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Melinda French Gates weighs in on the generosity of billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel: 'I would not call those men philanthropists'
Melinda French Gates said the new generation of "billionaire activists," like Elon Musk or Peter Th…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Billionaire Peter Thiel is one of thousands due to be cryogenically frozen after they die — inside the industry selling life after death
Thousands of people have signed up to be cryogenically frozen after they die, even though there is …
Alia Shoaib
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Peter Thiel thinks he may have met Satoshi Nakamoto and says he knows where he'd look for the mysterious bitcoin creator
"My sort of theory on Satoshi's identity was that Satoshi was on that beach in Anguilla," Thiel sai…
Isabelle Lee
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Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is under fire from Arizona Republicans hoping to defeat his Trump-backed protégé Blake Masters in Senate primary
Highlighting Thiel's $13.5 million in spending, businessman Jim Lamon hopes to capitalize on GOP su…
Bryan Metzger
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Trump endorses Thiel-backed Senate candidate Blake Masters, calls Attorney General Brnovich 'such a disappointment'
Trump dubbed Masters, a self-described "nationalist" and populist backed by $13.5 million from bill…
Bryan Metzger
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Paypal founder Peter Thiel's foundation invests in an Indian fund for farmers
“We see immense value in Kisan Network’s focus in providing market linkages directly to farmers,…
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GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters falsely says the gender pay gap is a 'fake left-wing narrative' because men do 'the most dangerous jobs'
"Men are the ones who are doing risky, you know, fishing–crab in Alaska," Masters, a Peter Th…
Brent D. Griffiths,Jake Lahut
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Peter Thiel called out Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, and Larry Fink as bitcoin's enemies. Here's how 6 crypto experts reacted.
The world needs a "Crypto Buffet" that can plainly explain how investing in crypto is a solid long-…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Pet owners will freeze their dying animals to one day bring them back to life. Billionaire Peter Thiel is backing the technology to make it happen.
A startup backed by Peter Thiel aims to establish a network of veterinary clinics that provide stan…
Melia Russell
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Billionaire Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel is in the process of acquiring Maltese citizenship, report says
The EU is trying to ban Malta's "golden passport" scheme, which grants foreigners citizenship in ex…
Hannah Towey
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Billionaire Peter Thiel says he's signed up to be frozen and preserved when he dies so people can revive him in the future if the tech even works
"We should either conquer death or at least figure out why it's impossible," Thiel said, adding tha…
Matthew Loh
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Crypto firm CrossTower will be celebrating Diwali at the World Trade Centre with fireworks over the Hudson River in New York
For the first time in history, three-day Diwali celebrations will be held from November 2-4, sho…
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Billionaire investor Peter Thiel called out Apple and Google, warned about TikTok and bitcoin, and criticized China at a recent event. Here are the 17 best quotes.
The PayPal and Palantir cofounder said he was also worried about AI and wanted to restrict US inves…
Theron Mohamed
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Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel warns bitcoin might serve as a Chinese financial weapon against the US - and says it threatens the dollar
The PayPal and Palantir cofounder made the suggestion during a discussion about China disliking tha…
Shalini Nagarajan
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A Republican Senate candidate endorsed by Peter Thiel is campaigning on a pledge to vote only for judges who oppose the SCOTUS ruling establishing the right to birth control
Blake Masters pledged to vote for judges who believe Griswold v. Connecticut, Roe v. Wade, and Plan…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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This startup funds your lawsuit in exchange for a part in the payoff
The idea here is, using historical lawsuit data; the result of a lawsuit can be predicted before it…
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Want to start your own business? Know what helped OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal start his own company!
“The first quarter was spending at the bay area, hanging out with starters, learning from our mento…
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Peter Thiel is betting on magic mushrooms to treat depression - and he's not the only one
One of them is Compass Pathways, a for-profit company that Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peter Thiel …
Erin Brodwin
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The life and rise of Peter Thiel, the successful and controversial investor who is reportedly leaving Silicon Valley
As a famously private person, Thiel has yet to confirm the move, or the rumors that he might also b…
Prachi Bhardwaj
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This Stanford dropout just landed $4.6 million from Peter Thiel's Founders Fund to help people automatically fight parking tickets
He said the company works with paralegals to identify municipal codes or other hyper-localized laws…