The Top 10 Richest People In The World (February 2026)
The gap between the planet’s two wealthiest people has never been larger heading into the New Year.
Sergey Brin becomes world’s third-richest —overtakes Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison after Alphabet hits US$4 trillion
The Google parent’s stock hit a new record after a new AI deal with Apple, pushing its market value above $4 trillion.
Character.ai and Google will settle lawsuits over teen suicides
Documents made public on Tuesday and Wednesday did not provide any further details on a “mediated settlement” between parents and the companies.
Most Googled Australians of 2025: Revealed
Australian health influencer Belle Gibson has topped Google’s list of most-searched public figures in the country, after Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ series detailing her cancer hoax hit screens earlier this year.
Google’s hot new AI coding tool was hacked a day after launch
A security researcher discovered a major flaw in the coding product, the latest example of companies rushing out AI tools vulnerable to hacking.
Larry Page becomes No. 2 richest—bumping Larry Ellison—as Alphabet shares rally
The Google parent’s stock has accelerated over the last week and is now valued more than Microsoft.
Google cofounder Larry Page overtakes Bezos for world’s third richest
Google cofounder Larry Page overtook Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s third-wealthiest person Wednesday, as Alphabet’s stock surged by nearly 6% in the wake of strong third quarter earnings and the release of Google’s Gemini 3 AI model.
Google issues critical new VPN threat warning for billions of users
Updated November 9 with details of what a VPN is and how it actually works to sit alongside the warning from Google about malicious VPN activity, fake apps and scams.
Google shares hit record high after judge doesn’t order it to be broken up
The ruling also boosted Apple’s shares, as Google will be allowed to continue paying the iPhone maker billions every year to remain the default search engine on its devices.
Google allowed to keep Chrome but must share search data with competitors
Federal prosecutors pushed a judge to force Google to sell its Chrome browser after the company was ruled as a monopolist in court last year.