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Wiretap: “Facebook for scientists” lands millions from Bill Gates

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14 days ago Peter Delevett 1 Comment

Wiretap: “Facebook for scientists” lands millions from Bill Gates

A few years ago, Ijad Madisch was a geek with a gripe. The radiology researcher at Boston's prestigious Massachusetts General Hospital had a nut he just couldn't crack, and efforts to find fellow scientists who could offer Read More →

Quoted: Bill Gates on ‘growing up’ with Steve Jobs

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36 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Quoted: Bill Gates on ‘growing up’ with Steve Jobs

"He and I, in a sense, grew up together... every fantasy we had about creating products and learning new things — we achieved all of it. And most of it as rivals. But we always retained a certain respect and Read More →

1 2079

60 days ago Peter Delevett 1 Comment

Props to the B boys: Silicon Valley companies sweep global awards

Ali Partovi has shown a knack for a good idea. The Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur co-founded LinkExchange, which Microsoft bought in 1998 for $265 million; he then plowed some of that money into Read More →

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126 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 1 Comment

Quoted: Bill Gates’ idea of fun

"I like to tour interesting things with my kids like power plants, garbage dumps, the Large Hadron Collider, Antarctica, missile Silos (Arizona)." — Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, on what he likes to do for fun. Monday, Gates took part Read More →

Quoted: on Microsoft, Windows and no Apple products for the Gates kids

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169 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 5 Comments

Quoted: on Microsoft, Windows and no Apple products for the Gates kids

"The wealth from our family came from Microsoft, so why would we invest in a competitor?" — Melinda Gates, philanthropist and wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said on British radio late last week that their kids have asked Read More →

1 2079

225 days ago Peter Delevett No Comments

Wiretap’s Monday funding wrap-up

A few tidbits as you're sinking into your third (or fourth) cup of post-weekend coffee: • Berkeley-based LightSail Energy, which makes energy storage technology, announced a $37.3 million Series D round led by Peter Read More →

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