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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
Rapper Wyclef Jean working to develop Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - When Wyclef Jean went to Haiti recently, he had in tow the television cameras you might expect of a big-time rapper and producer.
Nations:Haiti People:Lauryn Hill Wyclef Jean Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-29
Chinese investor pays $2.1M to eat with Buffett
OMAHA, Neb. - A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay.
Nations:U.S. Hong Kong People:Warren Buffett
2008-06-28
Monet painting smashes record, art boom goes on
LONDON (Reuters) - A Monet water-lily painting sold for 41 million pounds ($80.5 million) Tuesday, doubling the previous auction record for the artist and ensuring London's key art market season got off to a flying start.
People:Lucian Freud Tatum O'Neal John McEnroe Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-24
Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on June 27.
People:Bill Gates Steve Ballmer Paul Allen Source:(AFP)
2008-06-23
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