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Why Bill Gates Finally Sold Every Microsoft Share

For nearly 50 years, Bill Gates and Microsoft were deeply connected. The company he co-founded with Paul Allen in 1975 changed personal computing forever, built one of the world’s most powerful tech empires, and turned Gates into a global business icon. Even after leaving day-to-day leadership, the Bill & Melinda…

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Anthropic, Gates Foundation launch $200 million partnership for AI in health, education

Anthropic and the Gates Foundation have teamed up to allocate $200 million over the span of four years, with the goal of advancing artificial intelligence for the greater good. This initiative is set to boost AI capabilities in African languages and develop knowledge graphs tailored for teachers, enhancing educational outcomes.

The Economic Times

The Gates Foundation is investigating its ties to Epstein—just weeks before Bill Gates faces Congress

After Fortune’s March investigation, the Microsoft founder’s philanthropic foundation is opening one of its own.

Fortune

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Gates Foundation launches external review of ties to Jeffrey Epstein

This represents the nonprofit’s most direct effort yet to confront associations that have raised questions

The Independent UK

Warren Buffett says he stopped talking to Bill Gates over Epstein—and worries he could be called as a witness

“I don't want to be in the position where I know things,” Buffett said.

Fortune

How Jeffrey Epstein pulled Bill Gates and Microsoft into a web of sex, money, and secrets

How a convicted sex offender became a seven-figure negotiator for Microsoft’s No. 2 executive is the story of how Epstein got into the inner circle of Gates.

Fortune

Bill Gates Issues Groveling Apology Amid Epstein Scandal As He Admits To “Affairs With Two Russians”

Bill Gates confirms extramarital affairs with two Russian women as he expresses regret over his association with Jeffrey Epstein yet again.

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Bill Gates 'spoke candidly' about Epstein ties at a Gates Foundation meeting, spokesperson says

Bill Gates is addressing his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering questions about their relationship during a town hall meeting of his nonprofit Gates Foundation

The Independent UK

Bill Gates drops out of landmark India AI summit amid criticism over Epstein

Modi government is receiving flak for inviting Gates to its AI summit despite his Epstein links

The Independent UK

Sources vs sources: The Bill Gates mystery at India AI Summit

Will he, won’t he?

Newslaundry

In the face of aid cuts, Gates Foundation narrows its priorities and defends global health funding

The CEO of the Gates Foundation said it will not change course in the face of the collapse of the foreign aid system but instead continue focusing on its main priorities

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation plans to give away $9 billion in 2026 to prepare for the 2045 closure while slashing hundreds of jobs

Who will take the reins of philanthropy with the Gates Foundation absent?

Fortune

Gates Foundation unveils $9 billion budget and plans to cut staff

The Gates Foundation plans to spend a record $9 billion in 2026, focusing on global health and other key areas

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation Sells MSFT Stock—Should Investors Be Worried?

The Gates Foundation sold 65% of its Microsoft stake, but analysts say the move reflects rebalancing, not fading confidence, which makes MSFT stock a buy

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Bill Gates decries ‘significant reversal in child deaths’ as nearly 5 million kids will die before they turn 5 this year

The Gates Foundation rings the alarm on the century’s first reversal in progress to save the world’s poorest children, following cuts to international aid.

The Independent UK

Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

Benzinga

Microsoft No Longer Top 3 Holding After Gates Foundation Sells 17 Million Shares

The Gates Foundation Trust significantly rebalanced its portfolio in the third quarter of 2025, trimming its largest holdings and exiting several positions entirely in a quarter marked by selling.

The Conversation

African languages for AI: the project that’s gathering a huge new dataset

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In comparison, African languages are largely missing from the internet.

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Bill Gates Says Whats Happening To Health Of World's Children 'Worse' Than Most People Realize And He Can't Replace Government Cuts

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates warned that shrinking global health funding threatens millions of children's lives, even as he announced a $912 million pledge to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

International Business Times UK

Gates Foundation Axes Grants to Arabella Advisors, Seeks 'Early Exit' From $450M Deals With Woke Nonprofit Giant

The Gates Foundation is ending its $450 million partnership with Arabella Advisors, a powerful for-profit consultancy.

Benzinga

Bill Gates Leans Heavily On Warren Buffett's Playbook, Pumps More Into Berkshire — 67% Of His Foundation's Portfolio Sits In Just These 3 Stocks

The Gates Foundation Trust, co-founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has increased its portfolio value to $47.78 billion as of the end of the second quarter of 2025, boosting its stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (NYSE:BRK) with its holdings remaining highly concentrated in three key stocks.

The Conversation

US has slashed global vaccine funding – if philanthropy fills the gap, there could be some trade-offs

The U.S. government is relaxing federal vaccine requirements and cutting vaccine research and development funding here at home. Elsewhere, it’s going even further.

Fortune

Just 1% of health R&D targets women. The Gates Foundation aims to change that with $2.5 billion push

The unprecedented funding will support research in areas ranging from gynecological health to AI-powered diagnostics.

Fortune

Why investing in women’s health is good for business

Dr. Anita Zaidi is president of the Gender Equality Division at the Gates Foundation.

TechRadar

A new Bill Gates charity foundation is spending $1bn to boost AI tools for at-risk Americans

Bill Gates helps launch $1 billion initiative to help low-income Americans get out of problems with AI.

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