Tech billionaire @billgates is one of the best-known figures on the planet, responsible for decades of philanthropy targeting poverty, disease, infant mortality and more recently COVID-19. He spoke to @FergusonNews. #abc730
"I think Australia will be able to export green hydrogen and other clean products. It is certainly a country where the opportunity in a green economy is greater than it has been in the past." – @billgates #abc730
"The cost to be ready for the next pandemic is a rounding error compared to what it takes to re-tool the modern economy to solve climate change." – @billgates #abc730
"The evidence is very clear that it [COVID-19] is naturally caused. It is a bad virus. We're going to have natural epidemics and sadly, we may have some unnatural epidemics in the future." – @billgates #abc730
"I certainly point out false stories when they're published or even people who highlight almost silly misinformation ... there is a constant dialogue of anybody who gets this crazy stuff published and going to the digital platforms and saying, 'Hey, look at this.'" – @billgates
"I'm not sure that's the best use of his time, but it is up to him what he decides what to do." – @billgates on @elonmusk buying Twitter #abc730
"I think giving is very fulfilling. I think in some ways, it is not a favour to your children to have all the wealth show up." – @billgates #abc730
"I shouldn't have had dinners with him." – @billgates on his association with Jeffrey Epstein #abc730
Microsoft co-founder @billgates says that while AI is going to affect not just blue-collar jobs but also white-collar jobs, "there will be plenty of time to adapt." #abc730
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