Google, Microsoft launch charity efforts

Google and Microsoft each unveiled new charitable initiatives Tuesday, in separate efforts which channel millions of dollars to innovators tackling social ills.

Google and Microsoft each unveiled new charitable initiatives Tuesday, in separate efforts which channel millions of dollars to innovators tackling social ills.
OMAHA, Nebraska – A private lunch with Warren Buffett sold for $2.3 million Friday night when online bidding ended, falling short of last year’s winning bid of $2.6 million that set a record for the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay. Organizers didn’t immediately release the identity of the winner, whose exact bid [...]