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02Nov/16

Facebook elite rule on content

November 2, 2016MediaBusinesspeople, Censorship in the United States, Company: Facebook, Company: Google, Company: ThomsonReuters, Computing, Dustin Volz, Economy of the United States, Elliot Schrage, Facebook, Facebook's government, Google, Harvard, Joel Kaplan, Justin Osofsky, Mark Zuckerberg, Philanthropists, Photo sharing, Sandberg, Sheryl K. Sandberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Social information processing, Software, Technology/Internet, The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, The Social Network, Zach Goelmansmbale

A group of white execs with Harvard ties makes editorial judgment calls on controversial topics at Facebook. Zach Goelman reports.
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25Jan/16

Britain and Bill Gates pledge 4.2 billion dollars to fight malaria

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Britain will spend 500 million pounds (700 million US dollars) per year for the next five years to battle malaria in a partnership with Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates worth a total of 3 billion pounds (4 billion US dollars).

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02Dec/15

Zuckerberg philanthropy – ‘like’ it or not?

December 2, 2015FinanceAdmiral, Bill Gates, california community foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Cinema of the United States, Creative works, DARREN SINDEN, David Pollard, Facebook, FACEBOOK INC., Financial market, JOHN KOBARA, Mark Zuckerberg, Market, Max, Nerd culture, Philanthropists, Priscilla Chan, RESEARCH AND CLIENT RELATIONS MANAGER ADMIRAL, Sinden, The Social Network, Warren Buffett, Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg Initiativesmbale

Mark Zuckerberg’s promise to give 99 percent of his and his wife’s Facebook shares to a new charity makes him one of a growing number of billionaire philanthropists. As David Pollard reports, his actions could make his business more popular but not everyone welcomes the trend. Continue reading →

01Dec/15

Mark Zuckerberg’s wife gives birth to daughter; family to give 99 pct of shares to charity

December 1, 2015SocialBill, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Dustin Moskovitz, Economy of the United States, Facebook, FACEBOOK INC., Giving Tuesday, Human Interest, Mark Zuckerberg, Max Chan Zuckerberg, Melinda Gates, Nerd culture, Philanthropists, Philanthropy, Priscilla Chan, Social networking services, The Social Network, Warren Buffett, Zuckerbergsmbale

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announce the birth of their daughter and say they will give away 99 percent of their Facebook shares to a new charity.

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02May/15

SurveyMonkey CEO, husband of Facebook’s Sandberg, dies

May 2, 2015TechnologyBain Capital Ventures, Bill Goldberg, Business, Businesspeople, CEO, Chief Operating Officer, Computing, Dave Goldberg, Entertainment/Culture, Facebook, FACEBOOK INC., Film, Google, Google Ventures, Lean In, Philanthropists, Sandberg, Sheryl, Sheryl Sandberg, SurveyMonkey, The Social Network, tiger global, United States, VALLEY, Whoopi Goldberg, World Wide Websmbale

SurveyMonkey CEO and husband of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, Dave Goldberg, died unexpectedly on Friday night, according to a Facebook post by his brother.

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02Mar/15

Gates back on top of billionaires list, Jordan joins

March 2, 2015FinanceAliko Dangote, Amancio Ortega, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC., Bill Gates, Billionaire, Billionaires, Black billionaires, Bobby Murphy, Business/Finance, Businesspeople, Carlos Slim, Carlos Slim Helu, China, Christy Walton, Economy, Evan Spiegel, FACEBOOK INC., Forbes, Forbes list of billionaires, France, Germany, India, Inditex SA, L'Oreal SA, Larry Ellison, Liliane Bettencourt, Mark Zuckerberg, Mexican people, Mexico, Michael Jordan, Microsoft Corp, Nationality, Nike Inc., Oracle Corp, Philanthropists, Russia, Snapchat, The World's Billionaires, United States, USD, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Warren Buffett, Wealthsmbale

Bill Gates tops Forbes rich list with $79.2 billion and basketball great Michael Jordan joins billionaires club.
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