Microsoft leaders warned Bill Gates over ‘inappropriate’ emails

Microsoft leaders warned Bill Gates over ‘inappropriate’ emails

Microsoft executives warned Bill Gates in 2008 about inappropriate emails he had sent to a female employee,a Microsoft spokesman confirmed.

  • byEmily Flitter

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Trump drops off Forbes 400 rich list for first time in 25 years

Trump drops off Forbes 400 rich list for first time in 25 years

Donald J. Trump,whose personal brand has always been intertwined with his wealth,is no longer considered one of America’s richest people. At least not according to Forbes.

  • byAaron Gregg
Bill Gates raises $US1b as corporate CEOs join race to drive clean tech

Bill Gates raises $US1b as corporate CEOs join race to drive clean tech

Bill Gates has raised more than $US1 billion in corporate funding for Breakthrough Energy Catalyst from BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella to rally support for some of the world’s most demanding clean-energy projects.

  • byErik Schatzker andAkshat Rathi
Australia’s $55 billion new tech giant teaches old corporates a lesson

Australia’s $55 billion new tech giant teaches old corporates a lesson

For older established companies,typically run by male baby boomers,the concept of a social licence is relatively new. Unintentionally,the story of Canva amounts to generational shaming.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Bill Gates spends $3 billion to control Four Seasons hotel chain

Bill Gates spends $3 billion to control Four Seasons hotel chain

Cascade Investment,the firm that manages the fortune of Bill Gates,is buying half of a Saudi billionaire’s stake in Four Seasons for $US2.2 billion ($3 billion) — making Gates the majority owner of the luxury hotel chain.

  • byKate Kelly andAdveith Nair
Bill Gates says Epstein relationship was ‘a huge mistake’

Bill Gates says Epstein relationship was ‘a huge mistake’

Regrets,he has a few:The billionaire acknowledged in a TV interview he shouldn’t have spent time with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on several occasions.

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Bill Gates,Melinda French officially divorced:report

Bill Gates,Melinda French officially divorced:report

The couple filed for divorce on May 3 after 27 years of marriage,but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together.

  • byBrendan O’Brien
Why didn’t Microsoft die?
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Why didn’t Microsoft die?

Microsoft thrived despite doing almost everything wrong. So is Big Tech successful because they’re the best at what they do,or because monopolies are extremely hard to kill?

  • byShira Ovide
COVID-related falsehoods about Bill Gates amplify other claims about him

COVID-related falsehoods about Bill Gates amplify other claims about him

In posts on YouTube,Facebook and Twitter,the Microsoft billionaire has been falsely portrayed as the mastermind behind COVID-19 and as a profiteer from a virus vaccine in the past year.

  • byDavey Alba
Bill Gates can remove Melinda French Gates from foundation in two years

Bill Gates can remove Melinda French Gates from foundation in two years

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have called their foundation their “fourth child.” If they can’t find a way to work together after their planned divorce,Gates will get full custody.

  • byNicholas Kulish
‘A lot of uncertainty’:Warren Buffett’s exit from the Gates Foundation clouds its future

‘A lot of uncertainty’:Warren Buffett’s exit from the Gates Foundation clouds its future

Coming on the back of the Gates divorce,Warren Buffett’s departure comes at an uncertain time for the foundation.

  • byMichael J. de la Merced andNicholas Kulish