Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued his ruling Tuesday after the historic antitrust trial wrapped up in…
Kris Jenner celebrated her 70th birthday with fellow A-List stars including Kim Kardashian, Meghan Markle, Oprah Winfrey, and more. Kris threw her party at the Beverley Hills home of Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos. Guests turned up in dazzling outfits to help celebrate the reality star’s 7th decade. 1 of 30 Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber…
PayPal cofounder and Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel doubled down on his worries about generational conflict and the future of capitalism after a similar warning he issued in 2020 proved eerily prescient. After Tuesday night’s election victory of democratic socialist Zoran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor, an email Thiel sent five years ago…
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. US President Donald Trump said he would be imposing tariffs on semiconductor imports “very shortly” but spare goods from companies like Apple…
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett ushered in a new Gilded Era of philanthropic giving, likened in influence to the Rockefellers and Carnegies. But charity work is about to look very different as higher taxes are threatened on liberal institutions, and new methods of giving are popularized by women mega-donors. MacKenzie Scott has become a pioneer…
To his fellow high priests of the church of climate change, Bill Gates has just committed the ultimate heresy. He has told us that we are not all going to die from scorching temperatures, despite in the past having said “we are setting ourselves up for a humanitarian and geopolitical disaster.” In a new essay…
As the rich get richer and their net worth fluctuates every day, billionaires do not shy away from luxuries. While an EV giant sets out to become the world’s first trillionaire, the other conducts speedboat races, these billionaires have spent nine-figure amounts on leisure activities. These aquatic palaces aren’t just luxury rides, but a status…
Jim Cramer has decided to upgrade Meta Platforms — choosing to view Thursday’s post-earnings stock plunge as a buying opportunity. Meta shares were dropping 12% after the social media giant on Wednesday evening warned of spending increases this year and next to stay ahead in the artificial intelligence race. The Club is bumping Meta stock…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says young people should learn from the journeys of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs, but also remember that their paths are unusual. Speaking at Italian Tech Week recently, Jeff Bezos said college dropouts who went on to build some of the world’s biggest technology companies are the “exception,” not…
In a recent interview at Italian Tech Week, Jeff Bezos shared insights that challenge the popular myth that college dropouts are the ultimate entrepreneurs. He called tech icons like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates “the exception,” emphasising that most successful founders benefit from real-world experience before starting their own companies. Bezos advised young people to…