https://www.scmp.com/rss/517661/feed The latest news on Bill Gates, businessman and former CEO of Microsoft, including American business news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers has resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday. Summers, who ran the US Treasury under former president Bill Clinton, was revealed in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice to have had extensive exchanges with the now-deceased financier. Clinton will testify before a congressional committee on Epstein on Friday while his... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344654/ex-us-treasury-chief-larry-summers-quits-harvard-over-epstein-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344654/ex-us-treasury-chief-larry-summers-quits-harvard-over-epstein-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:51:04 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Bill Gates has admitted making a “huge mistake” in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying involvement in the disgraced financier’s crimes. The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in documents released by the US Justice Department that revealed close friendships, illicit financial dealings and private photos with convicted sex offender Epstein. In a town hall on Tuesday with staff at... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344646/bill-gates-says-he-had-affairs-2-russian-women-denies-ties-epsteins-victims?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344646/bill-gates-says-he-had-affairs-2-russian-women-denies-ties-epsteins-victims?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words The 2026 Forbes Hong Kong rich list offers a snapshot of the city’s economic elite and it looks remarkably like that from a decade ago. Li Ka-shing retains his crown via a conglomerate rooted in ports and property. The Lee, Kwok and Cheng families follow close behind, their... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3344306/can-hong-kongs-exchange-fund-capture-growth-tomorrow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3344306/can-hong-kongs-exchange-fund-capture-growth-tomorrow?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Alex Capri Alex Capri 2026 has begun with a worsening trust deficit, as geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China ruptures the international system. Much of this mistrust stems from an escalating technology race. At centre stage is artificial intelligence – the foundational technology for virtually all industries, from hyper-scaled computer networks and data centres to self-learning “cognitive” machines and advanced semiconductor production. The US and China now face a prisoner’s dilemma in military... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3344163/who-will-save-world-us-china-ai-arms-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3344163/who-will-save-world-us-china-ai-arms-race?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Bill Gates has cancelled his speech that was scheduled for Thursday at a major AI summit in India, the Gates Foundation said, after the Microsoft co-founder was named in the Epstein files. “After careful consideration, and to ensure the focus remains on the AI summit’s key priorities, Mr. Gates will not be delivering his keynote address,” the foundation said in a statement. “The Gates Foundation remains fully committed to our work in India to advance our shared health and development goals,” it... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3343971/bill-gates-cancels-india-ai-impact-summit-speech-amid-epstein-storm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3343971/bill-gates-cancels-india-ai-impact-summit-speech-amid-epstein-storm?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:59:05 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump threatened legal action on Monday against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards over the comedian’s comment on the US president and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After congratulating Billie Eilish for winning the Grammy for Song of the Year for her track “Wildflower”, host Trevor Noah brought up Trump and Epstein. “Wow. That’s a Grammy that every artist wants – almost as much as Trump wants Greenland,” he quipped, referring to the president’s threats to seize the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342093/trump-vows-sue-dope-trevor-noah-over-grammys-joke-linking-him-epstein-island?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342093/trump-vows-sue-dope-trevor-noah-over-grammys-joke-linking-him-epstein-island?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:45:20 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A fresh cache of files released on Friday related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein contains documents that refer to numerous high-profile figures. US President Donald Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk and Britain’s former prince Andrew are among those making headlines after being named in the documents. Here are key details about some of the others mentioned, none of whom has been accused of wrongdoing: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates In a draft email... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341970/who-else-epstein-files-billionaires-celebrities-and-norways-crown-princess?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341970/who-else-epstein-files-billionaires-celebrities-and-norways-crown-princess?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:30:50 +0000 Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang Not long ago, a humble fruit stall in Shanghai saw its sales skyrocket when Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, dropped by for some food. Meanwhile, a once-obscure village in southern China has become a tourist hotspot, drawing over 10,000 visitors daily, simply for being the hometown of Liang Wenfeng, the founder of the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek. During Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s 44-hour visit to China in 2023, the buzz surrounding his meals and itinerary on mainland social... