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Bill Gates in China to meet President Xi on Friday, sources say
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft founder Bill Gates reacts during a visit with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the Imperial College University, in London, Britain, February 15, 2023. Justin Tallis//Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Bill Gates says top AI agent will replace search, shopping sites
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft founder Bill Gates reacts during a visit with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the Imperial College University, in London, Britain, February 15, 2023. Justin Tallis//Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
opinion
How misinformation can kill you
Marcus Gee
international business
Bill Gates made 2022′s biggest charitable donation
FILE - Bill Gates speaks during the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022. This year's list totaled nearly $9.3 billion. Gates gave $5 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to back the grantmaker’s work in global health, development, policy and advocacy, and U.S. education. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Friday’s Insider Report: Bill Gates cashes out over $645-million from this large-cap dividend stock
Bill Gates discusses his new book 'How To Prevent The Next Pandemic' onstage at 92Y on May 3, 2022 in New York City.
managing
From balancing confidence and humility to being visible and invisible, the paradoxes of great leadership
How we ranked Canada’s corporate boards
international business
British government strikes green investment partnership with Bill Gates
Bill Gates speaks during the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum, London, Tuesday, Oct, 19, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP
inside the market
Tuesday’s Insider Report: Several yield plays that management executives are buying
management
It’s hard work to know when you’re actually working hard
Harvey Schachter
world
After 27 years of marriage, Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced: report
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carrick on money
Why making more money won’t solve your financial problems
Rob Carrick
u.s. business
Microsoft says it investigated Bill Gates’ involvement with employee
FILE PHOTO: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
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Melinda Gates becomes CN Rail’s sixth biggest shareholder after stock transfer following divorce announcement
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 23, 2015 Melinda and Bill Gates attend a session at the Congress Center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. - The shock announcement that billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates are to divorce after 27 years of marriage, on May 3, 2021, has raised questions about the future of their hugely influential charity. The couple say the idea for the foundation came to them as young parents when they read a newspaper article about millions of children in developing countries dying from easily treatable illnesses such as diarrhea and pneumonia. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. business
Bill and Melinda Gates announce decision to ‘end our marriage’ after 27 years
FILE - MAY 3, 2021: It was reported that Bill Gates and Melinda Gates will be end their marriage after 27 years May 3, 2021. SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 11: Billionaire Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corp., and his wife Melinda attend the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2015 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Many of the worlds wealthiest and most powerful business people from media, finance, and technology attend the annual week-long conference which is in its 33rd year. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Astronaut training can help us be better prepared for the next global crisis
Robert Thirsk
opinion
Fighting the pandemic is not all about Big Pharma and their vaccines, Mr. Gates
Eric Reguly
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Globe Climate: Books for a better planet
Ahh, cottage life. Trying to escape stress and strife and get back to what’s real: staring blankly at the wilderness while pretending to read.
opinion
To avoid climate disaster, governments must take these seven steps
Bill Gates
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For cyberthreats and competition battles, Microsoft president calls for more collaboration
Microsoft Corporation President Brad Smith speaks during the Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal on November 7, 2018. ( Photo by Pedro Fiúza/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
world
Bill Gates says he’s surprised by ‘crazy’ and ‘evil’ COVID-19 conspiracy theories about him
Bill Gates speaks during the World Economic Forum annual meeting, in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25, 2018.
international business
Bill Gates and Blackstone partner on potential bid for Signature Aviation
FILE PHOTO: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Friday’s Insider Report: Bill Gates trims his position in this large-cap Canadian dividend stock
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Tesla market value crosses US$500-billion; Musk passes Gates as world’s second-richest person
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk walks next to a screen showing an image of Tesla Model 3 car during an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China, January 7, 2020.
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Potential Tiktok-Microsoft deal threatens to ramp up tensions between U.S. and China
TikTok deal inches closer as Microsoft confirms it held talks with Trump about acquiring the video app
world
Biden, Obama, Musk among those whose Twitter accounts were hacked to solicit bitcoin
The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were hijacked on Wednesday by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin in the hope of doubling their money.
international business
AstraZeneca targets two billion doses, poor countries with COVID-19 vaccine deals
FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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U.S. government stops COVID-19 testing program promoted by Bill Gates
This Aug. 2, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md.
opinion
Message to Bill Gates: Go for the vaccine, but sometimes the cheap, low-tech options work best
Eric Reguly
u.s. business
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to concentrate on philanthropy
FILE PHOTO: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo