Bill Gates speaks out on Apple, FBI in Reddit AMA
Bill Gates invited Reddit users to "Ask Me Anything," discussing everything from A.I. to the Apple-FBI dispute
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Meet the world's richest people of 2016
Of 1,810 billionaires around the world with a net worth of nearly $6.5 trillion, Forbes' annual list on them puts an American up top
Why Apple's feud with the FBI matters to you
Bill Gates recently told Charlie Rose that Apple should cooperate with the FBI in terms of unlocking the encrypted data on the San Bernardino shooters' phone
"Angry" San Bernardino families back FBI on iPhone hack
Victim's father says phone could reveal other extremist plots or that other people were involved in planning San Bernardino attack
Bill Gates sides with feds in iPhone hack battle
Says Apple should help unlock San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, adding it wouldn't set precedent in privacy vs. national security debate
Bill and Melinda Gates: Young needed to help solve major world problems
Couple has made a tradition of releasing annual letter on philanthropy; this year's letter calls on youth to be a driving force for innovation and change
Will a cancer test backed by Gates, Bezos do the job?
Despite a lot of skepticism, they're betting on Ilumina and its plans to develop a groundbreaking screening technology
Who did Americans admire the most in 2015?
Politicians topped the list, but Pope Francis and Bill Gates were also among those who made the list
Zuckerberg faces criticism over his $45 billion pledge
Facebook CEO explains the decision to direct shares worth $45 billion to an LLC rather than a nonprofit foundation
Forbes ranks world's most powerful people of 2015
From heads of state to entrepreneurs -- the ten most powerful people in the world
Bill Gates' 'Control-Alt-Delete' apology
Speaking at a Harvard fundraiser, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the triple key command, 'Control-Alt-Delete' should have been just one button
Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Unplugged
Rare footage showing the co-founders of Microsoft like you've never seen them before.
Bill & Melinda Gates: $60 Billion Donation
How do you give away $60 billion? Scott Pelley spent time with Bill and Melinda Gates, the world's richest couple, who have pledged their fortune to help those in need.
Bill Gates chokes up over Microsoft CEO replacement
At Steve Ballmer's last shareholders meeting as CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates choked up over the transition in leadership
Sex Lies and Videogames
Bill Gates told Bob Simon in 2002, that Microsoft was launching XBox, a videogame system, aiming to get a piece of an $8 billion a year industry.
Khan Academy: School of the future
In Sal Khan's vision of the school of the future, the traditional classroom, school day, and even school year don't look like anything like our current system.
Khan Academy's "world-changing" plan for schools
Khan Academy's core team - Sal Khan, Shantanu Sinha, Sundar Subbarayn, Ben Kamens and Jason Rosff - say they hope to revolutionize education.
Google's Eric Schmidt on Khan Academy
Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google, explains why he's backing the work of Sal Khan and Khan Academy.
Khan Academy in the classroom
School administrators Alyssa Gallagher and Jeff Baier of the Los Altos, California, school district are testing out Khan Academy software in their classrooms.
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Charlie Rose goes to Bill Gate's favorite burger joint where the pair experiences an unlikely interruption.
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Eating burgers with Bill. (11/09/99)
Bill Gates: "I drank water made from human feces"
A Gates Foundation-funded machine that turns poop into electricity and potable water is proving its worth in West Africa
Is artificial intelligence threat looming?
Theme played out in Hollywood fantasies is a worrying danger for some intellectual heavyweights, including Stephen Hawking
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Shutdown set to become longest ever after 14th failed Senate vote
The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now tied for the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
2025 elections in NYC, New Jersey, Virginia to test Democrats, Trump
Election Day 2025 is here, with consequential races in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and a redistricting ballot measure in California.
Dick Cheney, powerful former vice president, dies at 84
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful people to hold the office, has died, his family says. He was 84.
Outline of potential shutdown deal emerges as senators continue talks
Senators are discussing a deal that would fund the government alongside long-term appropriations bills in exchange for a vote on extending health care tax credits.
White House says administration is complying with court order on SNAP funds
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
Border Patrol agent testifies sandwich thrown at him "exploded all over"
Sean Dunn has been charged with a misdemeanor felony count for throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent during President Trump's federal takeover of D.C.
Some U.S. airspace might be closed if shutdown continues, Duffy says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts of the airspace" if the shutdown continues.
13 suspected drug cartel members killed in shootout with police
Four suspects were arrested and nine people kidnapped by the gang were freed following the clash in Sinaloa, officials said.
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Dems seek details on Epstein co-conspirator probe that was "inexplicably killed"
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.