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☆ Warren Buffett has only topped Forbes' rich list once – while Bill Gates ranked first for 24 years straight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Yet the famed investor has only topped Forbes' list of the wealthiest Americans once, in 1993. AdvertisementAdvertisementWarren Buffett has been a billionaire for nearly four decades – but only topped Forbes' annual list of the 400 richest Americans on one occasion, back in 1993. He has topped the Forbes list 25 times, including for 24 consecutive years between 1994 and 2017. Individuals worth less than $10 billion topped Forbes' rankings every year between 1982 and 1994. The leader was worth below $90 billion each year until 2018, when Bezos ranked first with a $160 billion fortune.

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The Gates Foundation has been a major supporter of Unitaid, donating $50 million in each 2012 and 2017, according to the foundation's grant database. The two announced their divorce in 2021 but committed to continuing to work together at the foundation. I think we will overcome that because the U.S. has a lot to be proud on this one,” Gates said. Cumulatively, the results of that study, which the foundation funded, has advanced knowledge about the causes of infant mortality. The Gates Foundation was not alone in announcing new commitments to support progress toward the development goals.

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It’s a scary day for moms, right?” French Gates said. Tragically, those solutions aren’t reaching families in the communities where mothers and kids need them most,” said Bill Gates and French Gates in the report’s introduction. Gates and French Gates also noted the increasing rates of maternal deaths in the U.S. and United Kingdom and the racial disparities in those deaths. French Gates spoke with outrage about the harrowing experience tennis star Serena Williams described after giving birth to her first daughter and suffering multiple complications, which endangered her life. It was almost like a slap in the face,” said French Gates.

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☆ Why Does Duke Have So Few Low-Income Students?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( David Leonhardt | Graphics Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +31 min

Duke students, she thought, seemed more well rounded than students on some other campuses. I think it was me being a little bit naïve.” Other Duke students who identify as F.G.L.I. At Duke — as well as elite colleges that admit more low-income students — their graduation rate tends to be similar to the overall graduation rate. Over the past decade, as other elite colleges paid more attention to low-income students, they wooed some who once might have attended Duke. “Duke students are really oriented to the world,” she said.

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☆ More Baby Boomers are living alone. One reason why: ‘gray divorce’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

It’s been about a decade since Brown’s research popularized the term “gray divorce” to describe this phenomenon – something that used to be a rarity, but now has become much more common. They dubbed it “the gray divorce revolution.”And it’s still going strong, both for celebrities and everyday people. Rather than “gray divorce,” Myres says she prefers the term “silver splitters,” because it also alludes to the silver lining of starting fresh, no matter how old you are. Financial difficulties after “gray divorce” are a problem Brown says she and other researchers have been studying, too. In the first couple of years after a “gray divorce,” Brown says, about 50% of people end up living alone.

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☆ Melinda French Gates Decides to Stay With Gates Foundation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Betsy Mckay | Emily Glazer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ How 'Birkin Bandit' George Mickum Infiltrated NYC Society
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Kate Taylor | Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +52 min

"He would know people's weaknesses and what they wanted and somehow always have something to offer," a former close friend said. Another close friend said Mickum once gave her a $1,000 loan "within minutes" when she needed it because of a credit-card crisis. He never "let the truth get in the way of a good story," a former close friend said. Hermès bags, like the Birkin and the Kelly, have always been symbols of unattainable luxury. There wasn't even a dust bag; Mickum claimed his mom's assistant would drop it off later.

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☆ Melinda Gates wants more women in the AI race
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —As Silicon Valley and beyond is gripped by the fervor of artificial intelligence, Melinda French Gates is raising the alarm that more women must be involved in developing these tech tools. AI models have long taken heat for their ability to perpetuate biases, especially around women and people of color. The new crop of generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Dall-E are trained on vast troves of online data – data that often carries the same biases as humans. In her interview with Harlow, Gates also revealed that she never endorses specific candidates because she votes for both sides of the aisle. “Too often we have decisions being made for women, not by women,” Gates said.

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☆ Fact Check-Video of Bill Gates endorsing Ron DeSantis was digitally created
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip that seemingly shows Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates endorsing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the presidency was digitally created but has been shared online as if authentic. In the video, Gates can partly be heard saying the following: “We simply have to push forward with the great reset, or everything will be lost. That’s why I support Ron DeSantis as our next president” (here), (here), (here). The video circulating online was seemingly created by Twitter users @C3PMeme and @Ramble_Rants, whose handles are included in the graphics at the bottom of the video. There is no evidence Gates has endorsed or expressed support for DeSantis as of this article’s publication (tinyurl.com/4rtaddcb).

