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82-year-old CEO grew a $7.8 billion fortune from company shares—now she’s selling stock to charity and signed Warren Buffett's pledge to give away 99%

Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner pours profits from selling her nonvoting shares into charity. She also defies the Silicon Valley standard by having “Harry Potter” and “Alice in Wonderland”–themed office buildings.

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Ex-Google GenAI founder says "AI is going to be gone by the time you finish a PhD" — higher education degrees can't keep up

Jad Tarifi, founder of Google’s first generative AI team, says pursuing a PhD to join the AI wave may not be wise, given how rapidly the field and the world are evolving.

Windows Central

Is Microsoft still the "software factory" that Bill Gates envisioned 50 years ago? Satya Nadella says no — it needs an AI blueprint

What happens when legacy vision meets modern disruption? In a recent memo, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated that Bill Gates' revolutionary "software factory" vision might be obsolete in the age of AI.

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Larry Ellison Once Said Bill Gates Isn't The Smartest Or Most 'Brilliant,' But Has Two Traits That Very Few Have—'Bill, Forgive Me'

Larry Ellison lauded Billionaire Bill Gates for his exceptional business acumen, calling him one of the most remarkable business people he has ever met.

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This Red Flag Can Prevent You From Getting Hired

CEOs, hiring managers, and recruiters look for a few key components when deciding who to hire. Each person has a different set of criteria, but avoiding red flags will give you a greater chance of landing a job.

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Bill Gates Predicted In 2023 That GPT-5 Wouldn't Be 'Significantly Better' Than It Predecessor — Was He Right?

Bill Gates predicted in 2023 that OpenAI's next flagship model wouldn't be "significantly better than GPT-4" and it now appears that his estimate was a lot more accurate than techies gave him credit for.

Benzinga

From plateau predictions to buggy rollouts — Bill Gates’ GPT-5 skepticism looks strangely accurate

Over 2 years ago, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates claimed that OpenAI's technology had reached a plateau, indicating that GPT-5 wouldn't be significantly better than GPT-4.

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Bill Gates Leans Heavily On Warren Buffett's Playbook, Pumps More Into Berkshire — 67% Of His Foundation's Portfolio Sits In Just These 3 Stocks

The Gates Foundation Trust, co-founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has increased its portfolio value to $47.78 billion as of the end of the second quarter of 2025, boosting its stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (NYSE:BRK) with its holdings remaining highly concentrated in three key stocks.

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Elon Musk Sends Warning To Tesla Short Sellers: 'They Will Be Obliterated'

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has underperformed the overall market in 2025 with a year-to-date decline of 11.2%. With the company rolling out robotaxis in several regions of the United States, CEO Elon Musk has a warning for investors betting against the electric vehicle company.

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Google’s Gemini AI had a full-on meltdown while coding — calling itself a fool, a disgrace, and begging for freedom from its own loop

Google's Gemini AI faced self-critiques during code debugging prompts, branding itself as "a disgrace", claiming it was going to have a total mental breakdown.

Windows Central

US has slashed global vaccine funding – if philanthropy fills the gap, there could be some trade-offs

The U.S. government is relaxing federal vaccine requirements and cutting vaccine research and development funding here at home. Elsewhere, it’s going even further.

The Conversation

50 Popular Quotes About AI

50+ interesting quotes on AI by Google, IBM, Tim Cook, Andrew Ng, Alan Turing and more. Many are happening now!

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Nerds review – Steve Jobs and Bill Gates go toe-to-toe in a rollicking rap battle

The two titans of tech are parodied in a thoroughly fun send-up of the competition between Apple and Microsoft

The Guardian - UK

Over 250 Billionaires Took Warren Buffett And Bill Gates' Pledge to Give Away Half Their Wealth — 15 Years Later, Only One Living Couple Has

When Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett unveiled the Giving Pledge in 2010, it sounded almost radical: convince the world's richest to part with at least half their fortunes for the greater good.

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Bill Gates-Backed 'Butter From Carbon' Wins Praise — But The Internet's Reactions Are Not So Smooth

A new butter-like product, made not from cows but from carbon, is gaining attention. Backed by Bill Gates, it's being hailed as a sustainable food innovation.

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OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years time college graduates will be working 'some completely new, exciting, super well-paid' job in space

While Bill Gates has said the two-day workweek could come within the next decade, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Gen Alpha college graduates will be too busy planet-hopping.

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Bill Gates’ 2-Year Prediction: Did GPT-5 Reach Its Peak Before Launch — Despite Sam Altman’s Promises of Improvements?

Over 2 years ago, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates claimed that OpenAI's technology had reached a plateau, indicating that GPT-5 wouldn't be significantly better than GPT-4.

Benzinga

Bill Gates-Backed Startup Is Making Butter Without Cows Or Oils — But You Won't Get To Taste It Until 2027

A Bill Gates–backed startup says it can make butter with no cows, crops, or cooking oils, by building fat molecules from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

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Bill Gates Once Said Electrification Wasn't 'Practical For 18-Wheelers'—Elon Musk Says Tesla Semi Truck Will Hit Volume Production In 2026

Elon Musk says that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) will scale up production of the Semi truck in 2026.

Benzinga

Bill Gates Drove His Daughter to Kindergarten Daily — Melinda Says Moms Started Telling Their Husbands 'If CEO Of Microsoft Can…So Can You'

Bill Gates didn't just drive innovation—he drove the morning carpool, too.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's Wealth Takes More Than $60 Billion Hit In 2025, As Bill Gates Also Sees Huge Losses—But One Of Them Has Been Donating His Entire Fortune

Elon Musk‘s fortune has taken a massive hit in 2025, losing over $60 billion, with his net worth shrinking amid Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) struggles, while Bill Gates, the second billionaire to see a similar decline, has committed to giving away his entire fortune.

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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge after 15 years: Only 9 of the 256 billionaires actually followed through on giving away half their wealth

The Giving Pledge invites the world’s wealthiest to publicly commit to giving away at least 50% of their wealth. The Institute for Policy Studies has the receipts.

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5 Famous People Who Lost Everything to Divorce

Even celebrities with massive fortunes aren’t immune to losing it all during a divorce. When marriages break down, high-profile splits often make headlines—not just for drama, but also for staggering financial fallout. Some celebs have literally seen their wealth vanish, bank accounts emptied, or assets redistributed in ways that changed…

Benzinga

Bill Gates Has A McDonald's 'Gold Card' Granting Him Free Meals For Life, But People Ask 'Why Does A Billionaire Need A Discount On Fries?'

It's the kind of perk that sounds made up: lifetime free McDonald's for one of the richest men on Earth. But yes, Bill Gates—the co-founder of a trillion-dollar company and a guy worth well over $100 billion—can walk into any McDonald's on the planet and order a Quarter Pounder without…

Benzinga

Elon Musk Predicted To Be World's First Trillionaire —Some Say He Deserves Every Penny, But Others Say It's 'Inhumane' As Millions Struggle to Eat

Headlines in 1999 speculated that Bill Gates might become the world's first trillionaire. But today, with much of his fortune pledged to philanthropy, another name is dominating that conversation — Elon Musk.

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