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How affairs and mounting tensions led to Bill and Melinda Gates’ billion-dollar divorce

How affairs and mounting tensions led to Bill and Melinda Gates’ billion-dollar divorce

The marriage of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates was gradually eroded by extramarital affairs, tensions over Jeffrey Epstein ties and diverging leadership styles before their billion-dollar divorce.
Who are the two Russian women Bill Gates had affairs with during his marriage to Melinda?

Who are the two Russian women Bill Gates had affairs with during his marriage to Melinda?

Bill Gates admits to affairs with 2 Russian women during his marriage to Melinda

Bill Gates admits to affairs with 2 Russian women during his marriage to Melinda

Who is Google-cofounder Sergey Brin’s girlfriend Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto?

Who is Google-cofounder Sergey Brin’s girlfriend Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto?

Google co-founder Sergey Brin, the world’s third-richest person, is dating wellness influencer Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, whom U.S. President Donald Trump called Brin’s “really wonderful MAGA girlfriend”.
February 25, 2026 | 08:57 pm GMT+7
AI surge propels two Chinese-born tech founders to $14B wealth gain

AI surge propels two Chinese-born tech founders to $14B wealth gain

David Sun and John Tu, co-founders of U.S.-based memory giant Kingston Technology, have seen their fortunes swell amid the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence.
February 22, 2026 | 04:26 pm GMT+7
From $50 eBay flip to $2.5B AI startup: How Iran-born Ali Ansari is closing in on billionaire status at 25

From $50 eBay flip to $2.5B AI startup: How Iran-born Ali Ansari is closing in on billionaire status at 25

At 25, Iran-born entrepreneur Ali Ansari leads micro1, a rapidly growing data-labeling firm valued at US$2.5 billion, a milestone that could place him among the world’s youngest billionaires.
February 22, 2026 | 08:45 am GMT+7
From private jets to police raids, sweepstakes Astralian casino billionaire Laurence Escalante’s future in doubt

From private jets to police raids, sweepstakes Astralian casino billionaire Laurence Escalante’s future in doubt

Online gaming entrepreneur Laurence Escalante built a billion-dollar fortune from his virtual casino empire, spending big on private jets and yachts, but recent criminal charges now threaten to derail his success.
February 22, 2026 | 07:48 am GMT+7
10-year-old Chinese boy builds working telescope from cardboard for $4

10-year-old Chinese boy builds working telescope from cardboard for $4

Zhuang Mingyang, a 10-year-old boy from Guangdong Province, has amazed Chinese social media users after building a working telescope using cardboard and everyday materials, spending only 28 yuan (about US$4).
February 20, 2026 | 06:26 am GMT+7
From campus to podium: Meet the Stanford and Harvard students competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics

From campus to podium: Meet the Stanford and Harvard students competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics

They may spend most of their time immersed in lectures and problem sets at Harvard and Stanford, but in Milan-Cortina they are stepping away from student life to chase medals at the 2026 Winter Games.
February 20, 2026 | 06:26 am GMT+7
Top biomedical researcher Gao Zhonghua moves to Chinese university after 20 years in US

Top biomedical researcher Gao Zhonghua moves to Chinese university after 20 years in US

Gao Zhonghua, a leading brain development and gene regulation researcher, has joined Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology (SUAT) in China after over two decades in the U.S.
February 9, 2026 | 09:33 pm GMT+7
Why tech billionaires receive rock star treatment in China

Why tech billionaires receive rock star treatment in China

Tech billionaires such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun are increasingly treated like rock stars in China, where admiration is driven more by their personalities and personal success stories.
February 8, 2026 | 04:31 pm GMT+7
Vietnam-born college dropout, 25, runs $1 million-a-year video business in Canada, fulfilling promise to retire parents

Vietnam-born college dropout, 25, runs $1 million-a-year video business in Canada, fulfilling promise to retire parents

After seeing his parents struggle to support the family following their move to Canada, Tuan Le promised at 15 that he would help them retire within 10 years, a goal he later achieved through his video production company.
February 8, 2026 | 11:59 am GMT+7
Leading chipmaking engineer Xu Zhenpeng leaves US for Chinese university

Leading chipmaking engineer Xu Zhenpeng leaves US for Chinese university

Advanced chipmaking engineer Xu Zhenpeng has left the U.S. to take up a faculty position in China, citing long-term academic ambitions and a desire for greater freedom in research.
February 8, 2026 | 07:13 am GMT+7
'Money can't buy happiness': World's richest man Elon Musk not happy being super wealthy

'Money can't buy happiness': World's richest man Elon Musk not happy being super wealthy

Being the richest person on the planet is apparently not worth it for tech billionaire Elon Musk.
February 6, 2026 | 07:30 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese engineer, 25, raises $1M for AI startup in Germany

Vietnamese engineer, 25, raises $1M for AI startup in Germany

Nguyen Duc Trung, 25, has raised US$1 million for his Germany-based startup Arctis AI, which develops tools to automate contract management for large construction projects.
February 5, 2026 | 11:40 am GMT+7
Melinda French Gates says new Epstein files revive ‘unbelievable sadness’ over Bill Gates

Melinda French Gates says new Epstein files revive ‘unbelievable sadness’ over Bill Gates

Melinda French Gates in a recent interview reacted to a new batch of emails linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which include allegations involving her ex-husband Bill Gates.
February 4, 2026 | 05:13 pm GMT+7
Bill Gates's youngest daughter Phoebe builds AI startup targeting unicorn status without billionaire parents' backing

Bill Gates's youngest daughter Phoebe builds AI startup targeting unicorn status without billionaire parents' backing

Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, is scaling her AI shopping startup Phia into a potential unicorn without financial support from her billionaire parents.
February 3, 2026 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov says only the ‘braindead’ would trust WhatsApp’s security

Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov says only the ‘braindead’ would trust WhatsApp’s security

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticized WhatsApp’s security after its parent company Meta faced a U.S. class-action lawsuit alleging the messaging app misled users about the privacy of its encrypted messages.
February 2, 2026 | 11:40 am GMT+7
From university professor to renewable energy billionaire: How Cao Renxian amassed $15B fortune

From university professor to renewable energy billionaire: How Cao Renxian amassed $15B fortune

Cao Renxian quit an enviable university post in the 1990s to start renewable power giant Sungrow Power Supply, amassing a US$15 billion net worth and becoming one of China’s richest alternative-energy tycoons.
February 2, 2026 | 05:52 am GMT+7
Bill Gates denies Epstein-linked email allegations over sexually transmitted diseases

Bill Gates denies Epstein-linked email allegations over sexually transmitted diseases

Bill Gates has rejected claims made in recently released emails alleging that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein supplied him with antibiotics for a sexually transmitted disease and helped facilitate illegal relationships.
January 31, 2026 | 11:35 am GMT+7
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