Bill Gates lauds use of Aadhaar and NPCI in India
Chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, in an exclusive conversation with TOI's Surojit Gupta, said the whole Aadhaar and NPCI digital financial system in India has proven to be once again a "huge asset". "Getting payments out through digital cash transfers, that has been a fantastic thing, and obviously, India has done that at a scale that no other country ever has," he said. "India was able to use its digital financial capability where Aadhaar and the overall NPCI payment system works very well," Gates further added.Bill Gates lauds use of Aadhaar and NPCI in India
Bill Gates Sr, father of Microsoft's co-founder, passes away at 94
The cause was Alzheimer's disease, his family said in an announcement on Tuesday. William Henry Gates II was born Nov. 30, 1925, in Bremerton, Washington,
The world should get a COVID-19 vaccine by early 2021, says Microsoft founder Bill Gates
"I am optimistic that by early next year, of the six western constructs, probably three or four will have shown safety and efficacy, and four of those can be made at large scale and low cost, including AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax and Sanofi," the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation told the ET Global Business Summit.
Work from home culture to continue even after pandemic ends: Bill Gates
Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft and also the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said he has not travelled for work this whole year.
As we get a vaccine approved in the next 4 months, India can play a big role: Bill Gates
‘I hope the AstraZeneca vaccine works because then we will be able to start vaccinating people in India and other developing countries in the first half of next year.’
India's role in production of COVID-19 vaccine critical in containing pandemic: Bill Gates
In an exclusive interview to PTI, Gates, whose foundation is focusing on fighting the pandemic, called it the "next biggest thing" the world has been confronted with after the World War.
Bill Gates urges U.S. to help poorer countries get vaccines
Gates said he has encouraged congressional lawmakers to consider adding $8 billion to the economic relief bill currently being debated that will be devoted to helping less-developed nations procure an eventual vaccine to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Bill Gates bakes Warren Buffett a birthday cake, Sara Blakely thanks Berkshire billionaire for the laughs and wisdom
Gates baked a chocolate cake with Oreo frosting.
Wadhwani Institute of AI testing tool to detect Covid-19 through cough patterns
The idea behind the initiative is to help health care and civic authorities speed up testing by filtering out patients with Covid-19-like symptoms but without the infection.
Coronavirus pandemic pushed 37 million into extreme poverty: Gates Foundation
Citing a projection by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the report said the global economy will lose USD 12 trillion or more by the end of 2021 despite spending of USD 18 trillion in trying to stimulate growth around the world.
COVID-19 has set global health progress back decades: Gates Foundation
The Foundation's Goalkeepers report, which tracks progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of reducing poverty and improving health, found that in the past year, by nearly every indicator, the world has regressed.
Elon Musk loses a Titan in six hours as Tesla share price plunges; wealth dips by $16 billion
Tesla stock plunged 21 per cent in Tuesday’s session, logging its biggest daily percentage drop as the electric carmaker was excluded from a group of companies being added to the S&P 500.
On L&T boss's bookshelf: Biographies of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates, Alfred Sloan's 'My Years with General Motors'
SN Subrahmanyan is also spending time playing chess and monopoly with his family.
In bid for TikTok, Microsoft flexes its power in Washington
The software giant was once a cautionary tale of an arrogant tech company caught off guard by government scrutiny. But under the leadership of Nadella and Smith, it has built one of the most potent forces in the nation’s capital.
Indian pharma industry capable of producing COVID-19 vaccines for entire world: Bill Gates
Speaking in a documentary -- COVID-19: India's War Against The Virus -- to be premiered on Discovery Plus this (Thursday) evening, Gates said India also faces a huge challenge due to the health crisis because of its gigantic size and urban centres with a lot of population density.
Twitter accounts of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk hacked in Bitcoin scam
The ruse included bogus tweets from Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West & Joe Biden as well.
Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Celebrities Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, were also hacked.
Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others hacked to run Bitcoin Scam
A number of high profile Twitter accounts including that of US presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates and of Apple were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday by attackers to carry out what appeared to be a cryptocurrency scam. Twitter says it is investigating the issue. The company’s shares declined 2.3% post market.Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others hacked to run Bitcoin Scam
Art of giving: Non-billionaire Indians pledge to give 50% of their wealth in charity
The promise is only to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes either during their lifetime or in their will. It is not legally binding but there is moral accountability to one’s self and to each other.
Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune surpasses $100 billion
The staggering numbers have put Big Tech under increased scrutiny, with Zuckerberg, Bezos, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc. head Sundar Pichai testifying before Congress last month to defend allegations that their power and influence are out of control.
Business insights in the pandemic: The 2 books Bill Gates recommends from his bookshelf
If you’re looking for insights to help navigate the Covid-19 economic fallout, here are two books Gates would recommend.
From simple gaming tricks to last month's sensational Twitter hack: Mapping a teen’s troubled online path
Clark’s digital misbehaviour ended when the police arrested him on Friday. Prosecutors said the 17-year-old was the mastermind of the astounding hack last month, accusing him of tricking his way into Twitter’s systems and taking over the accounts of some of the world’s most famous people, including Barack Obama, Kanye West and Jeff Bezos.
Bezos, Zuckerberg and Musk have made $115 billion this year
The mind-boggling accumulation of money underway in technology is unrivaled in speed and scale. No other group of executives has prospered to such a degree. Indeed, the world’s richest people are growing even richer, even faster, as the coronavirus pandemic upends the global economy and drives ever more activity online.
Venture investors double their bets on faux meat startups
This year’s biggest funding deals included Beyond Meat rival Impossible Foods Inc., which raised $500 million to support expansion of its vegan burgers, and Swedish oat-milk maker Oatly AB, which raised $200 million this month in a deal backed by Blackstone Group Inc. that values the company at $2 billion.
Bill Gates is back with his summer reading list - this time with content to face the pandemic and take a break from it
It's more than just books on the list this time.
Twitter says hackers 'manipulated' employees to access accounts
Hackers accessed Twitter's internal systems to hijack some of the platform's top voices including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk and used them to solicit digital currency.
Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week
In its latest statement, Twitter said that the hackers were able to gain control to a "small subset" of the targeted accounts, and send tweets from them.
Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week
Accounts of celebrities and political figures including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Barack Obama and Elon Musk were hacked during the cyber attack on Wednesday. Twitter added that it was continuing to assess whether hackers were able to access private data of the targeted accounts.
What the Twitter hack revealed: An election system teeming with risks
Whoever bored into the command centre of Twitter — seizing control of Biden’s and Obama’s blue-checked accounts, among many others — served as a warning that some of the most critical infrastructure that could influence the election is not in the hands of government experts, and is far less protected than anyone assumed even a day ago.
Twitter breach a big lesson for all sectors on cyber security preparedness: Saket Modi
‘Imagine what the other sectors will be doing if a sophisticated attack like this happens’
PM Modi's 'proactive measures' in combating coronavirus impresses Bill Gates
In a letter, Microsoft co-founder lauded the 'Aarogya Setu' digital app for coronavirus tracking & contact tracing.
Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
Unidentified hackers have broken into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies in an apparent Bitcoin scam.
Bridge, golf and mattress testing: Inside Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s many years of friendship
Even in times of social distancing, Gates and Buffett are keeping their friendship strong with online bridge.
Mark Zuckerberg loses $7 billion as firms boycott Facebook ads
Mark Zuckerberg just became $7.2 billion poorer after a flurry of companies pulled advertising from Facebook Inc.’s network.
Watch: PM Modi interacts with Bill Gates via video conferencing on global response to Covid-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates via video conferencing on May 14. The dignitaries discussed global response to COVID-19. They also discussed about the importance of global coordination on scientific innovation and R&D to combat COVID-19 pandemic. PM Modi underlined the conscious approach that the India has adopted in its fight against the health crisis-an approach based on ensuring public engagement through appropriate messaging. He appreciated health related work being done by Gates Foundation not only in India but also in many other parts of world, including for coordinating global response to COVID-19. Watch: PM Modi interacts with Bill Gates via video conferencing on global response to Covid-19
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to serve humanity
The 64-year-old stopped being involved in day-to-day operations at the firm more than a decade ago, turning his attention to the foundation he launched with his wife, Melinda.
Bill Gates-led fund invests in making lithium mining more sustainable
About 75% of the world’s lithium is trapped in underground deposits of briny water that contain a mixture of salts. The typical way to recover lithium is to pump the water to the surface into miles-long salt ponds and let the water evaporate.
