What If There Was a Maximum Net Worth? The idea gets tossed around: What if the wealthy had to give their money away after a certain net worth? Find out the potential positive and negative impacts. GOBankingRates · Feb 13
The tech billionaires aren’t just grabbing trophy Florida mansions—they have competing half-billion-dollar megayachts jostling for dock space $500,000 annual docking fees and private marinas are all part of the package for Florida’s wealthy seagoers. Fortune · Feb 12
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? To understand the change in Washington Post’s fortunes, it is worth comparing its demise to the New York Times’s trajectory The Guardian - US · Feb 12
Inside Will Lewis’s tumultuous two years as publisher of the Washington Post Before the Post’s sweeping layoffs and Lewis’s abrupt resignation, his tenure was marked by controversy and clashes with staff The Guardian - US · Feb 12
Elon Musk tops ‘America’s Greatest Innovators’ list: Check where Sam Altman and Jensen Huang rank The groundbreaking, innovative ideas from AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise platforms help in driving the growth of the economy. With no surprise, Forbes250 has named Elon Musk at number one as America’s Greatest Innovators. As reported, Musk is the only person to have founded five companies with multi-billion-dollar valuations in different… The Times of India · Feb 12
Mark Zuckerberg is joining Jeff Bezos in Miami’s billionaire bunker: Take a look inside his portfolio The Meta CEO has spent years accumulating luxury properties, including a secretive ranch with an underground shelter and a Lake Tahoe mountain retreat. Fortune · Feb 12
Washington Post editor acknowledges ‘genuine trauma’ over mass layoffs Matt Murray defends paper’s strategy as ‘demoralized’ staffers ask tough questions in contentious town hall The Guardian - US · Feb 11
Democracy dies in broad daylight: the Trump administration’s frontal assault on the free press When the billionaire owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, bought the Washington Post from the Graham family in 2013, he promised a “golden era to come”. In February 2017, one month into Donald Trump’s first term as US president, the paper adopted the motto: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”, reflecting the perceived… The Conversation · Feb 11
4 Habits of Jeff Bezos That Can Help You With Your Money Even Jeff Bezos had to start somewhere. The tech titan began Amazon in a Washington state garage and built it into one of the biggest companies on the planet. GOBankingRates · Feb 11
Award-winning editor Tina Brown lays into Bezos and ‘junket schmoozer’ ex-publisher Will Lewis over gutting of WaPo newsroom The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff last week, with Lewis stepping down just days later The Independent UK · Feb 11
Is it possible to develop AI without the US? Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year The Guardian - US · Feb 10
As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival The Washington Post’s evisceration at the hands of its billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, didn’t have to happen. The Conversation · Feb 10
Lyft CEO David Risher is still a driver for the company: It made him realize being even one minute late could cost the customer their job Being a driver has carried Risher through his entire career: His first job was delivering the Washington Post. He worked under Jeff Bezos at Amazon before his time at Lyft. Fortune · Feb 9
‘This falls squarely on Jeff Bezos’ shoulders’: Internet reacts to GoFundMe for laid-off Washington Post journalists The Washington Post Guild created a GoFundMe for more than 300 journalists who were laid off at the mainstay newspaper on Wednesday morning, and said they were overwhelmed by the influx of donations from near and far. The Times of India · Feb 8
Euronews · Feb 8 CEO of The Washington Post steps down days after mass layoffs In an email to staff shared on social media by one of the newspaper's reporters, Will Lewis said it was "the right time for me to step aside."
The Guardian - US · Feb 8 As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump Jeff Bezos’s axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America’s democracy to withstand Trump’s attacks
Newslaundry · Feb 8 The Indian rightwing is celebrating the Washington Post layoffs. Here’s why that’s terribly idiotic There are several serious conversations to be had about the Washington Post layoffs – about money, sustainability, the slow cannibalisation of news by tech platforms, and what journalism is now expected to do in 2026.
The Guardian - US · Feb 7 Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts Departure comes days after newspaper laid off nearly one-third of staff, including more than 300 journalists
The Independent UK · Feb 7 Washington Post publisher Will Lewis steps down just days after axing hundreds of staff at Jeff Bezos’ newspaper Post reporters shared images of a memo sent by publisher and CEO William Lewis announcing his departure
Newslaundry · Feb 7 Paisa and power can’t protect journalism: Why readers are the only safety net that works Yay! Newslaundry is 14 years old.
The Guardian - US · Feb 6 Bob Woodward says he is ‘crushed’ by Washington Post layoffs Watergate reporter says colleagues and readers ‘deserve more’ after newspaper lays off hundreds of workers
Fortune · Feb 6 Larry Ellison and Jeff Bezos have seen more than $66 billion swiped from their net worths since the start of this year as AI-driven slump sees tech billionaires’ wealth free-fall AI bubble fears have led to billions erased from tech CEOs’ net worth overnight—and Oracle founder Larry Ellison has been hit the hardest this year.
Newslaundry · Feb 6 From Watergate to watered-down: Every Indian journalist should read this piece The Washington Post – WaPo for short – has inspired journalists of several generations, thanks in part to Hollywood. Two Oscar-nominated movies have been made about the paper and its people. The first was All the President’s Men, based on the story of how the paper broke the mother of…
Evening Standard · Feb 6 Amazon shares tumble after launching £147bn AI spending plan Shares in the company slid in value after it became the latest tech giant to commit to vast spending.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6 Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision review – some of Charles’s ideas are strangely trippy Jeff Bezos gives yet another powerful person an uncritical profile. The point of this one: if we’d listened to the king, there would be no climate crisis – even if some of his ideas are a bit woo-woo