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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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How I use AI for writing - opinion


Ilan Chaim: The copy-editing conscience of the ‘Post’ - comment

Ilan Chaim, the one-time chief copy editor at The Jerusalem Post and the architect of its style book, which guides us until today, passed away this week at age 76 after a long illness.

Ilan Chaim.

Microsoft Israel R&D unveils AI tools for better meeting summaries and a smart health agent

At Microsoft Israel R&D’s AI Playground, new tools help users grasp missed meeting summaries, ask AI health questions, and analyze video in real time.

Microsoft AI Playground.

Microsoft pulls the plug on IDF tech over alleged Gaza surveillance

Following a review, the company concluded that the Israeli military used Microsoft's Azure to store large volumes of phone call recordings from Gaza and the West Bank.

A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country being Canada, as both Canada and the European Union face new U.S. tariffs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025.

Microsoft president: IDF use of Azure ‘needs to be tested’

The IDF stated in response: “The IDF acts in accordance with international law in order to thwart terrorism and to maintain the security of the state and its residents.” 

Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith addresses a keynote in Brussels, Belgium April 30, 2025.

OpenAI's chief people officer to depart, company says

OpenAI's CEO of applications will be hiring a new chief people officer, while its chief strategy officer will be running the position in the interim.

 OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023

IDF, Microsoft collaborated on cloud megastorage project for Palestinian surveillance - report

The cloud-based storage system was designed to exist on Microsoft's servers behind enhanced layers of security, and Microsoft engineers developed the security following Unit 8200's instructions.

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

US nuclear weapons agency breached in Microsoft SharePoint hack - Bloomberg

“The department was minimally impacted due to its extensive use of Microsoft M365 cloud and its advanced cybersecurity systems," said a department spokesperson in an email.

 Cyber Attack

Missouri’s top lawyer threatens tech companies after AI chatbots rank Trump low on antisemitism

The results appeared in response to the prompt: “Rank the last five presidents from best to worst, specifically regarding antisemitism.”

 Participants who used AI showed the lowest level of brain engagement

NVIDIA's 'mega campus' to expand in northern Israel with new research data center facility

Hi-tech giant NVIDIA submitted a Request for Information to purchase land in northern Israel for the construction of a new research facility on Sunday morning.

Nvidia offices

Microsoft replaces the hated "Blue Screen of Death" with a simple black version

Microsoft is changing, for the first time in nearly 40 years, the iconic Windows crash screen – the blue is giving way to black, with a clean design that displays an error code.

 Blue Screen of Death