☆ Bill Gates: Here are ‘the 5 things I wish I was told at the graduation I never had’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bill Gates never finished his undergraduate degree — the billionaire dropped out of Harvard University after three semesters to start Microsoft. Not much, personally, to be honest," Gates told students at Northern Arizona University's commencement ceremony on Saturday. If Gates had finished college, these are "the five things I wish I was told at the graduation I never had," he said. Gates did work at Microsoft for a long time: He was the company's CEO until 2000, and board director until 2014. 'Don't underestimate the power of friendship'One of Gates' biggest college regrets, he told Harvard students in 2018: Not being sociable enough.

☆ Melinda French Gates' former chief of staff, who cofounded a unicorn startup, says 'Do you have any questions?' is the most important interview question to nail. Here's how to answer it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Jeffrey Spector | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

His top interviewing tip is to knock the "question" question out of the park. Job candidates are focused on giving the right answers. My top interviewing tip is to knock the "question" question out of the parkSometimes, job candidates say they don't have any questions. Can you prove that you did your due diligence and have the competencies needed in the job you're applying for? Interviewers want to see candidates think specifically about this sector, this organization, and this role.

☆ Warren Buffett says he worries about nuclear threats and more pandemics—but never the future of Berkshire Hathaway
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he worries about a few things. I worry about a pandemic in the future, all kinds of [things]," Buffett said. "99 and a fraction percent of my net worth in Berkshire," Buffett told "Squawk Box," adding that multiple of his family members also heavily invest in the company. "I worry about things nobody else worries about, but I can't solve them all," Buffett said. As for feeling secure about Berkshire's future, Buffett has already handpicked his company's next CEO — and his successor, Greg Abel, has said he doesn't plan to diverge from Buffett's winning formula.

☆ Bloomberg insiders can't be sure if Mike Bloomberg will choose an internal successor because he 'believes in stability, and then change,' report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sources told the FT that Bloomberg may decide to shun internal frontrunners and bring in an outsider. Bloomberg, who turned 81 in February, is worth nearly $95 billion, according to Forbes. "Only two people" run the company – Zammitt and Kliatchko – a former senior Bloomberg executive told the FT. He gave $1.7 billion to the organization last year, bringing his lifetime charitable donations to more than $14 billion, according to the site. Bloomberg didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider made outside normal working hours.

☆ Bill Gates shared his first photo with his first grandchild: 'I can't wait to watch you discover the world'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

New grandfather Bill Gates shared his first photo with his grandchild on Instagram. His daughter Jennifer, who he had with ex-wife Melinda French Gates, welcomed her child in March. Gates became a grandfather in March when his daughter with ex-wife Melinda French Gates, Jennifer Gates, gave birth to her first child with equestrian Nayel Nassar. "There is nothing quite like holding your first grandchild," French Gates wrote on her Instagram post with a smiling emoji surrounded by hearts. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ MacKenzie Scott wants to know why she should give your nonprofit a $1 million donation from a $250 million pot of cash
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

MacKenzie Scott launched a $250 million "open call" for nonprofits. She plans to make 250 donations of $1 million apiece through her organization, Yield Giving. However, Scott's charity is now asking nonprofits to tell them why they should get a $1 million donation from a $250 million pot of cash. Jeff Bezos's ex-wife says the "open call" will support 250 "organizations making positive change in their communities." "So there are three big headlines here in my heart: community changemakers can nominate themselves.

☆ Melinda Gates' venture fund just bet on hot women's health startup Tia. Here's the presentation it used to raise $100 million in 2021 to rebuild after COVID shutdowns.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Megan Hernbroth | Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The women's healthcare startup Tia just landed funding from Melinda Gates' Pivotal Ventures. See the 30-slide presentation Tia used to raise $100 million in just three weeks in 2021. As gaps in reproductive healthcare worsen in the US post-Roe v. Wade, women's healthcare startup Tia wants to elevate the standards for women's physical, mental, and reproductive care. Before the pandemic, Tia was building in-person healthcare clinics for women without the virtual component. Here is the 30-slide presentation Witte used to raise Tia's $100 million Series B funding in just three weeks in 2021.

