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  1. Khan Academy: Taking Learning Out of 'One Pace Fits All' Classroom

    Thu, 3 Jan 2013

    world have noticed, including some heavy hitters like Bill Gates . Gates did more than look at the Khan Academy videos, he helped bankroll the project. "[ Gates ] is incredibly sharp and really cares about these problems

  2. Warren Buffett's 7 Pearls of Wisdom

    Tue, 20 Nov 2012

    Of all the biographers competing to be Warren Buffett's Boswell, Carol Loomis, dean of writers at Fortune magazine, would seem to be the best equipped. For more than 40 years, she has been Buffett's personal friend and sometime bridge partner. For 35, she has ghost-edited his annual letter to the

  3. Hi, I'm a PC: How Microsoft Is Setting itself Apart with Windows 8

    Thu, 25 Oct 2012

    of course, Microsoft had tried before In 2001, Bill Gates , then chief software America." Gates was right, but it wasn't Microsoft 's tablet that all about what Microsoft calls its "no the suit or a Bill Gates doppelganger

  4. The Wealthiest Person in Each State

    Wed, 24 Oct 2012

    the companies they founded. Bill Gates , the country's wealthiest state of Washington, home of Microsoft . The majority in Wealth-X's compiled by Wealth-X. 1. Bill Gates : $64.5 billion Microsoft chairman, co-chair of Bill

  5. 'X Factor for Tech': Simon Cowell and Will.i.am's Next Show

    Mon, 1 Oct 2012

    perform" or pitch judges on their ideas and the winner will take home lots of cash. The hope is to discover the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, will.i.am said. "We're working on a project called 'X Factor for Tech' - and it's going

  6. Forbes Assembles Billionaires For 'Richest Room In History'

    Wed, 19 Sep 2012

    The 400 list's top-10 richest this year include: Bill Gates at #1; Warren Buffett, #2; and Larry Ellison people on the 30th anniversary Forbes 400 list: 1. Bill Gates , $66 billion 2. Warren Buffett, $46 billion 3

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  1. Top cities for technology start-ups

    Wed, 22 Aug 2012

    only 100,000 people, but the activity per capita is enormous." Seattle: The birthplace of Microsoft and Amazon and home to founders Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos gets locals looking "at those incredible success stories and saying 'I can do

  2. Forbes Lists Most Powerful Women

    Wed, 22 Aug 2012

    woman on the list, having divorced her second husband in 2000. Melinda Gates , wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates , came in fourth. She has been a fixture on the list. Gates co-chairs the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which gives out billions

  3. ABC News on the Map - Aug 15

    Wed, 15 Aug 2012

    celebrations of music and dance in honor of the African nation's first gold since 1972. Seattle: Bill Gates Searches for a New Toilet The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation is looking to fund an innovative toilet. One uses microwave energy to transform

  4. Top 7 Father-Son Business Mogul Pairs

    Wed, 15 Aug 2012

    non-executive chairman," an unpaid post. The younger Buffett is a farmer and philanthropist while his dad is the third richest person in the world with a net worth of $44 billion, according to Forbes. 7. William H. Gates , Sr. and Bill Gates

  5. Chick-fil-A and Six Other Companies That Have Taken a Political Stand

    Mon, 6 Aug 2012

    congregations, unions and businesses working together to defend civil marriage for same-sex couples. To that end, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer each donated $100,000 to the cause. Forever 21 Never mind that they sell itty-bitty

  6. Sunday Sound: Heard on 'This Week'

    Sun, 5 Aug 2012

    Harry Reid as an investor in Bain. That's as though I own some Microsoft stock, which I do, and I said, well, as an investor in Microsoft , I know have opinions on Bill Gates ' tax returns. Look, in 1950, Joe McCarthy went to West Virginia

  7. 'This Week' Extra: The Roundtable's Pre-Show Thoughts

    Thu, 2 Aug 2012

    Christ," hates free speech. Only liberals could love George Soros – convicted of felony insider trading in France – Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, while claiming to detest Wall Street and "the rich." Only liberals could tolerate a windbag like

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  1. Khan Academy: Learn Everything, Online

    Fri, 4 Jan 2013

    doing some unbelievable 15-minute tutorials. Reporter: Bill gates did more than look at the kahn academy videos. He helped kahn finally quit his day job and partnered with the gates foundation and google to form the kahn academy. Here's

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    Reporter: Bill gates did more
  2. NBC Considering Ways to Move Leno

    Wed, 19 Dec 2012

    the intention of providing funds for help. An education issue so we're seeing a little bit of that of that effort by Bill Gates and others Warren Buffett. Two you know that this sort of the country's richest people donating most of their wealth

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    so we're seeing a little bit of that of that effort by Bill Gates and -- others Warren Buffett. Two you know that this sort of the country's richest people donating most of their wealth to
  3. June 27, 2008: Bill Gates Retires

