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Philanthropist and “recovering perfectionist” Melinda French Gates: “I’m someone who’s been through a lot of therapy.”

‘Gigantic joy’: Melinda French Gates on her new life after divorce

She left her billionaire husband to blaze her own philanthropic trail. Now she wants other women to revel in their independence.

  • Amanda Hooton

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Bill Gates at the 2024 World Health Summit.

‘I’m not at the top of the list’: Bill Gates and the divisive power of billionaires

Thirty years ago, Bill Gates created the model for the in-your-face technology mogul that shook up the world. Today, he looks on bemused as Musk, Zuckerberg and co. wield their power.

  • David Streitfeld
Actor Liam Hemsworth with his girlfriend, Gabriella Brooks, in the Polo Ralph Lauren Suite.

Hollywood on centre court as celebrities descend for men’s Open final

A-list guests were plentiful at the last night of the Australian Open, and surprise singing stars outshone a Hemsworth.

  • Stephen Brook and Cara Waters
CSIRO said renewables deliver the cheapest electricity and a nuclear plant would cost up to $16 billion to build.

‘Trading on hype’: Investors bet against nuclear despite big tech interest

Hype around the energy needs of artificial intelligence and nuclear power has prompted local investors to bet against Australian uranium miners.

  • Kayla Olaya

How Epstein wheedled his way into Bill Gates’ world – and why Melinda hated it

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder took a reputational hit from his association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  • Anupreeta Das
Rumin8 is confident that methane emissions can be reduced by 50 per cent even on Australia’s large cattle stations.

The Australian enterprise trying to curb the methane belched by livestock

Methane has 28 times the global warming impact of carbon dioxide, but a start-up with a solution has caught Bill Gates’ eye.

  • Colin Kruger
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Snoop Dogg cheers during the gymnastics on day two at Bercy Arena.

The glamour games: Celebrities take over the Paris Olympics

Stars like Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise and Lady Gaga have flocked to France to catch a glimpse of Games.

  • Gemma Grant
“This is the politics of selfishness – when the wealthiest people on earth pretend they’re victims.”

Tech insider Kara Swisher on the problem of Silicon Valley’s ‘adult toddlers’

The influential US journalist discusses the politics of selfishness – and the difference between Star Trek people and Star Wars people.

  • Benjamin Law
FILE - Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace, June 23, 2023, in Paris. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more than 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Melinda French Gates to quit Gates Foundation, will exit with $19 billion for own charity work

She is leaving the nonprofit she co-founded with former spouse Bill Gates and will get $18.9 billion for her own work to uplift women and families.

  • Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni
Bill Gates’ megayacht is on the market.

Bill Gates to sell $1.1 billion green megayacht – before it’s even set sail

The world’s fourth-richest man is offloading his floating palace, but it comes at a rocky time for the yacht industry.

  • Luke Barr

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