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Buffett donations, Bezos’ nuptials, racist investors, and Musk is sorry

Buffett donations, Bezos’ nuptials, racist investors, and Musk is sorry

Published 1 year, 3 months ago
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‘Merica:

Elon Musk says he'll form the 'America Party' if Trump's 'insane' spending bill passes

Trump says he'll 'look' at deporting Musk as feud reignites

Buffett donates $6B in Berkshire stock to 5 foundations: Lifetime giving tops $60B MM

9.43 million shares to the Gates Foundation

943,384 shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation;

660,366 shares to each of three charities led respectively by his children Howard, Susie, and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation and NoVo Foundation

Mark Zuckerberg sees 'the beginning of a new era' for humanity in superintelligence

Tech Workers Say They're Rapidly Being Replaced by AI

Burger King to roll out 1,900-calorie 'yokozuna' burger in sumo collab

The 2,590-yen ($18) Baby Body Burger features five flame-grilled beef patties, four slices of bacon and four slices of cheddar cheese

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Extravagant Wedding Sparks Global Debate on Wealth Inequality

The reportedly $50m affair booked all nine of Venice’s yacht ports, closed parts of the city to the public and forced the relocation of hotel guests to make room for the happy couple.

Though Sánchez claims to be “dedicated to fighting climate change”, and Bezos has called the issue “the biggest threat to our planet”, their guests arrived in the City of Bridges via 96 private jets, the most carbon-intensive mode of transportation.

If Caitlin Clark’s worth a ‘billion’ to WNBA, why is she paid only a fraction of that?

$78,066

Average annual salary for NBA players during the 2024-25 season: approximately $12M

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