You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.

Corruption is one of the most common reasons I hear in views that criticize aid.

You've got to be willing to read other people's code, then write your own, then have other people review your code.

It's fantastic that Microsoft in the cloud space is one of very few companies that's got the critical mass, the particular emphasis on helping business customers get up to that cloud with all the unique requirements they have. It's very exciting.

Technology is unlocking the innate compassion we have for our fellow human beings.

Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied.

Often you have to rely on intuition.