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Success
A dropout living in a trailer, he got $1 million from Peter Thiel at 19—now he’s a billionaire who says the American Dream isn’t dead
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 18, 2026
Entrepreneur James Dacombe
Success
Billionaire Gen Zer dropped out of high school to launch his startup at 17—now he’s the richest self-made 25-year-old in the U.K and all of Europe
By Emma BurleighAugust 17, 2026
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Success
Sam Altman reveals the investing advice billionaire Peter Thiel gave him that helped him amass a $3.3 billion net worth without OpenAI equity
By Preston ForeAugust 3, 2026
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Success
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault reveals he owned nearly 20% of Netflix, but cashed out too early—his stake could be worth up to $60 billion today
By Emma BurleighJuly 29, 2026
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Success
Larry Page and Sergey Brin splash $225 million in Miami property as billionaires flee California’s tax—and Google is expanding its office there too
By Emma BurleighJuly 22, 2026
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Politics
Peter Thiel just gave the public its closest look yet at his ‘Antichrist’ theory—and it’s a tech and climate regulator
By Nick LichtenbergJuly 18, 2026
The global rich like Peter Thiel are eyeing the exit door. Argentina wants to be a ‘serious contender’ in the migration game
Investing
The global rich like Peter Thiel are eyeing the exit door. Argentina wants to be a ‘serious contender’ in the migration game
By Mia OsmonbekovJuly 16, 2026
Peter Thiel and other tech billionaires are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them rich
Big Tech
Peter Thiel and other tech billionaires are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them rich
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 12, 2026
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Politics
Leon Black says Epstein’s network included Elon Musk, Sergey Brin and Peter Thiel, while saying ‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde’
By Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressJune 26, 2026
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Startups & Venture
Anduril’s Trae Stephens says defense tech is headed for a shakeout
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 5, 2026
Who is Chris Olah? The atheist Anthropic cofounder the Pope chose to sit beside him at the Vatican and tell the tech industry it can’t govern itself
AI
Who is Chris Olah? The atheist Anthropic cofounder the Pope chose to sit beside him at the Vatican and tell the tech industry it can’t govern itself
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 3, 2026
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AI
Forget the STEM safety net. Peter Thiel warns AI is a bigger threat to technical roles than to creative thinkers
By Jake AngeloMay 31, 2026
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Energy
Peter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billion
By Sasha RogelbergMay 14, 2026
The ‘PayPal Mafia’ built a $1.5 billion fintech pioneer. The company they left behind is on life support
Startups & Venture
The ‘PayPal Mafia’ built a $1.5 billion fintech pioneer. The company they left behind is on life support
By Eva RoytburgMay 6, 2026
Palantir published a mini manifesto calling some cultures ‘harmful’ and ‘middling’ and said Silicon Valley has ‘a moral debt’ to the U.S.
AI
Palantir published a mini manifesto calling some cultures ‘harmful’ and ‘middling’ and said Silicon Valley has ‘a moral debt’ to the U.S.
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 22, 2026
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