On Today's CSR Minute: Harrah's Travelife Gold Awards; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grants for Agriculture Development; AMR Research's Supply Chain ConferenceOn Today's CSR Minute: Harrah's Travelife Gold Awards; Bill and Melinda Gates... more
Webmash is a TV show that looks at the web's reaction to the day's news and internet trends.
The show airs on Current TV on Sky 183 or Virgin 155 on Monday - Thursday nights.
Webmash brings together the most discussed news of the day in a vital half hourly show. Anne and Graeme will help you stay ahead of your buddies by rounding up the links to breaking stories, the newest viral videos, and the latest Internet memes that’ll hit your inboxes tomorrow.Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7 hit the shops this week... but how many... more
Kate Beckinsale made it onto the cover of 'Esquire' and that means she made it into 'We've Got You Covered,' Conor Knighton's weekly roundup of what's in the glossies. Also includes America's richest people, Marge Simpson naked, Lindsay Lohan's many problems, pundits, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, witches, and pagans.
We've Got You Covered is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of We've Got You Covered, Conor Knighton catches you up on everything you need to know about what's in this week's magazines. For more We've Got You Covered visit: http://current.com/groups/weve-got-you-covered/
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infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Kate Beckinsale made it onto the cover of 'Esquire' and that means she made it into... more
With a packed house, and time for only one more question, author Jeffrey Smith stepped to the mic and received the loudest applause of the morning with this question on genetically modified (GM) foods.With a packed house, and time for only one more question, author Jeffrey Smith stepped... more
Because of today's climate( no pun intended) with environmental, health, food shortages, and philanthropy, The Bill and Melinda Foundation is never in short supply of issues to address and solve. Agriculture is a perfect place to start...Because of today's climate( no pun intended) with environmental, health, food... more
These are valuable efforts, but one might pause to ask why the need for such philanthropic intervention arose in the first place. The faltering quality of African agricultural research institutions, and the decline in government spending on agriculture, is a result of the budget austerity imposed by international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, in the 1980s and '90s. As Filipino scholar-activist Walden Bello has noted, Africa exported 1.3 million tons of food a year in the 1960s, but after being subject to international development loans and free-market fundamentalism, today it imports nearly 25 percent of its food. In a 2008 report, the Bank's internal evaluations group lambasted the policies that led to this situation. What the Gates Foundation is doing is using its private money to fund activities that once were in the public domain and were, albeit imperfectly, under democratic control.
The preference for private sector contributions to agriculture shapes the Gates Foundation's funding priorities. In a number of grants, for instance, one corporation appears repeatedly--Monsanto. To some extent, this simply reflects Monsanto's domination of industrial agricultural research. There are, however, notable synergies between Gates and Monsanto: both are corporate titans that have made millions through technology, in particular through the aggressive defense of proprietary intellectual property. Both organizations are suffused by a culture of expertise, and there's some overlap between them. Robert Horsch, a former senior vice president at Monsanto, is, for instance, now interim director of Gates's agricultural development program and head of the science and technology team. Travis English and Paige Miller, researchers with the Seattle-based Community Alliance for Global Justice, have uncovered some striking trends in Gates Foundation funding. By following the money, English told us that "AGRA used funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to write twenty-three grants for projects in Kenya. Twelve of those recipients are involved in research in genetically modified agriculture, development or advocacy. About 79 percent of funding in Kenya involves biotech in one way or another." And, English says, "so far, we have found over $100 million in grants to organizations connected to Monsanto."
This isn't surprising in light of the fact that Monsanto and Gates both embrace a model of agriculture that sees farmers suffering a deficit of knowledge--in which seeds, like little tiny beads of software, can be programmed to transmit that knowledge for commercial purposes. This assumes that Green Revolution technologies--including those that substitute for farmers' knowledge--are not only desirable but neutral. Knowledge is never neutral, however: it inevitably carries and influences relations of power.These are valuable efforts, but one might pause to ask why the need for such... more
For only the fifth time since 1982, the collective net worth of The Forbes 400 declines, falling $300 billion in the past 12 months.For only the fifth time since 1982, the collective net worth of The Forbes 400... more
When i saw this it made me cringe i have no idea what bill gates must have felt like in front of thousands of people at Microsoft convention in Las Vegas as he try's to show off Microsoft media center and it doesn't work, you can see it in his face he is not happyWhen i saw this it made me cringe i have no idea what bill gates must have felt like... more
1997: Microsoft rescues one-time and future nemesis Apple with a $150 million investment that breathes new life into a struggling Silicon Alley icon.1997: Microsoft rescues one-time and future nemesis Apple with a $150 million... more
Our own Adam Frucci doesn't like the idea of tablet computing. And most of the world agreed with him back in 2001 when Bill Gates and Microsoft were pushing the form factor.
