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Tech billionaires

Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Meta has an algorithm problem – just not the one it thinks it has

Larry Ellison is planning new ways to leverage his soaring wealth.
International

Oracle’s Larry Ellison overtakes Mark Zuckerberg as world’s second-richest person

The sale follows a familiar pattern for Dell, who also sold two blocks of 10 million shares in September, generating more than US$2.3 billion.
Companies & Markets

Billionaire Michael Dell reaps US$1.2 billion from stock sale

No single person should lead a platform for billions of users for more than a decade, never mind more than 20 years, as Zuckerberg has done.
Opinion & Features

Tech billionaires mired in their reality-distortion fields

Tech moguls (from left) Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attending Donald Trump's inauguration. Trumpism may represent the peak of the political cult of entrepreneurs.
Opinion & Features
LIFE & CULTURE

The political cult of the entrepreneur

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc, from left, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc.; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc, and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc, at the presidential inauguration in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan 20, 2025.
Opinion & Features

Donald Trump’s America will not become a tech oligarchy

Elon Musk's close relationship with incoming US president Donald Trump helped increase the value of his companies, including Tesla, SpaceX and xAI.
Global Enterprise

World’s 500 richest people surpass US$10 trillion in wealth in 2024

The wealth of Apac’s billionaires soared 141 per cent over the last 10 years, according to the 10th UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report. 
Companies & Markets

Fortunes of Apac billionaires outstripped global wealth growth last decade: report

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 8, 2024 Elon Musk is seen during the final match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz of the U.S. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

The tech bro style in American politics

Jensen Huang is the world’s 18th richest person and his wealth has grown by US$51 billion year-to-date, even after the sharp drop on Tuesday, according to the index.
International

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang loses US$10 billion in his biggest wealth wipeout

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