Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos in January. The report cited a recording of ⁠the comments Gates made in the town hall. Photographs released from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate include this image of Bill Gates. Earlier this month, the Gates Foundation said it did not make ‌any financial payments to Epstein or employ him at any time. The Gates Foundation, chaired by Bill Gates and started ​by him and his then-wife in 2000, is one of the world’s biggest funders of global health initiatives.

Source: The Irish Times February 26, 2026 01:52 UTC