Bill Gates used to think that sleep is lazy, and competed with colleagues to get as little rest as possible

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Bill Gates said he tracks his sleep now to maintain brain health.

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I worked closely with Bill Gates for 8 years as an executive at Microsoft. Here are the 3 lessons he taught me that I'll never forget.

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Chris Williams worked with Bill Gates for 8 years. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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The world's 12 wealthiest people got richer by $36 billion in a day - and have now gained $264 billion in net worth this year

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These are the 12 best books to get up to speed on the hot new world of generative AI, according to experts

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Generative AI is a budding yet explosive field. Here's a list of books to get started learning about it.

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The stock market rally in 2023 has added $213 billion to the wealth of the world's top 10 billionaires

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Meet Bill Gates' daughter Jennifer, an elite equestrian who stands to inherit 'a minuscule portion' of her father's $109 billion fortune

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Jennifer Gates recently welcomed her first child — making Bill Gates a first-time grandfather.

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Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says Elon Musk's call to pause AI development is 'unrealistic'

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Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth is the latest to speak out against an open letter signed by Elon Musk and others calling for a pause on advanced AI development.

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Bill Gates says pausing the development of AI systems will not 'solve' challenges ahead, days after Musk and others cautioned about 'risks to society' from the tech

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Bill Gates doesn't think a call to halt advanced development for six months would be easy to enforce.

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What Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and 12 other business leaders think about AI tools like ChatGPT

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Insider compiled a list of 14 business leaders' thoughts on AI.

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has the internet eating out of his hand

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How do you spend $400,000 on takeaway in a matter of months? Hint: you're going to need to order a lot of steak and lobster. 

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