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Bill Gates

Buffett says his children ready to distribute his fortune, calls Bill Gates’ Epstein ties ‘distasteful’

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual mid-year charitable donations.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual mid-year charitable donations.

Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations following Epstein revelations

Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett has donated well over half his Berkshire stock since he began giving away his fortune in 2006.
Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett has donated well over half his Berkshire stock since he began giving away his fortune in 2006.

Warren Buffett skips donation to Gates Foundation amid Epstein review, WSJ reports

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (L) gets his wallet out to pay a bet to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after participating in a newspaper throwing contest prior to the Berkshire annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska May 2, 2015.  REUTERS/Rick Wilking
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (L) gets his wallet out to pay a bet to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after participating in a newspaper throwing contest prior to the Berkshire annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska May 2, 2015.  REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Bill Gates told US Congress Jeffrey Epstein considered blackmail over affairs

Bill Gates acknowledged the affairs, but he said he wasn’t connected to the women through Jeffrey Epstein.
Bill Gates acknowledged the affairs, but he said he wasn’t connected to the women through Jeffrey Epstein.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 11, 2026

US President Donald Trump on June 10 accused Iran's negotiators of “playing us for suckers”.
US President Donald Trump on June 10 accused Iran's negotiators of “playing us for suckers”.

Bill Gates testifies Epstein pressured him using knowledge of his extramarital affairs

Bill Gates arrives for a closed door interview before the House Oversight Committee investigating late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Bill Gates arrives for a closed door interview before the House Oversight Committee investigating late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Bill Gates faces questioning in US Congress over Epstein ties

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in February that he had been "foolish" to associate with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in February that he had been "foolish" to associate with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Gates Foundation says it has opened external review of Epstein ties

The foundation has been mired in controversy due to chairman Bill Gates’ association with Epstein.
The foundation has been mired in controversy due to chairman Bill Gates’ association with Epstein.

Bill Gates to testify in front of US House panel on Jeffrey Epstein

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates would sit for a “transcribed interview”, which implies that his testimony would take place in a closed-door setting.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates would sit for a “transcribed interview”, which implies that his testimony would take place in a closed-door setting.

Warren Buffett will not commit to more donations to Gates Foundation

FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks while Bill Gates looks on at Columbia University in New York, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks while Bill Gates looks on at Columbia University in New York, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

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