Zuckerberg will be handed the gong at an event at the end of October, following in the footsteps of the likes of prior winners Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. "Challenging conventional thinking to solve problems in bold new ways has been an important part of Facebook's success, and I'm honoured and humbled to receive this reward in recognition" said Zuckerberg. "We'll continue to build on our hacker culture to push technical boundaries and create new and elegant solutions to make the world more open and connected."
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