What Bill Gates recommends as Christmas reading
Synopsis by CNBC Nov 21
Billionaire Bill Gates released his latest list of reading and listening recommendations, with books, online economics courses and a holiday Spotify playlist. 
CNBC: Bill Gates: These 3 great books 'came to mind right away' as my favorites of 2023—plus 2 recommendations ‘just for fun’
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The 3 Best Books Bill Gates Read in 2023: Bill Gates recommends three books he found "deeply informative" this year.
time.com/6337633/bill-gates-best-books-2023/
Here’s What Bill Gates Recommends You Read, Watch And Listen To During The Holidays.
forbes.com/sites/devinseanmartin/2023/11/20/heres-what-bill-gates-recommends-you-read-watch-and-listen-to-during-the-holidays/
What Bill Gates recommends as Christmas reading: The Christmas season is just around the corner and many are looking for gifts or reading material for the long ...
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Bill Gates voiced concerns that global warming is likely to surpass the crucial 2-degree Celsius threshold, potentially leading to irreversible damage to ... Show more
Bill Gates warns the world is likely to smash through a critical warming threshold
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COP28: Bill Gates Says World Probably Won't Meet 2C Climate Warming Goal: The billionaire clean-energy investor said it would be “fortunate” if temperature ...
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Bill Gates: No fairness in climate change fight without innovation: A socially equitable green transition ought to rely heavily on technological innovation ...
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Bill Gates Issues Warning On Approaching Critical Global Warming Threshold At COP28
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Spotify Will Lay Off 1,500 Employees in Global Workforce Cost-Cutting: Spotify CEO Daniel EK has announced layoff plans impacting 17 percent of the ...
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Quick Glance: Spotify to Cut 1,500 Jobs Amid Cost Reduction
- CEO Daniel Ek plans to reduce spending to reach financial goals.
- Spotify's global workforce will be reduced by 17% to increase profitability.
- With around 9,000 employees, up to 1,500 individuals will be affected by the cuts.
- Despite revenue growth and user increase, the company has incurred losses in the first nine months of the year.
No, Burlington wasn't the most popular Spotify Wrapped sound town: Neither was Cambridge or Berkeley.
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Quick Glance: Taylor Swift Triumphs on Spotify in 2023
- Taylor Swift, captivating on stage.
- Over 26 billion streams on Spotify by Swift in 2023.
- First female artist at the top spot since 2015.
- Complex calculation of streaming data and listening habits in the Wrapped campaign.
Time Magazine has named Taylor Swift its 2023 Person of the Year, a week after Spotify announced she was the most-played artist on the streaming platform ... Show more
COP28: Bill Gates Says World Probably Won't Meet 2C Climate Warming Goal: The billionaire clean-energy investor said it would be “fortunate” if temperature ...
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Bill Gates makes $10.95 million/day
That's more than 4X what the average person earns in a lifetime.
Greenhouse gas in the air: how CO₂ levels have changed over 66 million years: The climate has always changed - so the consequences of global warming are ...
spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/treibhausgas-in-der-atmosphaere-so-veraenderte-sich-der-co-gehalt-in-66-millionen-jahren-a-c7affa44-2fcd-42fc-aebc-951452e6461d
How ✨ became the unofficial AI emoji: Companies like Spotify, Google, OpenAI, and Zoom are using emoji to make AI appear less alarming
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🎵 With 26 billion streams, Taylor Swift ranked as Spotify's most popular artist of the year. In July, the 33-year-old became the first female artist to have ... Show more
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“Cabal of Oil Producers”: Climate Scientist Kevin Anderson Slams Corporate Capture of COP28
democracynow.org/2023/12/7/kevin_anderson_cop28
GTA 6: Streams soar for 70s rocker Tom Petty thanks to trailer: Tom Petty's B-side track Love Is A Long Road has seen a near 37,000% increase in streams on ...
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Bill Gates lays out a bold path to a 3-day workweek: The Microsoft co-founder said that the purpose of life is "not just to do jobs."
thestreet.com/technology/bill-gates-lays-out-a-bold-path-to-a-3-day-workweek
Apple Music Competitor Spotify Lays Off Over 1,000 Employees: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek today announced that the company is laying off 17 percent of employees ...
macrumors.com/2023/12/04/spotify-layoffs-december-2023/
Heavyweight Down, Stolen Gone: Spotify dropped two of its critically adored podcasts this week: Connie Walker’s acclaimed crime podcast ‘Stolen’ and Jonathan ...
vulture.com/2023/12/spotify-drops-popular-heavyweight-and-stolen-podcasts.html
Snow masses and global warming: The frost modernity: Icy temperatures, winter chaos - all nonsense with climate change? Of course not. Why global warming could ...
