Bill Gates
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Great to see India’s leadership in vaccine manufacturing capability: Bill Gates
World | Jan 05, 2021, 02:30 PM ISTThis is not the first time Gates has hailed India, but, even in the past, the Microsoft founder has praised India for the government’s proactive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Next four to six months could be worst of pandemic: Bill Gates
World | Dec 13, 2020, 11:14 PM ISTMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose foundation has been part of the effort to develop and deliver COVID-19 vaccines, warned on Sunday that the next four to six months could be the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bill Gates conferred with Life-time Achievement Award at TiE Global Summit 2020
World | Dec 10, 2020, 10:23 PM ISTMicrosoft-founder Bill Gates on Thursday said innovation is the key to solve some of the toughest challenges the world is facing. Gates was conferred with the Life-time Achievement Award at the TiE Global Summit2020held virtually.
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Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to become world’s second-richest man. Here's his net worth
World | Nov 24, 2020, 11:36 AM ISTNearly three-quarters of Elon Musk's net worth is comprised of Tesla shares, which are valued more than four times as much as his stake in Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX.
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris 'very good set of people': Bill Gates
World | Nov 20, 2020, 08:04 AM ISTGates welcomed the recent 90 per cent efficacy results from Pfizer and Moderna. He is betting on AstraZeneca getting UK approval "not too long from now" and expects Novavax and Johnson and Johnson approvals to "come fairly early next year."
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Reliance to invest USD 50 million in Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Business | Nov 13, 2020, 04:20 PM ISTReliance Industries has invested USD 50 million in Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate change company owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
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India's research, manufacturing critical to fight COVID-19 especially in vaccine making: Bill Gates
India | Oct 19, 2020, 11:15 PM ISTIndia's research and manufacturing will be critical to fighting COVID-19 especially for making vaccines on a large scale, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said on Monday. Addressing the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020, Gates delved upon the difficulties in vaccine development and diagnostics of COVID-19.
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Work from home culture to continue even after COVID-19 pandemic ends: Bill Gates
Business | Sep 24, 2020, 08:41 AM ISTBill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft and also the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said he has not travelled for work this whole year. "Honestly I have got time to do much more. It's been.. eye-opening for me," he said.
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Work from home culture to continue even after pandemic ends: Bill Gates
Business | Sep 23, 2020, 10:12 PM ISTThe work from home culture has worked well and many companies will continue with the system even after the coronavirus pandemic ends, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said on Wednesday.
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William H. Gates, father of Microsoft co-founder dies at 94
World | Sep 16, 2020, 09:23 AM ISTWilliam H. Gates, father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates died on Monday. He was 94. In 2018, the billionaire philanthropist revealed that his father was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
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India may release huge volumes of coronavirus vaccine next year, says Bill Gates
India | Sep 15, 2020, 02:40 PM ISTMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday said that India is playing a crucial role in manufacturing the coronavirus vaccine. Gates also said that the world needs cooperation from India on manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Jeff Bezos becomes world's first $200 billionaire. Check Top 10 List
Business | Aug 27, 2020, 11:23 AM ISTAmazon founder Jeff Bezos has become the world's first-ever $200 billionaire. Well, you may that the world's richest person is wealthier than he's ever been. His net worth cleared the record $200 billion mark on Wednesday when shares of his online shopping company reached $3,403.64.
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Is it time to move to Electric Vehicles? Here's what Bill Gates thinks
Auto | Aug 25, 2020, 08:12 AM ISTBill Gates on Tuesday said that there is an ardent need to cut down the emission of greenhouse gases. According to Gates, this can be done by the use of clean electricity to run all the vehicles we can, and get cheap alternative fuels for everything else. The co-founder of Microsoft said in his blog that there has been a lot of progress on electric vehicles so far.
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Bill Gates: Coronavirus could end in many countries by 2022
Business | Aug 10, 2020, 03:05 PM ISTBill Gates remains optimistic that a coronavirus vaccine will be developed soon and the deadly Covid-19 will end "for the world at large by the end of 2022." Unfortunately, that end is still at least a year away, he told Wired's Steven Levy.
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'14 BILLION VACCINATIONS': Bill Gates says multiple doses of coronavirus vaccine may be needed
World | Jul 23, 2020, 05:36 PM ISTMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that people could need multiple doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine to immunize oneself.
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Indian pharma industry capable of producing COVID-19 vaccines for entire world: Bill Gates
Business | Jul 16, 2020, 01:59 PM ISTCommenting on the strength of India’s pharma industry, he said, “India has a lot of capacity there -- with the drug and vaccine companies that are huge suppliers to the entire world.
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Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian & others Twitter hacked: Netizens say 'we are in middle of Money Heist'
Trending | Jul 16, 2020, 09:40 AM ISTAs fake tweets about BItcoins went viral online from high-profile Twitter accounts like that of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Jeff Bezos and others, netizens couldn't help but be amused by the biggest hack to date. Many called it 'Money Heist' and others mocked those who thought that the tweets were real and gave their bitcoins away.
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Bill Gates warns 'deadlier pandemic' if coronavirus vaccine goes to 'highest bidders'
World | Jul 12, 2020, 02:38 PM ISTMicrosoft founder Bill Gates has warned about a deadlier pandemic if successful drugs or a COVID-19 vaccine, when developed, go first to the highest bidders and not reach the common people who need it the most.
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Bill Gates in conversation with PM Modi: India has a key role in combating COVID-19 pandemic
World | May 15, 2020, 09:56 AM ISTPrime Minister Modi and Bill Gates on Friday had an interaction on the global coronavirus outbreak via video conference and discussed global response to COVID-19 and importance of coordination on scientific innovation and R&D to combat the pandemic, PMO informed.
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COVID-19: PM Modi interacts with Bill Gates via video conferencing
News | May 15, 2020, 07:59 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates via video conferencing on May 14.