coming year. With $8.3 billion to give away in 2023, the Gates Foundation is the largest private philanthropic donor.

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Lab-grown alternatives aim to cut palm oil dependence

Two biotech firms have developed oils made from yeast as a replacement for palm.

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Bill Gates: We will overshoot 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, nuclear can be 'super safe' and fake meat will eventually be 'very good'

Bill Gates answered questions from Reddit users this week and he fielded a handful of questions about climate change, including what individuals can do to help.

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Bill Gates considers W.Va. to expand nuclear energy efforts

Bill Gates is looking to West Virginia as he plans for the next phase of his effort to reboot U.S. nuclear energy technology: powering the east coast.

Don't think of Africa as a hungry child, says a champion of Africa's food prowess

If you think that African countries have nothing to contribute to the global food supply, Ndidi Nunweli would like you to think about what you eat daily.

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Bill Gates made 2022's biggest charitable donation

Bill Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022.

Here's why the U.S. electric grid isn't running on 100% renewable energy yet

The technology to generate electricity with wind and solar has existed for decades. So why isn't the U.S. grid already 100% rewewable?

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5 books to help you be smarter and more successful at work from Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and more

Consider adding these inspiring titles, recommended by leaders like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Adam Grant, and Brené Brown, to your winter reading list.

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Bill Gates: 'Our grandchildren will grow up in a world that is dramatically worse off' if we don't fix climate change

In a letter published on his personal blog on Tuesday, Bill Gates addresses areas he has been focusing on in the past year and what lies ahead.

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Bill Gates-backed nuclear demonstration project in Wyoming delayed because Russia was the only fuel source

Terrapower's advanced nuclear plant design, known as Natrium, relies on HALEU uranium.

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Twitter changes rules over account tracking Elon Musk's jet

Twitter suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk’s private jet.

For better or worse, billionaires now guide climate policy

Bill Gates, Mike Bloomberg and other ultra-wealthy businessmen are steering the energy transition toward their worldview and pet technologies.

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Are Donations From Billionaire Philanthropists What They Say They Are?

While many agree those dealing in philanthropy have great intentions, skeptics argue whether charity from the wealthy is actually honest.

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Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani steps up green investments

Asia’s richest man, coal magnate Gautam Adani, made his vast fortune betting on coal as an energy hungry India grew swiftly after its economy was liberalized in the 1990s.

Election certification delays few, but a 'test run' for 2024

Only scattered challenges to certification of the midterm election have been reported in the United States, and not a single one is based on any problems with the accuracy of the results.

Lake seeks election records in suit against Arizona county

Kari Lake, the defeated Republican candidate for Arizona governor, has filed a public records lawsuit demanding Maricopa County hand over a variety of documents related to the election.

Kari Lake files lawsuit in Maricopa County, alleging election laws were broken

Lake, a close ally of former President Donald Trump who has refused to acknowledge President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, has not yet conceded the governor's race.

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GOP Gov Ducey welcomes Dem Hobbs though no Lake concession

Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says his Republican administration will ensure an orderly transition to Democrat Katie Hobbs.

Bill Gates says he's done some 'weird crap' in his life, such as drinking 'water from fecal sludge', to mark World Toilet Day

The Microsoft co-founder's LinkedIn post aimed to raise awareness of poor sanitation, an issue that he said affected about 3.6 billion people.

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Foundations call for cooperation, some new pledges at COP27

Philanthropic foundations have made some new commitments at the U.N. climate conference in Egypt over the past two weeks.

Fired SpaceX employees accuse company of violating labor law

Several SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an open letter calling out CEO Elon Musk’s behavior have filed a complaint accusing the company of violating labor laws.

Gates Foundation pledges $7B for health, farming in Africa

Bill Gates, currently visiting Kenya, has announced his foundation will spend $7 billion to improve health, gender equality and farming in Africa

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Gates Foundation pledges $7B for health, farming in Africa

Bill Gates, on a visit to Kenya, has announced his foundation will spend $7 billion to improve health, gender equality and farming in Africa.

Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lost

Defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she’s assembling lawyers and collecting evidence of voters who had trouble casting ballots as she considers her next move.

Microsoft will update harassment policy after report shows pitfalls in handling of complaints

Some people who filed harassment or discrimination complaints indicated they could be hurting their career prospects, an issue Microsoft is working to address.

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Maricopa County: 'Leaders of one of the parties were spreading misinformation about box 3'

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates explains how voters "were afraid to put their ballot in box 3 because of what the leaders of their party had told them."

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Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation

Officials in Arizona’s most populous county have aggressively batted down rumors and slanted and false claims as vote counting has come under intense scrutiny in the battleground state.

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation

When the Republican candidate for Arizona governor accused the state’s most populous county of “slow-rolling” the vote count to skew early election results, a local official fired back. “Quite frankly, it is offensive for Kari Lake to say that these people behind me are slow-rolling this, when they’re working 14 to 18 hours” every day, said Bill Gates, the Republican chairman of the Maricopa County board of supervisors. Gates and other election officials in Arizona's most populous county have been aggressively batting down rumors and slanted and false claims as vote counting comes under intense scrutiny in the battleground state.

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Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said in an interview with CNN that he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime.

Arizona Democrat Katie Hobbs maintains small lead in gubernatorial race, contest still too close to call

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is maintaining her lead over GOP candidate Kari Lake in the latest round of ballots reported from Maricopa County.

foxnews.com

Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates: 'The eyes of the world are on Maricopa County'

About protests vs. voting tabulation process, supervisors Chairman Bill Gates said on Nov. 12, 2022: "The eyes of the world are on Maricopa County."

news.yahoo.com

Counting Through Conspiracy Theories in Arizona’s Midterms

On Tuesday, equipment malfunctioned at scores of polling places in Maricopa County, already a hotbed of election denialism. Would local officials be able to reassure the public?

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Why is Arizona still counting votes?

"This is very, very common,” a Maricopa County leader said. “I know people are very anxious to get the results but there is nothing out of the ordinary here.”

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Arizona's Maricopa County says it will count around 80,000 votes Friday, leaving fewer than 300,000

Maricopa County gave an update on Friday afternoon on how many ballots it expects to have counted by its evening update and how many are left in total.

foxnews.com

Kelly win in Arizona puts Dems 1 seat from Senate control

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly has won his bid for reelection in the crucial swing state of Arizona.

Chairman Bill Gates reacts to Kari Lake's claim of 'slow-rolling' ballot count

"Quite frankly it is offensive for Kari Lake to say that these people behind me are slow-rolling this," says Bill Gates, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman.

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Arizona Senate race still undecided as election officials release more ballots

Three states are left to decide the balance of power Senate. Here's what's happening in Arizona.

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As Arizona counts votes, Republicans seize on Election Day glitches

Election officials, who long expected the vote count to take as many as 12 days, say ballot printer issues are not slowing results.

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Art from Microsoft founder Paul Allen sells for $1.6 billion

Works by artists including Cézanne, Seurat, and van Gogh sold for a record-breaking $1.6 billion during Christie's two-day auction of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G.

Arizona's Maricopa County begins hand count audit as estimated 400K ballots unprocessed

Arizona election officials in Maricopa County begin a hand count audit to verify the accuracy of the tabulation machine as votes continue to be tallied.

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Dems maintain narrow leads in Arizona Senate, governor races

Democrats are holding on to narrow leads in key Arizona contests, but the races for U.S. Senate and governor are still too early to call.

Arizona's Maricopa County election officials address ballot issues amid Kari Lake, Blake Masters lawsuit

A statement addressing Election Day voting machine delays in Arizona has been released by Maricopa County Elections Department officials, amid a lawsuit from Republican candidates.

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Democratic edge shrinks in Arizona Senate, governor races

Margins between Democrats and Republicans have narrowed considerably in key Arizona races.

Maricopa County, Arizona officials apologize for vote tabulator problems, say 7% of ballots affected

Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates apologized for vote tabulation machine errors that caused problems on Election Day, but insisted that there was no foul play.

