The Amazon founder, estimated to be worth $124 billion, suggested in an
interview on CNN that he would donate most of his money to charity in his
lifetime, the first time he had made such a pledge.
He said passengers killed on two 737 Max flights were crime victims, siding with relatives who objected to a deal that spared Boeing from a criminal charge.
In a few short years, effective altruism has become the giving philosophy for many Silicon Valley programmers, hedge funders and even tech billionaires.
The organization, still run by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, will eventually spend $9 billion a year, up from $6 billion, on causes like global health and education.