Stories tagged with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
MTV to run ads for political candidates
By Emily Morgan | June 27, 2008 at 11:37am | 0
MTV is getting political. The network, which has long been an advocate of encouraging young voters, is now accepting political advertisements for the first time.
Bill Gates yuks it up at CES 2008
By Emily Morgan | January 8, 2008 at 2:30pm | 0
Who knew Bill Gates could be funny?
In his “last day” video shown at the Consumer Electronics Show Sunday, Gates debuted his comedic side, with the help of some famous friends.
In the video, Gates goes over the opportunities he could possibly pursue after leaving Microsoft full-time. He pumps iron with Matthew McConaughey, raps with Jay-Z, and offers his Guitar Hero skills to U2’s frontman, Bono. After trying to negotiate a biopic with Steven Spielberg and George Clooney, Gates offers his services as a running mate to both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
