BILL GATES

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.

How hard could it possibly be to give up the Internet, including social media, for 10 days?

Investors, bankers, media moguls: these are the richest people in Latin America - and a few names that may surprise you.

Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Google's Dream Team of Page and Brin, and Amazon's Bezos topped this year’s list of highest-earning billionaires.

Among other pertinent details, Microsoft announced that it has narrowed the pool of candidates to 20.

The candidates for Microsoft CEO include Qualcomm COO Steve Mollenkopf.

The Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census shows that the United States has the most billionaires of any country, but Asia is catching up.

Prejudice and discrimination against the "ugly" can never be legislated out of existence.

How the Brazilian went from Harvard student to billionaire -- via Facebook.

Microsoft is narrowing its search for a successor to CEO Steve Ballmer.

An "Austin Powers" spoof video featuring Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and chairman Bill Gates is making the rounds on the Internet. Watch it here.

Forbes' latest list of the most powerful people is a window into the world's shifting power base.

The richest man in Washington, and all of America, remains Bill Gates. Find out who's the richest in your state with this interactive map.