Bill Gates, chicken farmer? The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist says in a blog post that investing in poultry would his first...
What Bill Gates would do if he were living on $2 a day
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Bill Nye geeks out on the science of baseball and his ‘Fango’ ball retriever invention
“Baseball is science, people.”
That’s one fun soundbite from Bill Nye’s recent appearance on MLB Central, a daily live show hosted by MLB that’s all about professional baseball.
Nye, promoting his...
US House unanimously passed bill requiring warrants for e-mail
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The US House unanimously approved legislation Wednesday requiring the authorities to obtain a court warrant to acquire e-mail and stored cloud data.
The Email Privacy Act unwinds a President Ronald Reagan-era law that allows the authorities to access e-mail and data from service providers without a warrant if the message or data is at...
App for splitting the bill based on race and gender gives ‘check your privilege’ a whole new meaning
Does your bleeding liberal heart make you feel guilty about your privilege? Do you love receiving praise on social media for good deeds? Do you wish there was something you could do to make up for...
Forbes says Bill Gates still world’s richest person, while Jeff Bezos jumps 10 spots to No. 5 on list of billionaires
Though the value of his personal fortune fell by $ 4 billion during the past year, Microsoft cofounder Bill...
Kickstarter tax fix: Bill would exempt crowdfunding efforts from state sales and B&O taxes
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill to exempt crowdfunding efforts from the state sales tax and business-and-occupation tax is working its way through the Washington House. The House Finance Committee held a hearing Friday on the bill by Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn. Right...
Bill Gates ‘confident’ that poverty can be wiped out by 2030
Bill Gates expressed renewed optimism this week that poverty can be eradicated in all its forms by 2030, and that doing so will help the global population confront other “complex and unprecedented challenges” such...
Corbis + Getty: Bill Gates’ sale of Corbis Images to Chinese firm sets up distribution deal with rival
Two of the world’s leading photographic libraries, longtime rivals in the industry, are joining forces as a result of a pair of deals announced today. Seattle-based Corbis, owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, this morning announced the sale of Corbis Images to an affiliate of...
Yet another bill seeks to weaken encryption-by-default on smartphones
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A second state lawmaker has now introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale of smartphones with unbreakable encryption. Except this time, despite very similar language to a pending New York bill, the stated rationale is to fight human trafficking, rather than terrorism.
Specifically, California Assemblymember Jim Cooper’s (D-Elk Grove) new bill, which was...
Washington state bill targets online shenanigans with potential prison time
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Washington Senate bill proposes to turn a variety of malicious online activities into actually prosecutable crimes with prison times and fines. The Senate Law & Justice Committee held a hearing Monday on a bill by Sen. Mark Miloscia, R- Federal Way, to...