http://www.mail.com/people/50350-bill-gates.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/50350-bill-gates.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089572-influence-game-tech-labor-spar-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an attempt to dilute a lucrative job marke... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:36:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089572-influence-game-tech-labor-spar-immigration.html 2013-05-16T17:36:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084042-india-announces-low-cost-rotavirus-vaccine.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government announced Tuesday the development of a new low-cost vaccine proven effective against a diarrhea-causing virus that is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths across the developing world. The Indian manufacturer of the new rotavirus vaccine pledged to sell it for $1 a dose, a significant discount from the cost o... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:23:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084042-india-announces-low-cost-rotavirus-vaccine.html 2013-05-14T13:23:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2069498-pessimism-abounds-annual-fiscal-summit.html WASHINGTON (AP) — On this, some of Washington's highest-ranking budget players can agree: A "grand bargain" this year to close the nation's chronic budget deficits seems like a long shot. That was the consensus at an annual Washington "fiscal summit" thrown by billionaire deficit hawk Pete Peterson, who's staked $1 billion of his fortune on a foundation a... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:44:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2069498-pessimism-abounds-annual-fiscal-summit.html 2013-05-07T20:44:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068626-clinton-too-focus-hillarys-future.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton says endless speculation about his wife's political future is a waste of time right now and the nation should be more focused on the "grimy details" of fixing its problems. "That is the worst expenditure of our time," Clinton said Tuesday at the 2013 Fiscal Summit, where he appeared with Microsoft co-founder... Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068626-clinton-too-focus-hillarys-future.html 2013-05-07T16:00:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2062760-warren-buffett-leads-annual-meeting.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Part rock concert, part investment workshop, the annual gathering of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders is an odd mix. But that's just how the faithful crowd of more than 30,000 who attended Saturday's version likes it. Getting the chance to learn about business and life from Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett and spend the day with like-minded ... Sat, 04 May 2013 23:12:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2062760-warren-buffett-leads-annual-meeting.html 2013-05-04T23:12:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029364-nm-motel-where-microsoft-began-redeveloped.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Route 66 motor lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped into apartments as part of a neighborhood revival project. Officials broke ground Thursday on the redevelopment of the Sundowner Uhuru Apartment Complex, one of many projects sought to help revive a once... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:16:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029364-nm-motel-where-microsoft-began-redeveloped.html 2013-04-18T22:16:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2011506-pc-outlook-darkens-sales-slump-deepens-1q.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The ailing personal computer market is getting weaker, and it's starting to look as if it will never fully recover as a new generation of mobile devices reshapes the way people use technology. The latest evidence of the PC's infirmity emerged Wednesday with the release of two somber reports showing unprecedented declines in sales of d... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:06:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2011506-pc-outlook-darkens-sales-slump-deepens-1q.html 2013-04-11T04:06:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976164-diplomatic-star-born-chinese-lady.html BEIJING (AP) — Glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as a Chinese diplomatic star, charming audiences and cutting a distinct profile from her all-but-invisible predecessors on her debut official trip abroad. Peng was featured prominently in Sunday's Chinese media coverage of her husband President Xi Jinping in Russia on his first state visit si... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:25:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976164-diplomatic-star-born-chinese-lady.html 2013-03-25T02:25:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974452-revenge-nerds-harvard-moves-ncaas.html Talk about revenge of the nerds! Bill Gates is, like, the coolest guy on the planet. "Big Bang Theory" is the highest-rated show on television. And, in the strangest twist of all, Harvard is getting ready for the next round of the NCAA tournament. Being a geek has never been hipper. Those brainiacs from the Ivy Leagu... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:24:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974452-revenge-nerds-harvard-moves-ncaas.html 2013-03-23T00:24:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1929964-forbes-slim-worlds-richest-4th-year-row.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mexico's Carlos Slim remains the world's richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top three for the first time since 2000. And Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg saw his ranking drop 31 spots as his net worth declined by $4.2 billion. A record 1,426 people around the world made Forbes m... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:03:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1929964-forbes-slim-worlds-richest-4th-year-row.html 2013-03-04T14:03:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1916882-video-gates-zuckerberg-urge-kids-to-code.