What inspires a billionaire? In the case of Bill Gates, it’s a 500-year-old manuscript penned by Italian genius Leonardo da Vinci. He’s actually trying to understand turbulence. How you build a dam, does it erode away?" Da Vinci’s ideas were futuristic. Gates' may be realized much sooner. Gates hasinvested in a nuclear reactorthat would burn depleted uranium. This story originally appeared at CBSNews.com under the headline “What inspires Bill Gates?”

Pickleball is all over the news now. In February, it was named thefastest-growing sport of the yearfor the second year in a row. “It’s easy to learn. People say that about lots of sports, but in the case of pickleball, it’s true.” More on Bill Gates Gates isn’t kidding about the “silly terms.” In the video, he shares faded vintage photos of younger versions of himself playing the game. Pickleball was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington – not far from Gates' hometown of Seattle....

Bill Gatesis no fan ofBored Ape. The billionaire philanthropist appeared at TechCrunch’s climate event on Tuesday and expressed skepticism aboutNFTsand othercryptocurrencies. “I’m not involved in that,” he stated. “I’m not long or short in any of those things.” Bill Gates tells us what he really thinks of Bored Apes at#TCClimate:pic.twitter.com/vBc8BaaTup

Bill Gates enjoys sharing his favorite recent readson his Gates Notes blog. But this time, the Microsoft co-founder decided to share five of his all-time favorites. His kids are all grown now, but whatever floats your holiday boat, Bill. Here’s a look at Gates' five recommended books. And he recommends the 1974 bookThe Inner Game of Tennis, by Robert Gallwey. And it’s not just for athletes. Gates says Paul Strathern’sMendeleyev’s Dreamis the “best book I’ve ever read about the periodic table....

His other two children, Phoebe and Rory, are away at college, leaving Gates an empty nester. “It’s been a strange and disorienting experience,” Gates wrote. “My personal world has never felt smaller than it did over the last 12 months.” And even with theomicron variant, he has hope for 2022 and beyond.

Bill Gates is a father-in-law. Nassar was born in Chicago. Gates and Nassar both graduated from Stanford University. Jennifer Gates' parents, Bill and Melinda French Gates,are officially divorcedas of August. They were married for 27 years and have two other children in addition to Jennifer. Melinda French Gates also shared a wedding photo on her Instagram account. “So grateful we were able to find a way to safely gather for this special day....

TAX SOFTWARE DEALS OF THE WEEK “The main feature of cryptocurrencies is their anonymity. I don’t think this is a good thing. “Naturally, cryptocurrencies were given their first utility in the dark markets,” Hayter said. “That trend is declining with the majority of business now legitimate and increasingly so. The dollar has had its fair share of direct deaths too and will continue to do so. The Reddit AMA, Gates' sixth, covered a lot of ground....

The act is meant to expand nuclear energy production in the US. The site will start producing power in 2030.

Thiel won’t stand for reelection at the 2022 annual meeting, Meta said Monday. Meta declined to comment further. “Mark Zuckerberg’s intelligence, energy and conscientiousness are tremendous. Thiel, reached viahis fellowship organization, didn’t immediately respond to a request for additional comment.

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It’s a buzzkill moment for AI. Expect more caution as the search engine industry tries to find the right formula. OpenAI itself offers the same warning. “ChatGPT sometimes writesplausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers. Fixing this issue is challenging,” the AI research lab said when it launched ChatGPT in November.

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