See the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires, from Sergey Brin's new Dragonfly to Jeff Bezos's Koru

See the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires, from Sergey Brin’s new Dragonfly to Jeff Bezos’s Koru

Superyachts are an increasingly requisite status symbol for billionaires, providing highly secluded leisure and networking sites. They are — more so than real estate — the single most expensive asset you can own. “It’s a bit of a celebration of your success in life, of wealth,” Giovanna Vitelli, the chair of the Azimut Benetti Group,…

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Amidst Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on India, PM Modi to speak to Brazil President Lula; meeting with China’s Xi planned at SCO

Amidst Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on India, PM Modi to speak to Brazil President Lula; meeting with China’s Xi planned at SCO

Modi’s discussions with Lula have gained additional importance following Trump’s implementation of 50% tariffs. (File photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to talk to Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday and plans to visit China in August for the first time since 2018, amid deteriorating relations with the United States.Brazilian President…

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Elon Musk laughing.

The Elon Musk theory of pay

Delaware’s chancery court stands between Elon Musk and investors willingly offering him a fortune. In 2018, when Tesla was worth around $50bn, the carmaker’s shareholders approved a plan to link Mr Musk’s pay to the value of the company. By January 2024, when the court ruled that the pay package was illegal, the carmaker and…

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