‘You’re going to burn this $1 billion’: Satya Nadella recalls when Bill Gates doubted Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI by Live mint | February 27, 2026 12:14 pm | Indian Stocks, Market, News In a recent interview with tech-focused YouTube channel TBPN, Satya Nadella, who is now the CEO of Microsoft, recalled how Bill Gates had expressed his lack of confidence when the company invested in OpenAI.