Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda have announced divorce after 27 years of marriage.
In identical tweets, they announced that they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest private charitable foundation.
One of the world's wealthiest couples -- with a joint fortune estimated at $130 billion -- the Gates have channelled billions into charitable work around the globe via their hugely influential foundation.
The couple were married in 1994 in Hawaii. They met after Melinda began working at Microsoft as a product manager in 1987.