Buffet is one of the Gates Foundation’s three board members. His resignation marks another shift in the long-time partnership, and friendship, with Bill Gates.
Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce announcement cracked the curated image. Unflattering details spilled out, including a report that Larson allegedly harassed & bullied some employees.
Kochhar, who spent 3 decades at IMF, will retire on 30 July, and will join as Director of Development Policy and Finance, at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Mark Suzman, the Gates Foundation’s chief executive officer, has told employees he’s in talks to strengthen 'the long-term sustainability and stability of the foundation'.
Bill Gates has had a storied life: Harvard drop out who became world's youngest billionaire (until Facebook's Zuckerberg), Microsoft founder. And now another MeToo example.
The investigation into the affair came at a time that was marked by a groundswell of discussion at Microsoft about the treatment of women and Me-Too conversations in the industry.
The announcement has the power to ripple through the technology industry, range of business & real estate holdings as well as into the realms of global health, climate change policy.
Bill Gates was asked if it would be better to share intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines with developing countries. To this, he answered no.
A popular refrain is that once people fly private, they aren’t eager to go back to the headaches of commercial flights, but Gates' interest has little to do with his own travel plans.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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