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Tech billionaires

International

Musk is the world’s first trillionaire. Who was the first billionaire?

Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel's family office is joining Citadel Securities and Microsoft in the 55-storey tower.
Property

Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel’s family office pays record rent for top Miami tower

Zhang Yiming’s net worth climbs to US$92.8 billion, cementing his position as China’s richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
International

TikTok billionaire overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s second-richest person

Britain's King Charles speaks with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and AMD President Lisa Su during a meeting with chief executives from the technology industry at Blair House in Washington, April 28, 2026.
International

King Charles meets with US tech leaders, talks startup challenges

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has lost US$8 billion since late January as mounting anxiety over the costs and potential of AI weigh on the company’s shares.
Companies & Markets

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang falls out of world’s 10 richest ranking

In 2016, the Cambricon project was spun off and founded as a company, with the academy as an early financial backer.
International

US sanctions propel Chinese AI prodigy to US$23 billion fortune

Mark Zuckerberg’s US$29.2 billion drop is the fourth-largest one-day market-driven decline ever recorded by Bloomberg’s wealth index.
International

Zuckerberg drops two spots in billionaire ranks as Meta AI plans shake investors

At last count, Meta is said to have recruited more than 50 people to turbocharge its AI ambitions, at least 21 of which were from rival firm OpenAI.
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

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