July 19, 2025 • 3 mins
Bill Gates BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.
Bill Gates has been everywhere this week, living up to his status as one of the world’s most recognized—and busily philanthropic—billionaires. In a headline-grabbing move, Gates saw his net worth drop by a stunning 51 billion dollars virtually overnight, a result of his accelerated plan to give away nearly all his fortune through the Gates Foundation and close it by 2045—a plan he outlined in a May blog post and reiterated recently. Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index recalculated his net worth from 175 billion down to 124 billion after these philanthropic maneuvers, bumping him down to twelfth spot on the global rich list, even behind his former Microsoft colleague Steve Ballmer, now number five. Gates stated publicly, “People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that ‘he died rich’ will not be one of them,” emphasizing the urgency of tackling global problems over hoarding wealth. Major outlets from Fox Business to Bloomberg are running with headlines about Gates’ vow not to die rich, his unprecedented pace of giving, and even a Gates-linked mansion up for sale in Florida as he liquidates assets.
On the public appearance front, Gates has been on the move, jetting to India for the third time in as many years to mark the Gates Foundation’s 25th anniversary and to highlight innovation in public health and agriculture. He’s also been on prominent stages in Europe, speaking at a Brussels summit on vaccine funding, where he delivered a passionate speech about the life-saving power of vaccines and sounded the alarm that, for the first time this century, child mortality in poorer countries could actually rise due to donor fatigue and aid cuts. Gates thanked European leaders for their ongoing support and rallied donors to keep funding Gavi, the vaccine alliance.
He’s been just as prolific on the media circuit, giving exclusive interviews like the one to Cipher News, where he weighed in on the Trump administration’s massive rollback of federal clean energy incentives. Gates acknowledged the blow to wind, solar, and EV industries but adopted his trademark optimism, noting that credits remain for nuclear and geothermal tech and that clean energy will keep advancing globally. In the same breath, he revealed he’s pulling back some personal clean energy lobbying to refocus on global health, citing escalating needs and reflecting on milestone anniversaries: the foundation’s 25th, his own upcoming 70th birthday, and Microsoft turning 50.
On the lighter side, Gates delighted social media by joining the customer experience team at Phia, the AI-powered fashion startup co-founded by his daughter Phoebe Gates. His playful post about “getting back into the startup scene” sparked headlines in tech circles and a flurry of LinkedIn and Instagram mentions.
Finally, Gates found time to share thoughts on AI and the digital era, reviewing books about the impact of smartphones on youth and reiterating in interviews that while AI will be transformative, it’s not likely to simply replace most jobs—a topic he discussed on various social channels this week. Amid all this, fans were reminded via the Times of India of his geeky habit: starting every day with games like Wordle and Nerdle. As always, Gates is a flurry of philanthropy, public thought leadership, business support, and a touch of relatable nerdiness. There’s no sign of slowing from this seventy-year-old changemaker, who remains front and center in shaping both technology and global good.
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Bill Gates has been everywhere this week, living up to his status as one of the world’s most recognized—and busily philanthropic—billionaires. In a headline-grabbing move, Gates saw his net worth drop by a stunning 51 billion dollars virtually overnight, a result of his accelerated plan to give away nearly all his fortune through the Gates Foundation and close it by 2045—a plan he outlined in a May blog post and reiterated recently. Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index recalculated his net worth from 175 billion down to 124 billion after these philanthropic maneuvers, bumping him down to twelfth spot on the global rich list, even behind his former Microsoft colleague Steve Ballmer, now number five. Gates stated publicly, “People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that ‘he died rich’ will not be one of them,” emphasizing the urgency of tackling global problems over hoarding wealth. Major outlets from Fox Business to Bloomberg are running with headlines about Gates’ vow not to die rich, his unprecedented pace of giving, and even a Gates-linked mansion up for sale in Florida as he liquidates assets.
On the public appearance front, Gates has been on the move, jetting to India for the third time in as many years to mark the Gates Foundation’s 25th anniversary and to highlight innovation in public health and agriculture. He’s also been on prominent stages in Europe, speaking at a Brussels summit on vaccine funding, where he delivered a passionate speech about the life-saving power of vaccines and sounded the alarm that, for the first time this century, child mortality in poorer countries could actually rise due to donor fatigue and aid cuts. Gates thanked European leaders for their ongoing support and rallied donors to keep funding Gavi, the vaccine alliance.
