Bill Gates.Photo:Ian Allen/Gates Notes Ian Allen/Gates Notes When it comes to dating,Bill Gatesadmits he didn’t have the most success when he was in high school.In his new memoirSource Code— published earlier this month and covering his early life, before becoming a tech tycoon — the billionaire, 69, reflects on what happened when he finally worked up the courage to ask one of the most popular girls in the senior class to prom....

Bill Gates and daughter Phoebe.Photo: Patrick McMullan/Getty Bill Gates' youngest daughter Phoebe is turning 20! The Stanford University student received some special birthday wishes from her family on Wednesday as she celebrated the big 2-0. Bill, 66, paid tribute to his daughteron Instagramwith a sweet message and adorable photo of himself with Phoebe when she was a toddler. “One of the greatest joys of my life is watching my kids grow into amazing adults,” the Microsoft co-founder wrote alongside the image....

Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates in 2013.Photo:Brian Ach/Getty Brian Ach/Getty Bill Gates attends “What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates” a special conversation at The Paris Theater on Sept. 26, 2024 in New York City.Roy Rochlin/Getty Roy Rochlin/Getty “My business career, though, there’s been some up and downs, has been incredibly phenomenal. My kids are phenomenal. So it’s even hard for me to complain about things,” he added. Ultimately, Gates said, “I’ve moved past the divorce, and Melinda’s doing well....

Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg/Getty Bill Gateswill no longer be on the list of the world’s wealthiest people. On Wednesday, the Microsoft co-founder, 66, announced onTwitterand in ablog postthat he plans to transfer $20 billion of his personal wealth into theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s endowment this month. “I will move down and eventually off of the list of the world’s richest people,” Gates shared in his blog post. “My giving this money is not a sacrifice at all....

Bill Gates.Photo:Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Bill Gatesdidn’t leave his Instagram followers puzzled about his end-of-year plans. Gates has been open about his love of puzzles and otherbrain-stimulating activities like Wordle. In a2018 PEOPLE interviewwithBill and Melinda Gates— before they divorced three years later — he said, “We do more jigsaw puzzles than most people.” The NYE moment took place just days after the Microsoft co-founder reflected on how muchspending time with his children has meant to himthis year....

Bill Gates.Photo:Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Bill Gatesremains committedgiving away his moneyand can’t wait to no longer be on the list of the world’s wealthiest people. The 68-year-old Microsoft co-founder — who has long pledged togive the majority of his wealth to address social problems— toldCNNon Tuesday that he anticipated he will meet his goal in about 20 years and that he’s currently giving away money at a rate of $9 billion a year....

Bill Gates.Photo:Roy Rochlin/Getty Roy Rochlin/Getty Bill Gatesis settling into his newest title — grandfather. The Microsoft founder, 69, appeared onTodayto discuss his new memoir,Source Code: My Beginnings, and was asked whether his two grandkids — daughter Jennifer’s daughters Mia, 3 months, and Leila, 23 months — have inherited any of his skills. “You never want to push kids to do the same thing that you did,” Gates replied, prompting host Savannah Guthrie to add, “Especially when they’re 10 months old....

Bill Gates.Photo:Ian Allen/Gates Notes Ian Allen/Gates Notes Asked inan interview with PEOPLEwhat the most personal and revealing moment of his memoir was,Bill Gatesdoesn’t hesitate. Speaking aboutSource Code,released this month, the Microsoft co-founder says it was “the question of whether to say explicitly that I probably would’ve beendiagnosed as on the spectrum” had he been growing up today. “It’s just being honest,” he says, explaining that it also made sense to him to include that at the very end of his book (which covers the early years of his life), because growing up “those words didn’t come up....

Bill Gates.Photo:Ian Allen/Gates Notes Ian Allen/Gates Notes As an adult,Bill Gatessays he looks back at his childhood and feels immense gratitude to his parents. Although he doesn’t recall what led to the disagreement, Gates admits that his “particularly mean” behavior" caused his “gentle” father, Bill Gates Sr., to empty “a glass of water in my face.” What happened next? Gates snapped: “Thanks for the shower.” Then he “slowly put down my fork, stood up, and walked downstairs to the room,” he writes....

Bill Gates and daughter Phoebe Gates in 2022.Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty Michael Loccisano/Getty Bill Gateshas enjoyed spending time with his children this year.In hisannual year-end blog post,the Microsoft co-founder looked back at some of his top memories of 2023, including one particularly memorable experience he shared with his youngest child, daughterPhoebe Gates.“It’s been a special joy to watch my children grow up to become invaluable sources of wisdom in their own right,” Gates, 68, wrote in the blog post....

Bill Gates high school, ca. 1971.Photo:Lakeside School Lakeside School In his debut memoirSource Code— which will be published on Tuesday, Feb. 4 — Bill Gates shares candid stories about his first experiences with alcohol and drugs, including LSD"It’s all Paul’s fault," Gates, 69, joked with PEOPLE in an interview, referring to his late friend, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen"Everything I did, I’m blaming it on him and Jimi Hendrix," he addedYears beforeBill Gatesbecame a billionaire tech tycoon and then philanthropist, he was just a teenage boy in Seattle — and like many teens, part of growing up meant experimenting with alcohol and even some drugs....

Bill Gates at an event on September 26, 2024 in New York City.Photo:Roy Rochlin/Getty Roy Rochlin/Getty Bill Gatesbelieves he would likely have been diagnosed with autism if he were a kid today. In an interview withThe Wall Street Journalpublished on Friday, Jan. 24, ahead of the Feb. 4 release of his debut memoir,Source Code, Gates, 69, reflected on some of his childhood traits he believes would be diagnosed as autism today....

President-electDonald Trumpappears to have left a positive impression on former Microsoft CEOBill Gates. The billionaires met up after the 2024 presidential election, Gates toldThe Wall Street Journal, and shared an “intriguing” three-hour-long dinner together. Gates shared that the private meal only included Trump, himself, and the two individuals that help manage their respective affairs. “It was quite wide-ranging,” Gates said of their conversation. Bill Gates and Donald Trump.Roy Rochlin/Getty; Brandon Bell/Getty...