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Officials counting all ballots after voting snag in Arizona

Election officials assured voters that every ballot would be counted after a printing malfunction at about one-quarter of the polling places across Arizona’s most populous county slowed down voting.

Maricopa County, Arizona election officials say solution found to voting machine problems

Election officials in Maricopa County, Arizona say they have found a solution to problems with voting tabulators that had affected roughly 20% of their polling sites.

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Maricopa County, Ariz., has issues with vote tabulators

Maricopa is one of the most populous counties in Arizona and where elections for governor and U.S. Senate are expected to be close. According to Bill Gates, the chairman of the county’s Board of Supervisors, 20% of voting locations were experiencing issues with tabulators. Despite the problems, the county retains paper ballots so that votes will be counted, he said.

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Maricopa County says 20% of polling places have equipment issues but votes are fine

Officials say the votes will still be counted, thanks to their redundancy protocols, but the machine malfunctions were quickly used by right-leaning influencers to fuel claims of fraud.

npr.org

Maricopa County, Arizona, officials say 20% of voting locations experiencing 'hiccups' with tabulators

Officials from Maricopa County in Arizona have reported that tabulators in 20% of the county's polling sites are experiencing 'issues.'

foxnews.com

Maricopa County Confirms 20 Percent of Voting Centers Experiencing Tabulator Issues

Election officials assured voters that there are redundancies in place to ensure they can vote at polling places with malfunctioning machines.

news.yahoo.com

Officials in key Arizona county combat misinformation, election security fears a day before midterms

Officials from Maricopa County, the most populous in Arizona, addressed the 2022 midterm elections.

cnbc.com

Musk's past tweets reveal clues about Twitter's new owner

What happens when a prolific user of social media buys the platform.

Election denier Mark Finchem’s sleeper campaign closes in on MAGA prize

The Oath Keeper hoping to run Arizona’s elections is getting outspent almost 50-to-1 and makes few press campaign appearances. He still might pull it off.

washingtonpost.com

Pickleball books tout the wonders of the trendy sport

Two new books tout the many wonders of the trendy sport. Can they convince a skeptical reader?

washingtonpost.com

Companies are making climate pledges they don't have the capacity to keep, says Microsoft President Brad Smith

Emissions measurement and tracking are still nascent, and there's a general lack of clarity in the vocabulary used.

cnbc.com

Bill Gates' climate investment firm will put more money into adapting to climate change

"It's time to start accepting reality and that we're not going to be able to do this fast enough, the ship is too big, it's too hard to steer," said Eric Toone.

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Arizona sheriff steps up security around ballot drop boxes

The sheriff in metropolitan Phoenix says he’s stepped up security around ballot drop boxes after a series of incidents involving people keeping watch on the boxes and taking video of voters after they were apparently inspired by lies about the 2020 election.

Bill Gates says investment in innovation is the important part of ESG

Gates said there is a modest number of companies that will drive down the cost of choosing clean technology over alternatives that emit more greenhouse gases.

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Bill Gates says rich countries must drive climate change innovation, even though poor countries emit more CO2

Bill Gates says "it is both unrealistic and unfair" to expect developing economies to sacrifice the betterment of their own people to stop global warming.

cnbc.com

Strategies to navigate the $68 trillion 'great wealth transfer,' according to top-ranked advisors

Here are four key considerations to help prepare for the biggest wealth transfer ever, according to CNBC's top-ranked financial advisors.

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How Gautam Adani became the world's fourth richest person while billionaires like Jeff Bezos lost tens of billions

In 2021, Gautam Adani was not on the top 10 list of the world's richest people. But in 2022, the Indian billionaire settled in behind Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault as No. 4.

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Gates Foundation prods UN, honors inspiration as Goalkeepers

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates combined characteristic optimism with sobering questions about persistent gender inequality and hunger at an event the Gateses’ foundation convened on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Global Fund gets powerful help with $18 billion funding goal

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will get some high-powered help this week to reach its $18 billion goal to fund another three years to slow the spread of these diseases.