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Why your brain finds Spotify Wrapped so irresistible: Spotify Wrapped endures despite privacy concerns surrounding the data it collects from users ...
npr.org/2023/12/08/1218100638/love-sharing-your-favorite-music-with-friends-people-are-into-spotify-wrapped
If we do not stop global warming, the further rise in temperature will ensure that the so-called tipping points of our climate are inexorably exceeded ... Show more
Bill Gates thinks of himself as nice compared to Elon Musk, Steve Jobs: Bill Gates says a certain level of intensity is necessary in creating innovative ...
businessinsider.com/bill-gates-thinks-himself-nice-compared-elon-musk-steve-jobs-2023-12
Spotify annual charts: Apache 207 is musician of the year: The rapper lands at the top of Spotify's annual review in this country. And one of his songs is also ...
nord24.de/netzwelt/spotify-jahrescharts-apache-207-ist-musiker-des-jahres-177155.html
Record numbers of people are at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai – now in its second week. Seeking to be heard in the throng of 84 ... Show more
Kerry indicates US backs ‘largely’ phasing out fossil fuels: Special Climate Envoy John Kerry indicated that the U.S. will support “largely” phasing out fossil ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4346124-john-kerry-cop28-climate-change-fossil-fuel-phaseout/
Eminem's stalker anthem 'Stan' hits streaming milestone on Spotify: Single, released in 2000, becomes Eminem's ninth song to hit 1 billion streams on the service ...
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Why snow does not disprove global warming: The fact that it snows is not a counter-argument for climate change - climate experts agree on this ...
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Offsetting CO2: The Bill Gates-funded startup Graphyte takes off: Removing carbon dioxide from the air is very expensive. Now a startup comes with a simple idea ...
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Doesn't that sound like a fair deal for streaming users? 😇
The Berlin Court of Appeal has ruled that clauses on unilateral price increases in the terms and ... Show more
Unprecedented extremes: climate change is becoming a deadly threat to humanity: Terrible droughts, deadly rain floods, dying species - climate change can be seen ...
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Kerry: "There shouldn't be any more coal fired power plants permitted anywhere in the world"
axios.com/2023/12/04/john-kerry-cop-28-coal-plants-no-more-permits
With these nine dividend stocks, Bill Gates earns half a billion dollars every year
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Science denial is also an issue before COP28 (again!): It is now 33 years since the IPCC concluded in its first report in 1990 that it is “certain” that ...
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The best investors in the world are buying these stocks now - 3 favorites from Cathie Wood, Bill Gates and Co
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Drumbeat in court: Netflix and Spotify price increases are unlawful: According to a new ruling, certain clauses of Netflix and Spotify regarding price increases ...
chip.de/news/Paukenschlag-Preiserhoehungen-von-Netflix-und-Spotify-sind-laut-Gericht-unzulaessig_185044406.html
Catherine Deveney: Covid inquiry is extortionate and pointless song and dance: Taxpayers face an estimated final Covid inquiry bill of around £200 million ...
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Ruling against Spotify and Netflix: Will customers now get their money back?: Spotify and Netflix have suffered a defeat in court, price adjustment clauses from ...
rnd.de/wirtschaft/urteil-gegen-spotify-und-netflix-bekommen-kunden-jetzt-geld-zurueck-6E3WYCEP3NGNLGBSBGQWMYEECM.html
Bill Gates buys all Magnificent 7 shares at the end of the year - only one is missing
boerse-online.de/nachrichten/aktien/bill-gates-kauft-zum-jahresende-alle-magnificent-7-aktien-nur-eine-fehlt-20344088.html
NDR Kultur : "We must not allow music to be further devalued," demands Nina Graf, a successful soul singer from Hamburg, Miu. She is on the board of the Pro Musik ... Show more
Previous decade 'hottest on record' with polar ice melting faster than in the last century
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Quick Glance: Prominent Tribute to Shane MacGowan
- Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan
- Nick Cave and Bono also honor the former Pogues frontman
- Victoria Mary Clarke shared a photo of Springsteen and MacGowan from Dublin
- Nick Cave recalls MacGowan's 60th birthday celebration and their performance together
Bill Gates' favorite stock: Here's why it could rise by double digits next year: Should you quickly buy Bill Gates' favorite stock at the end of the year? It ...
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The planet is warming so fast, it could cross a key climate limit in 2024: New research shows a planet on track to top a warming benchmark next year ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/08/climate-change-threshold-cop28-dubai/
Warren Buffett sells these two dividend giants and Bill Gates grabs them - which billionaire is right?
