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Bill Gates is an American business magnate and co-founder of Microsoft. He's one of the world's wealthiest people and known for his philanthropic work through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Grab a pen and paper, because Bill Gates has shared some words of wisdom when asked what advice he'd give to the next generation. The billionaire and Microsoft founder offered his priceless advice during a session on the Reddit subforum Ask Me Anything - where celebrities, experts, and members of the…
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A teenager who hacked the Twitter accounts of some of the most prominent figures in the world has been sentenced to three years in prison. According to The Guardian, 18-year-old hacker Graham Ivan Clark, who hails from Florida, infiltrated a number of Twitter accounts of major celebrities and organizations on…
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Bill Gates has urged the people in "rich countries" to ditch organic meat and start eating synthetic meat instead. According to The New York Post, the 65-year-old billionaire spoke about the importance of people abandoning their carnivorous lifestyles and embracing synthetic meat or vegan alternatives in a recent interview with…
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A Seattle-based tech entrepreneur who took a million-dollar paycut in order to facilitate his employees being given a $70k minimum salary has revealed that his business has "tripled" as a result. Dan Price, of financial services company Gravity Payments cut his own salary by 90% in order to raise the…
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Per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Jeff Bezos' ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, became the world's richest woman on Monday, with a net worth of $66.4 billion. The 50-year-old former wife of the Amazon founder overtook L’Oreal SA heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers for the first time to become the world’s 12th richest person.…
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News has emerged today that Mark Zuckerberg has joined the centibillionaire club alongside Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates after his fortune surpassed $100 billion. The price of Facebook shares surged after the social media website announced that it would be launching a new platform to rival the video-sharing app TikTok.…
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Larry Tesler, the man who invented the 'cut, copy, paste' function on modern computers has reportedly died at the age of 74. Tesler was born in the Bronx in New York City back in 1945, just a few years after Alan Turing's ENIGMA machine was used by codebreaker as the…
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The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has announced in a statement that they will be committing up to $100 million for coronavirus relief on Wednesday. This is a ten-fold increase from the foundation's initial $10 million pledge, which was publicised last month. Per the statement, which was posted to the…
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If you weren't born into abundant wealth, then you've probably played the lotto a few times hoping that it'll happen, right? Come on, a show of hands. I am still waiting for my parents to tell me, "Just kidding, we're actually secret billionaires, we were just trying to instill…
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[caption id="attachment_2608" align="aligncenter" width="760"] Credit: Getty Images[/caption] If you weren't born into abundant wealth, then you've probably played the lotto a few times hoping that it'll happen, right? Come on, a show of hands. I'm right there with you. I am still waiting for my parents to tell me, "Just…
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PETA has been slammed after releasing a "gobsmacking" press release on Karl Lagerfeld's death. The fashion icon's fans went into mourning today when it was announced the designer had died, aged 85, in Paris after a battle with pancreatic cancer. However, the animal rights organisation had a less than sympathetic response…
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There's something nice about seeing celebrities interacting with their fans. Whether it's the fact that you know that person has had their day made from sharing a joke with their idol, or because it makes A-listers actually seem relatable, it's a heartwarming spectacle. However, nothing beats when a celebrity shows…
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In the present day, there are not many people who would deserve the title of 'Genius'. Stephen Hawking, of course, was one of those people. Bill Gates? Perhaps. Kris Jenner? Abso-bloody-lutely. I know I'll receive scorn for even mentioning a member of America's Most Famous Family in the same bracket as the…
