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Peter Thiel's recent stock purchases, including stakes in Microsoft and Apple, contrast with sales by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, highlighting differing investment strategies among billionaires with strong AI and tech interests.
Bill Gates warns that the world regressed in child mortality progress last year due to reduced aid from rich countries, and he predicts a difficult five years ahead before we can enter a new era of progress, despite his optimism fueled by AI innovation. He announced a $200 billion donation to his foundation to address global issues and urges wealthy individuals to increase philanthropy to bridge funding gaps.
In his 2026 letter, Bill Gates expresses cautious optimism about the future, emphasizing the importance of innovation in health, climate, and education, while highlighting challenges such as rising child mortality, economic disparities, and the disruptive potential of AI. He advocates for increased generosity, scaling technological solutions for equality, and careful management of AI risks to ensure long-term progress.
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Bill Gates initially doubted the company's $1 billion investment in OpenAI, predicting it would be a failure, but the gamble paid off as OpenAI became the world's most valuable private company, leading Microsoft to increase its stake to 27% worth about $135 billion and expand its partnership.
Bill Gates advocates for a strategic shift in the global climate fight, emphasizing the importance of fighting poverty and disease alongside climate efforts, and believes innovation and human well-being should be prioritized over solely focusing on emission reductions.
The article reveals that Bill Gates, through his investment firm Cascade Investment, owns a significant stake in Signature Aviation, a company that services private flights used by ICE for deportation operations, raising concerns about his indirect involvement in human rights abuses linked to mass deportations under Trump's administration.
Microsoft has open-sourced the source code for Microsoft BASIC for the 6502, a historically significant early personal computer language written by Bill Gates and Ric Weiland, now available on GitHub under an MIT license, allowing for preservation and exploration of this foundational software.
Elon Musk's net worth has decreased by $75 billion in 2025 due to Tesla's declining sales and political issues, making it one of the largest drops among billionaires, with only Bill Gates experiencing a comparable reduction due to his philanthropic giving. Meanwhile, other tech billionaires like Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg have seen their fortunes grow amid an AI market rally.
Bill Gates warns that rising anti-vaccine sentiment in the U.S. could lead to increased deaths worldwide, hinder measles eradication efforts, and threaten progress against polio, emphasizing the importance of continued vaccination efforts and international funding.
Bill Gates' $645 million superyacht, 'Breakthrough', notable for being the world's first hydrogen fuel-cell superyacht, is up for sale. Built by Feadship over five years, it features advanced technology, luxury amenities, and a focus on environmental sustainability, though Gates never personally used it. The yacht represents a significant milestone in marine engineering and clean energy innovation.
Bill Gates predicts smartphones will become obsolete, replaced by electronic tattoos embedded in the skin that enable communication, health monitoring, and security, raising questions about privacy, security, and social impact.
Bill Gates predicted in 2005 that the iPod's success would be short-lived due to the rise of smartphones, a prediction that proved accurate as smartphones transformed the tech landscape. Today, AI is the new frontier, with major companies racing to integrate it into everyday applications, highlighting the importance of foresight in technological leadership.
A recent selfie posted by Mark Russinovich featuring Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, and Dave Cutler highlights the interconnected history of modern computing, showcasing Gates' role in early OS development, Torvalds' creation of Linux, and Cutler's influential work on Windows NT, illustrating the overlapping generations that have shaped the tech world.
Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds met publicly for the first time at a dinner hosted by Microsoft Azure's CTO, marking a rare encounter between two industry giants with contrasting philosophies—Gates focusing on closed-source, monetized software, and Torvalds advocating for open-source collaboration. No major decisions were made during the meeting.
Bill Gates announced he will donate most of his $200 billion fortune over the next 20 years to improve health and education in Africa, focusing on primary healthcare and leveraging AI technology, with the aim of fostering prosperity and innovation on the continent.