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EU and Bill Gates to inject $1 billion into clean tech in the bloc

EU and Bill Gates to inject $1 billion into clean tech in the bloc

The European Commission has announced a partnership with Bill Gates to fund sustainable energy, with the intent to open up new investments for clean technologies and sustainable energy plans. The deal totals up to $1 billion or €820 million, to be doled out over five years, beginning 2022 all the... Read more

date3 years ago
Breakthrough in solid-state batteries with help of Bill Gates

Breakthrough in solid-state batteries with help of Bill Gates

Battery startup QuantumScape claims that the company has seen a breakthrough in the development of solid-state batteries. The batteries are said to perform significantly better than comparable lithium-ion batteries. Compared to a lithium-ion battery of the same size, QuantumScape's lithium-metal... Read more

date3 years ago
Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board of directors

Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board of directors

The chairmanship of Microsoft's board of directors was managed by Bill Gates until early 2014, after which he stepped back and remained on the board. Until now, as Gates is also resigning to that position in order to focus more on his own institution. In 2008 Gates already took a first step back... Read more

date4 years ago
Bill Gates finds losses of Android his biggest mistake

Bill Gates finds losses of Android his biggest mistake

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, finds his biggest mistake that Microsoft has not become what Android is on the smartphone market. That's what Gates said in a conversation with Village Global, writes Ars Technica. "If we'd done that right, we'd be the leading company." Gates points out in the co... Read more

date5 years ago