this is an issue close to the heart of melinda gates, co—founder of the bill and melinda gates foundationtes told karishma vaswani that the answer is greater digital distribution. digital is upon us, so whether we like it or not, it's coming and it's already there. three quarters of the world's whole population use cellphones today, and what we're trying to say two countries is you need to make investments both in health and education for sure, you have to have a healthy population, and educated population, but you also have to make investments in digital and the right regulatory framework because you can take advantage of digital, and when young people, which 60% of the continent of africa is under 25, when they have access to capital and credit, they'll start to create new businesses and actually start to create jobs in your economy. there's a lwa ys create jobs in your economy. there's always this criticism of the innovative economy or the technology industry that it possibly leaves workers worse off than some of the most vulnerable may not have the right that they should have. how do

, co—founder of the bill and melinda gates foundation.er is not to stop digital investments, it is to redistribute them. digital is upon us, so whether we like it or not, it is coming and it is already there. three quarters of the world's population use cellphones today and what we are trying to say the countries is you need to make investments both in health, and education, for sure, you have to have a healthy, educated population, but you also have to make investments in digital in the right regulatory framework, because you could take advantage of digital and when young people, which 60% of the continent of africa is under the age of 25, and they have access to capital and credit, they will start to create new businesses and actually create jobs in your economy. there is always his criticism about the innovative economy or the technology industry, it actually possibly leaves workers at worse off and some of the most honourable may not have the right so they should have, so how do you address these sorts of issues? today, really only in

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financial support has been provided by our lead sponsors, aarp of washington, the bill and melinda gates foundation, and the norcliffe foundation. to those who hold and seek our highest offices. financial support has been provided by our lead sponsors, aarp of washington, the bill and melinda gates foundation, and the norcliffe foundation. we also want to thank the community colleges of spokane for hosting this debate and partnership with gonzaga university, eastern washington university, the university of washington, washington state university spokane, and woodworth university. ms. guenther: this is a town hall style debate and the questions will come from the hundreds of people here at spokane community college. aside from asking questions, the audience has agreed to remain silent and hold applause until the end of the debate, except for now as we meet the candidates. democratic senator maria antwell. and republican susan hutchison. >> welcome to you both. as you watch this debate, we invite you to join the conversation on social media using #waelex. to the format of this debate. the

we have some interesting comments from melinda gates, the co—founder of the bill and melinda gates foundatione impact of technology but how you provide equal access to technology. digital is upon us, access to technology. digital is upon us, so access to technology. digital is upon us, so whether we like it or not it is coming and it is already there. three quarters of the world population use cellphones today. what we are trying to say the countries is you need to make investments in health and education, you have to have a healthy population, and educated population but you also have to make investments in digital in the right regulatory framework because you can ta ke regulatory framework because you can take advantage of digital and when young people, which 50% of the continent of africa is under 25, when they have access to capital they will start to create new businesses and create jobs in your economy. there's always this criticism about the innovative economy and technology industries that leaves workers worse off and some of the most vulnerable may not have the rights that they shoul

string of aid and development conferences among them the goal keeper event hosted by the bill and melinda gates foundation that tracks progress toward the un's sustainable development agenda. the good news is that worldwide extreme poverty defined as living on less than a dollar ninety a day has fallen drastically in the last three decades the bad news that extreme poverty is now concentrating in fast growing africa. by two thousand and fifty almost ninety percent of the world's extreme poor are expected to live in sub-saharan africa many of them in the democratic republic of congo and nigeria thus the call from gates for more aid more resources and more investment will the world's done a great job getting people out of extreme poverty but it's community huge challenge in africa with the population growth the disease burden there are so our innovation in new tools are a generosity we're going to have to do an even bet. our job in africa than we've ever done in the past sustainable practices across the west are also a focus because even in somalia i've personally seen in somalia and in the chad

