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Issue 83 / 2016
TECHNOLOGY
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Known for his modest
lifestyle, Warren Buffett
has made a pledge to
donate 99% of his wealth
to charity. Last year he
put his plan into action
donating a cool $3 billion
to numerous charities,
including to that of his
friend Bill Gates' charity
foundation.
Bill Gates showed a more
personal touch to his
charitable side, surprising
one user of Reddit with a
personalised Secret Santa
gift. After studying one
user's profile, he realised
that she was an avid hiker,
Gates then decided to buy
her some new outdoor
adventure equipment and
also made a donation in
her name to the charity
'Malaria No More'.
Gordon Moore
Alongside his wife,
Gordon Moore - founder
of Intel - is a dedicated
philanthropist, with
his foundation's assets
reaching the $6 billion
mark. The Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation
made at least $250
million last year in grants
dedicated to nursing
education, environmental
conservation and scientific
research.
Warren Buffett
Bill Gates
the Good eGGs are
eGGheads
Technology tycoons made positive headlines last
year; social media deity Mark Zuckerberg famously
announced that he would be giving away 99% of
Facebook's stocks to charitable causes, and there
were also some other entrepreneurs from the tech
sector that were feeling rather generous
