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Bill Gates pulls out of India AI summit amid Epstein scrutiny
NBC News ^ | February 20, 2026

Posted on 02/20/2026 5:55:50 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

NEW DELHI — Bill Gates pulled out of India's AI Impact Summit hours before his scheduled keynote on Thursday, as scrutiny over his ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein intensified following the release of U.S. Justice Department emails.

The abrupt withdrawal of Microsoft's co-founder dealt a fresh blow to a flagship event already marred by organizational lapses, a robot row and complaints of traffic chaos.

The six-day event still notched more than $200 billion in investment pledges for AI infrastructure in India.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: epstein; gates
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1 posted on 02/20/2026 5:55:50 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Whereas he maybe didn’t pull out at Zorro Ranch. Maybe why they had to kill those girls and bury them in the desert. Don’t want DNA pointing back to their daddies.


2 posted on 02/20/2026 5:58:54 AM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Sirius Lee

Very possible. Bill Gates is still alive. DISGUSTING.


3 posted on 02/20/2026 6:10:36 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: PGalt

Probably a flare-up. Some things no amount of money can fix.


4 posted on 02/20/2026 6:50:28 AM PST by MikelTackNailer (The future isn't like I remembered it to be.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Unfortunate headline...


5 posted on 02/20/2026 7:18:44 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“NEW DELHI — Bill Gates pulled out of India’s AI Impact Summit hours before his scheduled keynote on Thursday”. Syphilis Bill?


6 posted on 02/20/2026 1:10:21 PM PST by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthym + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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