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By democratizing the personal computer, the tech titan gave rise to the internet, smart phones, digital banking and social media.
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Surprisingly, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO with Twitter fingers isn't the social media app's most popular billionaire.
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"Obviously expensive digital images of monkeys are going to improve the world immensely," Gates cracked.
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Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk jumped to the top of the billionaire heap thanks to SpaceX.
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"I definitely think leaving kids massive amounts of money is not a favor to them," said the billionaire Microsoft founder.
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It's a multi-billion dollar bust-up.
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The Microsoft mogul believes zero carbon emissions could be mankind's "greatest achievement."
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Now that Musk has passed Gates as the world's second richest man, which billionaire genius do you admire more? Go…
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With Tesla stocks soaring, Musk's ranking among the world's richest billionaires rocketed from 35th to second place.