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SuccessOnly one couple out of 250 billionaires has kept their promise to give away their fortune—and a philanthropy CEO says Elon Musk is right about why
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 18, 2026
Bill Gates attends the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 24, 2024 in New York City.
Law‘Playing with fire’: Jeffrey Epstein bankrolled Bill Gates reported ex-girlfriend for years—then asked to be repaid five months before he died
By Eva RoytburgMarch 14, 2026
Microsoft Corp. signage at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. A relatively quiet session on Wall Street before Christmas saw stocks hitting all-time highs, with more signs the jobs market is not quickly deteriorating supporting bets on a soft economic landing. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
InvestingMicrosoft’s IPO turns 40 today. If you invested $1,000 in Microsoft in 1986, you’d have $5.5 million today
By Catherina GioinoMarch 13, 2026
Steven Sinofsky speaks and gestures with his hands
Newslettersa16z exec Steven Sinofsky had murky dealings with Jeffrey Epstein in his previous life working for Microsoft
By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 12, 2026
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North AmericaBill Gates was a top 3 philanthropist last year as the ultrawealthy gave away $22.4 billion — but he didn’t take the top spot
By David Campbell, Hans Peter Schmitz, Lindsey McDougle and The ConversationMarch 10, 2026
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Middle EastBill Gates-backed firm gets permission to build sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Wyoming
By Mead Gruver and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
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LawGates Foundation says Bill Gates ‘spoke candidly’ about Epstein ties in address to staff
By Glenn Gamboa, James Pollard and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2026
Big TechMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates told him his big bet on OpenAI would be a flop: ‘Yeah, you’re going to burn this billion dollars’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 21, 2026
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Startups & Venture‘I have a chip on my shoulder.’ Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with ‘no ties to my privilege or my last name’
By Sydney LakeFebruary 21, 2026
Big TechPeter Thiel and other tech billionaires are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them rich
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 21, 2026
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LawAs Gates’ Epstein connection unnerves staff, his foundation looks for a way forward
By Jake AngeloFebruary 20, 2026
A photo of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is displayed as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.
EuropeFormer Prince Andrew was arrested. Bill Gates backed away from a speech. For these power players, the Epstein walls are closing in
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 19, 2026
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Real EstateBill Gates is shrinking his $132 million Xanadu compound amid sudden public withdrawal and Epstein revelations
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 19, 2026
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AsiaBill Gates’ foundation says sudden withdrawal was ‘to ensure the focus remains on the AI Summit’s key priorities’
By The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
Bill Gates speaking into a mic.
AsiaBill Gates pulls out of India’s AI summit at the last minute, in the latest blow to an event dogged by organizational chaos
By Beatrice NolanFebruary 19, 2026
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