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3341558/why-tech-billionaires-enjoy-rock-star-treatment-china-compared-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3341558/why-tech-billionaires-enjoy-rock-star-treatment-china-compared-us?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:08 +0000 Eunice Xu Eunice Xu China’s pursuit of commercial nuclear fusion technology has intensified this year, fuelled by a fresh round of financing for start-ups and state-backed initiatives. Startorus Fusion last week raised 1 billion yuan (US$143 million) from its series A round, a record for a single financing round by a private nuclear fusion company on the mainland, according to a report by the Securities Times. The deal, announced on January 12, was led by state-owned funds in Shanghai, which contributed around 400... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340430/chinas-nuclear-fusion-start-ups-power-record-funding-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340430/chinas-nuclear-fusion-start-ups-power-record-funding-round?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:00:09 +0000 Divia Harilela Divia Harilela Once upon a time, the maharaja of Tehri Garhwal discovered a beautiful piece of land in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. It was here that he built the stunning Viceregal Palace, which played host to heads of state from India and abroad, including Britain’s Lord Mountbatten. Long after the British Raj had disappeared, an entrepreneur stumbled upon this magical place. He decided to transform the estate and its lush surroundings into a sanctuary of wellness that celebrated... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3338497/inside-ananda-himalayas-whose-clients-include-king-charles-bill-gates-and-oprah-winfrey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3338497/inside-ananda-himalayas-whose-clients-include-king-charles-bill-gates-and-oprah-winfrey?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jan 2026 06:00:31 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press House Democrats released several dozen more photos on Thursday from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, showing his associations with the rich and famous, as the US Department of Justice faces a deadline to release many of its case files on the late financier by the end of the week. The photos released Thursday were among more than 95,000 that the House Oversight Committee has received after issuing a subpoena for the photos that Epstein had in his possession before he died... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336971/new-epstein-photos-show-lolita-quotes-written-womans-foot-and-body?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336971/new-epstein-photos-show-lolita-quotes-written-womans-foot-and-body?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:41:25 +0000 Agencies Agencies Democratic lawmakers released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of now-US President Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the UK’s former prince Andrew. Trump is featured in three of the 19 photos shared by House Oversight Committee Democrats, who said they are reviewing more than 95,000 images produced by the estate. The panel released roughly 70 more photos later on Friday, including images of the disgraced financier’s home, Epstein taking a bath, a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336293/trump-clinton-and-ex-prince-andrew-seen-new-photos-epsteins-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336293/trump-clinton-and-ex-prince-andrew-seen-new-photos-epsteins-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:51:59 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft’s billionaire founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, is raising US$30 million in new funding for Phia, a start-up applying artificial intelligence to online shopping, according to a pitch deck seen by Bloomberg. A spokesperson for the company confirmed the round. The capital raise will value the New York-based start-up at US$180 million and comes just months after Phia completed its first US$8 million funding round in September. Phia, which Gates... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3335267/bill-gates-daughter-lands-us30-million-star-backed-ai-firm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3335267/bill-gates-daughter-lands-us30-million-star-backed-ai-firm?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 03:15:09 +0000 Peter T. C. Chang Peter T. C. Chang Amid the climate crisis, China’s quiet leadership in the fight for a sustainable future offers a reason for optimism, particularly for the Global South. After two weeks of contentious negotiations, Cop30 in Brazil concluded with an uneasy deal that sidestepped any mention of fossil fuels, exposing deep divisions and mounting frustrations. Indeed, even as Cop30 convened, the world was already suffering “summit fatigue”. After decades of lofty declarations and limited follow-through, many question... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3333752/trump-casts-pall-over-cop30-chinas-quiet-leadership-inspires-hope?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3333752/trump-casts-pall-over-cop30-chinas-quiet-leadership-inspires-hope?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:30:10 +0000 Anthony Rowley Anthony Rowley It is not quite true to say that China stole the show with its strong presence at the recent Cop30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, because the United States had already voluntarily abdicated its lead role in these events. However, the summit did underline the staying power of state versus market economies when it comes to long-term investment. The truth is that Western approaches to climate change prevention or alleviation have been half-hearted and muddled from the start. They have relied... