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Updated: Twitter Hack And Bitcoin Scam Was a Coordinated Attack

A mass Twitter hack turned the accounts of world leaders and billionaires into hosts for a bitcoin scam on Wednesday afternoon.
By Jordan Zakarin
The Microsoft co-founder has donated over $35 billion since 1994.

Bill Gates Spent His Summer Giving Away Nearly $5 Billion in Microsoft Shares

The donation, worth $4.6 billion, was likely to Gates' own foundation. He's still the richest person in the world.
By John Bonazzo
It was a good day for Jeff Bezos.

Jeff Bezos Was the Richest Man in the World for a Few Hours

The Amazon founder surpassed Bill Gates on Forbes' billionaire's list this morning, with a net worth over $90 billion.
By John Bonazzo
No, that's not beef

Silicon Valley’s Plant Burger That Tastes Like Beef Is Going National

By John Bonazzo
Mark Zuckerberg is a very wealthy man.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Now the Sixth Richest Person on Earth

By John Bonazzo
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and founder of Blue Origin.

What Jeff Bezos Gets Wrong (and Right) With His Populist Philanthropy

By Ted Lechterman
Jeff Bezos.

Jeff Bezos Is Very Close to Overtaking Bill Gates as the World’s Richest Person

By John Bonazzo
It was a good day for Jeff Bezos.

Jeff Bezos Crowdsources Philanthropic Plan Via the Troll-O-Sphere (AKA, Twitter)

By Brady Dale
His summer reading recommendations all promote cultural understanding.

5 Books Bill Gates Says Will Make You a Better Person

By Sage Lazzaro
Mark Zuckerberg is, quite famously, a college dropout. But his case is the exception – not the rule.

The Myth of the College Dropout

By Jonathan Wai
Dow Jones Events/flickr

Hail the Mighty Mossberg: Godfather of Tech Journalism Turns 70

By Rich Jaroslovsky
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Will Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Become the Richest Man in the World?

By Zachary Weiss
Bill Gates sans disguise.

Bill Gates Just Admitted He Sometimes Wears a Disguise in Public

By Sage Lazzaro
Bill Gates in an interview with Quartz.

Bill Gates Wants to Tax Robots Just Like Humans

By Sage Lazzaro
Imagine Bill Gates had never pursued his endeavors, that Microsoft had never existed. Would the world be a better or richer place? Microsoft CEO Bill Gates appears on a large screen TV during a press conference with (seated L-R) NBC CEO Bob Wright, NBC journalist Jane Pauley, NBC News President Andrew Lack, Microsoft Strategic Partnerships Vice President Peter Neupert, and NBC journalist Brian Williams 15 July in New York. Gates joined the press conference on a live connection from Washington state to launch the 24 hour NBC Microsoft television news channel. (Photo credit should read )

The Equality Con: Why Income Gaps Don’t Matter

By Selwyn Duke
Bill Gates.

5 Books Bill Gates Read and Loved in 2016

By Sage Lazzaro
Jorge Cosano

Dom Pérignon Celebrates Architect David Adjaye in Washington, D.C.

By Zachary Weiss
Bill Gates reads 50 books per year.

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Oprah Winfrey All Use the 5-Hour Rule

By Michael Simmons
For Impossible Foods, making "meat" out of plants is clearly possible.

We Tried Silicon Valley’s $80M Plant Burger That Tastes Like Meat—Here’s How It Compared

By Sage Lazzaro
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 27: Bill Gates attends the Plenary Session: Investing in Prevention and Resilient Health Systems during the second day of the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Why Nice Guys Never Finish Last

By Pete Ross
Elon Musk attends The Dinner For Equality co-hosted by Patricia Arquette and Marc Benioff on February 25, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California.

Why I’m Not Dazzled by Elon Musk

By Rich Jaroslovsky
Lea Salonga and George Takei in 'Allegiance.'

A Memorial for the Flops of the 2015-16 Broadway Season

By John Bonazzo
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) is flanked by his Secret Service detail before greeting supporters following a rally at Roger Williams Park on April 24, 2016 in Providence, Rhode Island. The Rhode Island primary is April 26.

Here’s the Thing So Many Americans Can’t Grasp About Bernie Sanders

By Pete Ross
The "Mercury Seven": From left, Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Deke Slayton and Scott Carpenter.

This Week in Tech History: Microsoft Founded, NASA Picks First Astronauts

By John Bonazzo
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