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Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are making bets on brain interface company Synchron as Elon Musk's Neuralink faces controversy and a Federal investigation

Synchron's investment win comes as Musk's Neuralink faces a federal probe into its animal-testing practices that could set it back.

Fortune

A sick-leave showdown at a Warren Buffett–owned company highlighted the flaws in billionaire philanthropy

A controversy at railroad BNSF reveals concerns about how Warren Buffett and other billionaire philanthropists earn their fortunes.

Fortune

Pierre Poilievre: The Secret to His Success

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is harnessing the growing tide of authoritarianism in Canada

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Fauci slams ‘lowlife’ trolls who harass and abuse his family. ‘It’s so cowardly'

Fauci has been at the center of many unfounded conspiracy theories surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fortune

Viktor Bout: the ‘Lord of War’ at centre of Brittney Griner prisoner swap

Moscow has never forgotten the notorious arms dealer, who reportedly keeps a photo of Vladimir Putin in his US cell

The Guardian - UK

‘Hatred has a great grip on the heart’: election denialism lives on in US battleground

Arizona voters rejected key election deniers, but false conspiracy theories have maintained their power

The Guardian - US

Best science books of 2022

Preventing future pandemics, the secrets of the Higgs boson and the surprising roots of plastic surgery

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Seizures, deaths, depopulation: CheckMate looks into claims made in new anti-vax film Died Suddenly

A new conspiracy-laden film that baselessly alleges COVID-19 vaccines are causing large numbers of deaths has been viewed more than 10 million times in 10 days.

ABC News

Is America finally sick of billionaires?

Between Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried, Donald Trump and Elizabeth Holmes, who still believes that money = brains?

Salon

Bill Gates' daughter Jennifer pregnant with first baby as she cradles bump

Jennifer Gates, who is the daughter of billionaire Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda, announced the news on Instagram as she cradled her blossoming bump

Daily Mirror

Jeff Bezos awards 40 grants worth $123 million to fight homelessness

Bezos recently said he'd give away most of his wealth, but the Amazon founder is more hesitant than other billionaries when it comes to philanthropy.

Fortune

Arizona GOP official forced into hiding

Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, a Republican, had to be moved to an "undisclosed location"

Salon

Arizona election official forced to go into hiding after receiving death threats following Kari Lake’s defeat

Maricopa County has become a focus of right-wing election conspiracy theories in recent years

The Independent UK

Foundations call for cooperation, some new pledges at COP27

Philanthropic foundations have made some new commitments at the U.N. climate conference in Egypt over the past two weeks

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The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation pledges $7B for health, farming in Africa

Bill Gates, on a visit to Kenya, has announced his foundation will spend $7 billion to improve health, gender equality and farming in Africa

The Independent UK

Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lost

Defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she’s assembling lawyers and collecting evidence of voters who had trouble casting ballots as she considers her next move

Reuters

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent.

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Jeff Bezos steps up 'flashy' giving while ex-wife quietly donates billions

Jeff Bezos' $100 million award to Dolly Parton is something of a puzzle to Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

Reason

The Case for Space Billionaires

What critics of the private space race get wrong

Fortune

Jeff Bezos is taking a page out of the Bill Gates playbook with vow to give away most of his billions

The Amazon founder said he’ll give away the fortune that made him the world’s richest man for years. He was pretty vague about how.

The Independent UK

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation

Officials in Arizona’s most populous county have become adept at batting down slanted, false or nearly false claims about how they ran last week’s election and are counting ballots

Los Angeles Times

In Arizona, election fraud conspiracy theories rage on as the vote count continues

PHOENIX — Republican Kari Lake could still catch up to Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona’s contentious race for governor.

The Guardian - UK

What’s more cringey than a Matt Hancock bushtucker trial? The Tory MPs voting for it

These MPs have found their imaginary backbones only when he is washed up, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

WEKU

Arizona Senate race still undecided as election officials release more ballots

Three states are left to decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Here's what's happening in Arizona.

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