Bill Gates calls for more subsidies for energy storage, offshore wind

A real estate investment firm owned by Bill Gates has invested in a project to build a smart city in the Arizona desert.

Nigeria will thrive when every Nigerian can thrive - Bill Gates.

Bill Gates, co-founder at Microsoft, discusses funding for global health initiatives, dealing with workers who lose jobs to technology, and privacy and the protection of data.

Huawei Technologies Co. earnings surged 25 percent last year as the Chinese telecommunications giant rose up the ranks of the global smartphone market. Revenue for the year jumped almost 20 percent.

Military spending has surged across the globe, according to a new report published by SIPRI. With new advances in defense technologies, countries are spending more to gain an edge.

The CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe says Nigeria is at a sweet spot for a fundamental change as far as digital technology and payments are concerned. He made this remark on the side-lines of the Africa FinTech Foundry while speaking to CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa on the need to take advantage of available technology to build Nigeria’s economy.

United Technologies has agreed to buy Raytheon in an all-stock deal that’s one of the defense industry’s biggest-ever transactions.

Peter Arment, senior research analyst at Baird, examines the deal to combine United Technologies Inc. and Raytheon Co.

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates talks about the impact of climate change on poorer countries and his view that more government subsidies should be directed toward emerging technologies such as renewable energy storage and offshore wind. Gates spoke to Bloomberg Television's Erik Schatzker in Seattle.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair and Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates speaks to Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker at the Foundation's HQ in Seattle. On Tuesday, the foundation released its annual Goalkeepers report. The study seeks to monitor and aid the progress of the United Nations in achieving in its Sustainable Development Goals, which the foundation says are being hindered by persistent inequality. They also discuss climate change, U.S. Tax policy and calls for breaking up America's biggest technology companies.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair and Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates talks about how government should help tackle climate change. He appears on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." The show was recorded on June 24 in Washington.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair and Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates talks about the government's role in regulating the tech industry. He appears on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." The show was recorded on June 24 in Washington.