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333537/how-cop30-highlights-power-chinese-state-capitalism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333537/how-cop30-highlights-power-chinese-state-capitalism?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Frank Chen,Stephen Chen,Dannie Peng Frank Chen,Stephen Chen,Dannie Peng China is leading the way in nuclear power, with huge plans to boost its generating capacity and cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs. About half of the world’s under-construction nuclear power plants are in China as the country works to boost electricity production while still meeting commitments under the Paris climate accord. The goal is to raise nuclear’s share of national power supply to 28 per cent by 2050 from about 5 per cent now. Chinese research has enhanced nuclear power, including a... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331870/chinas-nuclear-power-plans-match-rest-world-combined?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331870/chinas-nuclear-power-plans-match-rest-world-combined?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:35:08 +0000 Stephen Chen Stephen Chen Targeting its overwhelming coal power capacity – enough to run the entire United States – China is investigating plans to convert retiring coal-fired plants into nuclear power stations. Driven by decarbonisation goals and land scarcity, this “Coal to Nuclear” (C2N) strategy would look to use retiring plants’ grid and water access for compact, meltdown-proof reactors, potentially offering a faster path to clean energy than building nuclear sites from scratch. And China could be the only country... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3325263/china-mulls-converting-coal-fired-power-plants-nuclear-facilities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3325263/china-mulls-converting-coal-fired-power-plants-nuclear-facilities?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:00:15 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Tech world executives showered Donald Trump with praise on Thursday during a rare dinner that saw the US president host some of the most important players in AI at the White House. “This is quite a group to get together,” said Meta chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who was seated at Trump’s right side. At the table were heads of major tech companies including Google-parent Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft and artificial intelligence star OpenAI. Some of those at the dinner had attended Trump’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324421/tech-titans-praise-trump-white-house-dinner-musk-notable-no-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324421/tech-titans-praise-trump-white-house-dinner-musk-notable-no-show?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 03:10:08 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang Cao Ting, a leading artificial intelligence researcher and former research manager at Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), has left the US tech giant to join Tsinghua University, as AI becomes a new front in the US-China tech rivalry. According to the university’s website, Cao left MSRA in July to join Tsinghua’s Institute for AI Industry Research under Zhang Yaqin, a former MSRA managing director. The Beijing-based MSRA, established by Bill Gates in 1998 to tap China’s “deep pool of intellectual... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3322632/ai-scientist-cao-ting-leaves-microsoft-lab-tsinghua-university?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3322632/ai-scientist-cao-ting-leaves-microsoft-lab-tsinghua-university?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:00:14 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification When the United States and its allies imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, the goal seemed clear: strangle Moscow’s economy, cripple its war machine, and fracture... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3321214/us-sanctions-have-succeeded-making-putin-stronger?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3321214/us-sanctions-have-succeeded-making-putin-stronger?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Aug 2025 03:31:03 +0000 Jevans Nyabiage Jevans Nyabiage After years of largely unchallenged control over the DR Congo’s critical minerals, China now faces growing US competition – a battle that Beijing is determined to win. The US reportedly pressured the Democratic Republic of Congo last year to block a Chinese firm from acquiring Chemaf Resources. Now, a US consortium – including firms led by ex-military executives – has bid for the operator of the Etoile copper-cobalt mine. Meanwhile, KoBold Metals, backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, secured a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3319571/china-faces-against-us-domination-dr-congos-critical-minerals-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3319571/china-faces-against-us-domination-dr-congos-critical-minerals-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:06:36 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Apple heiress Eve Jobs’ wedding was a star-studded affair nothing short of a scene from a film – set in a quaint and picturesque area around the Cotswolds, in western England, and complete with a performance by Sir Elton John. The youngest of the late Steve Jobs’ children, Eve, 27, tied the knot with British Olympic equestrian Harry Charles, 26, on July 26. The two have been together since 2022, per Hello! magazine, but Eve only went “Insta official” with Charles in mid-2024, after the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319817/inside-steve-jobs-daughter-eves-wedding-harry-charles-guests-included-kamala-harris-and-kourtney?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319817/inside-steve-jobs-daughter-eves-wedding-harry-charles-guests-included-kamala-harris-and-kourtney?