Bill Gates' anxiety over tech rivals caused him to constantly worry about Microsoft's demise, even years after it became one of the world's biggest companies.

Bill Gates first built a software empire, and then a philanthropic one. What makes him so successful? For certain, his unique facility for writing code and working with technology is a huge reason. But there are also personal qualities that helped him become,

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Gates tells Axios he hopes that kids like him will benefit from his sharing this part of himself. "I think kids [on the autism spectrum] should think of it as a strength and something they need to acknowledge to themselves and think about,

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It's towards the end of our interview that Bill Gates reveals new numbers on how much his charitable Foundation has now spent in its efforts to combat preventable diseases and reduce poverty. "I've given over 100 billion,

In the final pages of his new book "Source Code," Bill Gates acknowledges something those around him have long assumed: that, were he being raised today, he would be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.