He’s been just as prolific on the media circuit, giving exclusive interviews like the one to Cipher News, where he weighed in on the Trump administration’s massive rollback of federal clean energy incentives. Gates acknowledged the blow to wind, solar, and EV industries but adopted his trademark optimism, noting that credits remain for nuclear and geothermal tech and that clean energy will keep advancing globally. In the same breath, he revealed he’s pulling back some personal clean energy lobbying to refocus on global health, citing escalating needs and reflecting on milestone anniversaries: the foundation’s 25th, his own upcoming 70th birthday, and Microsoft turning 50.
On the lighter side, Gates delighted social media by joining the customer experience team at Phia, the AI-powered fashion startup co-founded by his daughter Phoebe Gates. His playful post about “getting back into the startup scene” sparked headlines in tech circles and a flurry of LinkedIn and Instagram mentions.
Finally, Gates found time to share thoughts on AI and the digital era, reviewing books about the impact of smartphones on youth and reiterating in interviews that while AI will be transformative, it’s not likely to simply replace most jobs—a topic he discussed on various social channels this week. Amid all this, fans were reminded via the Times of India of his geeky habit: starting every day with games like Wordle and Nerdle. As always, Gates is a flurry of philanthropy, public thought leadership, business support, and a touch of relatable nerdiness. There’s no sign of slowing from this seventy-year-old changemaker, who remains front and center in shaping both technology and global good.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Bill Gates has been everywhere this week, living up to
his status as one of the world's most recognized and
busily philanthropic billionaires. In a headline grabbing move, Gates saw
his net worth drop by a stunning fifty one billion
dollars virtually overnight, a result of his accelerated plan to
give away nearly all his fortune through the Gates Foundation
(00:22):
and close it by twenty forty five, a plan he
outlined in a mad blog post and reiterated recently. Billionaire's
Index recalculated his net worth from one hundred seventy five
billion down to one hundred twenty four billion after these
philanthropic maneuvers, bumping him down to twelfth spot on the
Global Rich list, even behind his former Microsoft colleague Steve Balmer,
(00:46):
now number five. Dates stated publicly, people will say a
lot of things about me when I die, but I
am determined that he died rich will not be one
of them, emphasizing the urgency of tackling global problems overhoarding well.
Major outlets from Fox Business to Bloomberg are running with
headlines about Gates's vow not to die rich, his unprecedented
(01:08):
pace of giving, and even a Gates linked mansion up
for sale in Florida as he liquidates assets. On the
public appearance front, Gates has been on the move, jetting
to India for the third time in as many years
to mark the Gates Foundation's twenty fifth anniversary and to
highlight innovation in public health and agriculture. He's also been
(01:28):
on prominent stages in Europe, speaking at a Brussel's summit
on vaccine funding, where he delivered a passionate speech about
the life saving power of vaccines and sounded the alarm
that for the first time this century, child mortality in
poorer countries could actually rise due to donor fatigue and
aid cuts. Dates thanked European leaders for their ongoing support
(01:50):
and rallied donors to keep funding gave the Vaccine Alliance.
He's been just as prolific on the media circuit, giving
exclusive interviews like the one to Cipher News where he
weighed in on the Trump administration's massive rollback of federal
clean energy incentives. Gates acknowledged the blow to wind, solar,
and EV industries, but adopted his trademark optimism, noting that
(02:12):
credits remain for nuclear and geothermal tech and that clean
energy will keep advancing globally. In the same breath, he
revealed he's pulling back some personal clean energy lobbying to
refocus on global health, citing escalating needs and reflecting on
milestone anniversaries the Foundation's twenty fifth, his own upcoming seventieth birthday,
(02:33):
and Microsoft turning fifty. On the lighter side, Gates delighted
social media by joining the customer experience team at Fea,
the AI powered fashion start up co founded by his
daughter Phoebe Gates. His playful post about getting back into
the start up scene sparked headlines in tech circles and
a flurry of LinkedIn and Instagram mentions. Finally, Gates found
(02:56):
time to share thoughts on AI and the digital era,
reviewing books about the impact of smartphones on youth, and
reiterating in interviews that while AI will be transformative, it's
not likely to simply replace most jobs, a topic he
discussed on various social channels this week. Amid all this,
fans were reminded via the Times of India of his
(03:17):
geeky habit starting every day with games like Wordle and Nerdle.
