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A Group Of Billionaires Including Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, And Bill Gates Are Funding A Clean Energy "Treasure Hunt" In Melting Greenland

A Group Of Billionaires Including Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, And Bill Gates Are Funding A Clean Energy "Treasure Hunt" In Melting Greenland

Aug 15, 2022

The hunt is on for precious minerals like coal, copper, gold, and zinc, believed to be newly available for mining in the Greenland region and some of which can be used to make batteries for electric cars.

US Authorities Move To Seize $90 Million Plane And $156 Million Yacht Owned By Russian Billionaire Andrei Skoch

US Authorities Move To Seize $90 Million Plane And $156 Million Yacht Owned By Russian Billionaire Andrei Skoch

Aug 11, 2022

Skoch's time as the official owner of his Airbus A319-100, reportedly worth about $90 million and believed to be somewhere in Kazakhstan, seems to be drawing to a close.

MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away More Money In The Last Three Years Than Most Billionaires Give In A Lifetime

MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away More Money In The Last Three Years Than Most Billionaires Give In A Lifetime

Aug 10, 2022

Since her divorce from Jeff Bezos in 2019 left her with a fortune of almost $40 billion, Scott has been unusually committed to giving huge amounts of that fortune away.

Jeff Bezos's Mega Yacht Hauled Away From Dutch Shipyard Following Public Outcry Over Bridge Disassembly Plan

Jeff Bezos's Mega Yacht Hauled Away From Dutch Shipyard Following Public Outcry Over Bridge Disassembly Plan

Aug 8, 2022

Oceanco, the yacht building firm that is constructing Bezos's nearly completed yacht, has seen it turned into a public relations nightmare due to the bridge idea, which was widely mocked and criticized by both Rotterdam locals and interested people across the world.

100 Years Ago, One Random Guy Owned 5% Of All Oil Found In Iraq… And YES He Died One Of The Richest People On The Planet

100 Years Ago, One Random Guy Owned 5% Of All Oil Found In Iraq… And YES He Died One Of The Richest People On The Planet

Aug 1, 2022

100 years ago, a British-Armenian oil explorer forged a deal with several major oil companies to search for oil in what is now Iraq. For his efforts he set aside 5% of all oil found for himself…

Billionaire Qatari Sheikh Is Suing A London Art Dealer For Allegedly Selling Him Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fake Ancient Statues

Billionaire Qatari Sheikh Is Suing A London Art Dealer For Allegedly Selling Him Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fake Ancient Statues

Jul 28, 2022

Outside of making the Queen envious, Sheikh Hamad generally spends his time investing in art. His legendary art habit has recently found its way into the tabloid headlines thanks to a lawsuit filed against respected London art dealer

Bill Gates Just Bought A 17th Century Roman Palazzo For $170 Million. Plans To Convert Into A Hotel

Bill Gates Just Bought A 17th Century Roman Palazzo For $170 Million. Plans To Convert Into A Hotel

Jul 27, 2022

It's called the Palazzo Marini, a huge complex that's adjacent to the famous Trevi Fountain, and Gates (through Four Seasons) has already reportedly put down a $21 million down payment on the property.

Sergey Brin's Ex-Wife Nicole Shanahan Is Reportedly Seeking $1 Billion Divorce Settlement, Claims She Signed Prenup "Under Duress"

Sergey Brin's Ex-Wife Nicole Shanahan Is Reportedly Seeking $1 Billion Divorce Settlement, Claims She Signed Prenup "Under Duress"

Jul 26, 2022

Sergey Brin's soon-to-be ex-wife reportedly wants a $1 billion divorce settlement.

Elon Musk Allegedly Slept With Sergey Brin's Wife During A 4-Hour Miami Layover… And That's Why The Google Co-Founder Filed For Divorce

Elon Musk Allegedly Slept With Sergey Brin's Wife During A 4-Hour Miami Layover… And That's Why The Google Co-Founder Filed For Divorce

Jul 24, 2022

Both Elon Musk and Nicole Shanahan have now denied what was unquestionably a very salacious story published by the Wall Street Journal.

Chanel Is Privately Owned By Two Reclusive Brothers. And Their Combined Net Worth Ranks Them Among The 10 Richest People In The World

Chanel Is Privately Owned By Two Reclusive Brothers. And Their Combined Net Worth Ranks Them Among The 10 Richest People In The World

Jul 14, 2022

Both Wertheimer brothers own equal shares in Chanel, so they both benefit more or less equally from the company's fortunes. And those fortunes have been especially good in recent months.

12 Minutes Apart On Twitter: Bill Gates Donates $20 Billion To Charity… Elon Musk Posts A Hunter Biden Joke (Guess Who Got More Likes)

12 Minutes Apart On Twitter: Bill Gates Donates $20 Billion To Charity… Elon Musk Posts A Hunter Biden Joke (Guess Who Got More Likes)

Jul 13, 2022

In a surprise move, Bill Gates just transferred $20 billion of his private wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (which he and Melinda still run together)…

Jeff Bezos's Giant Superyacht Won't Be Passing Through Rotterdam After All Following Outcry Over Dismantling Historic Bridge

Jeff Bezos's Giant Superyacht Won't Be Passing Through Rotterdam After All Following Outcry Over Dismantling Historic Bridge

Jul 13, 2022

Koningshaven Bridge, known colloquially as "De Hef," first opened all the way back in 1927, and has never been disassembled to allow for any particularly large crafts to pass through in that time.

Ukrainian Oligarch Rinat Akhmetov Suing Russian Government Over Property Seizures

Ukrainian Oligarch Rinat Akhmetov Suing Russian Government Over Property Seizures

Jul 6, 2022

Not mentioned in the lawsuit is a precise sum of damages being sought by Akhmetov from the Russian Federation, a figure which the press release says "cannot yet be assessed given the ongoing war."

Sergey Brin – The Sixth Richest Person In The World – Just Filed For Divorce

Sergey Brin – The Sixth Richest Person In The World – Just Filed For Divorce

Jul 5, 2022

Brin isn't asking for spousal support from Shanahan, naturally, but he's also requesting that she not be awarded any, as well as joint custody of the former couple's daughter.

$4 Billion 'Cryptoqueen' Just Joined Murderers And Cartel Leaders On The FBI's 10 Most-Wanted List

$4 Billion 'Cryptoqueen' Just Joined Murderers And Cartel Leaders On The FBI's 10 Most-Wanted List

Jul 2, 2022

Step aside cartel leaders, Ruja Ignatova – AKA the "Cryptoqueen" – is now one of the FBI's 10 most-wanted criminals.