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Industry Tech Culture

Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison is building a media empire, with stakes in TikTok, CBS, CNN and more

Editor's take: Larry Ellison has spent decades shaping Silicon Valley through Oracle, the software company he co-founded in 1977. Now 81, and with a fortune that recently placed him among the richest people in the world, Ellison is moving in a new direction: media ownership. His investments, alongside those of his son, David, suggest ambitions that extend well beyond the corporate software world he helped define.

Full story By Skye Jacobs, September 23, 2025, 9:21 PM 10 comments

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Bill Gates takes aim at Elon Musk: I'd rather fund vaccines than go to Mars

The former Microsoft boss did have some good things to say about Musk, though

What just happened? Bill Gates and Elon Musk are two of the wealthiest people in the world, but they certainly don't see eye to eye. The pair have had public spats in the past, and now the former Microsoft boss has taken a shot at Musk's ambitions for sending missions to and colonizing Mars, saying he would rather pay for vaccines than travel to the red planet.

Full story By Rob Thubron, February 3, 2023, 8:49 AM 40 comments

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Jeff Bezos plans to give away the majority of his fortune

Bezos wants his money to be used to make a difference

By Shawn Knight, November 14, 2022, 11:43 AM 51 comments

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Melinda French Gates will no longer give most of her wealth to the Gates Foundation

French Gates wants to give away her fortune as thoughtfully and impactfully as possible

By Shawn Knight, February 2, 2022, 1:48 PM 24 comments

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Amazon's new $2 billion housing fund will 'create or preserve' 20,000 affordable homes

Amazon is using its fortunes for good

By Cohen Coberly, January 7, 2021, 2:54 PM 8 comments

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Netflix is developing a three-part Bill Gates documentary

Inside Bill's Brain will focus on the post-CEO life of Gates

By Shawn Knight, August 20, 2019, 6:47 PM 10 comments

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Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder dead at 65

The man who made philanthropy a way of life

By Paul Taylor, October 15, 2018, 7:57 PM 7 comments

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Jeff Bezos announces $2 billion fund to build preschools, help homeless families

The Amazon founder isn't known for his philanthropy

By Rob Thubron, September 14, 2018, 6:58 AM 12 comments

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Zuckerberg and Chan launch $3 billion initiative to cure all diseases

By Rob Thubron, September 22, 2016, 11:00 AM 22 comments

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Bill Gates launches 'gamified' campaign to help fight poverty

By Jose Vilches, June 9, 2016, 4:15 PM 26 comments

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Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla will give away 99 percent of their Facebook shares

By Shawn Knight, December 1, 2015, 7:45 PM 25 comments

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Gates Foundation pledges $75M to fund network of disease surveillance centers in developing nations

By Shawn Knight, May 7, 2015, 1:30 PM 14 comments