Bill Gates: Steve Jobs and I grew up together

A revealing TV interview has revealed a softer side to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates,, who spoke of being able to spend time visiting Steve Jobs towards the end of his life.

The lengthy interview initially focused on the Gates Foundation's work tackling preventable disease, but shifted gently on to Gates'a friendship with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in October 2011 of a cancer-related illness.

Despite the intense competition between the two firms, Gates described how he Jobs "grew up together", maintaining their friendship since they first met in the late 1970s.

Gates and Jobs also made a rare but well received appearance on stage together at the All Things Digital Experience in 2007. When asked about their friendship, Jobs said that at the start of their careers they had each got used to being the youngest in the room – but now they had got used to being the oldest.

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates speaking together at the All Things Digital conference in California, 2007.

Bill Gates 'disrespects' South Korea's female president by shaking hands while keeping other in his pocket

This picture of Bill Gates shaking hands with South Korean President Park Geun-hye with his left in his pocket was splashed across the country's newspapers on Tuesday with the media accusing him of 'disrespecting' the leader

Bill Gates has found himself at the centre of a cultural row after he was accused of disrespecting the South Korean president by his 'rude' handshake yesterday. 

The Microsoft founder has been heavily criticised by the country's media because he shook President Park Geun-hye hand, while keeping his left in his trouser pocket. 

Korean newspapers attacked the billionaire for his casual style and pictures of the meeting were splashed across the front page of the country's national newspapers today.

A one-hand shake is often seen as disrespectful in South Korea and parts of Asia, and is normally reserved for someone younger or a good friend.