Richest of the tech world
Forbes has listed the 500 richest people in the world, with Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates, topping the list as the wealthiest man on earth.
Bill Gates shifts role at Microsoft
Microsoft named Satya Nadella as its chief executive while founder Bill Gates sheds his title of chairman for a more hands-on role.
Gates Foundation to fight against TB in South Africa
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has signed two partnership deals worth R370 million with the SA Medical Research Council (MRC) and University of Cape Town (UCT)
Microsoft's Gates says 'pleased with progress' of CEO search
Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates said he was pleased with the software company’s progress in finding a new chief executive
Exclusive: Time for Gates to go, some top Microsoft investors tell board
Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft are pressing for Bill Gates to step down as chairman of the software company he co-founded
Bill Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake
Microsoft co-founder has admitted for the first time that using the key combination of Control-Alt-Delete to log into a PC was a mistake.
South Africans make global power list
Nine South Africans, including President Jacob Zuma and DA leader Helen Zille, made the list of global magazine Foreign Policy’s 500 most powerful people.
aliko dangote
andrew mackenzie
barack obama
bashar al-assad
billgates
cobus de swardt
dalai lama
elon musk
facebook
fatou bensouda
goodluck jonathan
google
helen zille
ivan glasenberg
jacob zuma
larry page
mark zuckerberg
paypal
pope francis
pravin gordhan
quicknews
siyabonga cwele
spacex
tony blair
Noshing on Raspberry Pi
There’s a quiet revolution taking place in the world of electronics and it’s being led by ordinary people, writes Alistair Fairweather.
Bill Gates’ successor Mundie to retire from Microsoft
Craig Mundie, one of two Microsoft Corp executives who took over Bill Gates’ role at the company, has relinquished control of Microsoft’s large research organization
well done to bill & melinda and gsk.
let's hope the reasearch can continue and that the price point is affordable to those who need it the most.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204346104576639211016347824.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Darticle
Steve Jobs' impact will last for generations: Bill Gates
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has had an impact on the world which will last for generations, says Microsoft boss Bill Gates
China trip not about calling for donations say Gates and Buffet
Billionaire US philanthropists Bill Gates and Warren Buffett insisted Tuesday they would not pressure China's super-rich to give to charity at a banquet this month, after invitees were slow to respond.
http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/06/16/gates-buffett-600-billion-dollar-philanthropy-challenge/?section=money_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_topstories+%28Top+Stories%29
See link for the rest.
I wonder how many rich guys will go...