Bill Gates Spent Years Crafting His Image. Now It’s Cracking. - WSJ

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Newly released Justice Department files and employee accounts reveal Bill Gates's decades-long association with Jeffrey Epstein, including multiple meetings, affairs, and attempts by his staff to control media narratives, leading to severed ties with Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, and international engagements.

The Billionaire Backlash Against a Philanthropic Dream - The New York Times
Fewer billionaires are signing the Giving Pledge, signaling a waning commitment among the ultra-wealthy to donate most of their fortunes to philanthropy.
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A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures - The Old New Thing
A Microsoft engineer in Boca Raton escalated a TAB-key dispute to his manager, who refused to overrule him, leading to an IBM VP opposing the choice and a deadpan reply ending the debate.
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Why Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Are Sponsoring the Met Gala - WSJ
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos integrate into fashion's elite through Amazon's expansion into apparel and their philanthropic work.
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Nvidia’s Risky Business – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Nvidia is partnering with major financial firms to create $500 billion in financing platforms for AI infrastructure, transforming compute into an investable asset class and expanding systemic risk in the AI buildout.
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Greg Abel finally puts Buffett’s cash pile to work
Greg Abel, Warren Buffett’s successor at Berkshire Hathaway, is deploying the conglomerate’s massive cash reserves into strategic acquisitions and investments after years of conservatism.
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