Bill Gates

Billionaire Bill Gates has backed several clean energy companies with his Breakthrough Energy Ventures and one of those companies could have a way to change wind energy forever. While Airloom Energy could disrupt the wind energy sector, it also faces a tough industry that may experience slower...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates has once again expressed his concerns about the impact of continued U.S. cuts to global health aid, warning that these reductions could lead to an additional 8 million child deaths by 2040, citing a study. What Happened: Sharing his Gates...

Phoebe Gates says she and co-founder Sophia Kianni leaned on ChatGPT and spreadsheet sleuthing, rather than a big ad budget, to push their fashion-tech startup Phia onto social feeds. What Happened: “We'll make an Excel sheet … then we'll reverse-engineer how to make that video,” Gates...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk added $19 billion to his wealth on Monday thanks to a stock rally that pushed his wealth to be worth more than that of many other billionaires combined. What Happened: Tesla’s stock spiked Monday after the rollout of robotaxi vehicles in Texas as part of...

After decades of shaping the computing world from opposite sides of the operating system divide, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds have finally met—at a private dinner hosted by a top Microsoft executive. What Happened: The long-anticipated meeting...

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX) might never have grown beyond six Seattle coffee shops if not for Bill Gates Sr., the towering attorney, who stepped in when Howard Schultz lacked the cash and the clout to buy the company in 1987. What Happened: Schultz, then 33, had 60 days to raise $3.8 million...

Nvidia Corporation's (NASDAQ:NVDA) venture capital arm, NVentures, has joined a $650 million funding round for TerraPower, a nuclear energy company founded by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates. What Happened: The investment also includes participation from HD Hyundai and...

Back in 1996, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates reviewed a book called Warren Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein, where he shared the lessons ‘Oracle of Omaha' Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, taught him. What Happened: Writing for the Harvard Business Review, Gates...

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan is the latest addition to the long list of business leaders and tech executives who have denied the existence of work-life balance. Yuan shared his thoughts in detail during a recent podcast interview: What Happened: Speaking on the Grit podcast, Yuan stated, "There's no way to...

Angel investor Naval Ravikant says Elon Musk quit talking to Bill Gates because "money is just a tool" for the Tesla chief, and anyone betting against his mission to decarbonize transport violates his code. What Happened: In a conversation with cartoonist Scott Adams back in November 2024, Ravikant...

Bill Gates reportedly made a quiet visit to the White House on Friday to urge Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reconsider the proposed cuts to foreign aid under the DOGE program. What Happened: Gates reportedly met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the proposed $9.5 billion in DOGE...

Taking risks vs. staying safe: it’s an age old dilemma that no human being can avoid. But for Bill Gates, the choice is obvious. Risk, Gates says, is essential to progress, and anyone who advices against it should not be paid heed. What Happened: During a podcast episode with Jay Shetty,...

Former Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer disclosed a previously unknown rift with co-founder Bill Gates that left the tech executives not speaking for an entire year during Ballmer’s transition to chief executive in 2000-2001. What Happened: Speaking on the Acquired podcast,...

Tech Billionaire Bill Gates, Chair of the Gates Foundation, has committed to allocating the majority of the foundation’s $200 billion spend over the next two decades to Africa. The announcement was made during his address at the African Union’s Nelson Mandela Hall. What Happened: In his...

Billionaire Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of all time, but that doesn't make him successful by his standards. There's only one measure of success in life — according to the "Oracle of Omaha" — and it doesn't have anything to do with money. What To Know: With a...