Zuckerbergs to fund coronavirus research

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are stepping up to battle the coronavirus pandemic through their charitable group, The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative. They announced plans to partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, "contributing $25 million with Gates and others" to begin exploring possible COVID-19 treatments. The sit down with Gayle King to talk about their effort as well as how they themselves are impacted by the virus.

• Mar 27, 2020

Bill Gates says it was a "huge mistake" to spend time with Jeffrey Epstein

Gates also addressed his divorce from Melinda Gates, which was finalized this week.

• Aug 5, 2021

Melinda Gates could quit foundation she runs with Bill Gates

Following their divorce, the former couple have created a contingency plan for who will lead the Gates Foundation.

• Jul 7, 2021

Gates Foundation commits $2.1B to advance gender equality

Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Gates Foundation, said progress on gender equality has been "slow."

• Jun 30, 2021

Microsoft investigated Gates affair before he left board

Gates spokesperson said incident from 2000 had nothing to do with co-founder's departure from Microsoft board last year.

• May 17, 2021

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce after 27 years

"We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives."

• May 4, 2021

Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce

Bill and Melinda Gates, one of the richest couples in the world, are divorcing after 27 years of marriage. Ben Tracy has more on what happens when billionaires divorce.

• May 3, 2021

Melinda Gates on global health in a pandemic

Philanthropist Melinda Gates sits down with Gayle King to discuss the themes and highlights of her foundation's traditional yearly letter. It comes as no surprise that this year, it focuses exclusively on the COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it. It also looks ahead and recommends how to prepare for the next one.

• Jan 27, 2021

Forbes lists wealthiest billionaires in the world

Forbes has revealed the world's wealthiest people — and it's the biggest group in the annual list's 35 years. Here's who sits atop the list.

• Apr 6, 2021

Third shot may be needed to fight new variants, Bill Gates warns

There's growing concern about the effectiveness of current vaccines against variants from Brazil and South Africa.

• Feb 17, 2021

Religious-based vaccine conspiracies abound

A number of religious-based conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccine are increasingly popular on social media. They often refer to Christian themes regarding the devil and the apocalypse. This type of content is becoming increasingly difficult for social media companies to moderate, despite their recent crackdowns on misinformation. Elizabeth Dwoskin, a Silicon Valley correspondent for The Washington Post, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to explain the implications of these false claims.

• Feb 16, 2021

Bill Gates calls for eliminating emissions

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates talked with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell about how changing energy, food, transportation and many other forms of production can help reduce greenhouse emissions. The two discussed his new book, "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster."

• Feb 16, 2021

Bill Gates on changes to avoid a climate disaster

Norah O'Donnell interviews Bill Gates about his determination to get the world to make drastic changes to save the planet from climate change.

• Feb 16, 2021

Bill Gates says "we need hundreds of Elon Musks"

With Tesla, Elon Musk has helped electric cars become more mainstream.

• Feb 16, 2021

How Bill Gates thinks Americans can combat climate change

The billionaire philanthropist called the effort "bigger than anything humanity has done to date."

• Feb 16, 2021

Gates on mistrust in science

The billionaire philanthropist has been the target of conspiracy theorists. He told 60 Minutes, "There may be some need to slow down the crazy stuff."

• Feb 14, 2021

Bill Gates: The 2021 60 Minutes interview

"Without innovation, we will not solve climate change. We won't even come close," Gates says. Anderson Cooper reports for 60 Minutes.

• Feb 14, 2021

ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes

Unprecedented Russian SolarWinds hack that infiltrated federal government likely still happening; Then, Bill Gates on how the world can avoid a climate disaster; And, Simone Biles readies for her final Olympics.

• Feb 15, 2021

A minute with Bill Gates

Bill Gates tells 60 Minutes’ Anderson Cooper about the last book he read, what time of day he does his best work, and what piece of tech he can’t do without

• Feb 15, 2021

Bill Gates: How the world can avoid a climate disaster

"Without innovation, we will not solve climate change. We won't even come close," Gates says. Anderson Cooper reports for 60 Minutes.

• Feb 15, 2021

Bill Gates says he is determined as ever to drive innovation

The co-founder of Microsoft maintains his urgency toward solving the world's most challenging problems, including COVID-19, malaria, and climate change.

• Feb 14, 2021

Bill Gates takes aim at climate change

"The amount of change, new ideas. It's way greater than the pandemic. And it needs a level of cooperation that would be unprecedented," Gates tells Anderson Cooper about combating climate change. See the interview, Sunday on "60 Minutes."

• Feb 12, 2021

Bill Gates takes aim at climate change

"The amount of change, new ideas. It's way greater than the pandemic. And it needs a level of cooperation that would be unprecedented," Gates tells Anderson Cooper. See the interview, Sunday on 60 Minutes.

• Feb 12, 2021

Melinda Gates on COVID-19 response and conspiracy theories

To date, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested $1.75 billion in the fight against COVID-19.

• Jan 27, 2021

U.S. billionaires are $1 trillion wealthier since pandemic

Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos received the biggest boost in personal wealth, with a gain of $90 billion, a study says.

• Oct 20, 2020

Show More