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Bill Gates pushes back on Jeffrey Epstein questions in new interview, says he regrets dinners

The Microsoft founder appeared uncomfortable as he was grilled about his association with Epstein during a wide-ranging interview

The Independent UK

Abigail Disney and Mark Ruffalo are among 200 millionaires calling for taxes on the ultra-rich

The Patriotic Millionaires called upon Davos conference attendees to address wealth inequality.

Fortune

Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence

The Independent UK

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Bill Gates says we should tax the rich—but maintains he wouldn’t ban anyone from being a billionaire

The Microsoft founder said he is "surprised" taxes on the rich aren't higher, but believes the private sector is still crucial.

Fortune

Melinda French Gates convinces more billionaires to give their fortunes to women and girls' causes

The billionaire philanthropist is wielding her power behind the scenes.

Fortune

Bill Gates made 2022's biggest charitable donation

Bill Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022

The Independent UK

Mackenzie Scott wasn't the only one giving away her fortune in 2022

From Mackenzie Scott to her ex-husband Jeff Bezos, here are the people who have committed billions to charity in 2022

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Bill Gates says becoming a grandfather is affecting how he wants to spend his money

The philanthropist is taking the long view as to why he should give away most of his wealth.

Fortune

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent.

Reuters

Jeff Bezos steps up 'flashy' giving while ex-wife quietly donates billions

Jeff Bezos' $100 million award to Dolly Parton is something of a puzzle to Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

Tribune News Service

Gates Foundation boosts GivingTuesday with $10M donation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to the organization that grew out of the hashtag #GivingTuesday in part to fund a database of charitable giving and other acts of generosity

The Independent UK

Gates pledges $1.2 billion to speed end of crippling poliovirus

Bill Gates says polio came tantalizingly close to being eradicated in the spring, before new outbreaks were seeded in Africa and a man was paralyzed in New York. Now the billionaire’s philanthropic foundation is pledging $1.2 billion to complete the mission.

Tribune News Service

‘Crying at 9am, video conference at 10am’: Melinda Gates opens up about working with Bill during divorce

Former couple, who continue to run Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together, announced decision to divorce in May 2021

The Independent UK

‘Crying at 9am, video conference at 10am’: Melinda Gates opens up about working with Bill during ‘painful’ divorce

Former couple, who continue to run Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together, announced decision to divorce in May 2021

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‘Crying at 9am, video conference at 10am’: Melinda Gates opens up about working with Bill during ‘painful’ divorce

Former couple, who continue to run Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together, announced decision to divorce in May 2021

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation prods UN, honors inspiration as Goalkeepers

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates combined characteristic optimism with sobering questions about persistent gender inequality and hunger at an event the Gateses’ foundation convened on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK

Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger

Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem

The Guardian - UK

‘The strain is the worst of my lifetime’: how Bill Gates is staying optimistic

Covid and Ukraine war were major setbacks in pursuit of global development goals, philanthropist admits, but cutting back on aid would be ‘tragic’

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The Independent UK

Gates Foundation adds Gayle, Dhawan as independent trustees

As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday that it has added two trustees to its board

Benzinga

Bill Gates Doesn't Want To Be Rich Anymore: 'I Will Move Down And Eventually Off Of The List Of The World's Richest People'

While Bill Gates may best be known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), he has been gaining prominence through the years for his philanthropy, opening the doors to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000.

Reuters

Bill Gates donates $20 billion to his foundation

Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates is donating $20 billion to the charitable foundation run by him and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates to boost its annual distributions.

Tribune News Service

Google co-founder Sergey Brin seeks divorce, joining Gates and Bezos in split

Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder and world’s sixth-richest person, filed for a divorce from his wife of three years, making him the third mega-billionaire to do so in as many years.

The Guardian - UK

Bill Gates: ‘Vaccines are a miracle. It’s mind-blowing somebody could say the opposite’

The Microsoft co-founder takes questions from scientists, academics and readers on Ukraine, Covid, Jeffrey Epstein and more

Daily Mirror

Why did Bill Gates split from wife? Billionaire opens up about affair rumours

A year on from their divorce, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has opened up about his split from ex-wife Melinda, including admitting he 'caused pain' when asked about rumours of affairs during their marriage

Tribune News Service

Bill Gates admits he ‘caused pain’ to Melinda when asked about cheating rumors

Bill Gates admitted to “causing a lot of pain to my family” exactly one year after he and Melinda French Gates announced they were divorcing following 27 years of marriage.

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