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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
Saturday, June 28, 2025 - 5:31am | 436Read More...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. What Happened:...
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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'
Saturday, June 28, 2025 - 4:41am | 521Read More...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. What Happened: In a post titled "A perilous...
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Bill Gates Commits Majority Of $200 Billion Foundation Budget To Africa Over Next 20 Years Amid Trump's Massive USAID Cuts
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 2:59am | 624Read More...Tech Billionaire Bill Gates, Chair of the Gates Foundation, has committed to allocating the majority of the foundation’s $200 billion spend over the next two decades to Africa. The announcement was made during his address at the African Union’s Nelson Mandela Hall. What Happened: In his...
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Melinda French Gates Calls $200 Billion Gates Foundation Endowment For Global Health 'Fantastic,' Pledges Personal Funds For Gender Equality: '...Ready To Set More Of An Agenda Here In The United States'
Friday, May 9, 2025 - 6:38am | 563Read More...Melinda French Gates has endorsed the Gates Foundation’s decision to allocate its entire $200 billion endowment to global health by 2045. What Happened: French Gates, in her interview with Fortune, applauded the move, calling it “fantastic”. She emphasized that the foundation...
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Bill Gates Slams Elon Musk Over Abrupt USAID Cuts: 'The Picture Of The World's Richest Man Killing The World's Poorest…'
Friday, May 9, 2025 - 4:02am | 611Read More...Microsoft Corporation‘s co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, has recently criticized Tesla CEO Elon Musk for his actions that Gates believes are detrimental to the world’s poorest children. What Happened: Gates, in his interview with the Financial Times, expressed...
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Bill Gates Commits 99% Of His Remaining Fortune To Gates Foundation, Set To Wind Down In 20 Years: 'Somebody Should...Give More Money Than I did'
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 9:38am | 566Read More...In a landmark move, tech billionaire Bill Gates has pledged to donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation. What Happened: The commitment, valued at a whopping $107 billion, is one of the most significant philanthropic contributions ever made, outdoing the...
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Melinda French Gates Talks About Navigating Panic Attacks And Personal Reinvention After Microsoft
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 9:22am | 434Read More...Melinda French Gates, co-founder of the Gates Foundation and founder of Pivotal Ventures, recently opened up about navigating life’s major shifts, while emphasizing the importance of not rushing through significant transitions, referring to the period between changes as a valuable “...
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Bill Gates Cautions Trump Administration, Says Gates Foundation Cannot Bridge Global Health Funding Gaps Amid USAID Cuts: Report
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 4:04am | 602Read More...Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder, Bill Gates, urges the Trump administration to maintain funding for international health initiatives, cautioning that his foundation cannot compensate for the potential shortfall. What Happened: Gates has been actively engaging Trump administration officials...
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Melinda French Gates Pledges $250M To Address Women's Biggest Needs: 'Need To Do A Better Job'
Friday, October 11, 2024 - 3:57pm | 528Read More...Philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced a new $250 million fund to improve women's health, shedding light on her top priority after stepping down from chairing the Gates Foundation. What Happened: French Gates announced earlier this year that she would continue philanthropic efforts with a...
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Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Bill Ackman Not 'Philanthropists' According To Melinda French Gates: 'They Use Their Voice And Megaphones,' Draws Difference Between Old Billionaires Warren Buffett And Bill Gates
Monday, July 29, 2024 - 3:27am | 612Read More...Melinda French Gates criticized the philanthropic efforts of billionaires like Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk and Palantir Technologies co-founder Peter Thiel, stating that they are not doing enough to give back to society. What Happened: French Gates, co-chair of the Gates Foundation, expressed her...
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Warren Buffett Sets Up New Trust As He Turns Away From Gates Foundation
Friday, June 28, 2024 - 10:30am | 607Read More...Warren Buffett has come up with a new plan for where his billions of dollars will go after his death. Since 2006, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) has made annual gifts to the Gates Foundation (formerly known as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and four...
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Melinda French Gates To Resign As Gates Foundation Co-Chair, Plans To Continue Her Own Philanthropic Work: What You Need to Know
Monday, May 13, 2024 - 2:17pm | 534Read More...The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is about to lose one of its namesakes. Co-chair of the foundation’s multibillion-dollar endowment, Melinda French Gates, announced on Monday that she will resign from the role. Alongside her ex-husband and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, she has helped...
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Earn $5,400 And Help Combat Malaria: Bill Gates Foundation-Supported Human Trial Awaits Those Brave Enough To Allow Deliberate Infection
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 - 6:31am | 590Read More...On Tuesday, Alyssa Vance, a poster on X.com, formerly Twitter, highlighted an opportunity for individuals to participate in a human challenge trial aimed at combating malaria. What Happened: Vance took to Twitter to share information about a human challenge trial where participants can earn $5,400...
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Bill Gates Considers This 'One Of The Most Important Achievements' In Human History
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 8:41am | 502Read More...Bill Gates has touched on what he described as one of mankind's "most important achievements" in history. What Happened: The billionaire tweeted on a day when the 33rd World Health Assembly declared the planet free of Smallpox back in May 1980. Eradicating smallpox was hard, but it was also one...
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Bill Gates Still Moved To Tears By Warren Buffett Philanthropy: Here's How Many Berkshire Hathaway Shares Were Donated
Sunday, September 18, 2022 - 11:21am | 467Read More...This article was originally published on June 15, 2022. One of the most philanthropic billionaires of all time is Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. The CEO recently made his annual gift to the Gates Foundation. Here’s what Bill Gates had to say of the gift and how much Buffett has...
