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Bill Gates 'took responsibility' for Epstein ties, says Gates Foundation

The spokesperson's comments came in response to a Wall Street Journal report, which said that Gates had apologized to staff during the town hall over his ties with Epstein.

Bill Gates and pilot Lawrence Visoski pose in this handout image from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 12, 2025.
A truck from the child advocacy organization Heat Initiative calling on Apple to do more to police child sex abuse material on iCloud, is parked outside the Apple store as the new iPhone 15 is released in Boston, Massachusetts, US, September 22, 2023

West Virginia sues Apple over iCloud's alleged role in distributing child sex abuse material

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.

Gates Foundation denies any financial payments to Epstein

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Microsoft pledges to publicly investigate sexual harassment claims

Microsoft said it received a complaint in 2019, while Gates was on the board, that he attempted to start a romantic relationship with an employee in 2000.

 Smartphone is seen in front of Microsoft logo displayed in this illustration taken, July 26, 2021.

Microsoft detects malware in systems belonging to Ukraine gov't

The victims of the malware include Ukrainian government agencies that provide critical executive branch or emergency response functions, Microsoft said.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

Microsoft has stopped making Xbox One consoles

The software giant had launched two models of its Xbox Series X in November 2020, seven years after the debut of the previous version, to capture a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending on games.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

Latest Russian cyberattack targeting hundreds of US networks - Microsoft

Just a small percent of the latest attempts were successful, Microsoft told the New York Times, which first reported the breach, but it gave no further details.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

Microsoft Israel GM calls to nearly double hi-tech workers immediately

“We call ourselves the Start-up Nation, the hi-tech nation, but we are only 8% into hi-tech,” she said. “What we need to do as a nation is dramatically increase that number.”

 Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, corporate vice president at Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft to hire 2,500 in Israel in coming years

Microsoft said it plans to open five new sites in Israel in the coming years: Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Jerusalem, and Beersheba, with the last one undecided yet.

 Microsoft's new Herzliya campus

Israeli cyber investigator uncovers Microsoft password leak

A breach in the tech giant's login mechanism meant that over 372,000 usernames and passwords were leaked.

File photo of a Microsoft logo on an office building in New York

Israel Aerospace Industries, Microsoft to collaborate on cyber training

The TAME Range cyber training platform enables an interactive and realistic learning environment where it imitates real cyberattacks for research purposes.

A HERON unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by Israel Aerospace Industries

Israeli company publishes research showing flaws in Windows Hello

The research team behind CyberArk succeeded in influencing the facial recognition program within Windows Hello by using a custom-made, regular USB camera.

A hooded man holds a laptop computer as a blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

Microsoft says Israeli group sold tools to hack Windows

According to Microsoft and human rights group Citizen Lab, an Israeli group sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows.

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