Tag: Bill Gates

Bill Gates is still richest in the world: Forbes

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has topped the list of Top Ten Billionaires in the World. According to the Forbes Magazine,  Bill Gates bested all the other people in the world with his estimated wealth of $86 billion. This is the fourth time Gates topped the list. Also included in the Top 10 of the list are Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and  Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway. US President Donald Trump, a […]

Bill Gates again world’s richest man; Trump slips

by John BIERS Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots, the magazine said Monday. Gates, whose wealth is estimated at $86 billion, led the list for the fourth straight year, and has been ranked as the richest person in the world for 18 of the […]

Bill Gates urges Trump to inspire Americans like JFK did

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Bill Gates on Tuesday called on Donald Trump to inspire Americans to embrace innovation as John F. Kennedy once did by urging them to fly to the moon. “In the same way President Kennedy talked about the space mission and got the country behind that,” the Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist told MSNBC, “I think whether it’s education or stopping epidemics… there can be a very upbeat message that (Trump’s) administration (is) […]

Bill Gates urges UK to invest in science as Brexit looms

by Ruth HOLMES LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — US billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates urged Britain on Wednesday to step up investment in science and research as it prepares to leave the EU. “The world needs innovative leadership now more than ever,” the Microsoft co-founder told the Grand Challenges conference in London attended by more than 1,000 scientists from around the world. “The complexity of our most urgent global problems — extreme poverty, the persistence and […]

Bill Gates says U.S. needs limits on covert email searches

(REUTERS) — Bill Gates said on Monday (April 18) that no one was an “absolutist” on either side of the digital privacy debate, but the co-founder of Microsoft Corp said he supports his company’s lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking the freedom to tell customers when federal agencies have sought their data.   “There probably are some cases where (the government) should be able to go in covertly and get information about a company’s email,” […]