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DEC PDP-10 owned by Microsoft co-founder coming to auction — $30k reserve on mainframe model behind firm's first commercial software

Christie's is set to auction off a DEC PDP-10 mainframe, similar to what Gates and Allen used to build the Altair BASIC — the first product Microsoft ever built.

Tom’s Hardware

Einstein letter warning FDR of threat of Nazi nuclear bomb set to fetch $4m

Two-page letter written by physicist and fellow scientist, for sale at Christie’s, urged US government to invest in nuclear research

The Guardian - US

US Philanthropist Melinda French Gates Endorses Biden

American philanthropist Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, endorsed President Joe Biden on Thursday for November's US election, arguing that he is the best candidate for women.

International Business Times

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Melinda French Gates Never Loved the $130 Million Mansion She Shared With Bill Gates

Sounds like she likes her new home a lot better.

Marie Claire

Melinda French Gates opens up about divorce from Bill Gates

‘I separated first before I made the full decision about a divorce,’ French Gates says

The Independent UK

Here’s what’s happened in Ozy Media cofounder Carlos Watson’s trial so far

Oprah, Stephen Colbert, Steve Harvey, Bill Gates, and A-Rod all seemed to be fans of Carlos Watson, the cofounder of Ozy Media. Today, there are no celebrities on hand or VC backers writing big checks. And interviews about Watson and Ozy Media are taking place on the witness stand in…

Fortune

Company backed by Bill Gates has begun construction of an revolutionary, 'affordable' nuclear power station — TerraPower's Natrium reactor uses sodium which could be key to quenching AI's energy thirst

TerraPower, backed by Bill Gates, has begun construction of its sodium-cooled Natrium nuclear reactor.

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Bill Gates has written a book about his childhood called, you guessed it, Source Code

He plans two further volumes, one about Microsoft and another about philanthropy.

PC Gamer

Inside the small-town poker game crashed by Bill Gates: ‘Bill smelled the bulls**t on the cattle rancher’

The billionaire joined a group of regular workers at Wyoming Fossils in Kemmerer on Monday for a $600 game of Texas hold ’em

The Independent UK

Larry Ellison's fortune grows $14 billion overnight, making him the seventh-richest person on earth

As Oracle shares hit record highs after it reveals “largest contracts in our history.”

Fortune

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest predicts Tesla stock will surge 1,345% over the next five years. Elon Musk says it’s an ‘extremely challenging, but achievable’ target

ARK Invest estimates nearly 90% of Tesla’s revenue will come from one source by 2029: robo-taxis.

Fortune

In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation

Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated

The Independent UK

Bill Gates says he was a 'misfit' as a kid who clashed with his parents and almost got kicked out of college

"I’ve been in the public eye since my early twenties, but much of my life before then isn’t well known."

Fortune

Mike Lynch: four key takeaways from the fraud trial of ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’

Prosecutors called Lynch the ‘driving force’ behind Autonomy’s missteps as the tycoon tried to humanize himself on the stand

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Bill Gates to tell his ‘origin story’ in memoir

Source Code: My Beginnings, out next year, will include ‘some of the tougher parts’ of the entrepreneur’s early life

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Canva's cringey rap was actually a massive marketing win

The internet's laughing, but we now know all about Canva Enterprise.

Fortune

The world's wealthy need to pay up to address the climate crisis, says the top expert behind the Paris Agreement

Decarbonizing isn't cheap or easy, but the wealthy are responsible for the bulk of the emissions—can we actually hold them accountable?

International Business Times UK

Bill Gates' McDonald's Gold Card Offers Free Food for Life, Few Non-billionaires Were Offered One in This Decade

McDonald's issues exclusive gold cards to individuals as a testament to their success in society. Bill Gates' gold card offers access to free meals worldwide.

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Bill Gates' Investments in Art Collection are Worth Over $127 Million, Billionaires Remain Bullish On The Art Market

Philanthropist Bill Gates has invested in very rare paintings and artefacts over decades, including Winslow Homer's "Lost on the Grand Banks" masterpiece.

International Business Times UK

Melinda Gates Allegedly Forced To 'Limit' Her Donations To Women And Reproductive Rights 'To Stay Relevant'

Melinda Gates has stepped away from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, fighting gender inequalities with her brand new non-profit organisation instead.

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Openai CEO Sam Altman Joins Giving Pledge Billionaires

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Melinda French Gates commit to philanthropy through Giving Pledge and personal donations.

Al Jazeera

Melinda French Gates says she’s donating $1bn in support of women, families

Philanthropist says it is ‘frustrating’ that some believe it is not the right time to discus gender equality.

Fortune

Melinda French Gates is going her own way: Donating $1 billion to women’s rights after leaving the foundation she created with her ex-husband

Her lodestar: “Set your own agenda, or someone else will set it for you.”

The Independent UK

Who is getting part of Melinda French Gates' $1 billion initiative to support women and girls

Melinda French Gates plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world

International Business Times UK

Billionaire Bill Gates' Trust Sells Microsoft, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in Q1, Walmart Stake Increases by 200%

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently revealed selling millions of shares of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway in Q1, coinciding with Melinda Gates' resignation as co-chair of the trust.

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