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Bill Gates plans to press Xi Jinping on global AI safety and restrictions

The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told Reuters in an interview that he believes China might agree to restrict potentially dangerous AI model releases if the US took initiative.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026.
Founder of Moonshot AI Yang Zhilin delivers a speech at a conference of 2026 Zhongguancun forum, in Beijing, China March 25, 2026.

China's Moonshot AI negotiates Microsoft, Amazon, Google over Kimi K3 revenue sharing - report

A screenshot of a release poster of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered.

The Witcher 3 remaster to be released on September 29, ahead of 2027 expansion

View of the Assuta medical center in Ramat haHayal, Tel Aviv. June 17, 2025.

Assuta, Microsoft develop AI medical assistant to reduce relieve doctors' documentation tasks


CIA operative helped UAE secure access to advanced US AI technology amid China links fears - report

Jonny Gannon, a former CIA operative working on the UAE, went from probing G42's links with China to a role helping Abu Dhabi meet Washington’s security demands, The Wall Street Journal reported.

 AT CIA headquarters in Langley.

US rewards UAE's military aid in Iran war with expanded access to AI chips - report

In recognition of the UAE's support for US national security interests, the US has granted UAE AI companies free access to buy chips from companies such as Nvidia.

An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.

Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations following Epstein revelations

Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual mid-year donations, instead directing all donations to four family foundations overseen by his daughter Susie and sons Howard and Peter.

Bill Gates appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 18, 2025.

Microsoft planning 2.5% cut in workforce in latest round of tech company layoffs - report

The layoffs will impact thousands of roles, including sales and consulting, as well as jobs at the Xbox gaming division, the Business Insider report said.

Microsoft Israel.

Microsoft reduces its reliance on Claude

“Microsoft’s move reflects a broader shift from AI hype to cost-conscious adoption.”

Trump administration's handling of Epstein cases disapproved by majority of American public - poll

Just 10% of respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos poll said the Trump administration had helped efforts to hold people connected to Epstein accountable.

A digital billboard, paid for by The Lincoln Project Advocacy, shows images of US President Donald Trump (R) and late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Times Square in New York City on April 30, 2026.

Microsoft announced a breakthrough in quantum computing

During the keynote address at Microsoft's Build developers conference, the company's CEO also announced a new quantum processor named Majorana 2.

Majorana 2, Microsoft's new quantum processor

Microsoft introduced Project Solara: Operating system for wearable AI devices

Microsoft introduced a new operating system for wearable artificial intelligence called Project Solara, showcasing a connected smart employee badge powered by AI that you can speak to.

An employee badge that is actually a tiny computer

How nonlinear careers could drive Jerusalem’s hi-tech rise

At American Innovation Forum in Jerusalem, business leaders say discipline, risk-taking, and adaptability are key to the capital’s hi-tech future.

American Innovation Forum panelists Orit Greenbaum Lipski, Muawyah Akash, and Tamir Goodman, moderator Anna Ahronheim, and JYP Forum founder Marc Faust, in Jerusalem, Israel, May 20, 2026.

Microsoft probes Israel defense ties, top executive exits amid fallout

An investigation team from Microsoft arrived in Israel to examine the center's activities, particularly the work of the sales department responsible for working with Israel's Defense Ministry.

Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv