Bill Gates

Microsoft Tops Apple To Become Most Valuable US Firm, Amazon Close Third

World News | Anne Gearan, Philip Rucker, Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post | Saturday December 1, 2018

Microsoft and Apple have dueled all week for the title of most valuable U.S. company, reviving a decades-long rivalry marked by industry domination, misfires, comebacks, iconic gadgets and two transformative business leaders: Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs.

A Sex Worker In India Confided Her Story To Bill Gates. It Made Him Cry

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 30, 2018

Bill Gates during one of his several visits to India as part of the AIDS prevention programme of the Gates Foundation couldn't hold back his tears on hearing the story of a sex worker whose daughter committed suicide after being harassed and ostracised by her schoolmates, says a new book.

Bill Gates Links Up With Tokyo 2020 Olympics For Development Goals

World News | Reuters | Tuesday November 13, 2018

Co-founder of Microsoft and the world's second-richest person Bill Gates, has devoted much of his time in recent years to his family foundation, which aims to help reach the SDG objectives, including ending extreme poverty and combating climate change by 2030.

Poop In Hand, Bill Gates Backs China's Toilet Revolution

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 6, 2018

As one of the world's richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not with poop. The billionaire has used part of his considerable fortune to provide clean, comfortable sanitation facilities to the nearly half of the world's population that suffers without.

Billionaires Chase 'SpaceX Moment' for the Holy Grail of Energy

Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg | Monday November 5, 2018

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Peter Thiel are just three of the billionaires chasing what the late physicist Stephen Hawking called humankind's most promising technology.

Bill Gates' Post On Thailand's 'Condom King' Is A Must-Read

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Friday October 26, 2018

Bill Gates took to Instagram to speak about Mechai Viravaidya, a social activist from Thailand who is credited with promoting the use of condoms and encouraging responsible family planning in the country.

Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder and Philanthropist, Dies of Cancer Complications at 65

Reuters | Tuesday October 16, 2018

"I am heartbroken by the passing of one of my oldest and dearest friends," Bill Gates said in a statement.

Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder And 44th Richest Person Of World, Dies Of Cancer

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Despite always staying in the shadow of Bill Gates, his partner and friend since they were teens, Allen was a passionate lover of computers and a key figure in the creation of Microsoft in 1975.

Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder And Billionaire Investor, Dies At 65

World News | Harrison Smith, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 16, 2018

They were teenage computer geeks, bespectacled kids from Seattle who taught themselves programming from a Teletype terminal, learned the basics of business from Fortune magazine and dreamed of "a computer in every home and on every desk."

Microsoft Co-Founder, Billionaire Paul Allen, 65, Dies Of Cancer

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s, died Monday after his latest battle with cancer. He was 65.

Bill Gates Hails PM Modi For Swachh Bharat Mission

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 9, 2018

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for improving sanitation in the country through the Swachh Bharat mission, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said now is the time to build on the success of the movement.

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Battles Cancer Relapse

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 2, 2018

Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, revealed on Monday he is in a new battle with cancer.

Bill Gates, Ex-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon To Head Climate Body

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 10, 2018

Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon and billionaire businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates will head an international commission on climate change to launch next month, the Dutch government said Monday.

4 Learning Resources For Students Recommended By Bill Gates

Education | Written by Anisha Singh | Friday September 7, 2018

Bill Gates shared 4 learning hacks which are basically online resources from where students can learn new topics or polish basic concepts.

Jack Ma, Worth More Than $40 Billion, Says Bill Gates Is His Model

World News | Lulu Yilun Chen and Tom Mackenzie, Bloomberg | Friday September 7, 2018

Jack Ma, China's richest man, is laying the groundwork for a future away from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the company he co-founded and turned into an e-commerce juggernaut.