Concerns about this became more pointed after former President Donald Trump threatened to pull US funding. Bill Gates has become a powerful public advocate for science-based medicine during the pandemic. This has shone new light on his involvement in global health and initiatives such as the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.
In the statement announcing their divorce, the couple said they would "continue our work together at the foundation" in spite of the separation. A spokesman for the foundation said they would remain co-chairs and trustees. David Callahan, founder and editor of news website Inside Philanthropy, told the BBC's World Service that he expected the foundation's work to carry on.
Solving Covid easy compared with climate - Gates. Bill Gates: Do more to make Covid vaccine for all. Image source, Getty Images. The couple committed tens of billions of dollars to their global charity work.
His road to riches began when he was a tech-obsessed year-old student at Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington. As Gates recalled in a speech , the school's "mothers club came up with the money to buy a teletype that connected over the phone lines with a GE time-sharing computer. That machine effectively changed his life.
He spent as much time as he could learning about computers, hacking and coding. During the second half of the s, Internet usage took off, and Microsoft introduced its web browser, Internet Explorer, in In , the U. Department of Justice and 20 state attorneys general charged Microsoft with violating antitrust laws by using its dominance to drive competitors out of business; in , the company reached a settlement with the government that imposed restrictions on its corporate practices.
Also in , Microsoft joined the video-game market with the launch of its Xbox console. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! He had finished with career home runs, one shy of the all-time record set by Babe Ruth.
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