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:20:49 +0000 Jill Lander Jill Lander July 7 marked the start of the Water Goat month in the Chinese lunar calendar. In the northern hemisphere, we are now in the hot early afternoon of the year. Nature has taken over, and we surrender to it. In the southern hemisphere it’s the reverse, so midwinter. The Goat (or Sheep) is predominantly yin earth in nature, suggesting a shift is approaching. This should be a smooth-sailing month. However, avoid being complacent, which may result in missed opportunities. Do be alert to potential... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3317510/whats-your-luck-july-2025-water-goat-month-chinese-horoscopes-time-concerned-family-and-teamwork-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3317510/whats-your-luck-july-2025-water-goat-month-chinese-horoscopes-time-concerned-family-and-teamwork-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:00:06 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez tied the knot on Friday at a sumptuous ceremony with the rich and famous on an island in Venice’s lagoon, out of the sight and sound of protesters. “This city seems impossible! It can’t exist and yet, here it is!” an enchanted Bezos told a La Repubblica journalist on Thursday who got close to the magnate as he whizzed around the canals by boat. But protesters had a different view, wondering how long Venice can endure: while the billionaires... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3316177/bezos-and-sanchez-head-wedding-ceremony-star-studded-venice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3316177/bezos-and-sanchez-head-wedding-ceremony-star-studded-venice?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:54:30 +0000 Cherry Liu Cherry Liu Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have officially touched down in Venice for what stands to be one of the biggest weddings of the year – and much has been said about the couple’s leaked wedding invitations, which some have criticised for falling flat against the backdrop of the couple’s whopping US$20 million budget. Before the start of the couple’s extravagant wedding, Beatrice Bavato, a tour guide responsible for receiving the couple’s guests, was photographed holding a clipboard... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3315883/jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchezs-venice-wedding-ivanka-trump-kim-kardashian-and-leonardo-dicaprio-are?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3315883/jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchezs-venice-wedding-ivanka-trump-kim-kardashian-and-leonardo-dicaprio-are?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:54:09 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa After nearly seven years together and a two-year engagement, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are tying the knot this week in the grandest wedding money can buy. Dubbed the “wedding of the century”, the multi-day event, beginning today, is reportedly setting the Amazon founder back more than US$10 million, per The Hollywood Reporter. The couple have rented out the entire island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Italy, with the wedding itself set to take place on Bezos’ US$500 million megayacht,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3315595/meet-planners-behind-jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchezs-venice-wedding-london-based-lanza-baucinas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3315595/meet-planners-behind-jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchezs-venice-wedding-london-based-lanza-baucinas?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification I refer to “Trump’s crackdown on international students affects far more US schools than Harvard” (June 12). Barring all foreign nationals who plan to attend Harvard University under the guise of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3314359/trumps-war-international-students-has-already-done-damage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3314359/trumps-war-international-students-has-already-done-damage?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:30:07 +0000 Jevans Nyabiage Jevans Nyabiage Australia’s AVZ Minerals has suspended its arbitration case against the Democratic Republic of Congo until later this month, following US encouragement to resolve the dispute over the massive Manono lithium project. The suspension, announced last week, comes as Washington backs American start-up KoBold Metals – funded by tech billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos – to acquire AVZ’s stake in Manono. If successful, KoBold will pledge US$1 billion (7.2 billion yuan) to develop the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3312446/legal-action-over-huge-lithium-project-dr-congo-hold-us-battles-chinas-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3312446/legal-action-over-huge-lithium-project-dr-congo-hold-us-battles-chinas-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Jun 2025 04:00:17 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma The US attempted to restrict sales of Huawei Technologies’ Ascend series of artificial intelligence processors “anywhere in the world”, opening up a new front in the trade war with China just a day after the two sides had agreed a tariff pause. Use of the processors would breach US export control rules because the technology was likely developed in violation of that same regime, the US Department of Commerce said last week. Still, the “anywhere in the world” quote was gone from the press release... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3310897/us-targeting-huawei-worldwide-opens-new-front-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3310897/us-targeting-huawei-worldwide-opens-new-front-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 09:01:02 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar Indonesia’s role in a high-profile tuberculosis (TB) vaccine trial funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has unleashed a wave of conspiracy theories and misinformation online – prompting health officials to clarify that the country was not being treated as a “guinea pig” and that the jab was not developed by Gates himself. The backlash began after President Prabowo Subianto met Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates at the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 7. Following... