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Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 million against tobacco
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged $375 million on Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco epidemic.
Nations:India Turkey Italy U.S. France People:Michael Bloomberg Bill Gates Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-23
Holy blockbuster! Batman shatters box-office record
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" soared over the North American box-office with a record-breaking opening weekend, estimates showed, with audiences flocking to watch the late actor Heath Ledger in his final film role.
Nations:U.S. Canada People:Heath Ledger Will Smith Bill Gates Christian Bale Aaron Eckhart Morgan Freeman
2008-07-21
Bill Gates: PC Genius, Internet Fool
Bill Gates, who for years was the richest man in the world, is also one of the smartest. But even he couldn't figure out how to beat the Internet-how to transition his grand old monopoly software company, Microsoft, into a business that thrives on the Net. And so he begins his retirement today from Microsoft as the PC era's biggest winner, and the Web era's most spectacular casualty.
People:Bill Gates Steve Ballmer Source:(Time)
2008-06-30
Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Steve Ballmer has been CEO at Microsoft Corp for eight years, but he will finally get to move into the corner office vacated by Bill Gates, the college friend who brought him to the company nearly three decades ago.
Nations:U.S. People:Steve Ballmer Bill Gates
2008-06-29
Bill Gates to sign off at Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Macintosh computer fanatics won't have Bill Gates to kick around anymore. The Microsoft co-founder whose boyish face and nerdy manner epitomizes the US software colossus spends his last day at the office on Friday.
People:Bill Gates Steve Ballmer Source:(AFP)
2008-06-27
| Headlines |
- Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 million against tobacco 2008-07-23
- Holy blockbuster! Batman shatters box-office record 2008-07-21
- Bill Gates: PC Genius, Internet Fool 2008-06-30
- Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm 2008-06-29
- Bill Gates to sign off at Microsoft 2008-06-27
- Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears 2008-06-27
- Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm 2008-06-23
- Microsoft's Post-Gates Management Team 2008-06-22
- Board member, former Microsoft president to retire 2008-06-18
- Taxing the 'Not-So-Rich' Rich 2008-06-11
- Microsoft demos future Windows with touch-screen 2008-05-28
- Microsoft lures search traffic with cash rebates 2008-05-22
- AIG to set up services, data centers in Malaysia 2008-05-17
- Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts off 2008-05-13
- Microsoft's Bill Gates talks tech, Web in South Korea 2008-05-06
- Timeline: Microsoft, Yahoo's merger-and-acquisition dance 2008-05-04
- Competitive zeal of Ballmer key element in Yahoo chase 2008-05-04
- Microsoft ups Yahoo offer above $31 per share 2008-05-03
- Buffett and Munger fill arena for annual Berkshire meeting 2008-05-03
- US hits quota on visas for professionals 2008-04-08
- A rich China not threat to world, Bill Gates says 2008-04-04
- Gates sees next Windows "sometime" in next year 2008-04-04
- Google unveils "white space" airwaves plans 2008-03-24
- Microsoft's top visionary sees a parallel world 2008-03-14
- Gates predicts big technological leaps 2008-03-13
- Logitech says any Microsoft bid "without sense" 2008-03-09
- Investing joins 3 R's at unusual school 2008-03-09
- Who needs IT experts? Workers take control 2008-03-07
- Buffett world's richest man, Slim second: Forbes 2008-03-05
- Microsoft grows Web business services 2008-03-03
- Microsoft to expand its Web services for businesses 2008-03-03
- Tellme's tale as Microsoft subsidiary 2008-03-02
- Bill Gates links up with LinkedIn 2008-02-28
- $65M for gay rights, HIV/AIDS groups 2008-02-24
- Gates sees diminished role for keyboards 2008-02-22
- Microsoft giving away developer software 2008-02-19
- Gates: Microsoft isn't raising Yahoo bid 2008-02-19
- Microsoft to authorize Yahoo proxy battle 2008-02-19
- Las Vegas marks Chinese New Year 2008-02-07
- Microsoft-Yahoo could skip culture clash 2008-02-04
- Gates donates 20 mln dollars to help rice farmers: institute 2008-01-28
- Amid slowdown, trade gets another shot 2008-01-26
- Harness capitalism to help the poor, urges Bill Gates 2008-01-24
- Dell, Microsoft team up to sell (Red) computers 2008-01-23
- Getty Images could fetch more than $1.5 billion 2008-01-21
 Video: Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft 2008-01-08- Electronics carnival opens with rallying cry for free trade 2008-01-07
- Bill Gates eyes next "digital decade" 2008-01-07
- U.S. video game industry growth seen slowing 2008-01-06
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