emily: bill and melinda gates foundation the io sue desmond-hellmann, thanks for joining us.next, jeff bezos linked. amazon raises the minimum wage for workers in the u.s. and the u.k. how will this impact the bottom line, and could we see other competitors take notice? this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg technology." is increasing the minimum wage for all employees in the u.s. and the u.k. from november 1, in the united states come the company will pay $15 an hour at minimum. the rest of the u.k. raised to nine pounds 50. amazon said it will apply to all including subsidiaries. the company senior vice president of operations explained the move to bloomberg markets earlier today. >> we've had a great year hiring and retention payment as we look wantrd, we said what do we to be as an employer and our focus of paid to be. we decided to go ahead and move now to the $15 an hour in the u.s. starting november 1. and the nine pound 50 across the u.k. and 10 pound 50 in london effective november 1 as well. just a note in the last couple of minutes, i want to os for doing t

africa that is the warning of a recent report from by goalkeeper organization under the bill and melinda gates foundation that tracks progress towards the un sustainable development agenda gates himself was in berlin to spread the message and to call for action. the good news is that worldwide extreme poverty defined as living on less than a dollar ninety a day has fallen drastically in the last three decades the bad news that extreme poverty is now concentrating in fast growing africa. by two thousand and fifty almost ninety percent of the world's extreme poor are expected to live in sub-saharan africa many of them in the democratic republic of congo and i geria does the call from gates for more aid more resources and more investment while the world's done a great job getting people out of extreme poverty but it's going to be a huge challenge in africa with the population growth the disease burden there are so our innovation in new tools our aid generosity we're going to have to do an even better job in africa than we've ever done in the past sustainable practices across the west are also a f

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aarp of washington, the bill and melinda gates found eags, we also want to thank central washington university for hosting this event in partnership with the county chamber of commerce, associated students of central washington university and the ellensburg daily record. along with these school districts. , roslyn, and easton. we invite you to join the conversation by using the hashtag, #waelex. we have a large audience in the theater and they had agreed to watch and listen. cheers, no boos, and hold applause until the end they have debate, except for now as we meet the candidates, republican dino rossi and democrat kim schrier. welcome, both of you. [cheers and applause] >> the format for tonight's debate is simple. each candidate has 90 seconds for an opening statement. questions will be asked, they'll have one minute for an initial response. ross and i will lead a followup discussion on that topic before moving on to the next question. we flipped a coin and dr. schrier will have the first opening statement. you have a minute and a half. dr. schrier: good evening, i'm kim schrier, i'm a pedi

melinda gates wants big tech companies to help more of the world's poor. r of the bill and melinda gets foundation thinks policymakers should incentivize philanthropy for tech firms. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: it switched parties in each of the last four elections. new hampshire's first congressional district now has an open seat. eddie edwards joins us from manchester, hampshire. good to have you with us. >> great to be here, thank you>> . nature of the the constituents you are appealing to. consistent with the folks in our district is that these are american patriots. these are americans who want their country brought together. they want a representative who will be able to work to bring our country back together. that is what they have been asking for. that is what they have been pushing for. that is why i am happy to be the republican nominee. david: how does that play at a practice, especially on the

that is what we have to do to move the needle because the , i thinktnerships people like melinda gatesne a good job in bringing that bell. pronouncing that to the world. we are not seeing very old very conservative initial institutions move closely -- quickly enough to fund new firms that are founded by women etc.. that's what will change. we need to see some venture women.hat are founded by >> thank you for stopping by. to getnia's recent push more women on corporate boards may barely impact the states businesses. of california's 88 largest companies, only one has zero female directors. some people have already done a lot of the hard work area ebay has accused amazon of poaching sellers from its marketplace site by infiltrating its internal messaging system. it launched an internal probe after a seller claimed they had been contacted by an ample -- amazon employee. ebay sent a cease and desist letter accusing amazon of reaching california's copperheads of computer data .ccess and fraud act area looking for as chief investment officer to oversee more than $10 billion of his ellen topic

i think people like melinda gates have done a good job in ringing that bell.uncing that to the world. we are not seeing very old very conservative financial institutions move quickly enough to fund new firms that are women, by underrepresented minorities, etc., and that's what will change things. a 10%n't add 11 into partnership and expect that to move the needle, and particularly not a woman who is not an investor. we need to see some venture firms, and we have some, but we need more, that are founded by women. emily: heather redman, cofounder of flying fish partners, thank you so much. california's recent push to get more women on corporate boards may barely impact the states largest businesses. bloomberg analysis found that of california's 88 largest companies, each of which has a market value of at least $10 billion, only one has a female director. including broadcom and palo alto networks have at least one. some people have done a little hard work, but a lot more has to be done. accused rival amazon of poaching sellers from the marketplace sites buy into

