Co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates is dating Paula Hurd, the widow of the founder of Oracle. Gates, 67 has been dating 60-year-old Hurd for over a year. Paula Hurd's husband Mark died in 2019. Melinda and Bill Gates got divorced in 2021 after being together for 27 years.

Gates and Hurd were photographed sitting next to each other at the Australian Open in 2022. A friend of the couple told the news.com.au, “They're inseparable." "They've been together over a year, and she's always described as a 'mystery woman', but it's no mystery to their inner circle that they're in a romantic relationship." 

Hurd's husband Mark died in 2019 of a long battle with cancer. Hurd, who once worked as a tech executive is an event planner and a philanthropist. Paula and Mark have two daughters-- Kathryn and Kelly.

In an interview with BBC, when asked if he would be open to falling in love once more, he replied, "Sure, I'm not a robot." Gates and Hurd are yet to make their relationship official.