Warren Buffett has redirected his annual donations away from Bill Gates' foundation. He will now donate approximately six billion dollars to his family's foundations. Buffett plans to give away his remaining Berkshire Hathaway stock by 2034. This decision accelerates his previous plan for distributing his vast fortune. Gates' foundation acknowledged Buffett's decades of significant past support.

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The billionaire Berkshire Hathaway chair instead donated thousands of shares in his company to four foundations run by his children.

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