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  Bill Gates conferred with Life-time Achievement Award at TiE Global Summit 2020

  World | December 10, 2020 22:23 IST

  Microsoft-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 | November 24, 2020 11:36 IST

  Nearly 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 | November 20, 2020 8:04 IST

  Gates 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 | November 13, 2020 16:20 IST

  Reliance 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 | October 19, 2020 23:15 IST

  India'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 | September 24, 2020 8:41 IST

  Bill 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 | September 23, 2020 22:12 IST

  The 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 | September 16, 2020 9:23 IST

  William 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 | September 15, 2020 14:40 IST

  Microsoft 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 | August 27, 2020 11:23 IST

  Amazon 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 | August 25, 2020 8:12 IST

  Bill 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 | August 10, 2020 15:05 IST

  Bill 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 | July 23, 2020 17:36 IST

  Microsoft 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 | July 16, 2020 13:59 IST

  Commenting 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 | July 16, 2020 9:40 IST

  As 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 | July 12, 2020 14:38 IST

  Microsoft 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 9:56 IST

  Prime 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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  PM Modi discusses COVID-19 situation and vaccine to cure it with Bill Gates

  India | May 15, 2020 0:07 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday discussed the global response to COVID-19, and the importance of global coordination in scientific innovation and research to combat the pandemic.

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  Bill Gates says coronavirus vaccine can take up to 2 years

  World | May 01, 2020 10:21 IST

  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose foundation is focusing its efforts to fight the coronavirus, explained on Thursday that life will return to normal only when there’s a viable vaccine that can stop its spread.

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  The first modern pandemic will define this era: Bill Gates

  World | April 24, 2020 10:52 IST

  The COVID-19 pandemic, the first modern pandemic, will define this era and no one who lives through this will ever forget it, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has stressed.