Warren Buffett has omitted the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from his annual Berkshire Hathaway stock donations, directing them instead to four family-controlled foundations. The change follows a 2006 irrevocable commitment to donate shares during his lifetime and occurs after the U.S. Department of Justice released files on Bill Gates' ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett, age 95, stated that remaining shares will be transferred by December 31, 2034.