Bill Gates says 2024 was a big step for climate tech like green steel, and now is the time for VCs to snag 'garage' innovators

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Bill Gates founded the climate-tech investment firm Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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Bill Gates' top 5 books of the year include a Roger Federer biography and a book by the head of Microsoft AI

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Bill Gates has released his annual list of his top book recommendations of the year.

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Meet Bill Gates' kids Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe: From a pediatrician to a fashion startup cofounder

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Bill Gates has three children with Melinda French Gates, his ex-wife, and now has his first grandchild as well.

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Meet the 16 people in the $100 billion club — who are jointly worth more than Amazon or Google

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Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, and Bill Gates are all members of the $100 billion club.

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Elon Musk is flexing his wealth and political power unlike any of the richest men before him

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest man, stands out from the other Americans who preceded him in holding the same title.

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The beginner's guide to nepo babies

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A baby surrounded by money, a microphone, a football, and a briefcase

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Bill Gates calls for higher taxes on the rich — but warns against crushing the American dream

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Bill Gates' ideal tax system would leave him worth 62% less, but still a billionaire.

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Bill Gates shares his 3 biggest concerns about AI

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Bill Gates shared his three main concerns about AI in a recent podcast episode.

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Bill Gates thinks retirement 'sounds awful' and wants to continue working for decades like Warren Buffett

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Gates speaking at the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin in May.

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Bill Gates says solving misinformation is now young people's problem

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Bill Gates at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony.

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