Bill Gates? I don’t think he is really involved much with Microsoft anymore. He stepped down from the board of directors in 2020.
You could set your browser to clear all cookies when you close it. That does mean you have to keep logging into sites every time you open the browser again, but with a password manager that’s not really a problem.
The Roman Empire was a very hairy place, apparently.
I don’t think they make money. It’s an open source project where people donate their time as far as I know.
It’s just a huntsman spider. Extremely common and totally harmless to humans. They can run really fast though, and the way they move can look a bit freaky.
I built a new PC two months ago and it’s the first time I didn’t get Office. Libre Office has everything I need and it’s free.
You can
turn that off in Group Policy if you have the Pro version of Windows.

2 Ways to turn off web results on Windows 11
To disable web search in Start menu or Windows Search box, use Group Policy or Registry on Windows 11. This also removes the Copilot button.
Pureinfotech • Windows 10 & Windows 11 help for humansI can understand this. This is a server hosted by an individual who doesn’t want the potential legal headaches that may arise. Everyone is free to make another account on another instance, or create their own instance.
You can always host your own instance. Then you can choose what is blocked and what isn’t.