Articles about Philanthropy – Page 4 of 7

Paul Allen’s foundation opens challenge to combat Ebola outbreak in Congo

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is looking for smart ideas to fight Ebola and has opened a call for… Read More

Bill Gates patched things up with Paul Allen, hoped to travel the world with Microsoft co-founder

Paul Allen was brutally candid about Bill Gates in his 2011 memoir, “Idea Man,” and the Microsoft co-founders didn’t speak for… Read More

Vulcan gets into the drone-building business to fight wildlife poachers in Africa

One of the legacies left behind by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who passed away last October, is… Read More

Jeff Bezos on going to space vs. making Earth better: ‘It shouldn’t be either-or’

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person and the founder of Amazon as well as the Blue Origin… Read More

Can Big Tech solve the housing crisis? The politics of private companies taking on public issues

Big tech companies are stepping in to help solve the housing crunch in the face of mounting frustration from their… Read More

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos plan to divorce after 25 years of marriage

Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announced this morning via the Amazon CEO’s personal Twitter account that they’ve decided… Read More

Should Uber and Lyft cover rides to nonprofits and essential services?

Over the past year, Uber and Lyft have been offering free and discounted rides to help people in need of… Read More

New tool to curb illegal trade of shark fins built with $322K in support from Paul Allen Philanthropies

Customs agents have been relying on their ability to visually match disembodied and sometimes dried and bleached shark fins with… Read More

Geeks Give Back: It’s time for the technology community to step up and give!

This is embarrassing to admit. While the Seattle area is first in the nation in percentage of residents who give… Read More

Google kicks off a $25M competition for ideas that promote ‘AI for Social Good’

Google today unveiled a $25 million initiative called the Google AI Impact Challenge, aimed at soliciting and supporting projects that… Read More

Amazon hits $100M in donations to more than 1M charities in 5 years through AmazonSmile

Amazon has now donated more than $100 million since 2013 to charities chosen by customers through its AmazonSmile program. Amazon… Read More

‘His legacy will live on forever’: Death of Paul Allen brings reaction from the many worlds he touched

The death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought with it an outpouring of reaction across social media on Monday, from… Read More

Geeks Give Back to end homelessness: Join the campaign to support our neighbors in need

There’s no denying that Seattle has a homelessness crisis. Even as economic conditions in the area improve, some Seattleites are… Read More

Paul Allen enlists machine-learning tools for monitoring wildlife and ecosystems

Paul Allen has made a name for himself as a co-founder of Microsoft, a supporter of artificial intelligence research and… Read More

How Jeff Bezos’ new $2B ‘Day One Fund’ stacks up to other tech billionaires’ philanthropy

Jeff Bezos’ donation of $2 billion to his newly announced charitable fund clearly isn’t chump change. But in the world… Read More

‘The child will be the customer’: How billionaire Jeff Bezos will bring a key Amazon value to philanthropy

Customer obsession has driven Jeff Bezos from the day he founded Amazon as a tiny online bookseller. Full text: Amazon… Read More

Full text: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reveals long-awaited philanthropic initiative

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday revealed a new $2 billion philanthropic initiative called “Bezos Day One Fund” that… Read More

Jeff Bezos unveils $2B ‘Day One Fund’ focusing on homeless families and preschool education

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has unveiled his eagerly-awaited philanthropic initiative, announcing a new “Bezos Day One Fund” that will focus… Read More

The multibillion-dollar question: What in the world (or universe) will Jeff Bezos do with his riches?

Jeff Bezos transformed the modern economy, using disruptive thinking to reshape how people buy products and read books, and how… Read More

TLDR: Paul Allen’s $100K donation to help GOP, Amazon briefly becomes $1T company, latest philanthropic efforts by Amazon

Today’s featured stories Tech titan Paul Allen gives $100,000 to GOP causes — and he’s not the only one Amazon… Read More

Philanthropy

Paul Allen’s foundation opens challenge to combat Ebola outbreak in Congo

Bill Gates patched things up with Paul Allen, hoped to travel the world with Microsoft co-founder

Vulcan gets into the drone-building business to fight wildlife poachers in Africa

Jeff Bezos on going to space vs. making Earth better: ‘It shouldn’t be either-or’

Can Big Tech solve the housing crisis? The politics of private companies taking on public issues

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos plan to divorce after 25 years of marriage

Should Uber and Lyft cover rides to nonprofits and essential services?

New tool to curb illegal trade of shark fins built with $322K in support from Paul Allen Philanthropies

Geeks Give Back: It’s time for the technology community to step up and give!

Google kicks off a $25M competition for ideas that promote ‘AI for Social Good’

Amazon hits $100M in donations to more than 1M charities in 5 years through AmazonSmile

‘His legacy will live on forever’: Death of Paul Allen brings reaction from the many worlds he touched

Geeks Give Back to end homelessness: Join the campaign to support our neighbors in need

Paul Allen enlists machine-learning tools for monitoring wildlife and ecosystems

How Jeff Bezos’ new $2B ‘Day One Fund’ stacks up to other tech billionaires’ philanthropy

‘The child will be the customer’: How billionaire Jeff Bezos will bring a key Amazon value to philanthropy

Full text: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reveals long-awaited philanthropic initiative

Jeff Bezos unveils $2B ‘Day One Fund’ focusing on homeless families and preschool education

The multibillion-dollar question: What in the world (or universe) will Jeff Bezos do with his riches?

TLDR: Paul Allen’s $100K donation to help GOP, Amazon briefly becomes $1T company, latest philanthropic efforts by Amazon

Amazon enlists Prime Air jet in cancer fight, aiming to take charitable profile to new heights

From Amazon to Zillow, new coalition of tech titans will rally their workers around city’s tough problems

Hey, kids: Put a rocket in space and win a million dollars in Base 11 Space Challenge

Jeff Bezos is planning his big philanthropic push: Here are 5 ideas that need the billionaire’s attention

Jeff Bezos teases two new philanthropic causes — and promises the big reveal this summer

How Amazon could end its Seattle tax battle and tackle one of the world’s biggest problems

Jeff Bezos’ focus on space spending sparks questions about philanthropy

Open Philanthropy Project awards $11M to protein designers for universal flu vaccine

The tipping point on cancer treatment, from research labs to the top of Mount Everest

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