In Hindsight: Tech Quotes That Got the Future Right and Wrong
Tech leaders love predicting the future. Sometimes they nail it, sometimes they miss spectacularly, and sometimes they leave behind quotes that only get better with age.
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Bill Gates-backed fusion startup begins licensing for futuristic reactor in Tennessee
Type One Energy's Infinity One project marks a shift from fossil power to fusion ambition
Guess who said this in 2004: "Two years from now, (email) spam will be solved"
Who was the tech exec that made this overconfident claim 20 years ago?
Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time at tech titans' dinner
Dave Cutler, lead architect of the Windows NT kernel, was also there
What just happened? Given that there was a time when Microsoft called Linux a "cancer," it's little surprise that the Redmond firm's co-founder and long-time boss Bill Gates had never met Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel. But that changed recently when the two attended a dinner, and it appears to have gone well.
Bill Gates says AI will end doctor and teacher shortages, transform the future of work
He says AI will let people retire earlier as robots and algorithms take over critical roles
Bill Gates releases the source code for Microsoft's first product, Altair BASIC
A blast from the past
Will AI lead to shorter workweeks? Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and others say yes
Assuming it hasn't taken everyone's job
Bill Gates warns young people of four major global threats, including AI
But try not to worry, kids
Bill Gates says Intel has lost its way, fallen behind in chip design and fabrication
"I am stunned"
Big quote: The last few years have not been kind to Intel. The company has seen its fortunes fall as rivals continue to make great strides, both financially and technologically. In a recent interview, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates shared his thoughts on the situation, stating that Intel has "lost its way."
Internet Archive preserves classic radio show on early computing technology
A long-lost show coming straight from the 1980s, full of IT celebrities in their early days
Bill Gates, a bug, and a late-night fix: A classic tech support tale
IT support rants can go far if you reach the right person at Microsoft
Steve Ballmer's net worth just passed Bill Gates for the first time ever
Ballmer is now the sixth richest person in the world
Bill Gates says we don't have to worry about AI energy use
"Let's not go overboard on this"
Nuclear reactor design company TerraPower begins construction of a next-gen power plant in Wyoming
Bill Gates, one of TerraPower main sponsors, was on hand to usher a new era of energy production
From rationality to QAnon: Bill Gates discusses the internet's unforeseen path as a place for "crazy people"
Gates also said that he's "very nice" compared to Elon Musk and Steve Jobs
Bill Gates takes aim at Elon Musk: I'd rather fund vaccines than go to Mars
The former Microsoft boss did have some good things to say about Musk, though
What just happened? Bill Gates and Elon Musk are two of the wealthiest people in the world, but they certainly don't see eye to eye. The pair have had public spats in the past, and now the former Microsoft boss has taken a shot at Musk's ambitions for sending missions to and colonizing Mars, saying he would rather pay for vaccines than travel to the red planet.
Bill Gates reveals which phone is his new daily driver
It's not from Microsoft
In a nutshell: Bill Gates has an impressive CV: co-founder and, at various times, chairman, chief executive officer, president, and chief software architect of Microsoft; the sixth wealthiest person in the world; author; and renowned philanthropist. But what people really want to know is which phone he uses as his daily driver. That question has now been answered, and it seems Gates is a fan of foldables, though not ones from his former company.
Eating the rich has never been as easy as munching on $10 popsicles shaped like tech billionaires
The 99 percent are more than willing to eat the 1 percent, for a price
Bill Gates blasts cryptocurrency and NFTs, again, calls them '100% based on greater fool theory'
"Obviously, expensive digital images of monkeys are going to improve the world immensely"
Bill Gates urges creation of $1 billion per year GERM team to deal with next pandemic
The billionaire thinks we got lucky with Covid-19
Bill Gates warns that Elon Musk's free-speech plans could make Twitter worse
Gates did have some praise for his fellow billionaire
Elon Musk confirms he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla stock
It's not the first time these two have feuded
In Hindsight... Tech Predictions and Quotes
#ThrowBackThursday Many have tried to follow Intel co-founder Gordon Moore (of Moore's Law fame) in bringing their tech predictions into the public eye... with varying degrees of success. Every year for nearly a decade, we've revisited this TechSpot original feature to bring new quotes to your attention. Here's a taste of those now infamous quotes.
Melinda French Gates will resign in two years if she and Bill Gates can't work together at foundation
Bill Gates could force his ex-wife out of their foundation in 2023
Bill Gates quit the Microsoft board while company investigated affair with employee
Board members reportedly believed he should step down