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3310502/indonesia-defends-tb-vaccine-trial-bill-gates-conspiracy-theories-spread-not-guinea-pigs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3310502/indonesia-defends-tb-vaccine-trial-bill-gates-conspiracy-theories-spread-not-guinea-pigs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 May 2025 10:07:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away US$200 billion via his charitable foundation by 2045 and lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of “killing the world’s poorest children” through huge cuts to the US foreign aid budget. The 69-year-old billionaire co-founder of Microsoft said he was speeding up his plans to divest almost all of his fortune and would close the foundation on December 31, 2045, years earlier than previously planned. Gates said he believed the money... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3309626/bill-gates-give-away-us200-billion-2045?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3309626/bill-gates-give-away-us200-billion-2045?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 May 2025 15:18:25 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu Chinese artist Ye Yonqging, whose work is collected by the likes of Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch, has apologised after Beijing’s Intellectual Property Court upheld a 2023 ruling ordering him to pay Belgian artist Christian Silvain 5 million yuan (US$690,000) and apologise for plagiarism. Silvain, 75, accused Ye, 67, of plagiarising 87 works of his over the past 25 years, in 2019. The Belgian artist only found out about the plagiarism after a gallery owner in Amsterdam told him he had seen a... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3296419/china-artist-whose-collectors-include-bill-gates-apologises-belgian-peer-plagiarism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3296419/china-artist-whose-collectors-include-bill-gates-apologises-belgian-peer-plagiarism?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:00:09 +0000 1. Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg - who is No 1 in the US$100 billion-plus club? Ranking the world’s richest titans of 2024 Discover the world’s wealthiest individuals, from Musk and Bezos to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, as we rank the 15 top billionaires each with a net worth exceeding US$100 billion and explore the sources of their fortunes. 2. Discover the wealth of the world’s richest lawyers, from Nicole Shanahan and Sergey Brin to Bill Neukom and Jerry Reinsdorf Meet the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/3284793/meet-richest-people-world-elon-musk-heidi-klum-bill-gates-miranda-kerr?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/3284793/meet-richest-people-world-elon-musk-heidi-klum-bill-gates-miranda-kerr?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:00:19 +0000 What happens when the son of Asia’s richest man is about to get married? His father throws a three-day prenuptial bash four months before the actual ceremony. Tycoons from around the world, heads of state, as well as Hollywood and Bollywood stars on Friday descended on the small Western Indian city of Jamnagar, where billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani is kick-starting a big fat wedding celebration for his youngest son. The nearly 1,200-person guest list included pop superstar Rihanna; tech... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3254130/rihanna-mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-shah-rukh-khan-among-stars-mukesh-ambani-sons-extravagant-pre?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3254130/rihanna-mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-shah-rukh-khan-among-stars-mukesh-ambani-sons-extravagant-pre?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:05:20 +0000 Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s former CEO, has remained on Forbes’ top 10 richest people in the world list for years. With a staggering net worth of more than US$100 billion, Ballmer has mostly left the tech world and now spends his energy on his beloved basketball team, the LA Clippers, which he bought a decade ago. Ballmer famously dropped out of Stanford University’s MBA programme to work with his university pal Bill Gates, and that gig solidified his position on the world’s rich list. So what... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3252049/how-ex-microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer-makes-and-spends-his-billions-bill-gates-pal-runs-la-clippers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3252049/how-ex-microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer-makes-and-spends-his-billions-bill-gates-pal-runs-la-clippers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:00:41 +0000 It’s been the summer of love for celebrities this year, and while we can’t deny the intrigue that surrounds showbiz couples, there’s an even greater fascination around a new uber-wealthy heir-meets-heiress romance – at least, some of us may think so. According to British media, Phoebe Gates, the daughter of Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, has struck up a new romance with Sir Paul McCartney’s grandson, Arthur Donald. The couple seemingly decided to make it “Instagram official” in early... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3238111/phoebe-gates-dating-paul-mccartneys-grandson-bill-gates-billionaire-heiress-daughter-posted-selfie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3238111/phoebe-gates-dating-paul-mccartneys-grandson-bill-gates-billionaire-heiress-daughter-posted-selfie?