In the tangled web of tech billionaires, global health, and the vaccine industry, a viral conspiracy theory has resurfaced, casting a harsh spotlight on Bill Gates. As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent appointment by Donald Trump reignites debates about corporate profiteering and public health, Gates finds himself at the center of an alleged pump-and-dump scheme involving BioNTech—one that has the internet, especially X (formerly Twitter), in an uproar.
With the Trump administration's return, Silicon Valley elites have entered a transformative phase, positioning Elon Musk's platform X (formerly Twitter) as a potential global hub for discourse and influence. This alliance of powerful tech figures, including Musk, Peter Thiel, and Marc Andreessen, aligns strategically to support Trump's vision, creating a scenario where X could dominate as the world's primary communication platform.
The online magazine Mother Jones recently published an interesting report about US tech oligarchs. The 2024 US presidential election has been marked by an unprecedented level of influence from tech billionaires and other ultra-wealthy individuals, reshaping the political landscape and raising concerns about the state of American democracy.
Microsoft founder and tech billionaire Bill Gates, renowned for his climate activism, is divesting himself of not one but two luxury yachts, signaling a shift towards more environmentally conscious practices. The move, while surprising to some, underscores Gates' commitment to reducing his carbon footprint and aligning his actions with his advocacy for sustainability.
According to a recent WSJ report, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is giving another $20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation endowment. Although it is named the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, basically half of its resources to date have come from gifts from Warren Buffett.
Bill Gates said he thinks cryptocurrencies and NFTs are “100%” based on the Greater Fool Theory. The 66-year-old billionaire was referring to the notion that overvalued assets will keep rising because there are enough people willing to pay high prices for them. He joked that “expensive digital images of monkeys” would “improve the world immensely.”
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York. Today, the new rich people predominantly made their fortune in the tech or fintech industry.
In its very essence, Crypto is an anti-establishment phenomenon. Hence, it comes as no surprise that the percentage of explicit Covid-19 conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers is disproportionately high. The creation of Bitcoin itself by an unknown individual calling himself Satoshi Nakamoto is also prone to conspiracy theories. Dutch crypto analyst PlanB with the Twitter handle @100trillionUSD has earned 1.7 million followers through his S2F BTC price model and his opposition to the Covid-19 vaccination regiment.
A decade after the Fukushima nuclear accident set back nuclear power’s prospects worldwide, nuclear power may see its comeback in the Western hemisphere amidst the climate crisis. Significant advances in nuclear technology along with national security concerns about China’s and Russia’s growing leadership in nuclear power provide the environment for Bill Gates and his Te