    Mon, 13 Jun 2011

    changing the world. Bill Gates with tears in his step down from Microsoft . ABC's Neal goodbye. People Bill Gates saved his first computer for our cause Bill Gates is. Almost single the world. As Microsoft became engine for

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    of the world's richest men retire in hopes of changing the world. Bill Gates with tears in his eyes you don't see that every day step down from Microsoft . ABC's Neal Karlinsky was in Redmond Washington for the goodbye.
    People -- Bill Gates saved his first public display of emotion for his last day on the job during today's farewell speech to deploy easy. I
    people. Really understand. How what -- revolution personal computer for our cause Bill Gates is. Almost single handedly responsible for putting a computer or two computers every single household in the United States and really around the world. As Microsoft became -- engine for the world's computers -- net worth took off. From 315. Million in 1986. 22 and a half billion at the launch of windows and 58 billion today. Early retirement doesn't mean he's done working its ambitions moving forward are enormous. Silly at times in recent Microsoft tributes yeah. -- at the craziest -- you've heard. His future couldn't be more serious as He seeks to use his fortune
  4. Interview with Microsoft's Bill Gates

    Sun, 13 Jun 2010

    released report Bill Gates and the American Earlier I spoke with Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates . Mr. gates thanks Steve Ballmer. Microsoft lot of great stuff things going on. Bill Gates thanks so much for

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    research to develop alternative sources of energy. In a newly released report Bill Gates and the American energy innovation -- calling for more than a tripling of government spending on research and development. To sixteen billion dollars a year and a new independent board overseeing national energy strategy. Earlier I spoke with Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates . Mr. gates thanks so much for joining us. Being --
    you know I I see a lot of great things going on. Bill Gates thanks so much for joining us.
  5. Bill Gates Moves On

    Sat, 28 Jun 2008

    out and late toys Bill Gates and his childhood thirty years later. Gates steps down as the chief of Microsoft to devote his time on that Bill the gates foundation already this over 33 years Bill Gates wages Microsoft would be equivalent

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    Well you know as a college drop out and -- late toys Bill Gates and his childhood friend started what seemed like a pretty geeky in lofty dream -- 75 will now more than thirty years later. Gates steps down as the chief of Microsoft to devote his time to charity and maybe spending a little money David has more on that --
    Get this over 33 years Bill Gates wages Microsoft would be equivalent of 850000. Dollars. -- 141000. A minute. You know all those stimulus checks the Bush Administration sent out in April to some 67 million taxpayers. Gates could afford to cover the entire tab and still have a billion dollars left over. Obviously He can -- a lot of good things. For instance an estimated 744000. Americans are homeless. Gates could afford to give each one nearly 78000. Dollars to help them get on their feet. Make a wish figures a cost about 6200 dollars to grant -- child's wish. At those prices gates could make more than nine million wishes come true. You -- put more than a quarter million kids to Harvard pay the health care premiums for all 41 million Americans who are uninsured. He could solve the aids crisis with money despair. This helpful book how to spend fifty billion dollars to make the world a better place -- cost 27 billion to control the spread of HIV. That would -- 31 billion to address malnutrition and hunger. If He wanted to gates could pay the salaries for the president the vice president both houses of congress and the Supreme Court. For 650. Years. High gas prices gates could afford to give every American -- 190 bucks enough to fill more than 700. Before He could buy 557. Picasso's 464.
  6. Google: 150" Plasma, Bill Gates Video

    Tue, 8 Jan 2008

    Electronics Show on Sunday Bill Gates . The head of Microsoft delivered the convention's that is as the chairman of Microsoft . Later this year he will endeavors and during his address gates unveiled this video. A parity of life without Microsoft 's. Wouldn't it. Mean

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    Google search today another presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday Bill Gates . The head of Microsoft delivered the convention's keynote address. His latest his last that is as the chairman of Microsoft . Later this year he will focus full time on his Philanthropic endeavors and during his address gates unveiled this video. A parity of life without Microsoft's . --
  7. Bill Gates : Aid 'Makes a Huge Difference'

    Sun, 30 Oct 2011

    economic summit in And so too is Microsoft founder Bill Gates he's on a mission to convince exception. New book is and it says Bill Gates was a college dropout. Steve doing that needs to expand. Bill gates ' latest mission getting the

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    to attend the G-20 economic summit in -- And so too is Microsoft founder Bill Gates he's on a mission to convince some of the wealthiest nations and corporations to take care of the pool. And he has some innovative ideas on how to do it. The with the economic crisis rippling around the world -- be a tough sell and gates got a taste of that challenge when he visited Capitol Hill this week. I spoke about the frustration. -- Washington and much
    you have an employment exception. -- New book is and it says Bill Gates was a college dropout. Steve Jobs was Jack Dorsey of Twitter Mark Zuckerberg -- FaceBook. Basically trying to say that is not
    Bill gates' latest mission getting the world's wealthiest nations to continue investing in the developing world. A tough sell when many countries budgets --
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