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Bill Gates Withdraws From India AI Summit Keynote to Focus on Event Priorities

Bill Gates withdrew from the India AI Impact Summit keynote to keep focus on summit priorities amid scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, organizers said.

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam today, with the ceremony starting at 9:40 am and a Leaders' Plenary featuring global tech CEOs from around 12 pm.
  • Bill Gates withdrew from his scheduled keynote after Department of Justice releases showed emails involving Jeffrey Epstein and Gates Foundation staff, and the Gates Foundation said he stepped back to preserve summit focus.
  • Organisers extended the expo by one day to Saturday to ease crowding, with over 400 exhibitors on-site; the expo closes Thursday for the leaders' plenary and reopens Friday .
  • The White House hosts the inaugural Board of Peace meeting today at the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace, fundraising for Gaza reconstruction and overseeing disarmament and security, with a $1 billion fee for permanent seats and several European governments declining invitations.
  • The Seoul Central District Court will deliver a first-instance verdict for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday, with special prosecutors seeking the death penalty and verdicts for former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
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Tech chiefs address India AI summit as Gates cancels

Indian leader Narendra Modi and tech chiefs including OpenAI's Sam Altman will speak Thursday on artificial intelligence's opportunities and threats at a summit in New Delhi, but Microsoft founder Bill Gates cancelled just hours before his speech.

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Firstpost News broke the news in Mumbai, India on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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