A year of movement among world’s 20 richest, with Elon Musk (almost) untouchable at the top
The rise of artificial intelligence is causing shifts in the rankings, with Larry Page, Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison in the top five
Newsom against the billionaire tax in California: Keys to the fiscal battle
The proposal to tax the wealth of the ultra-rich at 5% pits the governor against a segment of the electorate that sees it as a direct response to inequality
Shoshana Zuboff, philosopher: ‘AI is surveillance capitalism continuing to evolve and expand’
The author of ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’ applauds the EU’s initiatives to curb big tech and calls on the bloc not to bow to pressure from Trump
Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke
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Besides the quantum leap in storage, Gmail also came equipped with Google’s search technology so users could quickly retrieve a tidbit from an old email, photo or other personal information stored on the service
Elon Musk reclaims title as world’s richest person in good year for billionaires
Most of the world’s 20 largest fortunes increased thanks to the strong performance of tech companies and rising stock prices
YouTube CEO steps down, severing longtime ties to Google
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The company’s ad revenue during the final six months of last year dropped 5% from the previous year
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