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Xavier Niel is a French high school dropout who made his $8.1 billion fortune in technology. Now, he's bringing his unconventional software engineering school to Silicon Valley. The school, called 42, will train future computer programmers for free.

JAB Holdings already has a massive coffee empire, and now they're taking the next logical step: doughnuts.

Sumner Redstone's close confident Manuela Herzer continues to question his competency in court. But he seems to know what he wants… men.

Oracle founder Larry Ellison has just donated $200 million to the University of Southern California to create a cancer research center. This donation matches the largest gift in USC history.

Four years after accidentally over drafting $3.4 million into a then seventeen-year-old Christine Jiaxin Lee's account, the Australian bank that made the mistake is filing charges against her. The Malaysian native and college student will likely have to pay the bank back everything she spent – and may find herself spending time in jail, as well.

The boss not only insisted that 2,500 Tien employees take a vacation, but he paid for everything too, to the tune of a little over $7.2 million.

It's good to have family connections, especially when you are a Russian billionaire. Krill Shamalov amassed a billion dollar fortune in just a few years. Oh, and he's married to Putin's daughter.

The next time you're flying coach to Munich, you may be surprised to find yourself sitting next to Jim Koch, the founder of the Sam Adams beer brand and a familiar face from its advertising.

A diamond the size of a tennis ball was uncovered in Botswana last November. The rock is set to break records, and the hearts of jewelry lovers everywhere.

Nicolas Berggruen has given up his wandering rich guy life since he had children, but he's now putting a significant amount of money into a new project that is tied to a single location.

Internet technology mogul Sean Parker announced he plans to donate $250 million to support cancer research. Parker's donation is the largest ever for cancer immunology research.

A billionaire venture capitalist is preparing to head to court to face a suit brought against him by a bunch of aging surfers. It sounds like the plot of a Point Break sequel, but it is playing out in real life for Vinod Khosla.

The move is an especially significant blow for Apple coming from Icahn, who in the past has been one of the most supportive investors in the company.

The documents, consisting of more than 2.6 terabytes of data, have ties to more than 130 politicians, and at least 29 billionaires. Who all has been implicated so far?

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is in remarkably good health at 85 years old. He claims his unconventional diet is the key to his happiness and longevity.