Jennifer O’Connell: Beware the benevolent tech billionaires
It is possible to act out of both compassion and self-interest simultaneously
Tech boss Jack Dorsey vows to donate $1bn to fight coronavirus
CEO of Twitter and Square plans to donate just under one-third of his total wealth to tackling Covid-19
Irish tech firm SoapBox chosen for $30m US child literacy project
Start-up’s technology being used as part of programme backed by Mark Zuckerberg
Housing crisis: Dublin should ‘look at what California has done, and don’t do it’
Its housing crisis is like Ireland’s – but arguably even worse. Can we avoid its mistakes?
MacKenzie Bezos promises to give away billions
Novelist became world’s fourth richest woman after divorce from Jeff Bezos
SXSW wowed with promises of breakup for tech giants
Presidential hopefuls pitch to tech savvy audience at festival in Austin
Mark Zuckerberg sold nearly $500m in Facebook stock last month
Facebook founder sells shares to fund his philanthropic investment vehicle CZI
Mark Zuckerberg takes paternity leave upon arrival of second daughter
Facebook CEO posted details of the couple’s new arrival - named August - on Monday
The great Silicon Valley land grab
Seemingly endless growth at tech giants such as Facebook spells bad news for California residents on a different economic path
Jeff Bezos moved into philanthropy with a single tweet - followed by 42,000 more
Denis O’Brien offers advice to Amazon founder on how best to help people ‘right now’
Sheryl Sandberg donates $100m in shares to charity
Facebook billionaire has pledged to give away most of her wealth in her lifetime
Guarded welcome for Mark Zuckerberg’s $3bn health pledge
Questions raised about use of limited company to house initiative
Zuckerberg in $3bn pledge to ‘cure, prevent or manage’ all illness
‘Four kinds of diseases cause the majority of deaths. We can make progress on all of them’
Zuckerberg drops into vaccine debate with baby photo
Facebook post shows Zuckerberg holding his daughter with caption ’time for vaccines!’
Give it to them, baby: Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy
The Facebook founder is among those trying to create the future, but is that what we need?
Zuckerberg responds to critics of $45bn Facebook giveaway
Billionaire chief executive defends structure of his philanthropic outfit
Mark Zuckerberg crafts new approach to philanthrophy
Facebook founder’s approach reveals how a new generation of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs may approach the philanthrophy
Zuckerberg leads new approach to philanthropy
Established donors line up to praise Facebook founder as he promises to give away his fortune
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