Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, have surprisingly never met before. That ...

Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds met for the first time over dinner last weekend, capturing global interest of tech enthusiasts.

Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds met publicly for the first time at a dinner hosted by Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich, marking a symbolic moment between former software rivals.

Bloomberg recalculated Bill Gates' net worth as $52 billion lower to reflect charitable giving, sending him seven places down on its rich list.

Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds met for the first time at a Microsoft-hosted dinner, decades after leading rival operating systems.

Tech Culture Industry bill gates linus torvalds Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time at tech titans' dinner Dave Cutler, lead architect of the Windows NT kernel, was also there ...

Melinda French Gates has indicated that despite initially trying to save her marriage, it was Bill Gates's confirmed infidelity that ultimately pushed her to end their decades-long relationship.

Bill Gates helped found Microsoft in the mid-1970s, and the company would revolutionize PC operating systems with its MS-DOS software, laying the framework for what would eventually become Windows.

Another factor is that Gates has given away a substantial amount of money -- a whopping $59 billion -- to the charitable organization he and his ex-wife founded, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

After Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates divorced in 2021, the Microsoft co-founder began dating Paula Hurd. “I’m lucky to have a serious girlfriend named Paula,” he said in February 2025.