The U.S. House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released the transcript of a closed-door interview in which Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates answered lawmakers’ questions, under oath, about his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read More
Bill Gates appeared voluntarily behind closed doors before House Oversight Committee investigators on Wednesday to answer questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, part of a larger turn in his image that has been rippling through the Seattle-area institutions he built and funds. Read More
The Gates Foundation Trust has sold its remaining 7.7 million shares of Microsoft, marking the end of an era for the Seattle-based philanthropy as it ramps up global grantmaking. Read More
Bill Gates apologized to Gates Foundation staff over his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, as a new report revealed the depth of the late sex offender’s connections to Microsoft. Read More
Washington school districts gathered at Microsoft to launch AI projects in education, backed by grants from Microsoft and the Gates Foundation. National research presented at the event showed that even the most ambitious districts are struggling to measure whether AI is making a difference. Read More
The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are launching a new partnership aimed at bringing artificial intelligence into frontline health care systems across Africa, starting with Rwanda. Read More
“Ensuring as much of every dollar as possible flows toward impact is critical to achieving our ambitious goals to save and improve millions more lives over the next 20 years,” Mark Suzman, CEO of the Gates Foundation, said in a statement. Read More
Bill Gates says there’s “no upper limit” on how intelligent AI systems will become, and warns the world needs to prepare now for the disruptions ahead. Read More
Bill Gates and his foundation are raising the alarm over the impacts of international funding cuts for global health, including an increase in children’s deaths. Read More
As the Gates Foundation today announced that the 25-year-old global philanthropy will sunset in another two decades, co-founder Melinda French… Read More
