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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was invited to give the commencement speech at Harvard on May 25.

Seeking inspiration, he turned to previous speaker, and fellow Harvard dropout Bill Gates for a fun YouTube video. It's the best, Gates tells Zuckerberg. You get an honorary degree and everything.

"You don't even have to go to class," Zuckerberg asks. "No, no, you just put that degree on your resume and it looks great," Gates replies.

Mark Zuckerberg asks Bill Gates' advice for upcoming Harvard graduation talk

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was invited to give the commencement speech at Harvard on May 25.Seeking inspiration, he turned to previous speaker, and fellow Harvard dropout Bill Gates for a fun YouTube video. It&#x27;s the best, Gates tells Zuckerberg. You get an honorary degree and everything.&quot;You don&#x27;t even have to go to class,&quot; Zuckerberg asks. &quot;No, no, you just put that degree on your resume and it looks great,&quot; Gates replies.

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

Mark Zuckerberg asks Bill Gates' advice for upcoming Harvard graduation talk

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