As always, Gates is a flurry of philanthropy, public thought, leadership,
business support, and a touch of relatable nerdiness. There's no
sign of slowing from this seventy year old change maker
who remains front and center in shaping both technology and
global good. And that is it for to day. Make
(03:41):
sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an
update on Bill Gates. Thanks for listening. This has been
a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet Please
dot ai or search the term biosnap wherever you listen
Bill Gates has been everywhere this week, living up to
his status as one of the world's most recognized and
busily philanthropic billionaires. In a headline grabbing move, Gates saw
his net worth drop by a stunning fifty one billion
dollars virtually overnight, a result of his accelerated plan to
give away nearly all his fortune through the Gates Foundation
(00:22):
and close it by twenty forty five, a plan he
outlined in a mad blog post and reiterated recently. Billionaire's
Index recalculated his net worth from one hundred seventy five
billion down to one hundred twenty four billion after these
philanthropic maneuvers, bumping him down to twelfth spot on the
Global Rich list, even behind his former Microsoft colleague Steve Balmer,
(00:46):
now number five. Dates stated publicly, people will say a
lot of things about me when I die, but I
am determined that he died rich will not be one
of them, emphasizing the urgency of tackling global problems overhoarding well.
Major outlets from Fox Business to Bloomberg are running with
headlines about Gates's vow not to die rich, his unprecedented
(01:08):
pace of giving, and even a Gates linked mansion up
for sale in Florida as he liquidates assets. On the
public appearance front, Gates has been on the move, jetting
to India for the third time in as many years
to mark the Gates Foundation's twenty fifth anniversary and to
highlight innovation in public health and agriculture. He's also been
(01:28):
on prominent stages in Europe, speaking at a Brussel's summit
on vaccine funding, where he delivered a passionate speech about
the life saving power of vaccines and sounded the alarm
that for the first time this century, child mortality in
poorer countries could actually rise due to donor fatigue and
aid cuts. Dates thanked European leaders for their ongoing support
(01:50):
and rallied donors to keep funding gave the Vaccine Alliance.
He's been just as prolific on the media circuit, giving
exclusive interviews like the one to Cipher News where he
weighed in on the Trump administration's massive rollback of federal
clean energy incentives. Gates acknowledged the blow to wind, solar,
and EV industries, but adopted his trademark optimism, noting that
(02:12):
credits remain for nuclear and geothermal tech and that clean
energy will keep advancing globally. In the same breath, he
revealed he's pulling back some personal clean energy lobbying to
refocus on global health, citing escalating needs and reflecting on
milestone anniversaries the Foundation's twenty fifth, his own upcoming seventieth birthday,
(02:33):
and Microsoft turning fifty. On the lighter side, Gates delighted
social media by joining the customer experience team at Fea,
the AI powered fashion start up co founded by his
daughter Phoebe Gates. His playful post about getting back into
the start up scene sparked headlines in tech circles and
a flurry of LinkedIn and Instagram mentions. Finally, Gates found
(02:56):
time to share thoughts on AI and the digital era,
reviewing books about the impact of smartphones on youth, and
reiterating in interviews that while AI will be transformative, it's
not likely to simply replace most jobs, a topic he
discussed on various social channels this week. Amid all this,
fans were reminded via the Times of India of his
(03:17):
geeky habit starting every day with games like Wordle and Nerdle.
As always, Gates is a flurry of philanthropy, public thought, leadership,
business support, and a touch of relatable nerdiness. There's no
sign of slowing from this seventy year old change maker
who remains front and center in shaping both technology and
global good. And that is it for to day. Make
(03:41):
sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an
update on Bill Gates. Thanks for listening. This has been
a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet Please
dot ai or search the term biosnap wherever you listen
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