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In an interview with the BBC, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates questioned whether Musk's vision of colonizing Mars was a good use of money.
[In a Bloomberg interview also in February 2021](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-02-23/bill-gates-on-misinformation-bitcoin-pandemic-video), Gates said that he wished he had "been more on the long side" of Tesla when asked about Musk's claims. "I think some day he will join the rank of philanthropists using his ingenuity," he added. Gates and Musk have frequently feuded over the years. He questioned the billionaire's vision of colonizing Mars. Gates responded saying he doesn't think Musk is one currently but that this may change in future. "You can buy measles vaccines and save lives for a thousand dollars per life saved."
Gates, 67, was speaking in a wide ranging interview in which he also addressed becoming the target of Covid-19 conspiracy theories and played down his ...
Currently considered the world's sixth richest man with a net worth of $106billion (behind fellow US entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos), Gates divorced Melinda after 27 years of marriage. Their relationship is reported to have started in 2011 - after Epstein's conviction of procuring a child for proposition. So I hope that smart young people can take and shape these digital forms to be more constructive and get rid of the negative things. Asked if he had changed his behavior since, he said: 'I'll do a little more due diligence. I had dinner with him, and that's all.' It is not known who he was spotted with, or the nature of their relationship Malevolence is a lot easier to understand than biology,' he told the BBC. I guess people are looking for the "boogeyman" behind the curtain, the over-simplistic explanation. 'During the pandemic, there were tens of millions of messages that I intentionally caused it, or I'm tracking people. It is not known who she is or what the nature of their relationship is. 'I don't fly commercial coach class, and I fly on a private plane – so that is extremely extravagant,' he told BBC interviewer Amol Rajan. My grandmother never threw a paper bag in her life or any string on a package.
Bill Gates has poured billions into researching, developing, and delivering vaccines through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Some suggest he profited from the virus, while others blamed its entire existence on Gates. Malevolence is a lot easier to understand than biology," he said. He "During the pandemic, there were tens of millions of messages that I intentionally caused it, or I'm tracking people. Bill Gates said he was surprised by some COVID-19 conspiracy theories about him and thinks people were "looking for a boogeyman." - He said he thinks people were "looking for a boogeyman" around vaccines.
The billionaire Microsoft co-founder said conspiracy theories had “inverted” his involvement with COVID vaccines.
“It’s true I’m involved with vaccines, but I’m involved with vaccines to save lives. And so [that] just kind of grounds you, as in—don’t go to Mars.” Malevolence is a lot easier to understand than biology.” [often yell at him in the street](https://fortune.com/2022/05/05/bill-gates-vaccine-conspiracy-theories-people-yell-you-are-tracking-me/). “It’s actually quite expensive to go to Mars,” he said. [ambition to colonize the red planet](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/elon-musk-aiming-for-mars-so-humanity-is-not-a-single-planet-species.html).
The Microsoft co-founder also believes artificial intelligence will "dramatically" transform humanity.
SpaceX owner Elon Musk aims to send 1 million people to Mars by 2050. Bill Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft, opposed Musk, who wanted to colonize the Red ...
Going to Mars is quite expensive. You can buy a measles vaccine and save lives for $1,000. The tech billionaire said it was expensive to go to the
Bill Gates recently said Elon Musk looking to colonize Mars does not paint him in the best philanthropic light.
According to Elon Musk at the time, “My conversations with Gates have been underwhelming [to be honest].” Musk also expressed nonchalance to Gates’ EV automobile choice and hinted at a poor relationship between the two billionaires. According to Gates at the time, he wished that he had “been more on the long side” of the EV company. Bill Gates and Elon Musk have frequently butted heads over the years, even before the Mars colonization development arose. Gates also suggested that he does not consider his fellow billionaire a good philanthropist, given his current priorities. In a media session, Gates opined that Musk’s long-held ambition of colonizing Mars is not a good use of money.
Critics complain about the major role the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plays in funding WHO, but who else can the agency turn to?
They must want to be part of the solution to global health governance fragmentation, and not part of the problem”. What powers does this global health organisation need to do its job?” The world has changed a great deal since,” she said. They need to be self-critical about the short-termism, skewing of priorities, unanticipated effects of funding one issue over another, and the siloing of global health efforts. “Member states should want WHO to succeed. “The Gates Foundation has been hugely important for advancing global health in so many areas. I like to believe they are also well-intended,” she explained. The current system is frankly undemocratic”. The agency did not reply to Euronews Next’s request for comment. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation alone is responsible for over 88 per cent of the total amount donated by philanthropic foundations to the WHO. It is like building a fire station when a fire breaks out”. Other top donors include the UK and the European Commission.
The Microsoft co-founder is the fourth richest person in the world.
Billionaire Bill Gates questioned Elon Musk's priorities saying he would rather pay for vaccines than travel to Mars.
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Bill Gates has reignited an old feud with Elon Musk by attacking his ambitions to get to Mars and suggested he should his money to save lives by investing ...
'During the pandemic, there were tens of millions of messages that I intentionally caused it, or I'm tracking people. [famously shorted Tesla](/news/article-11582955/Musk-tells-Tesla-staff-not-bothered-stock-market-craziness-shares-tanked-nearly-70.html), causing him to profit enormously from the plummeting value of the car company's stocks last year. And so, it's magic if we can get to zero. 'I don't fly commercial coach class, and I fly on a private plane – so that is extremely extravagant,' he told Rajan. 'Some day I think he will join the rank of philanthropists, using his ingenuity,' Gates said of Musk. SpaceX is already taking passengers into orbit and has reduced the cost of operating rockets by designing them such that they can land again after taking off, unlike traditional rockets. Gates is considered the world's sixth richest man with a net worth of $106billion, behind Musk and Jeff Bezos. My grandmother never threw a paper bag in her life or any string on a package. Musk has advocated powering electric cars with batteries whereas Gates once promoted a tweet saying that 'cheap, clean hydrogen would be a massive energy breakthrough'. But at the end of the day, I don't think, other than going to Mars a few times, which might cost a little bit, I don't think he'll want to spend it on himself.' 'And so [that] just kind of grounds you, as in - don't go to Mars.' 'It's actually quite expensive to go to Mars.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in an interview he does not view fellow billionaire Elon Musk as a "great philanthropist" yet, and called Musk's Mars ...
Change % Change [Gates has also praised Musk](https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/bill-gates-elon-musk-twitter-acquisition), and said publicly that the Tesla CEO should not be underestimated following his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. Musk later said he was "moving on from making fun of Gates for shorting Tesla while claiming to support climate change action." "You can buy measles vaccines and save lives for $1,000 per life saved, and so it just sort of grounds you, as in — don't go to Mars." I don't think he'll spend it on himself," Gates continued.