Figures including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg became even wealthier over the past 12 months amid AI buzz, rate cuts, and Trump's win.
Elon Musk capped off 2024 with an extraordinary boost to his wealth, becoming one of the biggest beneficiaries of the year’s historic surge among the world’s richest billionaires. Elon Musk, already the world's richest person,
Jeff Bezos is preparing to launch a satellite broadband service in Britain in a boost to his challenge to rival space rocket billionaire Elon Musk.
Doing that on a maiden flight would be unprecedented: that kind of partial reusability was pioneered by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket firm, and it required several attempts before eventually sticking the landing in 2016.
However, Musk voiced apprehension about the outcomes of her contributions. Responding to a post by entrepreneur John LeFevre, Musk agreed with concerns that Scott’s donations might disproportionately benefit NGOs and individuals with expensive degrees, rather than addressing broader societal needs.
In a significant stride towards closing the digital divide, Jeff Bezos, through Amazon's satellite division Project Kuiper, is gearing up to introduce a satellite broadband service in the UK.
While some have praised her generosity, others, like Musk, have raised questions about the potential influence of concentrated wealth on societal norms and public policy.
As the test was complete, Blue Origin's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos posted a video of the rocket during the test with a caption, "Next stop launch." His post drew a response from rival and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who wished him "Godspeed!", an expression used to wish someone starting a journey. Bezos replied with a praying hands emoji.
AMAZON billionaire Jeff Bezos is set to launch a new satellite broadband service in Britain. Project Kuiper could be operational this year. Amazon told communications regulator Ofcom it wants
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), denied rumors that he has planned a $600 million wedding to marry his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez. Bezos and several other celebrities reacted to the since-debunked report on social media.
Meet American novelist and philanthropist, Mackenzie Scott. In 2024, she donated USD 2 billion, and here's all you need to know about her marriage and divorce from Jeff Bezos and Dan Jewett.
Musk’s fortune soared by a record $170 billion in 2024–putting him an all-time high dollar amount ahead of Jeff Bezos, the world’s second richest person.