Bill Gates pledges to give away most of his wealth

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates announced Thursday that he plans to give $200 billion to his charitable foundation by 2045. Gates also called out Elon Musk, accusing him of "killing the world's poorest children" through cuts to the U.S. foreign aid budget.

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Bill Gates has pledged to give 99% of his fortune away.

He said this week that the majority of his money, more than $100 billion, will "address challenges in Africa."

It’s among the largest philanthropic gifts ever, but Gates says he hopes other billionaires will "wallop" him and donate more.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates gave more details this week about where his vast fortune will go, just weeks after revealing that he will give away 99% of it.

Today, that would be

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