How this Google alum became a low-key AI billionaire
An alum of Google and Twitter, Edwin Chen built his data labeling company, Surge, in the shadows of the AI revolution. Now the 37-year-old wants to make his voice heard.
Phoebe Liu, Forbes Staff
How the world’s second-richest person and his son pulled off the $8 billion Paramount deal
David Ellison, son of the software centi-billionaire, nurtured a relationship with Paramount over 15 years. His father’s fortune and political status sealed the deal.
Jeff Bezos is getting a new neighbour at Miami’s “billionaire bunker”
An empty 1.8 acre lot on Indian Creek island just sold for a record-setting amount of more than $100 million–providing a fat return for the seller, a German developer.
Meet venture capital’s first woman billionaire
The Indonesian immigrant, former figure skater and early Facebook investor is America’s first and only billionaire female venture capitalist.
Where Google cofounder Sergey Brin is putting his new $700 million charitable gift
The world’s eighth-richest person and the biggest individual donor to research on Parkinson’s disease just gave a valuable sliver of his Alphabet shares to charitable entities that fund healthcare research and treatments.
Apple design guru Jony Ive set to become a billionaire thanks to Open AI deal
The all-stock deal with OpenAI values Ive’s AI hardware startup io at $6.5 billion—and is set to be a major windfall for the man who designed the iPhone.
From startups to sports teams: How this serial entrepreneur built a $2.8bn fortune
Diapers.com cofounder, Timberwolves co-owner and former Walmart e-commerce chief Marc Lore is betting heavily on his takeout and delivery startup Wonder.
Sergey Brin’s $2 billion quest to tackle Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder and now autism
The Google cofounder has donated more than $1.5 billion to Parkinson’s research. Now, as he takes on autism, he’s also investing in startups working to develop therapies and treatments. Here’s how.
How much is TikTok really worth?
TikTok is difficult to value. Keeping those complications in mind, Forbes spoke with at least nine people and came up with these different scenarios.
Who is Frank McCourt, the billionaire trying to buy TikTok?
McCourt sold the Los Angeles Dodgers for a hefty sum in 2012. Here’s how he’s been building his business and media empire since, and setting up a consortium to purchase TikTok.