Seattle’s misty waterfront, a stone’s throw from Microsoft’s sprawling campus, served as the backdrop for a moment of unvarnished vulnerability on December 4, 2025, as Bill Gates, the tech titan turned global philanthropist, once again confronted his ill-fated association with Jeffrey Epstein in a candid interview with The Wall Street Journal. At 70, Gates—whose Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has channeled $75 billion toward eradicating diseases and alleviating poverty—reiterated his deep regret for the 2011-2013 meetings