Bill Gates pledges remaining fortune to Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045, earlier than previously planned. Associated Press
Gates-sponsored nonprofit brings climate solutions energy summit to smoky Seattle "Whether it's global health or climate, Gates does tilt pretty optimistic. Other folks who were speaking at the summit kind of balanced that out a little bit." Kevin Kniestedt
Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19, says he's experiencing mild symptoms The 66-year-old wrote in a tweet Tuesday that he is experiencing mild symptoms and is "following the experts' advice" by isolating himself until he's healthy. Jonathan Franklin
Microsoft Board Investigated Bill Gates' 'Intimate Relationship' With Employee A spokesperson for Gates maintained that his decades-old "affair," which was the subject of the recent investigation, had no connection to his decision to step down. Bobby Allyn
Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end out marriage," the couple wrote in a joint statement. Vanessa Romo
Washington billionaire tax proposal tries to find equity, includes 'escape' loopholes Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Howard Schultz are all worth billions of dollars - and they're all Washington residents. Now, state lawmakers are considering a wealth tax on resident billionaires. Katie Campbell
Tax a billionaire, raise some cash? It's an idea WA Democrats are floating Washington billionaires would pay a “wealth tax” under a proposal in the state House that will get a public hearing on Tuesday . The bill is sponsored... Austin Jenkins
There's Rich, And Then There's Jeff Bezos Rich: Meet The World's Centibillionaires The Amazon CEO and four other billionaires are part of the world's most exclusive club in the midst of the pandemic: those whose fortunes exceed $100 billion. Jim Zarroli
Bill Gates, Who Has Warned About Pandemics For Years, On The U.S. Response So Far Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gives high marks for social distancing efforts but low marks for testing. He says he thinks large public gatherings may have to wait until there's a vaccine. Heidi Glenn
'Woke' capitalism? Anand Giridharadas isn't buying it ‘We don’t have a bad apple problem, we have an bad orchard problem ’ Anand Giridharadas remarks to a Seattle audience. Sonya Harris
