Neowin News Feed for: Donation

Like Wikipedia, Mastodon now shows a banner urging you to donate to keep it alive

David Uzondu — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:26:02 +0000

Open source projects often depend on donations to keep going. Now, Mastodon is making its need for support more visible and will start actively asking users to pitch in. Read more...

Phishing attack uses fake donation websites to steal crypto from Trump voters

Martin Hodás — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:00:01 +0000

An ongoing phishing campaign targets Donald Trump supporters. It uses fake donation websites; however, the fact that it only accepts payments in crypto means its impact is limited. Read more...

Epic Games has raised $144 million for Ukraine since March 21 and will donate it to charity

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:48:02 +0000

Epic Games managed to raise $144 million for Ukraine between March 21 and April 3. The money will be donated to a range of charities including UNICEF, UNHCR, Direct Relief and World Central Kitchen. Read more...

Hot Rod Red pre-order charity event announced for the Red Magic 5G

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:16:01 +0000

The Chinese mobile phone company nubia has announced a new charitable sales initiative involving the Red Magic 5G today. 1% of proceeds from the Hot Rod Red color variant will be donated until June 8. Read more...

TikTok introduces 'Donation Stickers' to its platform

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:14:01 +0000

Social media application TikTok has added an interactive new form of stickers to its platform. The new 'Donation Stickers' can be used in videos made on the app and viewers can donate through them. Read more...

Michael and Susan Dell Foundation donate $100M to fight COVID-19

Christopher White — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:58:02 +0000

In order to help fight the COVID-19 virus and help people on the front lines, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is donating $100M to help find a cure, support the front lines, and help communities. Read more...

Intel provides $6 million for coronavirus relief efforts

Paul Hill — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:30:01 +0000

Intel is to donate a further $6 million to assist coronavirus relief efforts in areas where it operates. The firm has also delivered supplies to healthcare workers and donated $1 million. Read more...

Tim Cook announces that Apple is going to donate to help rebuild Notre Dame

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:18:01 +0000

Earlier this morning Tim Cook took to Twitter to reveal that Apple plans to contribute money to help restore Notre Dame, the 856-year old cathedral which was engulfed in a massive fire yesterday. Read more...

Pineapple Fund donates $200,000 to KDE project

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:32:01 +0000

The anonymously-run Pineapple Fund has donated $200,000, or 27 BTC, to the KDE project. It will help the KDE project cover travels costs, development costs, and the costs of events. Read more...

Free Software Foundation was gifted 91 bitcoin

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:10:02 +0000

The Free Software Foundation has received a generous donation from the Pineapple Fund. The foundation received $1 million worth of bitcoin to help it reach a wider audience and spread free software. Read more...

Microsoft bestows new Xbox One on generous boy that gave his up

John Keefer — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:16:01 +0000

You don't often see 9-year-old boys being generous or thinking of other people. But it is the holidays, and one boy decided to give up his chance at an Xbox One to give blankets to the homeless. Read more...

Bill Gates reduces his Microsoft stake to 1.3%, as he donates $4.6bn worth of shares

Andy Weir — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:22:01 +0000

Bill Gates has donated 64 million Microsoft shares, worth around $4.6 billion. It's his largest donation of company shares since 2000, reducing his Microsoft stake to just 1.3%, down from 24% in 1996. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg to give 99% of his Facebook shares (worth $45 billion) to charity

Jett Goldsmith — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:24:01 +0000

As part of his attempt to address inequality across the world, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that he will gift $1 billion in Facebook stock every year, up to 99% of his stock, to charity. Read more...

Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to donate all his money to charity

Justin Luna — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:08:01 +0000

Tim Cook plans to donate all of his money to charity, which is estimated to be at $785 million. He reportedly wants to do this as soon as he is done paying for his nephew's college education. Read more...

"Leviathan" producer says he won't pursue pirates in court, invites them to donate instead

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:42:01 +0000

Last week several Oscar-nominated movies leaked online. The producer of Leviathan has decided to invite people who downloaded the movie to donate to a good cause, instead of going after them in court. Read more...

Microsoft donates $2 million in software, 200 tablets to youth charities

Jett Goldsmith — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:04:01 +0000

As part of the TODAY show's annual holiday charity drive, Microsoft has donated $2 million in software and 200 Windows tablets to youth-focused charity organizations for those in need. Read more...

Google donates 1 million dollars to New York libraries for free WiFi hotspot rentals

Alec Robertson — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:12:01 +0000

Google has donated 1 million US dollars to New York for the purpose of free WiFi hotspot rentals at libraries around the city. Around 10,000 hotspots will be made available as a result. Read more...

Wikipedia starts accepting Bitcoins, receives $140,000 in the first week

Jett Goldsmith — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 19:28:51 +0000

After it started accepting the popular virtual currency, Wikipedia has seen a surge in donations via Bitcoin -- over $140,000 worth -- in its first week alone. Read more...

Apple donates $2.5 million to Sandy victims

Tyler Holman — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:31:36 +0000

Continuing a charitable trend, Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the Cupertino company is donating $2.5 million to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Read more...

Wikipedia reaches 2008 donation target

Damien Reynolds — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:44:35 +0000

Wikimedia Foundation, the company behind the Wikipedia website, set themselves a target in 2008 for donations and announced today they reached it. Running a website like Wikipedia costs a lot of money and asking... Read more...