2025-05-09
During the 25th anniversary celebration of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has announced that he was planning to give away "virtually all" of his wealth within the next 20 years. In all, he expects to distribute approximately $200 billion until the foundation shuts down on December 31, 2045, which as The New York Times notes is decades before originally intended. The Gates Foundation has funded several causes since it was founded in the year 2005 by Bill and his then-wife Melinda French Gates, including those dedicate [...]
2025-01-02
It's been almost one year since Intuit shut down the popular budgeting app Mint. I was a Mint user for many years; millions of other users like me enjoyed how easily Mint allowed us to track all [...]
2025-02-28
The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]
2025-03-18
Melinda French Gates is thriving after her divorce from Microsoft (MSFT) founder Bill Gates but said separating from her longtime husband was one of the hardest things she’s done.Read more... [...]
2025-05-08
Bill Gates just said that he wants his bank account to look a whole lot different in 20 years. If all goes according to plan, that number will be a lot closer to zero than its current almost $114 bill [...]
2025-03-21
SpaceX could soon have greater control over the recreational activities of South Texas residents. The Houston Chronicle (via Gizmodo) and San Antonio Express-News report that a pair of state senate bi [...]
2025-01-28
Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are re-introducing a bill that aims to ban social media platforms from knowingly letting kids aged under 13 from using them. The bipartisan Kids Of [...]