COVID-19: Bill Gates lauds PM Modi's leadership in combating coronavirus in India
Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and his government's "proactive measures" such as lockdown and expansion of focused testing in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in India. According to officials, Gates, in a letter to Modi, said he was glad that the Indian government is fully utilizing its exceptional digital capabilities in its COVID-19 response and has launched the 'Aarogya Setu' digital app for coronavirus tracking, contact tracing, and to connect people to health services.COVID-19: Bill Gates lauds PM Modi's leadership in combating coronavirus in India
View: State governments can be better armed financially to fight Covid-19 by issuing public health bonds
If state governments spend on public health now, chances are high that their residents will be healthier and earn more later. State governments can exploit this ‘virtuous cycle’ to tax their more prosperous residents in the future and repay the bonds. In contrast, raising taxes now could potentially act as a hindrance to economic recovery.
Amazon teams up with Bill Gates-backed group to deliver coronavirus test kits
The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, a group of medical, public health and research organizations, is collecting nasal swabs from a sample of people across King County and Seattle to learn how the infection is spreading in the areas.
A green drive: Climate crusader Bill Gates buys an electric Porsche Taycan; says he prefers EVs over fossil fuel cars
Porsche Taycan starts at $185,000.
Melinda Gates gives a 'D-minus' to Trump administration for handling Covid-19 crisis
The philanthropist stressed the need for more testing and contact tracing to curb the spread in America.
Not missiles, microbes: Bill Gates had warned the world of an epidemic 5 yrs ago
The 64-year-old said that the world had invested very little in a system to stop an epidemic.
Luxe redefined: Bill Gates buys £500m hydrogen-powered superyacht which has an infinity pool, helipad & gym
Gates is ready to set sail on his superyacht.
In LinkedIn note, Bill Gates invokes old & lasting friendship with Warren Buffett; being a mentor to Nadella
The 64-yr-old tech titan on Saturday stepped down from the boards of MS, Berkshire Hathaway.
Bill Gates wants you to sleep more in 2020 and here’s why
Gates credits a book for helping him understand the importance of getting a good night’s sleep.
View:Why Covid-19 has sparked a boom in conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories flourish in lockdown. They are attempts to end uncertainty and the anxieties it causes by creating an explanation even when, or especially when, there seems to be no clear explanation. When faced with a virus whose origin, real impact and future prognosis are all unclear, rather than accept our bewildering helplessness, it is easier to clutch at an imagined cause.
Need easier US residency rules for students: Lobby group backed by Bill Gates, Zuckerberg
At present, international students can switch to a one year period of Optional Practical Training (OPT) after they graduate, but they eventually have to apply for an H-1B visa to continue working in the country. The US issues 65,000 H-1B work permits each year, with a further 20,000 visas going to applicants with an advanced US degree.
Need to hold China accountable for spread of coronavirus: US
Over the past few weeks, the Trump Administration has ramped up its rhetoric against China, accusing it of being non-transparent and holding it responsible for the spread of coronavirus across the world.
BR Shetty: The staggering rise and incredible fall of a billionaire
BR Shetty landed in Abu Dhabi with $8 in 1973 and turned his sweat into a personal fortune worth billions.
Every entrepreneur in India has the potential to be a Dhirubhai Ambani or Bill Gates: Mukesh Ambani
Saying that India has transformed tremendously over the past two decades -- from a $300 billion economy in early 1990s to becoming a $3 trillion economy in 2020 -- Ambani stressed that India is on track to become one of the top three economies of the world.
China's Xi Jinping writes letter to Bill Gates, thanks him for foundation's 'generosity' in the fight against coronavirus
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed up to $100 mn to fight the outbreak.
Gates Foundation to give $150 million more to combat COVID-19 globally
The foundation's new USD 150 million commitment will fund the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines, as well as new efforts to provide partners in Africa and South Asia with resources to scale their COVID-19 detection, treatment, and isolation efforts, it said.
Bill Gates & Heliogen: People, places and things beyond headlines
Bill Gates on philanthropy, investing and his new venture Heliogen.
View: What Bill Gates gets wrong about fossil fuels
Gates’s history makes him peculiarly ill-suited to understand how damaging debt divestment can be.
The simple strategy fuelling the growth of Bill Gates’ fortune
The Gates fortune had about $60 bn of equity assets as of Monday, according to Bloomberg.
