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Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce
Bill and Melinda Gates, who for decades have overseen one of history’s greatest fortunes and philanthropic operations, said they plan to divorce.
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Elite $100-billion club gets two new members thanks to tech boom
The rally in tech shares has taken the number of people with fortunes of more than $100-billion to eight.
Investment
World’s billionaires added $5-trillion to their wealth in one year
Forbes’ annual world’s billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2 755 billionaires, with Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year.
Science
The start-up transforming carbon dioxide into stone
A start-up in Iceland is tackling a key piece of the climate change puzzle by turning carbon dioxide into rocks, allowing the greenhouse gas to be stored forever instead of escaping into the atmosphere and trapping heat.
Cryptocurrencies
It’s Gates vs Musk as world’s richest spar over bitcoin
Unless you’re the world’s richest person, you shouldn’t be buying bitcoin. That’s the message from Bill Gates – the third richest.
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Bill Gates: Social media bans not an answer to divisiveness
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said social media silencing such as Twitter’s lifetime ban on former US President Donald Trump risk leading to even more divisiveness.
Investment
South African-born Elon Musk is now world’s second richest person
Elon Musk’s year of dizzying ascents hit a new apex Monday as the Tesla co-founder passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second richest person.
Consumer electronics
Microsoft’s Panos Panay on building Surface, and the future of the PC
Podcast | Microsoft chief product officer Panos Panay, who leads the development of the company’s Surface product line, is enthused about the future of the personal computer. TechCentral spoke to him in this exclusive interview.
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Mark Zuckerberg is now worth more than $100-billion
Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth passed $100-billion for the first time on Thursday after Facebook hit a record on optimism about the release of its TikTok competitor Reels.