Earlier this week, I mentioned that some people seemed to have difficulty letting go of money. But others do. The world’s second richest man, Warren Buffet, has announced plans to give away 85% of his estimated US$44 billion wealth to charity. Ironically, most of the donations will go to a charity run by Bill Gates,… Read More »
Looks like the German goalkeeper still looms large, despite being demoted to the bench. If you’re in Germany for the World Cup, you may find yourself driving under an oversized Oliver Kahn.This bridge is actually an outdoor ad by Adidas. It shows Kahn diving for the ball across the four-lane Munich airport highway. Measuring 65… Read More »
It’s a pity that while some companies like Otto Group realise the beauty of not going public, other companies like Lego, which is privately held and still majority-controlled by its founder’s heirs, decide to follow the money trail with greater fervour than ever. As reported in “Rebuilding Lego” (FORTUNE, June 12, 2006), Lego’s new CEO… Read More »
Robert Scoble, Microsoft’s alpha blogger, is leaving the software giant for startup PodTech.net. In an interview with Microsoft Watch, Scoble said this about his soon-to-be former employer: “Another surprise? That every bad decision that I thought was bad had a logical explanation behind it. I didn’t always agree with the decisions, but there was always… Read More »
Which player represented his country in the World Cup the most number of times?
The choice of a new denomination?