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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bill Gates were engaged in tête-à-tête where they talked about the rise of AI and asking Gates about his favourite book. News 

PM Narendra Modi Interviews Bill Gates on His Life and Favorite Book

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bill Gates on Friday participated in an interactive chat that was broadcast live online to the public. Prime Minister Modi shared his views on the country’s growth in AI, his thoughts on emerging technology and how AI could help improve people and their skills in the long run. However, the tete-a-tete between Gates and Prime Minister Modi gave us a chance to get more personal information about the Microsoft founder and how he sees technology evolving in the coming years. Gates also talked about his…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates talked about India’s digital revolution at the prime minister’s residence. (ANI) News 

PM Modi and Bill Gates talk about India’s digital transformation and how Digital India is taking the lead.

Adarsh V.K, ,

During a meeting with Bill Gates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed how India has been at the forefront of adopting new technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence. In a casual conversation at the prime minister’s residence, Bill Gates commended Indians for actively embracing technology to enhance their quality of life. In a video shared by news agency ANI, PM Modi said, “During the G20 summit in Indonesia, delegates from around the world expressed their curiosity about the country’s digital revolution. I explained to them that we have democratized technology to prevent monopoly.…

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Prime Minister Modi and Bill Gates discussed harnessing AI for public good and shared commitment to enhancing the planet and uplifting millions globally. (HT_PRINT) AI 

PM Narendra Modi and Bill Gates discuss the importance of AI for public welfare

Febin Mathew,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and philanthropist Bill Gates engaged in a discussion focused on utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of society. The leaders expressed their shared commitment to sectors that have the potential to improve the planet and uplift millions worldwide. “What a wonderful meeting! It’s always a pleasure to discuss sectors that are making our planet better and empowering millions of people around the world,” said Prime Minister Modi in X’s message. They also discussed DPI, women-led development. Gates, the founder of Microsoft, also emphasized the experiences…

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The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mark Suzman, is calling on billionaires to give away more of their money to address inequality. (AP) News 

CEO of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urges billionaires to donate more and promptly

Adarsh V.K

In his annual letter released on Thursday, the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mark Suzman, urges billionaires to donate more of their wealth to tackle inequality promptly. Suzman highlights the inspiring philanthropy of Chuck Feeney, a billionaire whose actions influenced Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Melinda French-Gates. Feeney, who passed away in October, amassed his wealth through duty-free stores and generously gave away $8 billion throughout his lifetime, often without seeking recognition. “He showed us all how the actions of one generous person can set the wheels…

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a conversation with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the Unconfuse Me with Bill Gates podcast. (YouTube (Bill Gates)) News 

Sam Altman announces OpenAI’s plan to integrate “speech, images, and videos” into GPT.

Adriana Marais,

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has been incredibly rapid in recent years and could surpass all previous revolutions. Altman recently had a conversation with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, where they discussed various aspects of AI, including its growth, representation, ChatGPT, and the potential of GPT-5. Altman emphasized that the AI revolution will happen at an unprecedented speed, highlighting society’s quick adoption of this technology. Interestingly, Altman also revealed the potential use cases of GPT-5 and shared his most frequently used app, which surprisingly…

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Bill Gates has shared his views on AI and where he sees its future, where people could actually benefit from its use. News 

Bill Gates, Microsoft Co-Founder, Discusses Early Career and His Lack of Vacation Time

Adriana Marais,

Microsoft’s Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the world and it’s hardly surprising to hear about his early life and how he was a workaholic. Gates gets invited all the time to speak to college eddies, and it’s quite obvious that people would want to pick his brain and ask him how he managed to build a large company and sustain himself for decades. The Microsoft founder clearly has good moments and bad moments, including regrets that he surely could have realized much earlier. Gates has talked…

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Breakthrough has backed several other startups in the thermal energy storage industry including Antora Energy, Malta, and Rondo, in its bid to help emerging firms scale to advance low-cost utility-scale renewable grid. (REUTERS) News 

Startup Utilizing Liquid Tin to Store Energy Receives Support from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy

Jim Hendler,

A new thermal storage startup is receiving support from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, as the company expands its investments in long-duration power backup. Fourth Power converts renewable electricity into heat and stores it for future use. A thermal battery based on liquid tin transfers heat at very high temperatures to carbon block stacks, which can later be discharged as electricity through thermoelectric cells. This could help solve the periodicity problems of renewable energy sources. Investor DCVC led the Series A with $19 million, with participation from Breakthrough and Black…

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Bill Gates recognises the efforts of the COP28 summit for tackling climate change, however, Gates is sceptical about meeting the Paris Agreement’s goal. (REUTERS)

