Melinda French Gates has received at least $10.8 billion from Bill to bolster her philanthropy supporting women and families.

Gideon Rachman The closure of USAID by the Trump administration was met with real horror by many of those who are trying to combat global poverty and disease around the world. As global aid budgets fall, some people hope that private philanthropists can fill the gap and that the Gates Foundation in particular can take the lead.

Bill Gates fulfilled a $12.5 billion commitment to his ex-wife Melinda French Gates, donating nearly $2 billion in 2024 to her new foundations. This brings his total contributions to her Pivotal network to $10.

Bill Gates is one of the richest people on the planet, yet he is entitled to the same federal retirement program as a worker who spent decades on a factory floor. The question is not whether he can claim benefits,

Bill Gates is as optimistic about the world's future as ever, despite the fact that we're living through "an era with so many challenges and so much polarization," the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder wrote in a blog post on Friday.

At 70, Bill Gates occupies a singular place in modern history. The Microsoft co-founder helped usher in the personal computing revolution, spent years as the world’s richest person, and is now focused on reshaping his legacy through philanthropy rather ...