The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation delivered on a $450 million promise to improve on the state of world health by awarding grants to the most innovative medical solutions presented by the world’s top scientists.
Good Guy Gates Grants $437 Million
Bill Gates and his corporate empire get all kinds of publicity. Often times, especially among many in ebusiness, his some of his practices have left a sour taste to put it mildly. So, when a genuinely wonderful effort comes by for Mr. Gates or more specifically, the Gates Foundation, the opportunity must be taken to praise.
Itunes In Europe Jams On Sales Of 50 Million Songs
Apple’s iTunes Music Store in Europe hits a milestone in sales of legal downloadable songs.
40 Million Credit Cards Hacked – YOU as Identity Theft Victim
Saturday, MasterCard blamed a vendor of ALL credit card providers called CardSystems Solutions, Inc., a third-party processor of payment card data, as the source of loss of 40 million consumers credit card information.
3.9 Million CitiFinancial Customers’ Info Lost
Citigroup reported yesterday that tapes containing information of about 3.9 million customers were lost by United Parcel Service (UPS) as they were in transit to a credit bureau.
Scripps Writes $525 Million Check For Shopzilla
Another traditional media company likes what it sees in the Internet advertising market and makes a purchase.
eBay Spends $620 Million On Shopping
eBay is planning to purchase comparison-shopping site Shopping.com for about $620 million in cash. eBay will acquire all outstanding shares of Shopping.com stock for $21 per share.
Morgan Stanley To Pay $604 Million In Lawsuit
Morgan Stanley was ordered to pay investor Ron Perelman $604 million, and said it is now reassessing the amount of funds it has set aside for this expense.
Bill Gates Puts Another $250 Million Toward the World’s Health
Bill Gates and his Gates Foundation are putting up more money in favor of global health. The foundation is more than doubling its funding for the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative.
BlackBerry Legions Grow To 3 Million
Research In Motion sees an increase in its base of wireless e-mail users from just six months ago.