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Phoebe Gates’ Stanford peers question coding chops amid Phia controversy
technology10 days ago

Phoebe Gates’ Stanford peers question coding chops amid Phia controversy

Stanford classmates say Phoebe Gates, Bill Gates’ daughter, wasn’t known as a strong coder during her biology-focused studies, though she took an applied AI/entrepreneurship class that helped launch Phia, a personal shopping startup she co-founded with Sophia Kianni. Phia has faced accusations of cookie stuffing to generate commissions; leaked Slack messages allegedly suggested keeping the cookies dropping. After Phia disabled the feature, reported revenue dropped, and while civil actions are possible, experts say prison time is unlikely. Kianni reportedly did not take formal CS classes, fueling the “nepo tech” critique surrounding Phia and Gates’ tech credentials.

via Page Six|
#bill-gates#cookie-stuffing#phia
Phoebe Gates Linked to Cookie-Stuffing Allegations Behind Phia Startup
business12 days ago

Phoebe Gates Linked to Cookie-Stuffing Allegations Behind Phia Startup

Phoebe Gates, co-founder of the Phia shopping‑assist startup, is accused of “cookie stuffing” to inflate affiliate credits, a practice Bloomberg says was known for months and was disabled in July. If treated as federal wire fraud, the conduct could carry up to 20 years in prison. Phia says misattribution features were removed, is issuing reversals, and tightening compliance, while backers and Gates emphasize efforts to fix the issue and continue offering services.

via New York Post|
#bill-gates#business#cookie-stuffing
Bloomberg Probe: Phia Accused of Hidden Cookie Drops Behind Sales Claims
technology12 days ago

Bloomberg Probe: Phia Accused of Hidden Cookie Drops Behind Sales Claims

Bloomberg reports that Phia, the shopping extension co-founded by Phoebe Gates, allegedly used a feature called 'enable coupon auto drop' and other practices to drop cookies and claim affiliate sales it didn’t drive; internal Slack messages imply Gates was aware and sought to ensure cookies dropped across websites, raising questions of compliance; Phia has denied wrongdoing and said the issue was a bug that was fixed, while noting revenue declined after a feature was disabled; the allegations come amid the startup’s high-profile funding and media attention.

via Gizmodo|
#affiliate-marketing#bill-gates#cookie-stuffing
Buffett calls Gates-Epstein link distasteful, says he’s made similar mistakes before
business1 month ago

Buffett calls Gates-Epstein link distasteful, says he’s made similar mistakes before

Warren Buffett described Bill Gates’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as distasteful but said he could picture himself making similar mistakes in choosing associates. He also revealed he is excluding the Gates Foundation from his annual Berkshire Hathaway share donation, transferring decision-making to his children and a new, family‑linked foundation; the Gates Foundation will continue to operate and plans to give away about $200bn before winding down in 2045. Buffett stressed the move wasn’t solely about Gates’s Epstein links, noting he has reviewed extensive materials (including Gates’s congressional testimony) and that he and Gates remain in contact and plan to meet again.

via Financial Times|
#berkshire-hathaway#bill-gates#business
Buffett reshapes charity after Gates-Epstein concerns
business1 month ago

Buffett reshapes charity after Gates-Epstein concerns

Warren Buffett called Bill Gates’ association with Jeffrey Epstein distasteful but forgivable and announced a major shift in Berkshire Hathaway’s philanthropy, redirecting this year’s donations away from the Gates Foundation to four family-founded foundations, while outlining a plan to transfer Berkshire stock to his children over about eight years; Buffett said he and Gates remain in contact and noted his recent leg surgery.

via CNBC|
#bill-gates#business#epstein
Gates says Epstein contemplated blackmail over his affairs, per House transcript
politics2 months ago

Gates says Epstein contemplated blackmail over his affairs, per House transcript

Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee that emails led him to believe Jeffrey Epstein may have contemplated blackmailing him over extramarital affairs, though Gates said Epstein never acted on it. He noted Epstein’s 2008 sexual-conviction, acknowledged meeting Epstein in 2011, admitted two affairs and called his connection with Epstein a huge mistake, while stressing he should have dug into Epstein’s conviction details.

via NBC News|
#bill-gates#blackmail#extramarital-affairs
Gates Foundation to review Epstein ties while cutting up to 500 jobs
business4 months ago

Gates Foundation to review Epstein ties while cutting up to 500 jobs

The Gates Foundation has launched an external review of its past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and plans to reduce its staff by up to 500 (about 20%) by 2030 to cut costs, aiming to cap operating expenses at $1.25 billion as it runs a roughly $9 billion budget in 2026. Bill Gates is set to testify about Epstein before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 10.

via CNBC|
#bill-gates#budget#business
TerraPower earns go-ahead for Natrium reactor in Wyoming
energy5 months ago

TerraPower earns go-ahead for Natrium reactor in Wyoming

TerraPower, the Gates-founded nuclear startup, has secured NRC approval to build the first commercial-scale advanced nuclear reactor in the US, the Natrium plant in Wyoming, slated for completion by 2030. The 345 MW design uses liquid sodium cooling and a molten-salt energy storage system to boost output to 500 MW as demand spikes, part of broader efforts to strengthen grids for AI data centers and climate goals.

via The Verge|
#bill-gates#energy#natrium
politics5 months ago

Oversight widens Epstein probe to Gates and Ruemmler with new interview requests

The House Oversight Committee expanded its Jeffrey Epstein investigation, sending transcribed-interview requests to Bill Gates and Kathryn Ruemmler. Ruemmler is slated to resign from Goldman Sachs amid scrutiny of her ties to Epstein, while Gates—though not accused of wrongdoing—appears in DOJ files related to Epstein. The panel is also pursuing testimony from other Epstein associates and estate co-executors in upcoming sessions.

via Politico|
#bill-gates#epstein#house-oversight-committee
Gates Pulls Out of Delhi AI Summit Keynote Amid Epstein Controversy
technology6 months ago

Gates Pulls Out of Delhi AI Summit Keynote Amid Epstein Controversy

Bill Gates abruptly canceled his keynote at Delhi's AI Impact Summit amid renewed scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein; the Gates Foundation will still participate through Ankur Vora to keep the focus on the summit's AI priorities. The controversy follows newly released Epstein files and Gates's own regrets about knowing Epstein, with other high-profile speakers like OpenAI's Sam Altman, Google's Sundar Pichai, and attendees from Modi's India, Macron, and Mukesh Ambani.

via The Guardian|
#ai#bill-gates#epstein