A $2.5 billion pledge makes women’s health a priority in Gates Foundation spend-down The Gates Foundation has committed $2.5 billion over five years to advance women's health research The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025
Just 1% of health R&D targets women. The Gates Foundation aims to change that with $2.5 billion push The unprecedented funding will support research in areas ranging from gynecological health to AI-powered diagnostics. Fortune · Aug 4, 2025
Why investing in women’s health is good for business Dr. Anita Zaidi is president of the Gender Equality Division at the Gates Foundation. Fortune · Aug 4, 2025
How conspiracy theories about COVID’s origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an assessment of the origins of COVID. The Conversation · Jul 29, 2025
If Bill Gates Gave Every American $100, How Much Would He Have Left? If Bill Gates gave every American $100, would he still be rich? Discover the surprising math behind this viral wealth scenario. GOBankingRates · Jul 22, 2025
Warren Buffett Donates 9.4M Berkshire Shares to the Gates Trust Despite Rumoured Rift With Bill Gates Buffett converted 8,239 class A shares of Berkshire Hathaway into 12.35 million class B shares out of which, 9.4 million were given away to the Gates Foundation while the remaining were donated to family foundations. International Business Times UK · Jul 1, 2025
Bill Gates Is Betting Two-Thirds Of His Foundation's Portfolio In These 3 Stocks The Gates Foundation Trust, founded by the billionaire Bill Gates, has a portfolio valued at $41.806 billion, which is concentrated in these three stocks as of the end of the first quarter of 2025. Benzinga · Jul 1, 2025
Warren Buffett donates another $6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares—with the lion's share going to the Gates Foundation The Gates Foundation is the biggest beneficiary this time around. Fortune · Jun 30, 2025
Bill Gates Could've Been The World's First Trillionaire — and Richer Than Elon Musk — If He'd Kept His Microsoft Stock Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, could have been the world’s first trillionaire if he had retained his original company stock. Benzinga · Jun 28, 2025
Warren Buffett Donates $6 Billion In Berkshire Stock To Gates Foundation And Other Charities, His Biggest Gift In 20+ Years: Here's How Much He's Given Away So Far Warren Buffett has donated a staggering $6 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) shares to the Gates Foundation and four family charities. This is Buffett’s largest annual donation since he began his philanthropic journey almost two decades ago. Benzinga · Jun 28, 2025
Bill Gates Warns Of 'Perilous' Times After Trump Administration Pulls Funding From Gavi, A Group That Has Paid For Over A Billion Children's Vaccinations: 'All The Progress We've Made Is At Risk' This week, on multiple occasions, Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates expressed concern over the future of global health, warning that recent cuts to funding for Gavi could undo decades of progress in saving children’s lives through vaccinations. Benzinga · Jun 28, 2025
Bill Gates in Brussels next week for fresh vaccine financing push with EU leaders The head of the Gates Foundation hosts a pledging conference on Wednesday, together with EU leaders, in order to collect 9 billion dollars for vaccines. Gates will also participate in a debate at the European Parliament. Euronews · Jun 19, 2025
Bill Gates vows to give most of $200bn fortune to African health and education Tech mogul says “Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity’ The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2025
A precarious success story: In South Africa, the hard-won progress of a youth-led HIV education program is threatened by international funding cuts Youth rely on mobile health clinics to help curb the spread of HIV. But what happens now? Fortune · Jun 3, 2025
International Business Times UK · May 16, 2025 Bill Gates Sells Berkshire Hathaway Stock for the Third Consecutive Quarter, Dumps 2.4M Shares in Q1 Bill Gates sold over 7 million Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway in the past three quarters, with the latest sale of over 2.48 million shares in Q1.
Kiplinger · May 14, 2025 How to Age Gracefully: Learn from Bill Gates, the Who and David Attenborough Getting old isn’t nearly as bad as many people think it will be. Nor is it quite as good. Maybe it’s somewhere in between.
International Business Times UK · May 13, 2025 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.
Fortune · May 10, 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?
Windows Central · May 9, 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.
International Business Times UK · May 9, 2025 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.
PC Gamer · May 8, 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.
International Business Times · 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.
Euronews · 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.
Barchart · May 8, 2025 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.
The Guardian - US · 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