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Bill Gates Buys Stake in Heineken for $902 Million

23Feb

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Bill Gates Buys Stake in Heineken for $902 Million

[ad_1] Bill Gates has acquired a minority stake in Heineken Holding NV, the controlling shareholder of the world's second-largest brewer, for about $902 million. The Microsoft founder and philanthropist last week picked up 3.8% of Heineken Holding, according to a filing by the Dutch regulator AFM. He bought 6.65 million shares in Heineken Holding, in his individual capacity, and another 4.18 million shares through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. The shares are valued at €848.2 million ($902 million), according to Bloomberg calculations at closing share price value of February 17. Gates acquired the stake on the same day that Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB launched a €3.7 billion stock and equity-linked sale for part of its holdings in Heineken. Femsa, as the Mexic...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: ChatGPT ‘will change our world’

11Feb

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: ChatGPT ‘will change our world’

[ad_1] Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes ChatGPT, a chatbot that gives strikingly human-like responses to user queries, is as significant as the invention of the internet, he told German business daily Handelsblatt in an interview published on Friday. "Until now, artificial intelligence could read and write, but could not understand the content. The new programs like ChatGPT will make many office jobs more efficient by helping to write invoices or letters. This will change our world," he said, in comments published in German. ChatGPT, developed by U.S. firm OpenAI and backed by Microsoft Corp, has been rated the fastest-growing consumer app in history. [ad_2] Source link

Bill Gates Is Backing a New Window Design for Buildings

10Feb

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Bill Gates Is Backing a New Window Design for Buildings

[ad_1] Windows are an easy way to keep buildings cool — but they could be better at doing the reverse. A company partially backed by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures believes it has a solution. LuxWall The Ypsilanti, Michigan-based startup says its design, which consists of two vacuum-insulated coated glass panes, can retain heat four times more effectively than single-pane windows. Breakthrough Energy and Prelude Ventures, both early investors, recently joined Khosla Ventures in a $33 million Series A funding round, led by VC firm 2150, that puts the startup's valuation at $101 million. Buildings account for 30% of global energy consumption, according to the International Energy Agency. That has prompted cities such as New York and Vancouver to pass legislation limiting e...

“Superb”: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Reacts To Video Of Bill Gates Making Roti

4Feb

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“Superb”: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Reacts To Video Of Bill Gates Making Roti

[ad_1] Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates recently tried his hand at making roti leaving many on the Internet amused. His video of preparing the Indian bread with blogger and American chef Eitan Bernath went viral after being shared on social media. The clip has also caught the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who praised the billionaire and suggested him to try making millet dishes.Bill Gates posted the video on his Instagram page where he is seen learning to make chapatti from Eitan Bernath. Calling it “superb”, PM Modi, in his Instagram Stories, wrote, “The latest trend in India is millets, which are known for being healthy.” He also advised Bill Gates to explore millet dishes and wrote, “There are many millet dishes too which you can try making”.In the video...

Watch: Bill Gates Makes Roti From Scratch, Delights Indian Foodies

3Feb

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Watch: Bill Gates Makes Roti From Scratch, Delights Indian Foodies

[ad_1] American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates recently surprised the internet as he turned chef! In a video shared by popular blogger Eitan Bernath, he was seen cooking roti from scratch in true Indian style. "Bill Gates and I had a blast making Indian Roti together," wrote the blogger in the post. "I just got back from Bihar, India where I met wheat farmers whose yields have been increased thanks to new early sowing technologies and women from "Didi Ki Rasoi" canteens who shared their expertise in making Roti," he added The minute-long clip has already received 173k views. Take a look:.@BillGates and I had a blast making Indian Roti together. I just got back from Bihar, India where I met wheat farmers whose yields have been increased thanks to new early sowing technologies a...

Gates-Backed Venture Plans to Build $760 Million Battery Plant

23Dec

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Gates-Backed Venture Plans to Build $760 Million Battery Plant

[ad_1] Form Energy Inc., an energy-storage company backed by Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures, is planning a $760 million factory in West Virginia, the latest plant announced in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law. (Bloomberg) -- Form Energy Inc., an energy-storage company backed by Bill Gates's Breakthrough Energy Ventures, is planning a $760 million factory in West Virginia, the latest plant announced in the aftermath of President Joe Biden's landmark climate law.After years of depending on foreign imports for its clean-energy supplies, the US is on the verge of a revival in domestic cleantech manufacturing. A key product: energy storage for the country's grids and electric vehicles. The support of West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin was critical to th...

What if the dinosaurs hadn’t been wiped out by an asteroid?

25Nov

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What if the dinosaurs hadn’t been wiped out by an asteroid?

[ad_1] An asteroid wiped out the asteroids and if that had not happened, our world might look very different. Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion atomic bombs and changed the course of evolution. The skies darkened and plants stopped photosynthesising. The plants died, then the animals that fed on them. The food chain collapsed. Over 90% of all species vanished. When the dust settled, all dinosaurs except a handful of birds had gone extinct.But this catastrophic event made human evolution possible. The surviving mammals flourished, including little proto-primates that would evolve into us. Imagine the asteroid had missed, and dinosaurs survived. Picture highly evolved raptors planting their flag on the moon. Dinosaur scientists, discover...

Bill Gates Warns Producers That Blue Hydrogen Must Be Clean

6Oct

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Bill Gates Warns Producers That Blue Hydrogen Must Be Clean

[ad_1] Middle Eastern natural gas producers will only be able to switch to supplying the world with blue hydrogen if… Middle Eastern natural gas producers will only be able to switch to supplying the world with blue hydrogen if a clean method of extracting the fuel is found, according to Bill Gates. Hydrogen can be extracted from natural gas and termed “blue” if carbon dioxide emitted in the production process is captured and prevented from entering the atmosphere. Many countries are trying to shift toward hydrogen for power production and transportation because it doesn't emit carbon dioxide when used. Several countries -- including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar -- plan to become major sellers of blue hydrogen by using their natural gas resources. “It is a parad...

The World Can’t Tackle the Climate Change Crisis Without New Technologies: Bill Gates

29Sep

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The World Can’t Tackle the Climate Change Crisis Without New Technologies: Bill Gates

[ad_1] On Climate Change Crisis, green technologies must become cheap enough for every country to use them, says Bill Gates. With a possible recession looming, Bill Gates is preparing to raise a new fund for Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) to back innovative climate startups, on the heels of two billion-dollar funds that have together helped finance roughly 100 companies. “Even as the ebullience in investing in tech and climate companies is down a bit, I still think we'll be able to raise the money,” Gates said on the latest episode of Bloomberg Green's podcast, Zero. “It's not quite as easy as it was, say six months ago, but we're looking at a new round for the startups and a pool under Breakthrough Energy Management t...