Gates Sounds Alarm: Chances of Achieving 2C Warming Target Rapidly Diminishing

Febin Mathew

Despite geopolitical tensions, Bill Gates commended the COP28 summit for its efforts in addressing climate change, although he expressed doubt that the world would achieve the Paris Agreement’s objective of limiting temperature rise to below 2C. “Climate development is moving forward even as we fall short of our highest hopes,” he said on Bloomberg TV, citing the largest-ever attendance at the annual U.N. summit and announcements of food and health initiatives. Holding warming to 2C, the weaker target agreed at COP21 in Paris, “is not likely”, he said. “Fortunately, if…

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Graphyte takes waste biomass like discarded wood residue or rice hulls, dries and sterilizes it to prevent decomposition. (Bloomberg) News 

Gates-Backed Startup to Give Old Wood a New Life – Removing Carbon from the Air!

Febin Mathew

A hybrid technology that combines engineering with natural photosynthesis processes has been developed by a startup supported and incubated by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which is backed by Bill Gates. This technology aims to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it underground. “It’s important to understand that getting rid of coal is not an excuse to keep emitting or to slow our transition to a clean energy economy — we need to keep innovating as fast as we can,” Gates wrote in his company’s “State of the Transition.” 2023”…

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Gates Ventures is Bill Gates’ private family office. (REUTERS) News 

Investigation into Microsoft Corporation Reveals Allegations of Inappropriate Interview Questions

Adriana Marais,

According to the Wall Street Journal, Gates Ventures, the private family office of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has been accused of posing sexually explicit questions to female applicants during job interviews. Concentric Advisors, a security consulting firm hired to conduct interviews and background checks, allegedly asked invasive and inappropriate questions exclusively to female candidates applying for positions at Gates’ private office. This revelation has shocked many. Shocking questions Female candidates were asked about their past sexual experiences, history of drug use, preference for pornography and even whether they kept intimate…

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Gates said it would disappoint him if Microsoft were not in the running, though there was a 50% chance the top player to emerge will be a startup News 

The most popular artificial intelligence agent will replace search and shopping sites, says Bill Gates

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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corp, said on Monday that the winner of the technology race is to develop the best artificially intelligent agent ready to disrupt search engines, productivity and e-commerce sites. “You’ll never go to a search site again,” he said. “You never go to Amazon.” Speaking at the AI Forward 2023 event in San Francisco, hosted by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and SV Angel, Gates said he would be disappointed if Microsoft was not in the running, although there is a 50 percent chance a top…

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Microsoft co-Founder last month said that ChatGPT gives a glimpse of what is to come. He is impressed with this whole approach and the rate of innovation.. News 

ChatGPT is “changing our world,” says Microsoft founder Bill Gates

Adriana Marais,

ChatGPT: Bill Gates, co-founder of tech giant Microsoft, recently said that ChatGPT — a popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot service developed by a Microsoft-backed AI company — will streamline many office jobs by helping in writing bills or invoices. letters. Bill Gates told the German business paper Handelsblatt in an interview: “Until now, artificial intelligence could read and write, but not understand content. New programs like ChatGPT make many office jobs more efficient by helping to write invoices or letters. This will change our world,” he said in comments published…

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Bill Gates, who was the guest of honour at the G20 event, said no country has built a more comprehensive platform than India… IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who was the chief guest, said India has developed a distinctive framework for the digital economy that is focused on improving people's lives News 

India Has Excellent Digital Network, Can Be the Most Affordable 5G Market: Bill Gates at G20 Event

Adarsh V.K, , ,

Microsoft founder and IT czar Bill Gates praised India’s digital infrastructure at the G20 session on ‘Building Resilient and Inclusive Economics’ in New Delhi on March 1 and said it can be “such an example” for other countries. Gates, who was the guest of honour at the G20 session, patted India for its “excellent digital network”, dependable and affordable connectivity, and claimed it could be the “most affordable 5G market”. The IT magnate also discussed India’s Aadhaar digital identity system, and payment infrastructure—while mentioning the India-Singapore payment transfer initiative—and the…

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Elon Musk's rapid rise is mainly due to Tesla's course of action. The company currently has a market capitalization of nearly $ 500 billion, having started the year at less than $ 100 billion. (REUTERS) News 

Elon Musk just beat Bill Gates to become the second richest man in the world

Adriana Marais, , , ,

Elon Musk defeated Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to become the second richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk’s net worth is now around $128 billion after growing by $100 billion this year. It will take some time for Musk to reach the top position on the list held by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. There is a huge gap between Musk and Bezos, who reported a net worth of $182 billion. However, it was a significant rise for the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who was…

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