Some of Big Tech’s greatest success stories are from college dropouts. Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004 from his Harvard University dorm room (and later dropped out). Bill Gates also left Harvard and cofounded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. But Jeff Bezos, founder of the world’s largest online retailer Amazon, said Zuckerberg and Gates…
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. David Risher, the current CEO of Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT), recently shared a bold career move he made in 1996 that earned him a scathing rebuke from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates. In a recent episode of Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast, Risher recounted…
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Elon Musk is ramping up hiring for Macrohard, his newly announced AI software venture, through which he plans to create simulations of software companies like Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). Musk Pitches Macrohard As AI-Only Software Company Musk unveiled…
Last Updated:September 25, 2025, 10:32 IST An old video of the Microsoft founder praising Indian techies’ contribution to his company presented a stark contrast to the US President Donald Trump’s decision. US companies must pay $100,000 (Rs 88 lakh) per H-1B application. (Representative Image) Amidst US President Donald Trump’s controversial crackdown on the H-1B visa,…
In Q2, billionaire investor Bill Gates executed major stock trades worth over $4 billion (£2.9 billion) in two companies. According to the latest filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Bill Gates purchased 6.95 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class B (NYSE: BKR.B) shares for the quarter ended 30th June, increasing his stake in…
Bill Gates is calling on Washington D.C. to examine its moral compass on foreign aid, and renew its spending pledges to poorer nations. Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and the founder of the multi-billion philanthropic Gates Foundation, was optimistic in the early days of the Trump administration that the White House was open to hearing…
Bill Gates warns 2025 could reverse years of progress on child survival – CBS News Watch CBS News Bill Gates discusses the stakes of U.S. foreign health funding, his $912 million pledge to the Global Fund and why he plans to give away nearly all his wealth over the next two decades. Source link
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that shrinking global health funding is putting millions of children’s lives at risk. Gates was speaking at a Reuters Newsmaker event where he announced a $912 million pledge to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. During the event, he cautioned that private donations cannot fully replace government support. “I am…
By Jennifer Rigby NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, philanthropist Bill Gates announced on Monday as he urged governments to reverse global health funding cuts. Speaking at a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York, Gates said the world was at a…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes that a combination of global investment and technological breakthroughs, including AI, has the potential to save millions of children’s lives. In a blog post, Gates highlighted that global child mortality has already been cut in half over the past 25 years, a “stunning achievement”, he says most people don’t realise…