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In his youth, Melinda French Gates's ex-husband Bill Gates was influenced by other entrepreneurs bragging about not needing enough sleep, leading him to believe that 'sleep is laziness and unnecessary'.

Lady Gaga has finally addressed the long-standing rumors from her early career suggesting that she was a man. In the second episode of the Netflix series What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates, the pop icon opened up about why she chose to remain silent for so long, despite being constantly bombarded with such questions during her global tours and press appearances.

Melinda French Gates has also been deploying what social media has dubbed as 'microfeminism' in her work. 'I’ve been in situations in the last year where speakers will go to answer a question. Maybe there’s both men and women who want to answer, and for whatever reason the man gets in there first,' she said.

Currently, Bill Gates is a technology advisor for Microsoft and spends much of his time using his $128 billion fortune to fund potential solutions for global problems such as climate change, poverty, and disease, among others.

Bill Gates said that he is often learning about new topics and ChatGPT “is an excellent way to get explanations for specific questions.”

A food blogger who goes by the name AK Food Vlog on Instagram, shared his experience of trying to invite Dolly Chaiwala to an event in Kuwait. According to the blogger, Dolly's manager quoted a fee of Rs 5 lakh for a single day's appearance, which also included accommodations in a four or five-star hotel.

Bill Gates, chairman of the Gates Foundation, flagged off the first India Day celebrations in the Greater Seattle area as Consulate General of India as Seattle’s Guest of Honor, on India’s 78th Independence Day, a media release said.

New York Times journalist Anupreeta Das wrote in her upcoming book that Bill Gates's wandering eye allegedly extended to young women working at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It also revealed details of his infidelity that left his wife 'seething for a long time.'

'The idea of switching to lab-made fats and oils may seem strange at first. But their potential to significantly reduce our carbon footprint is immense,' Bill Gates explained in his blog.

'I had thought I was going to be married for life. I thought I'd be married for 50-plus years... I certainly didn't think I would be in my late 50s and be divorced,' philanthropist Melinda French Gates said.

Elaborating on how Munger's advice helped her, Melinda French Gates shared how she comforted a close friend when her husband died of cancer. That friend in turn helped her when she ended her marriage with Bill Gates after 27 years.

The move came as Microsoft shares rose to a fresh record, bringing their total gain this year to 21%.

Gates has described as ‘alarmist’ the concerns about AI replacing software engineers, saying the technology will complement rather than replace human capabilities

Gates has announced his autobiography, ‘Source Code,’ which will hit the shelves on February 4, 2025, where he has revealed a lot of interesting facts about his formative and teenage years.

Bill Gates and Nikhil Kamath share a longstanding philanthropic association. The Zerodha co-founder has pledged to donate 50 percent of his wealth to 'The Giving Pledge,' founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, making him the fourth and youngest Indian to commit to this significant charitable initiative.

'Over the years, I’ve often been asked about my upbringing, my time at Harvard, and co-founding the company (Microsoft). Those questions made me realise that people might be interested in my journey and the factors that influenced it,' Bill Gates said on writing his 'origin story'.

Billionaire Warren Buffett is known to enjoy the simplicity and convenience of the fast-food giant while Bill Gates has in a recent blogpost called cheeseburgers his 'favorite food'.

'In hindsight, it’s a lesson I could have learned a lot sooner had I taken more peeks at Warren Buffett’s intentionally light calendar,' Bill Gates shared on Threads recently. He added that as the CEO of Microsoft, he 'had every minute packed' on his schedule for 25 years until he stepped down in 2000.

Jennifer Gates graduated from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York and shared a picture of herself in her graduation robe and hat. Proud parents Bill and Melinda Gates lauded her achievement in the comments section.

A new report suggests that Bill Gates is still one of the key figures in Microsoft’s key affairs even after exiting the company in 2020.