When the news emerged last year that Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates were divorcing, the question of whether their foundation would lose ready access to its founders’ substantial resources […]
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Back to news homeBaltimore Banner, a News Start-Up, Aims to Challenge The Sun
BALTIMORE — Local news wars have largely gone the way of the phone booth as newspapers have shriveled and reporter jobs have been cut. But one is taking shape in […]
Gun Control Advocates Have More Money Now, but Money Can’t Buy Zeal
After the massacre of schoolchildren at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in 2012, the gun-control movement was small and badly outspent by the National Rifle Association. Parents seeking an […]
SureImpact wins the TC City Spotlight: Columbus Pitch-Off
I’m excited to announce SureImpact won today’s City Spotlight: Columbus pitch-off! Winning a free exhibition space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 and a spot in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, the Ohio-based […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, Crypto Billionaire, Wants Washington to Follow His Lead
Mr. Bankman-Fried spent much of Crypto Bahamas shuttling back and forth from his laptop to the convention stage. Even his mother, Barbara Fried, had trouble getting time alone with him: […]
Who Is MacKenzie Scott?
But as Ms. Scott’s fame for giving away money has grown, so, too, has the deluge of appeals for gifts from strangers and old friends alike. That clamor may have […]
VC and native Ukrainian Alex Iskold is funneling money to Ukranian refugees, $1K at a time
Alex Iskold is “one of the luckiest people you’ve ever met,” he says from his office in New York. He’s the co-founder and managing partner of a venture firm, 2048 […]
Using Your Investment Gains to Help People in Ukraine
In the days since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, plenty of people have tried to predict what it will mean for gas prices or interest rates or your investments.There is no […]
Who Is on the New Gates Foundation Board?
No former Microsoft executives were named to the board, even though two of the foundation’s past chief executives came from the software company (as did Ms. French Gates and, of […]
‘Davos Man,’ Marc Benioff and the Covid Pandemic
He frequently tells the story of his supposed inspiration for founding Salesforce. Despite success at Oracle, where he worked early in his career, Mr. Benioff was plagued by existential doubt, […]