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Opinion | Bill Gates: How I Invest My Money in a Warming World: Rich individuals, companies and countries must ensure green technologies are affordable for ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/01/opinion/bill-gates-climate-change-cop28.html
Quick Glance: Harris to Represent Biden at COP28 Climate Summit
- President attended in 2021 and 2022, but this year, Harris will stand in as he is preoccupied with wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
- Harris will be joined in Dubai by three top climate officials, including John F. Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate.
- Harris will attend the annual UN climate summit in Dubai on Friday and Saturday, standing in for President Biden, who will skip the event for the first time since taking office.
- During the summit, Harris will announce several U.S. initiatives related to bolstering climate resilience in other countries and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
This year will be Earth’s hottest in human history, report confirms: This year will break a record set in 2016, underscoring that the world is closer than ever ...
washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/11/30/earth-hottest-year-wmo/
Quick Glance: King Urges COP28 to Be 'Critical Turning Point' in Climate Change Fight
- King Charles urges world leaders in Dubai to make COP28 a 'critical turning point' in the fight against global warming.
- He emphasizes the need for 'real action' to tackle the climate crisis and steer people and nations 'away from practices that make our world more dangerous'.
- The King says the hope of the world rests on their decisions during the summit, describing it as an 'unmissable opportunity' to reduce the risk of climate change.
- Reflecting on COP21, he hopes COP28 'will be another critical turning point towards genuine transformational action' as scientists warn of alarming tipping points being reached.
Bill Gates says 3-day work week possible with AI: "A society where you only have to work three days a week, that's probably OK," Bill Gates said.
businessinsider.com/bill-gates-comments-3-day-work-week-possible-ai-2023-11
Quick Glance: AI: Shorter Work Week Feasible
- Experts say: 3-day work week is achievable.
- AI risks are acknowledged.
- Technology could enable shorter work hours.
- Multiple business leaders forecast reduced work week due to AI.
AI may not take people's jobs, but it could make a three-day working week possible.
This is the opinion of Bill Gates, who was a guest on TV presenter Trevor ... Show more
Your world in 10 minutes: US warships on alert: Follow on Apple, Google or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the transcript.
reuters.com/podcasts/us-warships-alert-ukraine-funding-supreme-court-opioid-ruling-2023-12-05/
Bill Gates Is Pulling In Nearly $500 Million In Annual Dividend Income. Here Are The 5 Stocks Generating The Most Cash Flow For His Portfolio
Pope Francis cancels trip to COP28 climate summit in Dubai "with regret" due to illness
axios.com/2023/11/29/pope-francis-cancels-cop28-climate-summit-trip-illness
Quick Glance: Pope Cancels U.N. Climate Conference Trip
- The pope, soon to be 87, had to cancel his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors' orders.
- On Sunday, the pope revealed his bout with lung inflammation but still planned to travel to Dubai as the first pontiff to address a U.N. climate conference.
- The Tuesday announcement marked the second time the pope's frail health had forced the cancellation of a foreign trip.
- Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni stated that Francis was recovering from the flu and respiratory tract inflammation that led to the cancellation of his audiences on Saturday.
Taylor Swift is Spotify Artist of the Year and thanks her with a new song: Swift is the first woman to be “Global Top Artist” on Spotify with 26 ...
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Climate researcher Latif expects the UN climate summit to fail: Climate researcher Mojib Latif fears that the climate summit in Dubai will have no effect on ...
deutschlandfunk.de/zur-weltklimakonferenz-interview-mojib-latif-klimaforscher-dlf-286e19e8-102.html
CNN poll: Large majority of US adults and half of Republicans agree with Biden’s goal to slash climate pollution
cnn.com/2023/12/08/politics/cnn-poll-climate-change/
Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on Friday and Saturday: The 2-degree threshold for two-straight days is symbolic, but indicative of how ...
axios.com/2023/11/20/earth-2c-warming-threshold-passed-report
Quick Glance: Earth Likely Exceeded Critical Warming Threshold Briefly
- New data suggests Earth likely exceeded a key warming threshold for the first time since instrument records began.
- The global average surface temperature was measured at over 2°C compared to preindustrial levels for the first time.
- Exceeding 2°C above preindustrial levels indicates how rapidly the planet is warming.
- Exceeding the 2-degree threshold for a single day does not mean the Paris Agreement's target has been exceeded.
Spotify CFO cashes in £7.2m in shares after value surges on news of job cuts: Price of shares in music streaming service leaped after announcement it was laying ...
theguardian.com/technology/2023/dec/07/spotify-cfo-cashes-in-72m-in-shares-after-value-surges-on-news-of-job-cuts
The podcast industry didn’t fail. Spotify just took a billion dollar swing and whiffed, leaving podcasters themselves to navigate the fallout.