the giving pledge, which is created by bill and me less than da -- melinda gates. >> i might as we exceed it without going through the rig ma role. >> fair answer. >> also, part of the self-image, too. i don't see myself as a big deal. in recent years, i've thought about the circumstances under which i grew up and then i realize that across the street from our family home was a junk yard. i gue the junk yard i played in was up the street. it was great because there were stacks of old comics i could take and stuff like that. but then i realized that, you know, we grew up kind of in between hovering poverty. i don't think i'm a big deal. i don't have a personal assistant or anything like that. my wife is really good at making airline reservations. part of this is self-image talking. i'm not that big a deal. >> that's my real -- reality. >> you're a modest man. >> i think i'm being connected to reality. yeah. i still do enough customer service to stay in touch with what is real. you're dealing with someone with a taxing and stressful job. even when you're getting stressed to try to give the

. >> chan and zuckerberg joined warren buffett and bill and melinda gates in the giving pledge, vowingir wealth. >> priscilla is going to be entrusted with huge resources to change this world for the better. i love the fact that it's her. >> what do you think will have a more profound, lasting, and important impact on the world? czi or facebook? >> facebook has already helped connect a lot of people. czi is the opportunity to do so much more in terms of helping people, helping create more education opportunities. if we can really play a role in empowering scientists to cure, prevent, and manage all diseases, or even the vast majority of diseases over the next 50 years, that will just be -- that is such an important thing for people. >> some may question if at least in part czi is an effort to direct attention away from the obviously difficult and increasingly controversial position facebook finds itself in. including recent data hacks and its role in russian election meddling. to that, chan says, quote, there are a lot of things that are easier to accomplish for good pr. chan adds that

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aarp of washington, the nor cloth -- work with foundation, bill and melinda gates foundation, and we want to thank pacific lutheran university for hosting this event. we invite you to join the conversation. >> the audience here has agreed to remain silent. no cheers or applause. no boos or hisses. they have agreed to hold until the end of the debate. except for now, as we meet the candidates. republican, susan hutchison. [applause] ms. hutchison: hello. moderator: thank you for that applause. and senator maria cantwell, the democrat. [applause] sen. cantwell: thank you. welcome to you both. let's get right to it. the format is simple. each candidate will have one minute and 30 seconds for opening statements. questions will be asked of both candidates and they will have one minute to reply. moderators will lead a follow-up discussion on that topic before you move on to the next question. moderator: let's get started. maria cantwell will have the first statement. you have one minute, 30 seconds. sen. cantwell: i want to thank pl you, moderators, and the commission for organizing this d

. >> lead sponsors, aarp of washington, the bill and melinda gates foundation and the northcliffe foundation. we want to thank central washington university for hosting and partnership with the chamber of commerce, is associated students of central washington university and the ellensburg daily record, along rosslyn andurg, easton school district. >> we invite you to join the conversation on social media by using #waelex. large audience has agreed to noten, no tears and no boos, cheers. they will hold their audience until the end of the debate, except for now. >> the format for tonight's debate is simple. each candidate will have 90 seconds for opening statement, questions will then be asked of both candidates and they will have one minute for initial response. ross and i will lead a follow-up discussion on the topic before moving on to the next question. we flipped a coin. the doctor will have the opening statement. you have a minute and a half. >> good evening. i am a pediatrician, wife and mom. i spent the past 17 years taking care of children and families. the policies of this administra

the giving pledge, which is created by bill and melinda gates and warren buffett invites the wealthiest families to commit more than half of their wealth to charity and fi philanthropy causes. so far your name is not on the list of signatories. why is that? >> i decided i might as well just go exceed it without going through the rigmarole. >> fair answer. [ applause ] >> also, part of it's self-image, too. i don't see myself as a big deal. in recent years, i've thought about the circumstances under which i grew up and then i realize that across the street from our family home was a junkyard. i guess they're called salvage yards now. the junkyard that i played in owned by family friends that was up the street, and that was great because there were stacks of old comics i could take. stuff like that. but then i realized that, you know, we grew up kind of in between, hovering above poverty, so i don't think i'm a big deal. i don't have a personal assistant or anything like that. although my wife is really good -- gotten good at making airline reservations. so part of this is just self-image

