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16, May 2013

Back in 2007, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was the richest man in the world. He lost that title to Carlos Slim, who has holdings in telecommunications, minings, and other businesses. Gates has now reclaimed the number one spot with a value of $72.7 billion dollars!

13, May 2013

In a recent interview with Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates spoke about his plans to help heal the world. On top of that, Gates spoke about his old friend and biggest rival Steve Jobs.

06, May 2013

In an interview with CNBC this morning, Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates took a stab at the Apple iPad while bragging about how great the software giant's Surface tablet is. Gates believes that iPad owners are 'frustrated.'

28, Apr 2013

Microsoft co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates recently made an appearance at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota on April 26th. Gates spoke about his philanthropic endeavors, his early career, education reform, and the one thing he hated about being the software giant's...

26, Apr 2013

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has added a few big names to his political advocacy group, which includes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Other names include Microsoft's Executive VP of Legal and Corporate Affairs Brad Smith and Sean Parker from...

25, Apr 2013

Microsoft's chairman and co-founder Bill Gates is looking for a donation of $1.5 billion dollars to wipe out polio by 2018. Gates wants to wipe out this infectious disease from the entire planet, with your help.

04, Apr 2013

Back in 1981 Microsoft's founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen took a photo of them near several personal computers. Fast forward 32 years later, Microsoft's two co-founders reunite for a classic photo refresh!
For those who have forgotten history, Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft alongside Paul Allen back in 1975 and left the CEO position back in January of 2000. Two images have surfaced showcasing the resumes of both co-founders from back in 1974, when the two had begun looking for...

04, Mar 2013

Forbes has released their rankings of the richest people in the world, as of March 2013, and Bill Gates comes in second place with a net worth of $67 billion dollars. While the first place lead went to Carlos Slim Helu, who has held the rank for four years in a row, has a net...

26, Feb 2013

In a video called "What most schools don't teach," we learn from various developers, including Microsoft's own Bill Gates and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code. "Learning to write programs stretches your...