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My holiday Spotify playlist

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/12eac844-3de9-4425-a046-6d039e486bcf/20231023-Spotify-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates shares his soundtrack to the holiday season of music from around the world including Bing Crosby, Madonna, Nat King Cole, Gloria Estefan, and more.</div></div></div>

Great books, courses, and music for the holidays

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/669ef0d9-ad6a-4ef7-9f77-f412fe3c4033/20231114-HolidayList-SummaryPost-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>My annual year-end roundup of some of the best things I read, watched, and listened to. I even put together a playlist of great holiday songs.</div></div></div>

A Slice of Private Paradise at ANI Sri Lanka

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=ANI%20Sri%20Lanka%20-%20Accommodation%20-%20Split%20Level%20Suite.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Located along the serene coast of southern Sri Lanka, ANI Sri Lanka is an exclusive private resort that offers the most intimate of glimpses into this tropical island.</div></div></div>

Good news in the fight to stop one of the world’s oldest diseases

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/ea17e42f-0615-4220-887a-55efb98cc8af/wide-feature_1200x580_worlds_oldest_diseases.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates shares good news in the fight to stop tuberculosis, one of the world’s oldest diseases.</div></div></div>

5 Best Japanese Restaurants in Singapore to Try Now

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Shin%20Terroir%20-%20Tebasaki,%20Otoukome,%20Kawa.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>New and exciting Japanese dining concepts are cropping up all over, proving that the well-loved cuisine reigns supreme in Singapore. Here are our top five selections.</div></div></div>

Dining in Paradise at a Private Island in the Maldives

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Aragu.png&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Dining at Aragu, the signature restaurant of the ultra-luxurious Velaa Private Island in Maldives, is an unforgettable experience.</div></div></div>

Golden Travel Opportunities

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Sunset%20at%20Le%20Cinque%20Terre%20in%20Italy.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>High-end tour company Luxury Gold announces a timely rebranding for a new golden age of travel – one that is luxurious, authentic, and unforgettable.</div></div></div>

The reason I feel optimistic about the future of Alzheimer’s research

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/3b18fe02-3da8-46cd-bf31-bdacbbe7b277/69c2ce8f7298446eb33c3b16c081b897.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates talks about new breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s diagnostics that may someday soon let us substantially alter the course of the disease.</div></div></div>

I’m in Wyoming to celebrate the next nuclear breakthrough

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/117a1f8c-8153-451c-a955-7247c255e28b/terrapower_2023_module_1200x580_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates writes about visiting Kemmerer, Wyoming, the future site of the fourth-generation Natrium nuclear power plant being designed by TerraPower.</div></div></div>

An Interview with Benoit Mintiens, Ressence Founder and CEO

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=20231005_RESSENCE_035.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>For Ressence founder and CEO Benoit Mintiens, function always comes before form.</div></div></div>

A map from classroom to career

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/522ae08f-bee1-48dc-8781-20285fa9f045/20230511-Pathways-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates writes about Chaffey College’s cybersecurity pathway and why students need seamless and streamlined paths to get college degrees and great jobs.</div></div></div>

17 Winners Honoured at Women Entrepreneur Awards 2023

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Group%20Photo%20of%20All%20Winners,%20Judges,%20and%20Sponsors.JPG&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>The Awards returned after 3-year hiatus with new categories and special Phoenix Award</div></div></div>

BMW Asia Injects Fans with M-Powered Thrills at BMW ///M Town

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/P90512529_lowRes_bmw-m-town-2023-06-2.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>More than 600 guests witness Singapore debut of the all-new BMW M3 CS and range of BMW M vehicles under one roof.</div></div></div>

Social Media Victims Lawyer Up with Laura Marquez-Garrett

Social media was humanity’s ‘first contact’ moment with AI. If we’re going to create laws that are strong enough to prevent AI from destroying our societies, we could benefit from taking a look at the major lawsuits against social media platforms that are playing out in our courts right now. Attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett is literally on the front lines of the battle to hold social media firms accountable for the harms they have created in young people’s lives. Listener warning: there are distre

Four Special Edition Watches Celebrate the Opening of SHH’s New Global Flagship

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=GREUBEL%20FORSEY%20BALANCIER%20CONVEXE%20S2%20SHH%20EDITION_LIFESTYLE_04_HR.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Discover these highly limited SHH Editions that were launched in honour of the grand opening of SHH’s largest ever boutique.</div></div></div>

He should be remembered for more than Moore’s Law

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/37862776-38fb-4edd-8731-bf97e8f409db/moore-tribute_2023_module_1200x580_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates recalls working with Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel and creator of Moore’s Law. Gates knew him as an innovator, businessman, and philanthropist.</div></div></div>

Clare Mukankusi will make you geek out on beans

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/2f0dff3b-35fc-4f13-9ead-43c320c16ed4/hitf-mukankusi_2023_homepage-hero_564x408_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Beans are a staple crop in Uganda. This remarkable plant breeder is working to make them more nutritious and easier to grow.</div></div></div>

An essential guide to the building blocks of life

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/e2aca10a-fb4c-47d8-8987-118451c1b023/20231023-TheSongOfTheCell-TGN_Assets-001-wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>“The Song of the Cell” proves that Siddhartha Mukherjee is one of the best science writers working today. I wish I had read this book in school.</div></div></div>

An email from my younger self

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/ec35f160-7d16-40f4-ac7a-6adadac26f2e/Science_Books_20230131_wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates finds an old email with a list of science books he recommends including Weather for Dummies, The Atmosphere, Physical Geology, and Planet Earth.</div></div></div>

How Mythology Shapes Our Understanding of AI with Josh Schrei

<div><div><img src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5f0e1294f002b1bb26e1f304/65a87673f5318c26d2152d63_82-your-undivided-attention-josh-schrei-social.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>What can tales of mythology and magic teach us about the AI race? Mythologist Josh Schrei explains how looking at foundational cultural stories could guide ethical tech development.</div></div></div>