the rwandan health ministry and the bill and melinda gates foundation are supporting me out but it'snot supposed to replace actual doctors so we still need to talk to us but fish didn't for admission to just the way we see it it's just a tool that we're putting in the handle does to empower them if basic medical care using ai is successful in rwanda the baba out could be used worldwide. shift says to get well soon or with artificial intelligence. and as always we leave through the exit out internet find at the beach today it's a trip throughout history. chinese filmmaker as our show has many painting and drawing skills has what's around the style of different areas an art history and he's put them all together in a stop motion film that's already had three hundred thousand viewers on the nia. as a smoker pass on a cigarette case amos lee glide through various artistic styles an heiress. whether it's european impressionism off canvas and japanese painting or chinese entering. in just one minute show tours the well the hot. and next week the craze for any sporting events is booming aro

african continent according to a recent report from goalkeepers an organization under the bill and melinda gates foundation that keeps track of and for progress towards the un sustainable development agenda it says that by twenty fifty almost ninety percent of the world's population is going to live in this area and subsaharan africa many of them are going to be in the democratic republic of congo and in nigeria violence political instability and discrimination against women prevent the region from achieving sustainability but the study also has some good news it claims that over one billion worldwide have been able to escape poverty over the last eighteen years and classifies anyone earning less than one dollar and ninety cents per day a suffering from extreme property. agriculture in the digital age these days technology enables some farmers to improve their yields and increase profits but many people in the industry are being left behind small farmers in particular continue to struggle a study by the world food program suggests that digitalization is even serving to widen the gap between poor

financial support has been provided by the sponsors, aarp is washingtoof washington on thd melinda gates foundation and ruthless foundation. we also want to thank lutheran university along with the baffle franklin pierce and the tacoma school districts for hosting this event. as you watch the debate we invite you to join the conversation on social media using the hash tag #waelect. agree to hold applause until the end of the debate accept for now as we meet the candidates. republicans susan hutchison. [applause] and maria cantwell for the democrats. [applause] let's get right to it. it's very simple each candidate will have one minute and 30 seconds for opening statements. questions will be asked of both candidates and they will each have one minute to reply. the moderators will be a follow-up discussion on the topic before we move onto the next question. it's been a good start. maria cantwell will have the first statement. you have one minute and 30 seconds. >> i want to thank plu, the moderators, susan hutchison and those are organizing the debate. today many political leaders armor an

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melinda craig thank you. d.w. has been speaking with members of the public new lens a brand the gates and we asked them what they made of americans decision. i think she's done a fantastic job but she's just lost support maybe she also doesn't feel up to doing the job like she's always insisted on doing and i'm thankful for what she's done but maybe it's time for something new. as. her workload in half so she has more time for governmental work but. someone new will take the chairpersons job mean a breath of fresh air in politics. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world a female suicide bomber who blew herself up in tunis the its capital the country's interior ministry says nine people including eight police officers were wounded the incident reportedly took place in central to this near the city's landmark municipal theater police have cordoned off the area. the prime suspect in the deadly shooting in this weekend is due to appear in court forty six year old robert bowers is accused of carrying out a mass coming on saturday and the morals been set up outside the tree of life s

melinda cook thank you. been speaking with members of the public they have balanced brandenburg gate and we asked them what they made of i'm going to back off decision. i think it's too bad i think she's done a fantastic job but she's just lost support maybe she also doesn't feel up to doing the job like she's always insisted on doing and i'm thankful for what she's done but maybe it's time for something new to. her workload in half so she has more time for governmental work. not someone new will take the chairpersons job mean a breath of fresh air in politics. to brazil now where. boss on the road has won a sweeping victory in the country's presidential election official results gave him more than fifty five percent of the vote while ahead of the leftist candidate and at that as the final results were announced there was a grief and joy on the streets a sign of brazil's division over its new leader. thousands of people gathered outside jaya bows and arrows home in rio de janeiro to celebrate. for his supporters the result marks a new beginning for brazil. with many shedding tears of joy as the news broke was t