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'Milk faces more regulation than AI,' emergency brakes must be implemented, says Microsoft pres.

Brad Smith said there should be a legal requirement for companies to write incident reports. "We know how to do this for other products," he said. "We should... think about how to apply it to AI."

Brad Smith, Microsoft Vice Chair and President, speaks during the 2026 CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas on March 24, 2026.
Protestors hold placards showing Britain's former Prince Andrew and late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the King's Birthday Parade "Trooping the Colour" in London on June 13, 2026.

Prince Andrew launches lawsuit against Thames Valley Police over Epstein-linked arrest

Bill Gates attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

WATCH: AI could 'kill billions' if used by bad actors, Bill Gates warns

The future of AI software development may not be about who can generate the most code, but who can decide which code is worth trusting.

AI poses a less dramatic threat than in movies like 'Terminator,' but cannot be ignored - analysis


Bill and Melinda Gates and the explosion of gray divorce - opinion

People who have been married more than a quarter-century who decide, after the kids are grown and out of the house, decide they’ve had enough. That’s become the fastest-growing segment of divorce.

PHILANTHROPIST AND co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, in 2017.

Bill & Melinda Gates to divorce, shaking philanthropic world

"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the two said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Gates Foundation Goalkeepers event in New York

Gates Foundation adds $70m. more funding for COVID vaccines for poor

"We have to ensure that everyone gets equal access to tests, drugs, and vaccines when they are available - no matter where you live in the world," the foundation's co-chair Melinda Gate said.

Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends a conversation at the 2019 New Economy Forum in Beijing

Bill Gates: If only 30% of US is vaccinated, COVID-19 could stop

Of all the vaccine candidates in development, Gates believes AstraZeneca is the furthest along in creating an effective vaccine that is "inexpensive and highly dispersable."

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Many Twitter accounts hacked in an attempt to spread cryptocurrency scam

The accounts, some of which have millions of active followers, were apparently hacked in order to spread a tweet seeking bitcoin donations by referring the user to a fake website.

People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013.

Gates: COVID-19 meds should to go to those in need, not 'highest bidder'

"We need leaders to make these hard decisions about distributing based on equity, not just on market-driven factors."

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FDA approves at-home coronavirus sample kit, suspends Gates-backed test

On Thursday, SCAN in a statement said it has been in talks with the FDA since March 1 and initiated its request for emergency use authorization (EUA) on March 23, submitting data on April 13.

Health workers start the process to test people in a car as they use a newly approved saliva-based coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Edison, New Jersey, U.S., April 15, 2020

Gates ups pandemic funds to $250 mil, Trump WHO move makes 'no sense'

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a halt in US funding to the WHO, saying it had "failed in its basic duty" in allowing the pandemic to take hold.

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Bill Gates, world CEO in time of coronavirus

Governments that have lacked transparency turn even more opaque, not only to the detriment of their own people but to that of all humanity.

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From the editor: the vision of Bill Gates

The founder of Microsoft's take on the COVID-19 crisis

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