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Phoebe Gates might be the daughter of multi-billionaire Bill Gates, but did you know she's also a women's health advocate? Here are five things to know about her...

Wpa Pool/Getty Images The original Xbox was a bit of an improbable product. In 2001, Microsoft barely built hardware at all, let alone anything resembling a game console. Even more than today, Gates-era Microsoft was a software company. As Protocol reports, the Xbox idea was met with considerable skepticism from industry observers and Microsoft staff.

Bill Gates has purchased a 3.76% stake with $902 million in Dutch drinks giant Heineken Holding NV. Heineken Holding owns 50% of Heineken NV. The acquisition comes as part of plans to sustain, strengthen and extend his investment and business tentacles across sectors. The billionaire founder of Microsoft bought 6.65 million shares in Heineken Holding

A big part of Bill Gates' post-Microsoft  (MSFT) - Get Free Report life has been running a foundation to promote health and welfare in parts of the world that need it most.The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000 and says it is committed to solving the world's inequities."We work together with businesses, government

Topline Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman in his annual letter pushed back against criticism about the organization’s power and influence on key public health initiatives around the world, saying it is not trying to set the world’s agenda on global health and development issues but only “respond to it,” as the foundation

When Bill Gates, the billionare and former CEO of Microsoft  (MSFT) - Get Free Report commented about ethics on Reddit Jan. 13, people listened.He spoke, on his Ask Me Anything thread, on a wide range of topics.One wonders, what does a billionaire care about the world he or she lives in? A skeptic would say they