AP: President Barack Obama sees his secretary of defense just about every day, but he still flubbed Robert Gates’ name on Thursday. Gates was in the crowd for Obama’s national security speech. Pointing him out, the president said “William Gates”
True story: Bill Gates — yes, that Bill Gates — released a swarm of mosquitos at a technology conference. He did it (or so he claims) to demonstrate how malaria spreads. Reportedly, he waited a minute or two before he
CNET: Microsoft co-founder Gates, who last appeared at TED in 1992, outlined his hopes for better teachers and reducing mosquito-borne illnesses like malaria. He is concerned that the current economic crisis will mean reduced funding for poorer countries. And as
