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Report: Sen. Chuck Schumer to Host Meeting of Tech Leaders on AI
artificial intelligence // August 28, 2023

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will reportedly host a meeting of a number of tech leaders next month to discuss artificial intelligence (AI). The meeting will include Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, X owner...

Bill Gates’ Land Grab Fuels Speculation About Smart Cities, AgTech Plans
Internet of Things // March 04, 2021

Bill Gates’ interests are quietly moving from server farms to soil farms. No one knows why except Bill and Melinda Gates and their inner circle, but the speculation is turning again to their vision of building new ‘connected’ smart cities and farms. This is where...

Bill Gates Enthusiastic About Promise Of COVID-19 Vaccines 
Coronavirus // December 03, 2020

Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates told “TODAY” on Thursday (Dec. 3) that he expects that by June, anyone who wants a coronavirus vaccine will be able to get one. The Bill Gates Foundation has contributed upwards of $450 million to fight the global coronavirus, and although...

WFH, COVID Have Changed Business Travel, Bill Gates Says
Travel Payments // November 17, 2020

Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates said he sees big changes on the horizon for business travel once the pandemic is over, with drastic reductions for most companies now that people can work from home, CNBC reported. Gates said he thinks the threshold for conducting business travel...

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Bill Gates’ Land Grab Fuels Speculation About Smart Cities, AgTech Plans

March 04, 2021
Bill Gates’ interests are quietly moving from server farms to soil farms. No one knows why except Bill and Melinda Gates and their inner circle, but the speculation is turning again to their vision of building new ‘connected’ smart cities and farms. This is where artificial intelligence (AI), geodata, resource management and other tech come […]

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Digital Freight Startup Convoy Suspends Operations

October 18, 2023
Digital freight startup Convoy has announced the suspension of its operations and the winding down of its core business. The company, which was founded by former Amazon executives and which has attracted money from prominent tech investors, is now exploring alternatives that may include selling its technology. Last year, Convoy raised $260 million in a funding round, valuing the […]

Report: Sen. Chuck Schumer to Host Meeting of Tech Leaders on AI

August 28, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will reportedly host a meeting of a number of tech leaders next month to discuss artificial intelligence (AI). The meeting will include Meta Platforms CEO Mark...

Bill Gates Enthusiastic About Promise Of COVID-19 Vaccines 

December 03, 2020
Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates told “TODAY” on Thursday (Dec. 3) that he expects that by June, anyone who wants a coronavirus vaccine will be able to get one. The Bill...

WFH, COVID Have Changed Business Travel, Bill Gates Says

November 17, 2020
Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates said he sees big changes on the horizon for business travel once the pandemic is over, with drastic reductions for most companies now that people can...