You may remember, Bill Gates was a loyal tablet user for years (and he still uses one). He was such a fan, in fact, that back in 2001 Gates told CNN, "The tablet takes cutting-edge PC technology and makes it available whenever you want it...It's a PC that is virtually without limits — and within five years I predict it will be the most popular form of PC sold in America."
Obviously, Gates was wrong—at least about the timeline. It's seven years later and tablets are all but dead while netbooks and touchscreen smartphones thrive. Keep in mind that multitouch wasn't around yet, though the idea of smudging up your computer's screen probably didn't make much sense given that a stylus was the ideal means for navigation.
Microsoft has since dialed back their enthusiasm on the tablet form factor, but you can see its spirit live on in products like the Surface and Windows 7's multitouch support.
To me, the question is not so much whether or not tablets are capable of succeeding in the marketplace but how they've captured the imaginations of Bill Gates, Apple fanboys and Star Trek alike yet still managed to elude mainstream popularity.Our own Adam Frucci doesn't like the idea of tablet computing. And most of the world... more
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he was forced to give up on the social networking phenomenon Facebook after too many people wanted to be his friend.
Gates, the billionaire computer geek-turned-philanthropist who was honoured Saturday by India for his charity work, told an audience in New Delhi he had tried out Facebook but ended up with "10,000 people wanting to be my friends".
Gates, who remains Microsoft chairman, said he had trouble figuring out whether he "knew this person, did I not know this person".
"It was just way too much trouble so I gave it up," Gates told the business forum.
Gates was in the Indian capital to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, awarded by the government for his work for the charitable organisation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The foundation, built by his massive fortune, has committed nearly one billion dollars to health and development projects in India, targeting especially AIDS and polio.
Gates also confided to the audience that he was "not that big at text messaging" and that "I'm not a 24-hour-a-day tech person".
"I read a lot and some of that reading is not on a computer," he said.
Gates, who sought to drive a vision of a computer on every desk and in every home, said the information technology revolution had been "hugely beneficial" but added: "All these tools of tech waste our time if we're not careful."Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he was forced to give up on the social networking... more
Mr. Gates became disillusioned with the social network when he ended up with "10,000 people wanting to be [his] friends."Mr. Gates became disillusioned with the social network when he ended up with "10,000... more
Well looks like Bill Gates gave some social networking sites a go. I could see him going "Who is this Sk8r Girl and why would'nt I want to be friends with her".
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he was forced to give up on the social networking phenomenon Facebook after too many people wanted to be his friend.
Gates, the billionaire computer geek-turned-philanthropist who was honoured Saturday by India for his charity work, told an audience in New Delhi he had tried out Facebook but ended up with "10,000 people wanting to be my friends".
Gates, who remains Microsoft chairman, said he had trouble figuring out whether he "knew this person, did I not know this person".
"It was just way too much trouble so I gave it up," Gates told the business forum.
Gates was in the Indian capital to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, awarded by the government for his work for the charitable organisation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The foundation, built by his massive fortune, has committed nearly one billion dollars to health and development projects in India, targeting especially AIDS and polio.
Gates also confided to the audience that he was "not that big at text messaging" and that "I'm not a 24-hour-a-day tech person".
"I read a lot and some of that reading is not on a computer," he said.
Gates, who sought to drive a vision of a computer on every desk and in every home, said the information technology revolution had been "hugely beneficial" but added: "All these tools of tech waste our time if we're not careful."Well looks like Bill Gates gave some social networking sites a go. I could see him... more
Billionaire Bill Gates on Friday urged India to move away from low-cost labour toward high-end research and development to keep its giant IT sector competitive.Billionaire Bill Gates on Friday urged India to move away from low-cost labour toward... more
Bill Gates is putting his brain power at work to challenge mother nature. Ladies and gentlemen Bill Gates vs. Hurrican? Who will prevail?Bill Gates is putting his brain power at work to challenge mother nature. Ladies and... more
There are some crazy winds whipping willy-nilly all around the globe, but our favorite Microsoft bazillionaire and do-gooder-extraordinaire is poised to swoop in & save the earth...or is he?There are some crazy winds whipping willy-nilly all around the globe, but our favorite... more
Microsoft's motion-sensing camera, Natal will make its way to Windows PCs in the future, says chairman Bill Gates.
Speaking to CNet about Microsoft's in-development technology, Gates said: "I'd say a cool example of that, that you'll see... in a little over a year, is this (depth) camera thing."Microsoft's motion-sensing camera, Natal will make its way to Windows PCs in the... more
In its latest attempt to unseat Google, Bill Gates’ company just announced it will give away Microsoft Office for free. Douglas Rushkoff on why it could doom the software giant.In its latest attempt to unseat Google, Bill Gates’ company just announced it will... more
This is a very funny commercial from Microsoft... FINALLY!
They produced this movie trailer like commercial for Microsoft Office 2010, check it out definitely entertaining.This is a very funny commercial from Microsoft... FINALLY!
They produced this movie... more