Why Bill Gates bullish on India despite economic growth hurdles
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates spoke to Times Now’s Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shivshankar on Monday. Gates spoke on several issues, including India’s economy, welfare schemes.Why Bill Gates bullish on India despite economic growth hurdles
Indian health system improved significantly over last decade: Bill Gates
Bill Gates, philanthropist & Microsoft co-founder during launch function of book 'Health System for a New India: Building Blocks' stated that Improvements in Indian health system in the last decade are very significant. “Improvements in Indian health system in the last decade are significant. There are specific disease programmes and vaccine coverage has improved substantially. It was in 2011 that India had its last case of Polio,” said Bill Gates.Indian health system improved significantly over last decade: Bill Gates
Watch: Bill Gates meets PM Narendra Modi in Delhi
Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates meets PM Narendra Modi in the national capital.Watch: Bill Gates meets PM Narendra Modi in Delhi
India has potential for very rapid economic growth, says Bill Gates
India has the potential for "very rapid" economic growth over the next decade, Bill Gates has said.
Jeff Bezos loses world's richest man title to Bill Gates
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has lost the title as the world's richest man, paving the way for tenacious Bill Gates to grab the top spot after Amazon's lacklustre Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly $7 billion in stock value.
Bill Gates and Hike CEO Kavin Mittal’s reading lists have one thing in common: A book about sleeping
Both founders credited Matthew Walker’s 'Why We Sleep' with improving their sleep quality.
World’s richest lose $444 billion after hellish week for markets
The World Health Organization has thus far refrained from declaring it a pandemic.
The story behind Bill Gates's birthday hat, that's been in the family for 20 years
The billionaire's 64th birthday was celebrated in typical, time-honoured tradition: With a top hat and several edible goodies.
Coronavirus crackdown: Facebook bans ads with false claims about COVID-19
Facebook had previously banned ads, along with regular unpaid posts that spread conspiracy about the virus.
Bill Gates says Big Tech companies shouldn’t be broken up
But splitting the company in two, and having two people doing the bad thing-- that doesn’t seem like a solution, Gates said.
An electric conundrum: Gates thinks EVs are the future of automobile industry but high price is a problem
Gates feels that the price might dissuade people from going electric.
Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world's richest person, said in an Instagram post that he'll start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect Earth. Bezos said that he will call his new initiative the Bezos Earth Fund.
From oil and automobiles to AI, ML: How tech has changed world's billionaires
The gilded age of capitalism was followed by the Great Depression.
Jennifer Gates announces engagement to Stanford alum on Insta, Daddy Bill is ‘thrilled’
There’s a new ‘it’ couple in town.
Bill Gates praises Bihar government, says state has made progress against poverty & disease
The Gates Foundation has been working with the state government to ensure health and education.
Greater private sector innovation, digital tools key to quality healthcare services in India at low cost: Bill Gates
Bill Gates, who is currently on a three-day visit to India, said: "Our biggest work has been broadly in the health area helping to get new vaccines introduced, helping to look at innovations in some of the disease-specific areas, like tuberculosis or visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or lymphatic filariasis (LF)."
With a fortune of $110 bn, Bill Gates beats Bezos to become world's richest man
Bezos would be far richer if he and MacKenzie Bezos hadn’t divorced.
Most tech can be shaped to have more benefits than negatives: Bill Gates
Gates is on a three-day visit to India to assess the work that his foundation is carrying out here.
India to host 8th global conference on agri-statistics; Bill Gates to address
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and two ministers of state for agriculture will be present at the event, which is expected to see a participation from 108 countries and over 600 delegates.
N Chandrasekaran becomes LinkedIn Influencer, joins PM Modi, Gates & Priyanka Chopra
Personalities like Branson, Mazumdar-Shaw, Oprah & Tendulkar are also a part of the influencers list.
Cabinet gives ex-post-facto nod to MoC between health department, Gates Foundation
It covers areas of cooperation aimed at reducing maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and mortality, improve key nutrition outcomes by improving the reach, coverage and quality of essential primary health, immunization and nutrition services.
View: The perfect 'mediator' who can put an end to Tata Sons-Cyrus Mistry feud
Between Tata Sons and Cyrus Mistry, a bigger issue would be to find the perfect mediator.
