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Bill Gates buys 6% stake in FCC
Bill Gates bought a 6% stake in Spain's FCC for EUR 113.5 million. Billionaire Bill Gates had purchased a 6% stake in Spain-based construction firm Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas or FCC.
Gates, Ballmer seek re-election to Microsoft Corp's board of directors
Co-founding chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer had sought for re-election in Microsoft's board of directors, said a Reuters report.
Microsoft investors push Gates to step down from post
Three of the top 20 investors in computer software company Microsoft had urged its board to push the firm's founding chairman Bill Gates to step down from office.
Control-Alt-Delete to log in to PC was a mistake - Gates
In a interview at a Harvard fundraising campaign, Microsoft chairman and founder Bill Gates admitted that the keyboard combination of Control, Alt and Delete keys to log into a PC was a mistake and should had only been one key.
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Kymeta raised US$50 million new financing. Kymeta, a Redmond-based satellite antenna developer that is not even a year old, showed signs of quick growth.
Buffet gave around 17.5 million Class B shares to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Warren Buffett has contributed a record US$2 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bill Gates leads investment of US$35 Billion for ResearchGate, a Berlin based network for scientists.