Once McCain's party, Arizona GOP returns to far-right roots

The far-right forces that former Sen. John McCain successfully marginalized within the Arizona Republican Party are back and in full control, with profound implications for one of the nation’s most closely matched battlegrounds.

Bill Gates concerned about maintaining focus on public health during economic downturn

As the world is still economically recovering from the COVID pandemic, Bill Gates worries that finding funding to assist countries with public health issues will only get harder.

foxnews.com

The World Really Is Getting Better

Talking with Bill Gates about progress, the best news in the world, and the future of food

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Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger

Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem.

Fighting bogus claims a growing priority in election offices

Local election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more headache: trying to combat misinformation that can confuse, anger and disenfranchise voters.

2 time-management tricks Microsoft's CMO learned from working with Bill Gates—and how they can help you be more successful

One of the most valuable lessons Chris Capossela learned from Gates — and one of his secrets for success, he shares — is the importance of time management.

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Buffett's company trims its stake in Chinese EV maker BYD

Warren Buffett's company has trimmed its investment in Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD for the first time since it bought 225 million shares in 2008, an investment that has soared in value.

Christie's to auction Paul Allen's art trove, valued at $1B+

Some 150 artworks from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G.

Bill Gates: Dr. Fauci is 'a hero to millions of people, including me'

Billionaire Bill Gates, a longtime collaborator with Dr. Anthony Fauci, praised the 81-year-old immunologist and public servant following his latest career news.

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Gates Foundation adds Gayle, Dhawan as independent trustees

As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday that it has added two trustees to its board.

Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health

Bill Gates is calling for South Korea to become more involved in international efforts to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 and is stressing the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic.

Climate bill: Could coal communities shift to nuclear?

A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more substantial if a facility is sited in a community with a coal plant that's closing.

Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem 'significant suffering'

Bill Gates, concerned about the “significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Wednesday that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending.

Gates Foundation, women's tennis partnering on health issues

The WTA women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are partnering to raise awareness about — and money for — women’s health and nutrition around the world.

Nuclear industry hopes to expand output with new reactors

The trade association for U.S. nuclear plant operators says it hopes to nearly double their output over the next three decades.

SpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk

A report in The New York Times says the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired several employees involved in an open letter that blasted the colorful billionaire for his behavior.

Bill Gates says he has COVID, experiencing mild symptoms

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.

What Musk's past tweets reveal about Twitter's next owner

Brash, outspoken and sometimes juvenile, Elon Musk has long been a prolific user of Twitter, the social media platform he now hopes to buy.

EXPLAINER: How would billionaire income tax work?

The “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” included in President Joe Biden's proposed budget is part of the administration’s effort to reduce the federal deficit.

Largest US public power company launches new nuclear program

The largest public power company in the United States is launching a program to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Gates, French Gates top list of biggest U.S. charity donors

A handful of Americans donated at least $1 billion to charity last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2021.

Japan's Mitsubishi, energy body join Gates' nuclear project

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to participate in a next-generation nuclear energy project with TerraPower, a company started by Bill Gates.

Gates Foundation expands board following Bill, Melinda split

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will add four new members to its board of trustees.

Climate, COVID, China: Takeaways from online Davos event

Government and business leaders have urged global cooperation on climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recovery at the World Economic Forum’s virtual gathering this week.

German leader champions new tack on climate at Davos event

New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a “paradigm shift” in the way the world approaches climate policy, saying his country would leverage its presidency of the Group of Seven industrial nations to push for standards to fight global warming.

In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power

A tiny Wyoming town faces transformation when a company started by Bill Gates builds a new type of nuclear power plant there.

Majority of US states pursue nuclear power for emission cuts

Many states in the U.S. are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on as they seek to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels.

Group: Tax rich to fund vaccines for poor hit by pandemic

Anti-poverty group Oxfam has called for governments to impose a one-time 99% tax on the world’s billionaires and use the money to fund expanded vaccine production for the poor.

COVID, China, climate: Online Davos event tackles big themes

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other heavyweights to go virtual for the second year in a row.

Microsoft opens harassment investigation sought by investors

Microsoft says it is opening an inquiry into how it responds to workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

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