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Bill Gates to step down from Microsoft board
Bill Gates to step down from Microsoft board
Bill Gates revealed that he will leave the two public boards he serves on to focus his efforts on philanthropy. 16 Mar 2020
Bill Gates: Android is my greatest mistake
Bill Gates: Android is my greatest mistake
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates cites the dominance of Android in the mobile space as his greatest mistake in the Redmond firm's history. 25 Jun 2019
No taxation without representation unless you're a robot, suggests Bill Gates
No taxation without representation unless you're a robot, suggests Bill Gates
Bill Gates is obviously known from creating one of the worlds largest technology companies and becoming the richest man on earth for it. Now ...... 20 Feb 2017 - 4 comments
Zuckerberg and Gates want Internet for all by 2020
Zuckerberg and Gates want Internet for all by 2020
Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have both pledged to help bring Internet to everyone on the planet by 2020. 28 Sep 2015 - 7 comments
VIDEO: Bill Gates recommends books to read this summer
VIDEO: Bill Gates recommends books to read this summer
Randall Munroe, Richard Dawkins, Eula Biss and more make up Bill Gates' summer recommended reading list! 20 May 2015
Bill Gates writes letter to all Microsoft employees on eve of 40th anniversary
Bill Gates writes letter to all Microsoft employees on eve of 40th anniversary
40 years ago, Bill Gates and Paul Allen started a small software company that they named Microsoft. Bill Gates thanks all for the memories. 05 Apr 2015 - 7 comments
Bill Gates: 2014 wasn't as bad as you think
Bill Gates: 2014 wasn't as bad as you think
Ebola, Ukraine, Gaza, Malaysian Airlines MH370 & MH17, Terrorism, Mass Protests, Robin Williams' suicide and plenty other things were beamed into our skulls in 2014, but Bill Gates is ever the optimist. 17 Dec 2014 - 2 comments
Microsoft names Satya Nadella as its third-ever CEO
Microsoft names Satya Nadella as its third-ever CEO
Microsoft has named Satya Nadella its third CEO in history, following a five-month search as current CEO Steve Ballmer retires. 05 Feb 2014
Chess grandmaster beats Bill Gates in just over a minute
Chess grandmaster beats Bill Gates in just over a minute
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and the world's second-richest man, decided it might be fun to challenge the best chess player on the planet to a match. The results were not pretty. 26 Jan 2014 - 3 comments
Bill Gates thinks malaria research should be prioritized ahead of Internet access
Bill Gates thinks malaria research should be prioritized ahead of Internet access
In an interview with the Financial Times, Bill Gates branded prioritizing Internet access in poor countries ahead of malaria research a 'joke'. 03 Nov 2013 - 3 comments
Microsoft investors want Bill Gates out
Microsoft investors want Bill Gates out
According to a report, a small group of Microsoft investors are lobbying the Microsoft board to push Bill Gates out as chairman of the Redmond-based software giant. 02 Oct 2013 - 3 comments
Bill Gates: iPad users are frustrated
Bill Gates: iPad users are frustrated
Their post-PC device is not PC enough 08 May 2013 - 10 comments
Bill Gates hits Reddit for AMA
Bill Gates hits Reddit for AMA
Bill Gates has dropped by Reddit today to answer some questions, with some interesting answers regarding Microsoft and his foundation's work. 11 Feb 2013
Gates ranked as fourth most powerful person in the world
Gates ranked as fourth most powerful person in the world
Forbes has released their annual list of the world's most powerful people and placed Microsoft founder Bill Gates at number four. The list ...... 08 Dec 2012 - 5 comments
Microsoft will merge Windows and Phone platforms, says Bill Gates
Microsoft will merge Windows and Phone platforms, says Bill Gates
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has hinted that Microsoft plans to ultimately merge its Windows and Windows Phone operating systems into a single platform. 23 Oct 2012 - 5 comments
     

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