Quantum Leap: Pedagogy gets a reboot with Artificial Intelligence
AI-enabled technologies are changing the one-size-fits-all model of classrooms. The world’s top technology billionaires are betting their philanthropic dollars on personalised learning. Smart education and learning market is in high demand globally and is forecasted to reach $423 billion by 2025, according to Grand View Research.
Why you should be part of the mutual fund SIP revolution
Don’t let the months and even years fool you—it’s the decades that matter, says Dhirendra Kumar.
Bill Gates is reading these books this summer; what's on your list?
High on Gates's summer selection for this year are books that deal with the idea of disruption.
Monetary policy can't solve structural problems, it can only address cyclical shocks: Viral Acharya
Financial stability is a pre-requisite for money policy to get transmitted to real economy, he said.
Philanthropy is much more complex than running a business: Azim Premji
In March, Premji had executed a fresh bequest to his philanthropic chest, taking his total commitment to social impact to $21 billion and placing himself in the league of Bill Gates and George Soros.
RIL pips BP Plc to become 6th largest energy company
The stock — which has risen 36% so far this year — is trading at 21 times FY20 estimated earnings and 3.5 times book value. The RIL stock ended up 2.47% at Rs 1,547 on the BSE Wednesday. RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of $58 billion, remains the richest Asian.
RIL m-cap nears Rs 10 lakh crore; Mukesh Ambani now world's 12th richest man
On a year-to-date basis, Mukesh Ambani's wealth increased by $13.70 billion to $58 billion.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw gets lifetime achievement award
Bill Gates, co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gave away this award to Mazumdar-Shaw in New Delhi on Nov 17 at an event to mark the celebration of 108th Foundation Day of ICMR. She was also recognised for her philanthropic efforts and providing better healthcare to people in India and globally through cost-effective life-saving therapies.
Niti prepares roadmap to improve India's health system
The roadmap has been outlined in a book titled New India: Building Blocks - Potential Pathways to Reforms released on Monday. The book, which is a synthesis of all the discussions and efforts initiated at the national-level workshop held last year, could form the basis of the way forward for the health sector in the upcoming Vision Document of the Aayog in 2020.
Niti prepares roadmap to improve India's health system
The roadmap has been outlined in a book titled New India: Building Blocks - Potential Pathways to Reforms released on Monday. The book, which is a synthesis of all the discussions and efforts initiated at the national-level workshop held last year, could form the basis of the way forward for the health sector in the upcoming Vision Document of the Aayog in 2020.
Amazon doing extremely well in India: Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, committed investment worth $5 billion in the Indian market in 2016.
Niti Aayog's report to reveal India's health system
The report, titled New India: Building Blocks - Potential Pathways to Reforms, will be released on Monday. The report reveals India’s health system as a story of multiple fragmentations at the level of payers and risk pools, healthcare services and at digital backbone running it, the Aayog said on Friday
$100 billion club! Bill Gates has just joined Amazon's Bezos
Gates’ fortune, now $100 bn on the nose, hasn’t reached such heights since the dot-com boom.
Jeff Bezos is set to lose his crown as world’s richest person
Microsoft has surged 38 per cent this year boosting the value of Gates’s 1 per cent stake.
Bill Gates no longer world's second richest, LVMH's Arnault climbs to No. 2
Gates has never ranked lower than No. 2 in the seven-year history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Bill Gates, Ratan Tata, Jack Ma: Business Leaders Who Accepted Their Biggest Mistakes
The year 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of Warren Buffett and his partners’ decision to take control of Berkshire Hathaway. In his letter to the shareholders, Buffett shared his biggest investment mistakes. He said that buying Berkshire was a “monumentally stupid decision” and that he had only bought the company because it was cheap. Buffett kept investing money in Berkshire’s textile mills, eventually shutting operations in 1985.
Bill Gates says Steve Jobs cast ‘spells’ to keep Apple from dying
Bill Gates spoke of Jobs, the Apple Inc co-founder and chief executive officer who died of pancreatic cancer in 2011.
Bill Gates praises Steve Jobs, says he 'cast spells' to bring back Apple from the dead
The Microsoft boss is in complete awe of once rival and competitor, Steve Jobs.
These are the 20 richest people in the automotive industry
Some in this list are prominent, like Elon Musk. Others are not so much so, like Pallonji Mistry.