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COP28's looming fight over phasing out fossil fuels: Moving away from oil, gas and coal is important. But language in an agreement may not get us there.
axios.com/2023/12/07/cop28-fossil-fuels-phase-out
Harris is expected to attend COP28 after pushback over Biden skipping summit, source says
cnn.com/2023/11/29/politics/kamala-harris-cop28/
TV criticism of "Hart aber fair": "We won't get there this way": The big paradox on a small scale: "Hart aber fair" is about climate protection and even Peter ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/bei-hart-aber-fair-geht-es-um-den-klimaschutz-19361265.html
Quick Glance: Climate Change Battle: Assessment and Impressions
- Meteorologist Sven Plöger: Humanity not ready for consistent climate action
- Challenging year: Perception of climate action as impoverishing
Climate crisis: Three women helping wildlife survive: Climate change is a threat to thousands of animal species, including gorillas, pangolins and turtles.
bbc.com/news/science-environment-67308974
Climate conference in Dubai: The most important questions and answers | COP: The climate crisis is becoming more and more urgent, but the plans that have been ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/id_100291918/klimakonferenz-in-dubai-die-wichtigsten-fragen-und-antworten-cop.html
COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai: Live Updates: World leaders are speaking in Dubai against a backdrop of rising temperatures and two major wars.
nytimes.com/live/2023/12/01/climate/cop28-climate-change-summit/for-brazil-the-climate-emergency-is-already-a-reality
Climate crisis: Global daily temperature two degrees above pre-industrial level for the first time
stern.de/panorama/wissen/natur/klimakrise--erstmals-globale-tagestemperatur-zwei-grad-ueber-vorindustriellem-niveau-34215474.html
The world briefly smashed through the 2-degree warming limit for the first time: The Earth’s temperature briefly rose above a crucial threshold that scientists ...
cnn.com/2023/11/20/climate/2-degree-warming-limit-record-copernicus-climate-int/
Spotify’s layoffs make sense when you consider its margins and market: Spotify is simply tinkering with its economics so that it is more attractive to investors ...
techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/spotifys-layoffs-analysis/
Podcast: The town threatened by a melting glacier: Follow on Apple, Google or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript.
reuters.com/podcasts/podcast-town-threatened-by-melting-glacier-2023-12-03/
Music streaming service: Spotify cuts 1,500 jobs: Despite solid numbers, Spotify has to save money. The CEO cites slow economic growth and increased interest ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/warum-spotify-1500-arbeitsplaetze-trotz-solider-zahlen-abbaut-19359297.html
COP 28: What's at stake in global climate talks: Follow on Apple, Google or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript.
reuters.com/podcasts/cop-28-whats-stake-global-climate-talks-2023-12-02/
Quick Glance: The End of the Fossil Fuel Era: Battle at COP28 Climate Summit
- Sultan al-Jaber speaks at the COP28 summit on Dec. 2, 2023 in Dubai, UAE.
- The battle for the future of fossil fuels takes center stage at the COP28 climate summit.
- For nearly 30 years, policymakers from almost 200 countries have failed to address the main driver of the climate crisis: the burning of coal, oil, and gas.
- The outcome of COP28 must be that all oil, gas, and coal nations recognize that we are truly at the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era for the world economy.
Tech layoffs 2023: Job cuts deepen as Spotify, Amazon, Yahoo and others lay off staff
indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/tech-layoffs-spotify-amazon-layoffs-9056846/
Spotify Breaks Down the Mapping Tech Behind Its Algorithm: With 500 million monthly users, Spotify is the world’s largest music streaming service ...
wsj.com/video/series/wsj-explains/spotify-breaks-down-the-mapping-tech-behind-its-algorithm/E91EB935-C3EE-42FF-B41A-246614F8F1A1
Podcast: The town threatened by a melting glacier: Follow on Apple, Google or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript.
reuters.com/podcasts/podcast-town-threatened-by-melting-glacier-2023-12-03/
Amouranth Spends $17 Million On Fruit Field To ‘Overtake’ Bill Gates: The queen of Twitch has added a massive orchard to her budding empire
kotaku.com/twitch-streamer-amouranth-17-million-fruit-bill-gates-1851057884
Harjeet Singh: Holding rich countries accountable for climate change: Harjeet Singh: holding rich countries accountable for climate change
axios.com/2023/12/07/harjeet-singh-getting-rich-countries-to-pay-up-for-climate-change
What happens when it is too hot to work?: Heat hurts both human health and economies
economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/12/05/what-happens-when-it-is-too-hot-to-work
How big tech ate the music business: Music has long been at the frontiers of technology – but it hasn't always benefitted from it.
thespinoff.co.nz/partner/27-11-2023/how-big-tech-ate-the-music-business
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