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video promoting the teaching and learning of computer coding in schools. Titled "What most schools don't teach," the video released online Tuesday begins with Zuckerberg, Gates and other tech icons re... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:24:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1916882-video-gates-zuckerberg-urge-kids-to-code.html 2013-02-26T22:24:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890790-worlds-richest-men-aid-green-revolution-center.html TEXCOCO, Mexico (AP) — The research center largely responsible for launching the "green revolution" of the 1960s that dramatically raised crop yields is getting support from the world's richest men to develop genetically-modified seeds to help farmers in the developing world grow more grain in the face of a changing climatic conditions and increased demand. ... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:39:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890790-worlds-richest-men-aid-green-revolution-center.html 2013-02-14T02:39:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1870996-dells-founder-strikes-deal-to-turn.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day. Hailed as a young genius, he created the inexpensive, made-to-order personal computer in his University of Texas dorm room and sold it straight to the public. In the 1980s and '90s, his face appeared on magazine covers, and well before he turned 40, he was a coll... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1870996-dells-founder-strikes-deal-to-turn.html 2013-02-05T23:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853368-germany-gates-108m-anti-hunger-drive.html BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and businesses to invest some €80 million ($108 million) in projects to help alleviate hunger. Development Minister Dirk Niebel met Tuesday with Bill Gates and German business representatives. Niebel's ministry said Germany plans to invest €20 million, wi... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853368-germany-gates-108m-anti-hunger-drive.html 2013-01-29T11:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846312-big-google-bash-davos-this-year.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — What's the hot gossip on the party circuit at Davos this year? No big Google bash. For the past few years, the hottest invitation at the World Economic Forum was the Google party, where hundreds of the world's VIPs, especially the successful young technology entrepreneurs, would be out on the dance floor in droves, or trying to c... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846312-big-google-bash-davos-this-year.html 2013-01-25T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1836856-ap-interview-un-chief-wants-action-climate.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says his top hopes for 2013 are to reach a new agreement on climate change and to urgently end the increasingly deadly and divisive war in Syria. The U.N. chief told The Associated Press that he's also hoping for progress in getting the global economy humming again, restarting Israeli-Palestinian pe... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1836856-ap-interview-un-chief-wants-action-climate.html 2013-01-22T07:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823970-european-leaders-headlining-annual-forum-davos.html GENEVA (AP) — Promoting measures to get the global economy out of its crisis mode will be the focal point of next week's annual gathering of world leaders and power brokers in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, organizers said Wednesday. Four European leaders — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Ang... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823970-european-leaders-headlining-annual-forum-davos.html 2013-01-16T14:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1776336-facebook-ceo-zuckerberg-donating-500m-stock.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education issues. Zuckerberg donated 18 million Facebook shares, valued at $498.8 million based on their Tuesday closing price. The beneficiary is the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a nonpr... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1776336-facebook-ceo-zuckerberg-donating-500m-stock.html 2012-12-19T13:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764278-sitar-maker-ravi-shankars-legacy-inspires.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The walls of Sanjay Sharma's music shop are lined with gleaming string instruments and old photographs of legendary musicians. Beatles George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Indian classicial musicians Zakir Hussain, Shiv Kumar Sharma and Vishwamohan Bhatt. And the man who brought these two very different musical worlds together... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764278-sitar-maker-ravi-shankars-legacy-inspires.html 2012-12-14T05:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1765592-bar-codes-co-inventor-n-joseph-woodland-dies-91.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector of commerce worldwide, has died. He was 91. Woodland died Sunday in Edgewater, N.J., from the effects of Alzheimer's disease and complications of his advanced age, his daughter, Susan W... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1765592-bar-codes-co-inventor-n-joseph-woodland-dies-91.html 2012-12-13T23:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741804-search-engine-connects-literary-dots.html NEW YORK (AP) — Author Jennifer Gilmore is reading a biography of the late David Foster Wallace. She's curious about his most famous book, the novel "Infinite Jest," and wants to poke around on the Internet to learn more. Her destination is Small Demons, www.smalldemons.com, an encyclopedia and "Storyverse" that catalogues names, places, songs, products a... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741804-search-engine-connects-literary-dots.html 2012-12-04T17:53:00Z