BILL GATES

Former Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has left the software company's board in order to spend more time on his newly acquired Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, but said he plans to hang on to his 4 percent stake in Microsoft.

Gates becomes the latest tech titan to get wet for Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Tech helps the Ice Bucket Challenge go viral.

In comparison, American billionaires have gained more than $56 billion this year.

Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only places in the world where polio is still endemic, and all are beset by Islamic extremists.

Moderators on the popular social news site Reddit have to strike a balance between being an umpire, policeman and parent.

The Oscar-winning actress was given the title Friday for her exceptional work combating sexual violence in war zones.

From basketball to extraterrestrials to global health, the top Microsoft execs have pursued wildly different paths since leaving the company.

WhatsApp was by far Facebook's most expensive purchase, bought for $19 billion in February.

Thomas Piketty, the man of the hour, was speaking. But not even that could keep Obama's former top economic advisor awake.

Three weeks removed from the Wildcats runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament, Calipari was on the show promoting his new book “Players First: Coaching From the Inside Out” and also took Stephen Colbert’s barbs with an excellent sense of humor.

The world's second-richest man is about to suffer a defeat, as President Peña Nieto reforms the sector that's been his longtime cash cow.

Demonstrated at a Thursday news conference was a "touch-first" version of Office for iPad, available as a free app -- yet a subscription is needed.

Rising stock markets in 2013 swelled the ranks of the world’s billionaires, which included a record number of women.

Gates will remain on Microsoft’s board of directors, as will current CEO Steve Ballmer.

The new CEO makes his first comments indicating how he'll move the company forward as "One Microsoft."

Bill Gates found himself in an interesting match on Norway’s Skavlan talk show. He found himself across the chessboard from 23-year-old World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen.

The single "Invisible" will debut during the Super Bowl.

Hans Vestberg is in the running, but the software firm's search process is far from over.

The U.S. spends plenty of money per student, but there are other major issues plaguing our education system.

One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis, usually in the legs, according to the World Health Organization.