He now works to solve humanity's greatest problems with his
foundation -- yet has no program to curb global warming. That does not compute.
By Joseph Romm Mar 9, 2009
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Why are key aides contradicting each other on a central point? Plus: My TV debate with Christopher Hitchens
By Glenn Greenwald
December 4, 2009
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Fake it 'til you make it: Can posturing by the titans of commerce signify true change?
By Andrew Leonard
January 28, 2008
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates take the stage at a tech conference and come off more like old pals than business rivals.
By Scott Rosenberg
May 31, 2007
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The Microsoft chairman said to be truly competitive, an economy can't exclude "half the talent in the country."
By Tracy Clark-Flory
January 29, 2007
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Call it Capitalism 2.0: Microsoft's founder and Wal-Mart's CEO say there's got to be a better way.
By Andrew Leonard
January 24, 2008
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The story starts with a Fortune magazine article, and ends in the second century B.C.
By Andrew Leonard
July 10, 2007
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Will Bob Gates bring a course correction in Iraq, or maintain the status quo?
By Tim Grieve
November 8, 2006
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Helping women protect themselves against AIDS, opinions from Ellen Goodman and Susan J. Douglas, and more.
By Page Rockwell
August 14, 2006
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To combat AIDS, Microsoft's founder learns from Linux.
By Andrew Leonard
July 20, 2006
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Will the $60 billion Gates-Buffett colossus make the U.N.'s World Health Organization irrelevant?
By Andrew Leonard
June 27, 2006
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Microsoft's slacker founder decides to do something meaningful with his life.
By Andrew Leonard
June 15, 2006
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The Microsoft mogul says America needs more foreign engineers and programmers to compete. Critics say it's all about cheap labor.
By Rebecca Clarren
May 26, 2006
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Surprised by the hits his company is taking for abandoning a gay rights measure, Bill Gates says Microsoft may support the bill next time around.
By Tim Grieve
April 26, 2005
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A partnership between the software giant and the Philadelphia School District is an innovative solution to an urban crisis. But can public education survive private management?
By Christine Smallwood
March 13, 2005
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A Brooklyn entrepreneur prints shirts proclaiming that the wearer had sex with everyone from the Strokes to Anna Wintour -- and New York is eating them up.
By Elizabeth Spiers
July 1, 2003
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Our iconic whiz kids -- Gates, Case and Jobs -- debut new, mellower versions. Plus: What Hillary really didn't know.
By Tina Brown
June 5, 2003
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Jessica Lange wows 'em at college, James Gandolfini sings with Kate Winslet, and Egypt looks for its own Pamela Anderson. Plus: Is Bill Gates cheap?
By Karen Croft
May 19, 2003
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Yes, Microsoft is a bullying monopoly. But the software king may go down in history as the single individual who did the most to help the world's neediest people.
By Andrew Leonard
May 9, 2003
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In Argentina, a miserable economy is encouraging computer users to look for low-cost, nonproprietary solutions. Bill Gates is paying attention.
By Matt Dorn
May 7, 2003
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What Bill Gates and advocates for each side have to say about the court's decision to approve the Microsoft antitrust deal.
By Farhad Manjoo
November 2, 2002
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Move over Britney -- Kelly Clarkson wants to be the new chaste one; Wesley Snipes gets some. Plus: What's bigger than a laptop and cries? Ask Bill Gates.
By Amy Reiter
September 18, 2002
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Microsoft's new software development tools are more than just nifty -- they are a great boon to humanity.
By Peter Wright
February 14, 2002
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Forget the media spectacle on the streets -- the real rabble-rousing at the World Economic Forum is happening inside.
By Arianna Huffington
February 1, 2002
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Aguilera promises more flesh for her fans; Heche throws a tantrum. Plus: Timberlake's literary future 'N peril; and Bill Gates gets 15 more minutes.
By Amy Reiter
October 24, 2001
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