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Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates Decides To Give Away 99% of His Wealth via Foundation by 2045

Bill Gates wrote in a recent blog post that he plans to give away 99% of his £127 billion fortune over the next two decades via the Gates Foundation.

International Business Times UK · May 13, 2025

The philanthropy world weighs in on Bill Gates’ $200 billion bet on global health: 'People will be watching this as an example'

The Gates Foundation will close in a tight 20-year timeline. What does the philanthropy world make of it?

Fortune · May 10, 2025

Bill Gates to donate '99% of his billions' to fix Elon Musk's mess: "The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one"

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will give away $200 billion and spend the next 20 years eradicating deadly diseases and premature deaths of mothers and babies.

Windows Central · May 9, 2025

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Bill Gates Says Elon Musk Is 'Killing Kids,' Here's The Real Story Behind The Explosive Claim

A bitter feud has ignited between Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Gates accuses Musk of killing the world's poorest children through misguided USAID cuts.

International Business Times UK · May 9, 2025

Bill Gates says Elon Musk's DOGE cutbacks are directly responsible for kids dying: 'The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one'

Adds that Musk has no idea what these agencies do.

PC Gamer · May 8, 2025

Bill Gates Speeds Up Giving Away Fortune, Blasts Musk

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday an accelerated timeframe for giving away his fortune as he touted artificial intelligence as a game-changer to boost public health and save lives globally.

International Business Times · May 8, 2025

Bill Gates pledges to donate ‘virtually all’ his fortune to global health causes over next 20 years

The billionaire philanthropist had previously planned for his fortune to keep funding global health initiatives decades after his death.

Euronews · May 8, 2025

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Bill Gates Says Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Could ‘Absolutely’ Cost 2 Million Children's Lives If Not Reversed

Bill Gates is concerned about recent spending cuts from the current administration and their impact on child mortality rates around the world.

Barchart · May 8, 2025

Bill Gates says his Foundation will close in 2045 and decries Musk for USAID cuts

Microsoft co-founder accuses Trump ally of involvement in ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ by slashing US aid funding

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2025

Bill Gates to donate 99 per cent of fortune to his own charity

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The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

Bill Gates Slams Elon Musk After Pledging To Donate 99% Of His Fortune: 'Killing The World's Poorest Children'

Billionaire Bill Gates pledged to donate 99% of his fortune to the Gates Foundation over the next years before closing down the organization in 2045

Latin Times · May 8, 2025

Melinda French Gates reflects on Gates Foundation legacy

French Gates has played a pivotal role in global health since the turn of the century.

Fortune · May 8, 2025

Melinda French Gates reflects on legacy of Gates Foundation as it announces it will close in 2045

Melinda French Gates says she and her ex-husband, Bill Gates, always intended for the foundation they started together to spend down all of its resources rather than to exist in perpetuity

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

Why Bill Gates is donating 99 per cent of his billion dollar fortune to Gates Foundation

Gates' contribution will empower the foundation to inject an additional $200 billion into its global health and US education initiatives

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

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The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

The Gates Foundation’s first 25 years: How it changed global health and philanthropy

In its first 25 years, the Gates Foundation became one of the world’s largest charitable foundations and one of the most powerful institutions in global health

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

Bill Gates donates fortune to his foundation – giving it $200 billion to spend in next 20 years

Gift makes him among history's most generous philanthropists

Fortune · May 8, 2025

How the Gates Foundation quietly changed American education: From algebra classes to smaller schools

Using data-driven insights, a tech-industry-derived focus on return on investment, and public-facing advocacy, the Gates Foundation has nudged school districts toward its core tenets.

Fortune · May 8, 2025

It's the end of philanthropy as we know it—and that could reshape America

America is a generous nation—and the pullback in government spending could be an opportunity to reshape its charitable sector.

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Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

Melinda French Gates has led an extraordinary life. This self-help book does her down

3/5 Bill Gates’ ex-wife might have taken the high road, but she’s mistaken what readers really want: gossip

Fortune · Apr 15, 2025

Melinda French Gates on her new book, her divorce from Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett

In “The Next Day,” Melinda French Gates explores big transitions, including her divorce, her departure from the Gates Foundation, and turning 60.

Fortune · Apr 7, 2025

Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is 'kind of a sociopath'

Abigail Disney previously said the need to tax rich people like her “has never been so dire.”

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2025

Ghana’s e-levy: 3 lessons from the abolished mobile money tax

The first budget speech of Ghana’s new government on 11 March painted a picture of an economy in crisis, facing high debt and fiscal mismanagement. The finance minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, acknowledged that key International Monetary Fund performance targets would be missed and announced drastic spending cuts.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030 – and almost 3 million extra deaths

In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US funding for foreign aid.

Fortune · Mar 22, 2025

USAID canceled contracts worth $32.7m bound for HIV charity treating 350,000 patients—now the lives of 10,000 children are on the line

In an exclusive interview, Trish Karlin of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation discusses the impact of $32.7m worth of contracts being terminated by USAID.

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Bill Gates warns he can’t make up funding difference after US government stripped global health payments: report

Cuts to foreign aid have resulted in disruptions to life-saving health care in multiple countries

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