This immigrant just became a biotech billionaire
Shares of Summit Therapeutics, whose cancer drug candidate turned heads after it outperformed a blockbuster drug from Merck, have been on fire. Now both of its co-CEOs are billionaires.
Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes Staff
Meet the fintech billionaire making a fortune rewarding home renters
With support from American Express’ longtime CEO Ken Chenault, the founder of fintech Bilt Rewards has become a billionaire creating a membership rewards program for apartment and home renters across the country.
How this founder went from the Forbes Under 30 List to the Forbes Billionaire List
With support from American Express’ longtime CEO Ken Chenault, the founder of fintech Bilt Rewards has become a billionaire creating a membership rewards program for house and apartment renters across the country.
Hired-hand billionaires: These executives amassed 10-figure fortunes while working for others
The vast majority of U.S. billionaires are founders who started companies or heirs who mostly lucked into their fortunes. A tiny subset got hired into jobs that made them super rich.
Billionaire tracker: The ultra-wealthy who are donating to Israeli Groups following Hamas attacks
So far, a small number of the world’s billionaires have publicly stepped up with donations to humanitarian groups working in Israel.
Mark gets Meta: Zuckerberg talks AI and that Musk MMA fight that’s never going to happen
As social media’s poster boy approaches 40, he’s having his Bill Gates moment: mellowing (a bit), maturing (a bit more) and upending his company with staggering confidence. It’s a big bet on the future of daily human life—and his legacy.
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan on their next billion dollar plan
In a rare interview, the Meta Platforms CEO and his pediatrician wife, who are co-CEOs of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, discuss their plans to use technology to deepen understanding of human cells and tissues—and the impact they want it to have on human health.
Billion dollar blows: Google’s AI miss headlines week of pain for world’s richest
A misstep with Alphabet’s new AI chatbot sent shares tumbling, and the world’s richest person lost billions.
Jeff Bezos awards Dolly Parton US$100 Million to give to her favorite charitable causes
Jeff Bezos, the world’s fourth richest person, has stepped up his philanthropy since ceasing to serve as Amazon CEO last year.
Billionaire Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz dies at age 78
The Austrian entrepreneur got his start in marketing and applied his skills to burnish the image of energy drink Red Bull. He was ranked among the 100 richest people in the world by Forbes.