Tech
2024-07-06T09:22:02Z
Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer started as Bill Gates' assistant. Now he's worth $158 billion and owns an NBA team. Here's how he spends his fortune.
Warren Buffett had little interest in computers, and Bill Gates had little respect for stock pickers, but the pair hit it off anyway.
Steve Ballmer went from being Bill Gates' assistant to his successor as Microsoft CEO, and now he's surpassed him in wealth for the first time.
Warren Buffett's junk-food diet could've ruined his China trip but Bill Gates and his then-wife Melinda reportedly ensured the investor didn't starve.
Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, just graduated Stanford University and has her eye on a career in fashion.
Tech
2024-06-27T18:02:01Z
Bill Gates has three children with ex-wife Melinda French Gates. His eldest is expecting a second child; his youngest is working on a fashion startup.
Melinda French Gates told Time she loves being able to walk to stores and restaurants in her neighborhood.
Steve Ballmer was hired as Bill Gates' assistant in 1980, became Microsoft CEO in 2000, and retired a decade ago with a hugely valuable 4% stake.
Bill Gates and other tech leaders are promoting nuclear energy as a clean solution to the country's power needs, especially as AI development amps up.
Tech
2024-05-28T17:27:46Z
Melinda French Gates says she's leaving the foundation she cofounded with her ex-husband, Bill Gates, to focus on philanthropy for women and girls.
How tech billionaires Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt ran efficient meetings.
Tech
2024-05-25T01:48:47Z
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says Warren Buffett taught him an important lesson about overbooking his schedule.
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2024-05-24T11:01:01Z
Bill Gates unveiled his annual summer book and TV list. This year's selections all have to do with the "idea of service," he said.
Tech
2024-05-21T09:33:01Z
CEOs like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg aren't just all about work. Here are some of the unusual hobbies of tech execs, from gaming to yacht racing.
Tech
2024-05-20T11:18:11Z
Bill Gates has taken to social media to tout a new book focused on AI and education.
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2024-05-16T13:05:22Z
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is far from being the only superrich person to throw a lavish — and slightly bizarre — birthday party.
Tech
2024-05-14T22:27:58Z
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates celebrated Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 40th birthday in a model of a Harvard dorm.
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2024-05-13T18:04:36Z
"The time is right for me to move forward into the next chapter of my philanthropy," Melinda French Gates wrote in a statement.
Tech
2024-05-11T15:09:13Z
Microsoft's Bill Gates is one of the world's wealthiest people, but he plans to one day fall off those lists. Here's how he spends his billions.
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2024-05-01T11:08:35Z
Microsoft's concern about Google's AI progress, contained in emails forming part of the DoJ's antitrust case, may have spurred its OpenAI investment.