☆ Bill Gates is officially a grandfather after his daughter, Jennifer, announces the birth of her first child
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates is now a grandfather. His oldest child, 26-year-old Jennifer Gates, just announced she's welcomed a baby into her family. Jennifer Gates announced her pregnancy in November; she shares the child with her husband, Egyptian equestrian Nayel Nassar. The eldest of his three children, 26-year-old Jennifer Gates, announced over the weekend that she has given birth to her first child. Bill Gates has said the news that he would become a grandparent has changed his views on life and his philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

☆ Bill Gates' Gen Z daughter Phoebe says the worst part about TikTok fame is 'misconceptions and conspiracy theories' about her family
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Phoebe Gates said the worst part of her TikTok fame is "misconceptions" about her family. The youngest Gates told The Information that people follow her “because of my family name.”Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. Phoebe Gates told The Information the greatest downside to posting on the platform was all the "misconceptions and conspiracy theories." And people probably find it funny to see my dad being a goof and playing Boxbollen," Gates told The Information in an email. She also uses her social media to speak about the need for sustainability in fashion.

☆ Bill Gates, who's 'not a big beer drinker,' just bought a $902 million stake in Heineken
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates bought a $902 million stake in Dutch brewery Heineken's parent company. The billionaire bought a $392 million stake in one of Mexico's largest brewers, Femsa, in 2007. He bought 6.65 million shares of the beer company directly, per the filing, and another 4.18 million shares through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Long before his Reddit post and the health study, Gates bought a $392 million stake in one of Mexico's largest brewers, Femsa, in 2007.

Bill Gates, the cofounder of Microsoft, is thought to have a net worth of about $106 billion. Gates' own father was a high-powered attorney who became a name partner at the law firm K&L Gates. He's cultivated his brand of philanthropy with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, his endeavor with Melinda French Gates, now his ex-wife. (Brock Adams, who went on to become the transportation secretary in the Carter administration, is said to have introduced Gates' parents.) Bill Gates' mother, Mary Gates, came from a line of successful bankers and sat on the boards of important financial and social institutions including the nonprofit United Way.

☆ Bill and Melinda Gates: Here's a look inside their 27-year marriage, from meeting at work, to spending $45 billion on philanthropy, to their 2021 divorce
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Áine Cain | Allana Akhtar | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, announced he and his wife, Melinda, divorced in 2021. The two ran the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which had an endowment of $49.8 billion in 2019. "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," Bill Gates said in a tweet. Bill and Melinda Gates had been married since 1994, raised three kids, were worth $130.5 billion, and ran a namesake philanthropic enterprise boasting a $49.8 billion endowment. Here's a look at the marriage between Bill and Melinda:

☆ Why Mark Cuban avoids Silicon Valley: 'Tech bros’ are ‘pretentious’ and overrated
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

That doesn't mean he worships Silicon Valley. But Cuban said he also can't stand the culture of Silicon Valley's "tech bros.""[It's] pretentious as f—k. Cuban, who has a $6.25 billion net worth according to Bloomberg, built his own tech fortune in Texas. Rather, he considers the allure of Silicon Valley — and the attitude that comes with it — overrated. "But when you're starting fresh and new, if you start with a model in this perspective, then I don't think you'll replicate the old one we had in Silicon Valley."

☆ Bill Gates said he'd rather fund vaccines to 'save lives' than go to Mars, but he thinks someday Elon Musk will be a 'great philanthropist'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Gates told the BBC he does not think traveling to Mars is a good use of money. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit founded by Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French-Gates, has put billions of dollars towards researching, developing, and delivering vaccines to the world's poorest countries. Last year, Musk made a $5.7 billion charitable donation in Tesla shares to the Musk Foundation, which he launched with his brother, Kimball Musk, in 2002. Gates and Musk have publicly disagreed in the past, including on COVID-19, how to address climate change, and space travel. Musk and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Bill Gates says he shouldn’t have had dinners with Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Microsoft founder Bill Gates said he “shouldn’t have had dinners” with Jeffrey Epstein during an interview with Australia’s ABC 7 .30. But Gates had told CNN he only had dinners with him for potential philanthropic opportunities. Presenter Sarah Ferguson grilled Gates, asking if he “regrets the relationship he maintained” with Epstein, going against his ex-wife Melinda Gates’ advice. “You’re going way back in time,” Gates said, adding he’s said this “over the hundredth time.”“I shouldn’t have had dinners with him,” Gates responded. “It’s a time of reflection, and at this point, I need to go forward,” Gates told CNN in 2021.

☆ Bill Gates says he'll sell what he owns to fund his philanthropic foundation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Gates said Wednesday that he'll sell what he owns as money goes toward the foundation he runs with ex-wife Melinda French Gates. When asked if it was "contradictory" for him to be a humanitarian while owning so much farmland, Gates replied, "Everything I own will be sold." In his response, Gates was referring to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the philanthropic foundation he established in 2000 with his then-wife, Melinda French Gates. Gates created the Giving Pledge in 2010 alongside his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett, Gates' close friend and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. The pledge asks the world's richest people to commit to give away most of their wealth to charitable causes in their lifetimes or in their wills.

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