Theodore Schleifer
Former Senior Reporter, Money and Influence, Recode
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These philanthropies have $1.2 trillion that they could spend on fighting the coronavirus. So why aren’t they?
Inside the bitter war between Silicon Valley celebrities and Vote.org that could spell trouble in November.
Advisers to Silicon Valley billionaires are usually scared to anger them. The coronavirus changed that.
The government, on the other hand ...
The billionaires’ response has been called “lackluster.” Here’s who can change that.
Now more than ever, the coronavirus crisis has Americans living in tech billionaires’ world.
The Twitter and Square founder is making an unexpected and important philanthropic push in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
That’s not to say that the donation — one of tech’s largest gifts yet — won’t make an impact.
Anything helps, yes. But there’s a limit to even a billion dollars in donations: “Can’t make payroll on ad credits.”
The $25 million gift is Zuckerberg’s biggest donation yet to tackle the coronavirus.