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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription.  ## Bill Gates Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the founder of Breakthrough Energy.  ## Bill Gates Articles 19Collections 3 *  Sep 18, 2025 ### [Bill Gates: I’m Still Optimistic About Global Health](https://time.com/7317395/bill-gates-im-optimistic-global-health/) "I’m not naive. I don’t expect most governments to suddenly restore foreign aid to historic levels,"... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 20, 2022 ### [How Innovation Can Build the Future Our Grandchildren Deserve](https://time.com/6242404/bill-gates-innovation-can-build-the-future/) The opportunities to reduce inequity, even at this tumultuous moment, are out there, writes Bill Gat... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 22, 2021 ### [Here's a Formula That Explains Where We Need to Invest in Climate Innovation](https://time.com/5930098/bill-gates-climate-change/) It's possible to provide affordable energy for everyone without causing a climate disaster [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 7, 2019 ### [What This Legendary Artist Can Teach Us About Innovation](https://time.com/5520552/bill-gates-da-vinci-innovation/) What art and optimism have to do with Leonardo da Vinci, according to Bill Gates [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 18, 2018 ### [Bill Gates Remembers Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-founder and Friend](https://time.com/5428163/bill-gates-microsoft-paul-allen-death/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jan 4, 2018 ### [Bill Gates: Why I Decided To Edit an Issue of TIME](https://time.com/5086870/bill-gates-guest-editor-time/) Gates is TIME's first guest editor in its 94-year history [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 4, 2018 ### [The 4 Learning Hacks Bill Gates Swears By](https://time.com/5066247/bill-gates-learning-hacks/) And it's all online [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 4, 2018 ### [Bill Gates Shares His 4 Favorite Ways to Give Back](https://time.com/5066468/bill-gates-giving-back/) Donate your funds or your voice *  Jan 4, 2018 ### [Bill Gates Thinks These 6 Innovations Could Change the World](https://time.com/5066163/bill-gates-thinks-these-6-innovations-could-change-the-world/) What will be the next invention that changes history? [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Jan 4, 2018 ### [Bill Gates’ 5 Favorite Ways to Relax](https://time.com/5066309/bill-gates-favorite-hobbies-relaxing/) From playing bridge with Warren Buffett to reading books *  Dec 4, 2017 ### [5 Amazing Books I Read in 2017](https://time.com/5046105/5-amazing-books-i-read-in-2017/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 22, 2017 ### [Bill Gates Reviews _The Heart_ By Maylis de Kerangal](https://time.com/4786453/bill-gates-the-heart-review/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 22, 2017 ### [Bill Gates Reviews _Homo Deus_ By Yuval Noah Harari](https://time.com/4786496/bill-gates-homo-deus-review/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 22, 2017 ### [The 5 Books Bill Gates Thinks You Should Read](https://time.com/4786592/bill-gates-summer-reading-list-2017/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 22, 2017 ### [Bill Gates Reviews _Born a Crime_ By Trevor Noah](https://time.com/4786750/bill-gates-born-a-crime-review/) 'His comedy is so universal that it has the power to transcend borders' [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/bill-gates/","name":"Bill Gates"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/bill-gates/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/bill-gates/"},"name":"Bill Gates","jobTitle":null,"description":"Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the founder of Breakthrough Energy.","image":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc05055090055854d/6988bec90b72e310566ecfdb/bill-gates.jpg?branch=production","url":"https://time.com/author/bill-gates/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```