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Bill Gates

Governments worldwide are way behind on AI, says Bill Gates

Bill Gates said governments must work together to avoid problems, likening the arrival of AI to a disaster movie.
Bill Gates said governments must work together to avoid problems, likening the arrival of AI to a disaster movie.

Wiping out measles impossible due to vaccine hesitancy in rich countries, says Bill Gates

The WHO says vaccination rates need to be above 95 per cent to prevent outbreaks.
The WHO says vaccination rates need to be above 95 per cent to prevent outbreaks.

Gates Foundation to spend $1.27 billion to expand AI access to poor, remote communities

Chief Executive Officer of the Gates Foundation, Mark Suzman, said the foundation will look at how AI can be applied in education and agriculture to narrow inequalities.
Chief Executive Officer of the Gates Foundation, Mark Suzman, said the foundation will look at how AI can be applied in education and agriculture to narrow inequalities.

Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's Xi

FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping (R) speaks during a meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference in Boao town, Hainan province April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping (R) speaks during a meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference in Boao town, Hainan province April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China’s Xi Jinping

Microsoft founder Bill Gates (left) is looking to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to propose global efforts to mitigate the growing risks posed by AI.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates (left) is looking to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to propose global efforts to mitigate the growing risks posed by AI.

Gates Foundation engaged with Epstein but made no payments to him, review finds

FILE PHOTO: Bill Gates speaks during the Gates Foundation's first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, January 22, 2026. TT News Agency/ Stefan Jerrevang via REUTERS      ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN./File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Bill Gates speaks during the Gates Foundation's first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, January 22, 2026. TT News Agency/ Stefan Jerrevang via REUTERS      ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN./File Photo

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.

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