Bill Gates

Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the founder of Breakthrough Energy.

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How Innovation Can Build the Future Our Grandchildren Deserve

The opportunities to reduce inequity, even at this tumultuous moment, are out there, writes Bill Gates.

By Bill Gates

Here's a Formula That Explains Where We Need to Invest in Climate Innovation

It's possible to provide affordable energy for everyone without causing a climate disaster

By Bill Gates

What This Legendary Artist Can Teach Us About Innovation

What art and optimism have to do with Leonardo da Vinci, according to Bill Gates

By Bill Gates

Bill Gates Remembers Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-founder and Friend

Even when we were in High School, Paul Allen could see that computers would change the world. Paul–who died on Oct. 15 at 65 of complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma–was instrumental in creating and building Microsoft,...

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Bill Gates: Why I Decided To Edit an Issue of TIME

Gates is TIME's first guest editor in its 94-year history

By Bill Gates

The 4 Learning Hacks Bill Gates Swears By

And it's all online

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Bill Gates Shares His 4 Favorite Ways to Give Back

Donate your funds or your voice

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Bill Gates Thinks These 6 Innovations Could Change the World

What will be the next invention that changes history?

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Bill Gates’ 5 Favorite Ways to Relax

From playing bridge with Warren Buffett to reading books

By Bill Gates

5 Amazing Books I Read in 2017

Reading is my favorite way to indulge my curiosity. Although I’m lucky that I get to meet with a lot of interesting people and visit fascinating places through my work, I still think books are...

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Bill Gates Reviews The Heart By Maylis de Kerangal

I recommend a lot of nonfiction books on Gates Notes, and every once in a while I review a novel. But I don’t think I’ve ever written about a book of poetry before. That’s almost...

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Bill Gates Reviews Homo Deus By Yuval Noah Harari

What gives our lives meaning? And what if one day, whatever gives us meaning went away—what would we do then?I’m still thinking about those weighty questions after finishing Homo Deus, the provocative new book by...

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The 5 Books Bill Gates Thinks You Should Read

Summer is a great time to escape: to the beach, to the mountains, or to the world of a great book. This year, I found myself drawn even more than usual to books that took...

By Bill Gates

Bill Gates Reviews Born a Crime By Trevor Noah

'His comedy is so universal that it has the power to transcend borders'

By Bill Gates

Bill Gates Reviews Hillbilly Elegy By J.D. Vance

'Hillbilly Elegy sheds light our nation’s vast cultural divide'

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Bill Gates Reviews A Full Life By President Jimmy Carter

Last week, Jimmy Carter made a surprise appearance at our foundation’s annual employee meeting. His visit was a huge honor for all of us. I think he was an even bigger hit with our colleagues...

By Bill Gates

How to Keep America Safe

Foreign aid is often in the hot seat, but today the heat is cranked up especially high. The U.S. government, one of the world’s most influential donors, is considering dramatic cuts to health and development...

By Bill Gates

Cutting Foreign Aid Makes America Less Safe

Foreign aid is often in the hot seat, but today the heat is cranked up especially high. The United States government, one of the world’s most influential donors, is considering dramatic cuts to health and...

By Bill Gates
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