Rupert Murdoch
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Secret Origin of the OLPC: Genius, Hubris and the Birth of the Netbook [Olpc]...likes to make unusual requests of them. (He may have lacked support from tech's most powerful, but Negroponte's venture had backing from Rupert Murdoch, AMD's Hector Ruiz and others from its inception.) Sometime in the early spring of 2004,... In this article: Nicholas Negroponte, Mary Lou Jepsen, Quanta, MIT, Inventec, Taipei Times, and AMD |
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Reason Magazine - Topics > Sports | December 19, 2005
Tech Delusions and The Trouble with Christmas
...hands of every poor kid in the Third World. Negroponte calls the laptop a "way for children to 'learn learning'" The machines have been praised by Kofi Annan, Bill Gates, and Rupert Murdoch. Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney wants $54...
In this article: Nicholas Negroponte, MIT, Linux, Wal-Mart, Kofi Annan, Delusions, Tunis, World Summit, and DVD
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www.washingtonpost.com | August 02, 2007
News Corp. pledged $2.5 mln to DJ watchdog's group
N) runs a foundation that received a donation pledge of $2.5 million from News Corp. Rupert Murdoch's global media conglomerate selected Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Nicholas Negroponte to be part of the five-member...
In this article: News Corp, Nicholas Negroponte, Dow Jones, Poynter Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and E-mail
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Description from Wikipedia:
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KCSG (born 11 March, 1931 in Melbourne, Victoria), usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-born global media mogul. He owns media outlets and is a major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation (News Corp). Beginning with one newspaper in Adelaide, Murdoch acquired and started other publications in his native Australia before expanding News Corp into the UK, US and Asian media markets. It was in the UK that he diversified into TV, creating Sky Television in 1989. In recent years he has become a leading investor in satellite television, the film industry, the Internet and the media.
According to the 2009 Forbes 400, Murdoch is the 132nd-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $4 billion.
While CEO of News Corp. in 2008, K. Rupert Murdoch earned a total compensation of $30,053,157, which included a base salary of $8,100,000, a cash bonus of $17,500,000, and stocks granted of $4,049,988.
- Birth Date:
- March 11, 1931
- Birthplace:
- Adelaide, Australia
- Occupation:
- Chairman and CEO, News Corporation
- Net Worth:
- $4.0 Billion
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