philanthropy
Bill Gates' charity is offering $10 million to 'innovators' who can solve the world's challenges
Posted in Business on 15th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is offering $10 million to fund ideas improving education and eradicating poverty, among other causes.
Bill Gates will invest as much as $2 billion in new clean energy partnership
Posted in Science on 28th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
"This is the single biggest cooperative research and development partnership in history."
UK government sets up bn fund to fight malaria
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
The UK government is to create a new bn fund aimed at eradicating malaria and other infectious diseases.
Larry Page says he wants his fortune to go to Elon Musk. Alphabet is the next best thing.
Posted in Business on 14th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
"You know, if I were to get hit by a bus today," Google co-founder Larry Page once reportedly said, "I should leave all of it to Elon Musk."
Larry Page: Rather Leave Billions to Elon Musk Than Charity
Posted in Business on 28th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Instead of giving it to a philanthropic organization, he'd rather hand over his cash to Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and Solar City.