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Crypto billionaires help Reform cement fundraising lead

The party received £7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires earlier this year, figures show

Labour MP Jess Asato sues Elon Musk's xAI for damages saying its Grok chatbot tool was used to create fake bikini pictures of her

Jess Asato (pictured), the MP for Lowestoft in Suffolk, previously said it was 'violating' to see the tech billionaire's AI chatbot used to create images of her without consent.

Mark Cuban's job-search advice in the AI era: Look at small businesses

"Start your job search with small businesses," Billionaire Mark Cuban tells job seekers.

Bernie Sanders to Americans: AI companies stole your data, you should own 50% stocks

Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, proposing a one-time 50% tax on the stock of major AI firms. This aims to transfer control from Silicon Valley billionaires to the American public, arguing AI was built on 'stolen' data. The fund would grant public voting shares and eventually distribute dividends.

Billionaire Chip Wilson wins bid to lower Vancouver home’s assessed value by $18m

The B.C. Property Assessment Appeal Board issued a decision dated May 28 ordering BC Assessment to lower the 2025 assessed value of Wilson's home to $64.4 million.

Billionaires already couldn’t talk to their grandchildren. Now they’re on opposite sides of the AI divide

Citi finds AI use jumped to 22% from 13% in a year, even as principals warn data privacy is “non-negotiable” and fear back-door exposure via SaaS tools.

Forget the STEM safety net. Peter Thiel warns AI is a bigger threat to technical roles than to creative thinkers

A LinkedIn report supports some of the billionaire’s predictions, showing job postings mentioning “storytellers” doubled over the past year.

American billionaire Mark Cuban sees ‘deep trouble’ for Sam Altman’s OpenAI

Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban warns OpenAI's massive fundraising may lead to 'deep trouble' if economics don't deliver, questioning AI infrastructure spending returns. He also expressed uncertainty about the LLM market's future and criticized AI firms for hyping risks. Separately, Cuban revealed selling most Bitcoin, finding it an unreliable hedge against global turmoil.

Peter Thiel moves family to Argentina to flee high taxes — and potential nuclear war, AI meltdown: report

The billionaire investor reportedly moved his family to Buenos Aires as a refuge from high taxes, political turmoil and potential catastrophes like nuclear war and an AI meltdown.

Billionaire investor Dan Loeb dismisses AI bubble talk: 'We're barely scratching the surface'

Dan Loeb said he doesn't see a "valuation bubble" in AI, and pointed to Anthropic's rapid progress and Big Tech's earnings and cash generation.

‘Like a billionaire on acid’: Star Wars director Gareth Edwards comes out in favour of AI

Speaking at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event, the Rogue One film-maker Gareth Edwards said ‘it’ll do anything you ask’ and ‘it’s going to be better than CGI’ Jurassic World Rebirth and Rogue One director Gareth Edwards has enthusiastically endorsed the use of generative AI in film-making, saying “it is a fucking genius at helping you” and “it’s going to be better than CGI”. Edwards was speaking at AI on the Lot, an event in Culver City, California, organised by Amazon, and in remarks reported by the Hollywood Reporter said: “I can’t see a reason why you wouldn’t become interested in this stuff as a film-maker. It’s so clearly a tool that might be up there with the camera. It’s going to be better than CGI.” Continue reading...

Peter Thiel has an 'escape plan' from America, the same as Google's founders

Peter Thiel, billionaire Trump donor and Palantir co-founder, has quietly relocated to Argentina, eyeing it as a backup country. Thiel bought a Buenos Aires mansion, enrolled his kids in school, and bonded with President Javier Milei. His move mirrors Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin's California exit, all driven by a proposed 5 percent wealth tax targeting the state's billionaires. Here's what's happening.

Gareth Edwards Is Excited About AI Filmmaking — Even Though It’s Like a “Second-Unit Director Who Is a Billionaire on Acid”

The ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ and ‘Rogue One’ director said he has been experimenting with diffusion models and eventually wants to create a hybrid AI film.

Billionaire's FOMO: UHNIs pouring $ into AI stack

Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien

The Holy Father referenced The Lord of the Rings in his encyclical about AI—an expert (if unintentional) troll of tech billionaires who keep misinterpreting the series.

Billionaire Mark Cuban says bye-bye Bitcoin: Why he is ‘disappointed’ by crypto

‘It’s not the hedge that I expected it to be,’ Cuban said

Billionaire Investor Doerr Calls AI ‘Underhyped’

Despite three years of nonstop AI hype, the 74-year-old Silicon Valley legend says the public still doesn't grasp how big this is.

Anthropic Billionaire Cofounder Joins Pope Leo, Warns AI Job Losses Will Spark "Moral Imperative Of Historic Proportions"

Chris Olah warned the Vatican that his own industry can't be trusted to govern itself.

AI is minting new billionaires, and workers want their share

The Samsung labor showdown in South Korea reflects global concerns about who benefits from the AI industry, and how the wealth being created should be shared.

SpaceX scrubs Starship launch with seconds to go

Not all bad news: Crypto billionaire signs up for a mission to Mars