NewsWorld
PredictionsDigestsScorecardTimelinesArticles
NewsWorld
HomePredictionsDigestsScorecardTimelinesArticlesWorldTechnologyPoliticsBusiness
AI-powered predictive news aggregation© 2026 NewsWorld. All rights reserved.
Trending
TrumpTariffTradeLaunchAnnouncePricesStrikesMajorFebruaryChinaMarketCourtNewsDigestSundayTimelineHongKongMilitarySafetyGlobalOilStocksTech
TrumpTariffTradeLaunchAnnouncePricesStrikesMajorFebruaryChinaMarketCourtNewsDigestSundayTimelineHongKongMilitarySafetyGlobalOilStocksTech
All Articles
Bill Gates backs out of India AI Impact Summit speech amid Epstein storm
South China Morning Post
Clustered Story
Published 4 days ago

Bill Gates backs out of India AI Impact Summit speech amid Epstein storm

South China Morning Post · Feb 19, 2026 · Collected from RSS

Summary

Bill Gates has cancelled his speech that was scheduled for Thursday at a major AI summit in India, the Gates Foundation said, after the Microsoft co-founder was named in the Epstein files. “After careful consideration, and to ensure the focus remains on the AI summit’s key priorities, Mr. Gates will not be delivering his keynote address,” the foundation said in a statement. “The Gates Foundation remains fully committed to our work in India to advance our shared health and development goals,” it...

Full Article

Bill Gates has cancelled his speech that was scheduled for Thursday at a major AI summit in India, the Gates Foundation said, after the Microsoft co-founder was named in the Epstein files.“After careful consideration, and to ensure the focus remains on the AI summit’s key priorities, Mr. Gates will not be delivering his keynote address,” the foundation said in a statement.“The Gates Foundation remains fully committed to our work in India to advance our shared health and development goals,” it said.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tech CEOs will speak about the opportunities and threats posed by artificial intelligence at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thursday.The Gates Foundation said the president of its Africa and India offices would speak instead.Gates this month said he regrets “every minute” he spent with Jeffrey Epstein, as his former wife Melinda said he still had questions to answer over his relationship with the late convicted sexual offender.

Share this story
Read Original at South China Morning Post

Related Articles

Financial Times3 days ago
Bill Gates pulls out of India’s AI summit amid Epstein controversy

Microsoft co-founder cancels plans to deliver keynote speech at high-profile event on Thursday

Al Jazeera3 days ago
Epstein’s shadow: Why Bill Gates pulled out of Modi’s AI summit

India’s AI summit was meant to showcase the country's potential, but controversy and Gates's exit stole the spotlight.

South China Morning Postabout 1 hour ago
5 dogs found poisoned to death in Hong Kong’s New Territories in single week

A dog suspected to have been poisoned was found dead in Hong Kong’s New Territories on Sunday, the fifth such case in the past week, according to police. The force on Sunday said that between February 16 and Saturday, it had received four reports involving the discovery of five dead dogs suspected to have been poisoned in an open space on Liu Pok Road in Lok Ma Chau. The latest case had been classified as “cruelty to animals” following a preliminary investigation, but no arrests have been made...

South China Morning Postabout 2 hours ago
Hong Kong eyes booking system, fees after campers overrun hotspots

Hong Kong authorities are looking at implementing a booking system and charging fees for camping hotspots as part of a review of management strategies in response to public concerns about overcrowded beaches and litter during the Lunar New Year holiday. The Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) posted its plan on its Facebook page on Sunday after campers and hikers called for stronger public education, law enforcement and limits on visitor numbers at popular sites. At Ham...

South China Morning Postabout 2 hours ago
US Secret Service kills armed man entering Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

The US Secret Service announced on Sunday that an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this incident. First lady Melania Trump was also with the president. The name of the person who was shot has not been released. According to the Secret Service, he was “observed by the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago property...

South China Morning Postabout 3 hours ago
Hungary spoils EU attempt at Russia sanctions package over oil flows

Hungary threatened to block a new package of European Union sanctions against Russia and to stall efforts to help Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries to Hungary resume. The EU’s foreign ministers are set to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss the bloc’s 20th round of sanctions against Moscow, a measure they hope will be approved in time to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday. In a video posted to social media on Sunday, Hungarian Foreign Minister...