latest bill gates news Saturday, October 11, 2008

Bill Gates Reimagined As Penis for Condom Ad [Nsfw] (Gizmodo) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:01:53 GMT
We're not sure that Bill Gates signed off on this unofficial endorsement for 'Belgium for Love' brand condoms, but that didn't stop the company from placing his more characaturish features on a... more...

Bill Gates Not The Richest Man in America (Seattlest) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:27:08 GMT
So much for that 15-year record, Bill. Less than a month ago, we were telling you that Bill Gates had once again topped Forbes' list of wealthiest Americans . As it turns out, a lot changes in a month--especially if you're a multi-billionaire heavily invested in stocks when there is this little thing called a global economic crisis occurring. Due to the economic clusterfuck, Forbes ... more...

Bill Gates bumped off the top spot (The Inquirer) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:18:13 GMT
BILL GATES has been the richest American on the Forbes 400 list for 15 years - well not any more, as this crown has been handed over to none other than insurance and jewellery flogger Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett. more...

Warren Buffett overtakes Bill Gates as America's richest man (Middletown Times Herald-Record) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:19:10 GMT
Warren Buffett has overtaken Bill Gates to become the richest American in the Forbes 400 list, Bloomberg said, citing a recalculated list to be published later this month. more...

Buffett boosts wealth to top Gates on Forbes list (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:28:42 GMT
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is again the richest American, deposing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, after Forbes magazine recalculated the fortunes of some of the 400 wealthiest Americans. more...

Bill Gates is a dick (NSFW) [Badvertising] (Valleywag) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:13:00 GMT
A Belgian condom ad, discovered by alt-culture magazine Coilhouse, features Bill Gates as a penis, wrapped in what the ad calls an "efficient antivirus." Here's the uncensored version (NSFW): [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] more...

BUFFETT KNOCKS DOLLAR BILL OFF THE TOP $POT (New York Post) Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:08:41 GMT
The free-falling economy has claimed its biggest victim yet - Bill Gates. The Microsoft founder lost his coveted spot atop the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans - which he held for the past 15 years - to billionaire investor and longtime... more...

Stock Market 'Buffets' Bill Gates (Red Herring) Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:27:10 GMT
He loses slot as richest man on Forbes list to his pal Warren Buffett. more...

Buffett replaces Gates on list of richest Americans (USA Today) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:02:03 GMT
Sorry, Bill, but Warren's taken the lead on the Forbes list of richest Americans. The magazine says recalculations based on the recent financial downturn show that Warren Buffett earned an extra $8 billion LAST MONTH. Bill Gates, by comparison, lost $1.5 billion, according to the magazine. All told, Forbes says 17 of the people on its list have accumulated losses of at least $1 billion in recent ... more...

Gates no longer richest American (Geek.com) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:31:56 GMT
First the banks ran out of money and now we’re hearing that Bill Gates has lost $1.1 billion. Will this nightmare end? For the first time in 15 years Bill Gates lost his top spot in Forbes’ list as the richest person in America. According to sources, that spot is now held by Warren Buffet, who [...] more...