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Oct 2023 21:00:10 +0000 Nepo babies may be dominating all the headlines these days, but not all wealthy offspring are set for life. While the children of famous multimillionaires might appear to be born with a silver spoon in their mouths, many will have to forge their own paths in life without getting a boost from their parents’ bank accounts. The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger recently made headlines for declaring that he’d be giving his US$500 million fortune to charity, rather than splitting it between his eight... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3236641/9-ultra-rich-celebrities-who-arent-leaving-fortunes-their-kids-mick-jaggers-bombshell-nothing-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3236641/9-ultra-rich-celebrities-who-arent-leaving-fortunes-their-kids-mick-jaggers-bombshell-nothing-new?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Oct 2023 18:00:08 +0000 Since the pandemic, those in the know say people in the tech industry are fixating more on watches than ever before. “Much more of a statement – nobody leaves home without one!” says Victoria Hitchcock, a fashion lifestylist and personal brander in Silicon Valley, per Vox. Unlike professionals in finance who have long seen the value of “a statement,” those in the tech industry have been characterised – and even mocked – for their fixation on utility and simplicity. (Think the old tech bro... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3230608/9-watch-brands-tech-millionaires-love-elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-wear-omega-and-bill-gates-goes-casio?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3230608/9-watch-brands-tech-millionaires-love-elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-wear-omega-and-bill-gates-goes-casio?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Aug 2023 05:40:39 +0000 In May 2021, Bill Gates and his wife of 27 years, Melinda French Gates, shocked the world when they announced they were separating. Melinda later opened up about an affair Bill had had with a staffer 20 years ago, and was widely reported as saying that, “I just realised I couldn’t trust what we had.” Their divorce was finalised in August 2021, with Melinda reportedly walking away with US$76 billion in the settlement. The couple share three children together: Jennifer, Phoebe and Rory. In an... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3228354/who-paula-hurd-bill-gates-new-girlfriend-or-fiancee-microsoft-billionaire-linked-ex-ceo-oracles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3228354/who-paula-hurd-bill-gates-new-girlfriend-or-fiancee-microsoft-billionaire-linked-ex-ceo-oracles?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:22:42 +0000 Hopes for a better US-China relationship lie with the American people, Chinese President Xi Jinping said as he met “old friend” Bill Gates in Beijing on Friday. “I always believe that the foundation of China-US relations lies in the people. I place my hopes on the American people,” Xi told the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Gates was the first “American friend” he had met this year, Xi said, as he welcomed him to the Diaoyutai State... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224380/my-hopes-are-american-people-chinas-xi-jinping-tells-old-friend-bill-gates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224380/my-hopes-are-american-people-chinas-xi-jinping-tells-old-friend-bill-gates?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jun 2023 11:54:01 +0000 China could play a bigger role in reducing poverty and improving health outcomes in other countries, according to American billionaire Bill Gates, who unveiled US$50 million funding to support a joint disease and medicine research organisation with China. In a speech at the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute (GHDDI) in Beijing on Thursday, the Microsoft founder said there was an urgent need to address global challenges, such as hunger crises, climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic and the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224219/bill-gates-hails-chinas-potential-cut-poverty-and-improve-health-overseas-he-unveils-us50-million?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224219/bill-gates-hails-chinas-potential-cut-poverty-and-improve-health-overseas-he-unveils-us50-million?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:00:14 +0000 Microsoft founder Bill Gates and a number of top US scientists are set to attend a Chinese government-backed annual technology conference that kicks off on Thursday evening in Beijing, as the country seeks to boost international cooperation in the area. Gates, who is attending as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the private charitable foundation he founded with his former wife, is scheduled to speak on Friday at the Zhongguancun Forum, according to the event’s official... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3221810/microsoft-founder-bill-gates-award-winning-us-scientists-set-speak-chinas-zhongguancun-forum-ai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3221810/microsoft-founder-bill-gates-award-winning-us-scientists-set-speak-chinas-zhongguancun-forum-ai?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 May 2023 14:30:09 +0000 Princess Margaret of Denmark was the fifth child of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and his wife Princess Marie of Orléans. Extensively connected to European royalty, she was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth of England, as well as rulers of Russia, Greece, Hanover and Orléans. She married Prince René of Bourbon-Parma, with whom she had four children. The couple resided mostly in France but were forced to flee the Nazis during World War II. Escaping through Spain to Portugal and then New York, the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3219507/inside-princess-margarets-historic-french-home-auction-majestic-multimillion-dollar-mansion-resort?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3219507/inside-princess-margarets-historic-french-home-auction-majestic-multimillion-dollar-mansion-resort?