Starting in 2000 with the foundation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and particularly after he stepped down as head of Microsoft, he turned his attention to philanthropy, spending more than $50 billion on causes like health, poverty, and education.

2 days ago · During a press event in Indian Wells, California, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, discussed key themes from his new autobiography, offering insights into the rapid evolution of technology, the challenges of global …

1 day ago · Bill Gates: Well, I was unbelievably lucky. I had a lot of fun talking about my mom, who was amazing, and I had a complicated relationship with her that somehow motivated me. My dad, I have such ...

1 day ago · In his first autobiography, Source Code: My Beginnings, Bill Gates recounts, at 13 years old, signing up for a 50-mile hike through the snowy Olympic mountains.Around the same time, he'd been ...

Apr 3, 2014 · Entrepreneur Bill Gates founded the world's largest software business, Microsoft, with Paul Allen, and subsequently became one of the richest men in the world.

2 days ago · The Bill Gates origin story isn't rags to riches. His dad was a lawyer, money wasn't tight, although the decision to send their son to private school to try to motivate him was "a stretch, even on ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Bill Gates, the visionary computer programmer and co-founder of Microsoft, revolutionized the technology industry with his innovations and became one of the world’s most influential philanthropists.

4 days ago · Bill Gates diversified his fortune from software firm Microsoft into dozens of holdings, including waste disposal firm Republic Services and tractor maker Deere & Co.