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The number of billionaires spiked by 30% during the pandemic

Vox

The rise in billionaires’ net worths during the Covid-19 pandemic has reinvigorated the debate about their role in society. The total number of billionaires exploded over the course of the coronavirus pandemic — and they individually became extraordinarily wealthier during the last 12 months. David Ryder/Bloomberg/Getty Images.

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Bill Gates shares upbeat take on global climate talks; Washington’s Inslee pledges carbon cuts

GeekWire

The private sector is stepping up as a major player in combating the climate crisis, joining governments and nonprofits. That includes participation in the Net Zero World Initiative , and the foundation’s pledge of $315 million to an effort to help farmers adapt to warming. Gates himself spoke at a session focused on the issue.

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Elon Musk’s $150 million charity spending spree

Vox

30 million to nonprofits in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas; $20 million of that goes to local district and charter schools, the other $10 million is meant to revitalize the downtown of the city of Brownsville, Texas. $5 Over the next three months, Musk committed: $100 million for Thursday’s prize. $30 Change may be afoot.

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Book excerpt: How tech and government can spin the flywheels of equitable prosperity together

GeekWire

The livability flywheel depends on leadership from elected officials, corporate and nonprofit executives, and the community. Of course, it was never this tidy. But when voters twice rejected the necessary bond issues, Allen changed course, developed the property, and attracted Amazon to create an urban campus.

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OpenAI can translate English into code with its new machine learning software Codex

The Verge

The real net effect is a lot of value for the ecosystem”. The real net effect is a lot of value for the ecosystem,” says Brockman. “At Of course, while Codex sounds extremely exciting, it’s difficult to judge the full scope of its capabilities before real programmers have got to grips with it. What is Codex actually like to use?

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The real scandal behind billionaire Eric Schmidt paying for Biden’s science office

Vox

The use of staff from other federal agencies and the armed services, universities, and philanthropically funded nonprofits dates back five presidential administrations — but President Biden was the first to elevate the office to Cabinet level,” an OSTP spokesperson said in a statement to Recode.

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud. By choosing them, enterprises are almost adopting net zero by proxy,” Koushik says.