yahoo news | “I Don’t Want To Be Called as a Witness”: Warren Buffett Reveals Why He’s Keepin...

Warren Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick on “Squawk Box” that he has not spoken to his longtime friend Bill Gates since the latest release of the Jeffrey Epstein files because he does not want to become a witness in any future court or congressional testimony. He described Epstein as a “sensational con man” and said he feels fortunate never to have met him, noting that Epstein never visited Omaha and Gates never involved Buffett in any gatherings with the disgraced financier. Buffett added that his eyesight prevents him from reading the documents himself, so a friend reads them aloud; what he heard left him “stunned at how one person could fool so many powerful figures,” prompting him to distance himself until the matter clears up.

The interview also covered the decades‑long partnership between Buffett and Gates, which began in 1991 and grew into a highly visible philanthropic alliance. Together they co‑founded The Giving Pledge and, since 2006, Buffett has donated more than $43 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Gates Foundation—making him one of its largest donors and supporting global health, education, and poverty‑reduction initiatives. While Buffett expressed no regret over those gifts, he noted that he resigned from the foundation’s board after the Gates’ divorce became public and now prefers not to learn anything new that could entangle him legally.

Buffett’s decision underscores how even the most prominent philanthropists will limit personal contact when legal risk emerges. At 95, he continues to prioritize clarity and risk avoidance, reinforcing his reputation for cautious decision‑making. The pause in communication between the two billionaires highlights the broader impact of the Epstein revelations on high‑profile relationships and raises questions about whether their historic collaboration will ever fully resume.

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yahoo news | Epstein files: Buffett says he hasn't talked to Bill Gates ‘since the whole thin...

Warren Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick that he has not spoken to Microsoft co‑founder Bill Gates since the Jeffrey Epstein files were made public. “I haven’t talked to him at all since the whole thing was unveiled,” Buffett said, adding that he does not want to be in a position where he might be called as a witness. He emphasized his desire to avoid any situation where he could be questioned under oath about the matter.

Buffett also reflected on his long‑standing friendship with Gates, acknowledging their shared history but insisting that, until the controversy is “cleared up,” there is little point in extensive public discussion. “I think until it gets cleared up, it doesn’t make sense to do a lot of talking,” he explained, underscoring his reluctance to become entangled in legal proceedings or further scrutiny.

During the interview, Buffett briefly addressed the broader ramifications of the Epstein scandal, describing the man as a “con man” who preyed on people’s weaknesses. He noted that the revelations have affected many high‑profile individuals, including Gates, and expressed astonishment that someone could achieve such success while engaging in such conduct. This commentary came as part of a broader discussion about the fallout from the recently released Epstein files.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/warren-buffett-bill-gates-epstein.html

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Today in Labor History March 28, 1979: Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant, in Pennsylvania, had a level-5 partial meltdown, the worst nuclear power accident in U.S. history, and one of the worst in the world, prior to Chernobyl. TMI operators had not been adequately trained to handle the type of malfunction that led to the meltdown and, consequently, a delay in mitigation efforts. Clean-up began in 1993, at a cost of $2 billion in today’s dollars. Officials concluded that the release of radioactive material from the plant did not raise exposure levels of nearby residents to a level that would increase cancer cases by even one additional case. However, anti-nuclear groups hired their own independent investigators who found that radiation levels in the area were significantly elevated. A peer-reviewed study by Dr. Steven Wing found a significant increase in cancers from 1979-1985 among people living within ten miles of TMI. And in 2009, Dr. Wing said that the amount of radiation released during the accident was likely "thousands of times greater" than the NRC's estimates.

In 2024, Bill Gates obtained exclusive rights to the “carbon-free” energy from TMI, once it reopens, to power his Artificial Intelligence farms, starting in 2028. Other Tech Barons are also looking to exploit nuclear power for their energy-hungry AI farms. Data centers currently account for about 1 to 1.5 percent of global electricity use. NVIDIA will be shipping out over 1.5 million AI server units per year by 2027. These servers, alone, would consume at over 85.4 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, more than many small countries use in a year. Yet, the U.S. still has no permanent radioactive waste storage facilities. As of 2023, the U.S. had roughly 88,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors, and all of this is stranded at the reactor sites. Experts expect this number to grow by 2,000 metric tons each year.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/energy/three-mile-island-microsoft-ai/index.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nuclear-waste-is-piling-up-does-the-u-s-have-a-plan/

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