Starting in 2000 with the foundation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and particularly after he stepped down as head of Microsoft, he turned his attention to philanthropy, spending more than $50 billion on causes like health, poverty, and education.

Feb 12, 2025 · Entrepreneur Bill Gates cofounded the world’s largest software business, Microsoft, in 1975. Read about his age, net worth, children, ex-wife, house, and more.

6 days ago · Bill Gates is the visionary computer programmer and cofounder of Microsoft who revolutionized the technology industry with his innovations and became one of the world’s most influential philanthropists.

Feb 14, 2025 · Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates struggled intensely with the "stay or go" decision that ultimately made him a billionaire. Here's how he processed it.

Feb 12, 2025 · Bill Gates with a printout of the Altair BASIC source code from 1975, one of Microsoft’s earliest software artifacts. Click to enlarge. (Gates Notes / Ian Allen) [Editor’s Note: Microsoft @ 50 ...

As he prepares to turn 70 later this year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ new memoir explores how his childhood quirks, upbringing, friendships and experiences coalesced into shaping his internal operating system.

Bill Gates shares the story of Microsoft's origins and a company timeline, from his unique perspective co-founding the personal computing giant with Paul Allen.

Jan 12, 2025 · Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the wealthiest men in the world. Gates was a software genius who dropped out of Harvard to launch a wildly successful career in tech.

Apr 29, 2024 · A new report indicates that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is still intimately involved in the company's affairs years after stepping down from the board to focus on philanthropy.

Nov 8, 2023 · Bill Gates is one of the most iconic business leaders and influential technology pioneers of the modern digital era. As the co-founder of Microsoft, he helped bring the power of personal computing to millions of people worldwide and …