Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has chalked up his friendship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a “huge mistake.” The New York Times reported that Gates began a friendship with the disgraced financier in 2011,

A statement from Bill Gates' private office denied the claims found in emails that Jeffrey Epstein sent himself, calling them "completely absurd."

Jeffrey Epstein drafted notes to and about Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, suggesting that he engaged in extramarital sex, according to emails that the Justice Department released on Friday.

Bill Gates receives the same $5,181 maximum Social Security benefit as any high earner due to wage caps that treat billionaires like regular workers.

The summit is taking place against a backdrop of increasing regulatory scrutiny of the energy impact of data centers.