Bill Gates: We've given away $100bn, but my children won't be poor when I'm gone
The Microsoft co-founder says he enjoys giving away his fortune and it won't leave his kids poor.
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How Bill Gates knew he was different
The Harvard dropout revolutionized the computer industry and, later, the world of philanthropy. Now he has been looking back at his childhood, with the first of a three-part autobiography fittingly ...CBS News - 22h -
Book excerpt: "Source Code: My Beginnings" by Bill Gates
In his new autobiography, the computer pioneer and philanthropist writes of his origins, and about how, in eighth grade, he discovered BASIC, which introduced him to the elegance and exacting ...CBS News - 2d -
Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates review – refreshingly frank
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Book Review: ‘Source Code,’ by Bill Gates
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Independent secures funding from Bill Gates’ foundation
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Bill Gates on Trump meeting: 'Frankly I was impressed'
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