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Bill Gates on Elon Musk: "The world’s richest man has been involved in the deaths of the world’s poorest children." From the Bill Gates Q&A with @dwallacewells.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...
May 8, 2025, 5:58 PM
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