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 May 2023 21:00:17 +0000 When news broke last year that Bernard Arnault, the brains behind luxury powerhouse LVMH, had taken over Elon Musk as the richest person on the planet, the internet was taken by storm. Musk had previously held the top global position for over a year until his net worth dropped due to Tesla shares going down as a result of his pricey US$44 billion Twitter buy-out deal. While it’s important to remember that wealth can fluctuate at any given moment, Forbes’ recently released “Richest People in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3217575/move-over-elon-musk-whos-richest-billionaire-2023-bernard-arnault-takes-first-place-lvmh-amazons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3217575/move-over-elon-musk-whos-richest-billionaire-2023-bernard-arnault-takes-first-place-lvmh-amazons?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:00:21 +0000 Over the years, billionaires and executives have poured millions into building their own utopias. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk plans to build a town named “Snailbrook”, but he is far from the only billionaire or entrepreneur to discuss building his own kingdom of sorts. From Larry Ellison to Peter Thiel, here are 11 billionaires who have taken similar steps. 1. Elon Musk’s “Snailbrook”, “Starbase” and Mars colony Musk is planning to build his own town for... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3216683/11-billionaires-trying-build-their-own-utopias-elon-musks-mars-colony-and-bill-gates-smart-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3216683/11-billionaires-trying-build-their-own-utopias-elon-musks-mars-colony-and-bill-gates-smart-city?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:00:17 +0000 From once palatial residence to another describes the life of Jennifer Gates, the eldest daughter of Microsoft founder and centibillionaire Bill Gates. She and her multimillionaire husband, Olympic equestrian Nayel Nassar, recently bought a US$51 million home to welcome their first child. The couple announced on March 4 that she had given birth to a daughter. The sprawling triplex penthouse in 443 Greenwich Street, Tribeca, New York’s celebrity area that’s home to A-listers and the affluent, was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3212943/inside-jennifer-gates-new-us51-million-penthouse-bill-gates-daughter-and-hubby-nayel-nassar-bought?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3212943/inside-jennifer-gates-new-us51-million-penthouse-bill-gates-daughter-and-hubby-nayel-nassar-bought?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:00:12 +0000 US$1.4 trillion: that’s how much the 500 wealthiest people in the world cumulatively lost in 2022 alone, Bloomberg has reported. To put that into perspective, that’s about as much as Spain’s GDP last year, which was US$1.43 trillion in 2021, according to The World Bank. With the global economy in a downturn – the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs called the economic outlook “bleak”– not even the world’s wealthiest have been spared from financial woes. So who are the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3198737/10-billionaires-who-lost-most-money-2022-ranked-elon-musks-twitter-buyout-and-bill-gates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3198737/10-billionaires-who-lost-most-money-2022-ranked-elon-musks-twitter-buyout-and-bill-gates?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:48:10 +0000 Today’s tech billionaires may think nothing of splashing fortunes on multimillion-dollar homes, but Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arguably set the tone in 1988. He bought a plot in Washington state for just US$2 million but spent another US$63 million to build one of the most impressive homes on the planet, Xanadu 2.0. Seven years, 300 labourers and oodles of inspiration from Charles Foster Kane’s home in the film Citizen Kane led to this 66,000 sq ft abode. The Gates family has branched out... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3196379/inside-bill-gates-ott-mansion-xanadu-20-microsoft-billionaire-splurged-us63-million-spruce-home-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3196379/inside-bill-gates-ott-mansion-xanadu-20-microsoft-billionaire-splurged-us63-million-spruce-home-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:00:14 +0000 Bill Gates is donating US$20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this month as the philanthropic behemoth plans to speed up its pace of giving. “I hope by giving more, we can mitigate some of the suffering people are facing right now and help fulfil the foundation’s vision to give every person the chance to live a healthy and productive life,” Gates said in a statement on Wednesday. “As I look to the future, I plan to give virtually all of my wealth to the foundation. I will move down... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3185204/bill-gates-donates-us20-billion-his-foundation-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3185204/bill-gates-donates-us20-billion-his-foundation-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:14:20 +0000 Bill Gates and Elon Musk don’t exactly see eye to eye. While the Microsoft billionaire and the Tesla and SpaceX titan have never seemed to have a particularly cosy relationship, things have heated up over the past few years as the two have openly sparred about everything from electric vehicles to the pandemic. The two moguls are among the world’s wealthiest, with Musk in first place and Gates in fourth, behind Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault. While their public spats may... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3181221/elon-musk-vs-bill-gates-what-are-they-fighting-about-now?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3181221/elon-musk-vs-bill-gates-what-are-they-fighting-about-now?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:00:26 +0000