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US mining startup backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos raises $537M

The funding round, co-led by investors Durable Capital Partners LP and T. Rowe Price, valued KoBold at $2.96 billion, the company said.

Donald Trump posts cryptic message claiming Bill Gates asked to come to Mar-a-Lago

Trump claimed that Bill Gates had asked to come to his Mar-a-Lago estate— in a cryptic message that some even speculated was meant for Elon Musk's eyes only.

Lovers often cheat on their partners for this one key reason, according to researchers

It's a commonality among celebrity adulterers like golf legend Tiger Woods, former President Bill Clinton and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Melinda French Gates spotted arriving to NYC by helicopter, hitting ritzy dinner with new boyfriend

Billionaire Melinda French Gates was spotted arriving in the Big Apple by helicopter with her new techie boyfriend more than three years after an “unbelievably painful” divorce to Microsoft founder...

Bill Gates secretly donated $50M to pro-Harris group: report 

The billionaire’s hefty donation was made to Future Forward USA Action, according to the New York Times, which reports that Gates’ contribution was not intended to be made public. 

Bill Gates forecasts another global pandemic 'likely' within next 25 years in ominous health warning

War or another global pandemic, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates is cautioning that, if the world manages to avoid the former, the latter is a very real possibility within the next 25 years.

Robots are taking over New York City — and even Bill Gates is investing

Opentrons, which produces medical industry robots has notched a $1.8 billion valuation and attracted investors including Bill Gates and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.

Melinda French Gates feels ‘great responsibility’ with her billionaire status

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said at times, her financial status feels "surreal."

'Scariest person in the world' Bill Gates 'terrified' his mega-charity employees: new book

One of the "terrified" employees who worked at Gates' mega-charity likened the tech tycoon to France's King Louis XIV, according to a new book.

How the ultra-rich are souping up their high-tech bunkers for the end times

Bowling alleys? Check. Private medical areas? Check. Today, millionaires and billionaires are kitting out their bunkers with over-the-top extras.

How Bill Gates turned to Jeffrey Epstein in desperate bid for the one thing he can't buy

Bill Gates' longing for a Nobel Peace Prize drove him to Jeffrey Epstein for help, according to a new book.

Microsoft banned young interns from being alone with 'flirty' Bill Gates — before his high-profile divorce: bombshell book

Gates, who divorced his wife Melinda French Gates in the summer of 2021 after 27 years of marriage, is reported to have routinely cheated on her.

Smear campaign! Bill Gates wants you to eat 'butter' made from air to fight climate change

Gates called the culinary creation more than just a flash in the pan.

Roger Goodell talks NFL private equity deals, Bill Gates spotted with girlfriend in Sun Valley

The NFL could soon allow private equity firms to buy significant team ownership stakes, Commissioner Roger Goodell said in an interview that kicked off the second full day of Allen...

Elon Musk predicts Bill Gates will be 'obliterated' for shorting Tesla stock

Musk rekindled a feud with Gates that has been marked by public disagreements over climate change, the coronavirus and electric vehicles.

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is now richer than founder Bill Gates

It is the first time ever that Microsoft's co-founder Gates's fortune is dwarfed by that of one of his former underlings.

Warren Buffett donates record $5.3B Berkshire shares to these five charities

Buffett, 93, plans to give away more than 99% of the fortune he built at Berkshire, which he has run since 1965, with his children serving as executors of his...

Bill Gates' great $1B commitment to nuclear energy should be a wake-up call to climate progressives

Nuclear power could be America's saving grace — if progressive activists would stop kneecapping its spread. Bill Gates is smartly fighting back with his wallet.

Melinda French Gates blasts 'frustrating' lack of funding for women's rights in veiled shot at ex-husband Bill Gates

French Gates, a 59-year-old philanthropist, previously revealed she would receive $12.5 billon to fund her charitable work as part of an exit agreement with her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Melinda Gates resigning from Gates Foundation, to get $12.5B to launch her own charity

"After careful thought and reflection, I have decided to resign from my role as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation," French Gates said.