Bloomberg is a billionaire because he backed good design
By Rain Noe From Core77 His “computers for virgins” design approach has made him a rich man Pop quiz: Who are some famous American billionaires you can think of? My guess is you’d rattle off Buffett, Trump, Musk, Gates, Bezos,…
Time: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg loses $15 billion
From Newsmax Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is poised to lose at least $15 billion in a year he was constantly haunted by controversies. Zuckerberg’s net worth started at around $75 billion on January 2, Time reported. His $15 billion setback…
Bill Gates remembers Paul Allen: ‘I will miss him tremendously’
By Mallory Locklea From engadget He penned a post on what Allen meant to him. Yesterday, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passed away at the age of 65 following a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and today, Bill Gates shared a few…
Paul Allen: Microsoft co-founder and billionaire dies aged 65
From BBC Allen announced his diagnosis earlier this month Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had revealed the disease’s return only two weeks ago, after previously being treated for it in…
Biggest failed products 1
25 of the biggest failed products from the world’s biggest companies Part 1 By Ben Gilbert From Business Insider Launching a product is tough. “Less than 3% of new consumer packaged goods exceed first-year sales of $50 million — considered…
Bill Gates is funding genetic research into how to create the perfect cow
By Alexandra Ma From Business Insider Bill Gates wants to create the perfect cow. This cow would produce as much milk as a European cow but withstand heat as well as an African one. He has invested $40 million into…
Most people worry robots will replace human jobs, just not their own
BY PATRICK KULP From Mashable Robots may be driving cars, appealing tickets, and working construction, but they don’t have a whole lot of popular support. That’s according to a new Pew Research study Wednesday that found around twice as many…
Bezos surpasses Gates as World’s Richest Person ahead of Amazon results
NOTE: Since this story was posted two hours later Bill Gates returned as the richest person. Amazon’s earnings were not as high as predicted. From Newsmax A surge in Amazon.com Inc. shares Thursday morning in advance of the online retailer’s…
Here are 7 Reasons why content is still King in 2017
Written by Joseph Dalton It was on January 3, 1996, when Bill Gates, then CEO of Microsoft corporation, published the essay titled “Content is King” which states that content will play a very crucial role in the future of then-emerging…
Echodyne’s pocket-sized radar may be the next must-have tech for drones (and drone hunters)
By Devin Coldewey From TechCrunch Just because we live in an age of many sensors doesn’t mean we always have the right one for the job. One in particular we’ve been lacking is a radar system that can detect…
