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RSS billLeader: Farewell, Bill Gates?
Leader Bill Gates' planned retreat from the frontline of Microsoft's many battles has understandably made headlines around the world. It appears the latest move shows that his interest in the work of the Bill &... [16 Jun 2006]
Bill Gates knocked off rich-list perch
News s brazen ways have caused something else to take a tumble - the drop in Microsoft shares has knocked Bill Gates off his perch atop Forbes' rich-list, ending his unbroken 13-year run as the world's richest human. [06 Mar 2008]
Bill Gates takes the stage at Live 8
News Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates made a surprise appearance at the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park today to urge world leaders to do more to ease the problem of Africa's crippling debt and extreme poverty. [02 Jul 2005]
Larry, Bill and Scott too...
Comment Larry, Bill and Scott woke up this morning with a spring in their step and a job to do. Meanwhile, Bill chose the Tech Ed 2001 developer conference to outline the importance of Visual Studio .Net, a key... [19 Jun 2001]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology and his departure from Microsoft on 27 June will mark the end of an era. So what is Bill Gates' legacy as... [25 Jun 2008]
Bill Hewlett - people's technologist
Comment Common theory has it that Bill Hewlett was the engineer where David Packard - who died in 1996 - was the businessman. Vision, business acumen, and a belief in people were what made Bill Hewlett great. [15 Jan 2001]
Agenda Setters 2004: Where are they now... Bill Gates
Comment There's no prizes for guessing that Bill Gates will almost certainly once again feature in the Top 10 of the Agenda Setters poll, but that's not to say it's been the best of years for Gates, or one of much laurel-resting... [20 Sep 2004]
Bill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News Bill Gates formally steps down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft on Friday 27 June to pursue his philanthropic efforts through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IT chiefs have hailed his... [26 Jun 2008]
"Say sorry, Bill. Or I sue!"
News Now Avery wants compensation, and a phone call from Bill Gates to apologise. Tell Bill to give me a call. A Canadian disabled woman is considering suing Microsoft after the software behemoth falsely... [25 May 2001]
'Cash for tech SMEs' Bill hit by Blair's timekeeping
News A Bill that aims to boost the amount of cash given to UK technology small businesses and encourage innovation by home-grown start-ups may be stymied as parliament runs out of time. The Procurement of Innovative... [23 Mar 2005]
Snooping Bill: Law faces 229 amendments before Lords
News The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill is facing close scrutiny today as it enters committee stage in the House of Lords. This is one of the final opportunities for any substantial changes to be made to the... [12 Jun 2000]
Icann plans thwarted by US bill
News Two US congressmen introduced a bill on Thursday that would block an Icann plan to give control of all expiring domains ending in dot-com and dot-net to VeriSign. The bill also calls for a federal... [20 Jun 2003]
US bill to regulate spyware
News A handful of US senators yesterday introduced a bill to regulate spyware, upping the odds of such a law being enacted this year. They said their new "Spy Block" bill targets the "surreptitious... [22 Mar 2005]
New ID cards agency set up after Queen approves bill
News The government has wasted no time in starting work on the controversial ID card scheme after the bill became law this week, and has set up a new agency that will be tasked with introducing ID cards. The ID cards... [31 Mar 2006]
Bill Gates lands role in Doctor Who
News Microsoft chairman and world's richest man Bill Gates has landed a role in cult BBC sci-fi drama Doctor Who, with a special half-hour episode set to hit UK screens later this year. According to reports, Gates will play... [01 Apr 2006]
