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Beth Duckett

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Winston Weinberg’s Harvey Courts Customers With a Growing Sports Sponsorship Push

Harvey’s U.S. Open sponsorship is part of a broader sports push designed to court executives, corporate lawyers and prospective clients.

10.09.2026 9

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Beth Duckett

Lululemon and Canada Goose Have an American Gen Z Problem

Lululemon and Canada Goose face falling U.S. sales, tougher rivals and younger shoppers increasingly resistant to status brands. The brands that...

09.09.2026 10

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Tom Hale’s Oura Heads to the U.S. Open With a $16B IPO in Sight

By partnering with the USTA, Team USA and U.S. Soccer, Oura is building the case for life as a public company. As the Finnish smart ring maker nears a...

27.08.2026 20

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How Jeff Bezos’ $10B Earth Fund Has Fought Climate Change—So Far

A look at the major grants shaping Jeff Bezos’s climate philanthropy, from species recovery and urban parks to sustainable protein.

27.08.2026 30

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The Story Behind Roger Federer’s Bet on On That Became a $300M Fortune

Federer’s post-Nike search for a footwear partner led him to On, where a reported $50 million investment grew alongside the company’s rapid rise.

25.08.2026 30

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The Tech Billionaires Funding A.I.’s Next Chapter on Campus

As the cost of serious A.I. research climbs, universities are increasingly turning to billionaire donors and tech leaders to keep pace. Michael Dell,...

17.08.2026 20

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Every Iconic Car Owned by Elon Musk: From a Vintage Model T to a McLaren F1

Before Tesla made him synonymous with EVs, Elon Musk built an eclectic collection of gasoline-powered classics, supercars and movie memorabilia....

11.08.2026 150

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Why Tech’s Richest Founders Keep Their Billion-Dollar Foundations Offline

Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Reid Hoffman and Jensen Huang run vast foundations with little public access. Privacy, security and efficiency help explain...

04.08.2026 20

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How L’Oréal Is Using A.I. to Extend a Nearly $100B Family Fortune

The beauty giant is turning ChatGPT into a storefront while expanding luxury brands and strengthening the Bettencourt Meyers family’s wealth.

30.07.2026 20

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Bernard Arnault’s Succession Looms as LVMH Returns to Growth

LVMH is returning to growth as the Arnault family expands its control, leaving Bernard Arnault’s succession plans under fresh scrutiny.

29.07.2026 30

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Jensen Huang Turns to Japan’s Robots for Nvidia’s Next Growth Engine

A government-backed A.I. factory, new robotics partnerships and Nvidia’s Cosmos models are placing Japan at the center of Jensen Huang’s next big bet.

23.07.2026 20

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The Hamptons Billionaires Funding More Than Summer Parties

From Michael Bloomberg to John Paulson, the East End’s wealthiest residents are reshaping philanthropy far beyond their summer estates. Meet seven...

22.07.2026 20

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How A.I.’s Most Powerful Backers Are Preparing for Its Consequences

The same billionaires accelerating A.I. are pouring money into safety research, public-interest tools, health care and economic resilience. Jensen...

15.07.2026 20

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6 Living Philanthropists Who Help Preserve America’s National Parks

As America nears its 250th birthday, billionaire philanthropy is reshaping how the country preserves its landscapes and monuments. Ken Griffin,...

03.07.2026 30

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12 Immigrant Founders Driving America’s A.I. Boom

From Elon Musk to Fei-Fei Li, founders who came to the U.S. are driving the companies and research behind today’s multibillion-dollar A.I. boom.

01.07.2026 40

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Behind Summer Davos: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab’s Decades-Long Courtship of China

What began as Klaus Schwab’s China courtship has become a closely watched forum for the entrepreneurs, executives and policymakers shaping the next...

23.06.2026 20

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How Yann LeCun’s Startup Challenges the Logic Behind Today’s A.I. Race

Yann LeCun explains why his startup AMI Labs is pursuing world models, not just larger language models, in a bid to reach human-level A.I.

22.06.2026 30

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LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault Says He Uses A.I. Weekly to Design Products

LVMH is scaling A.I. from product design to retail operations, with CEO Bernard Arnault personally testing A.I. tools on a weekly basis.

18.06.2026 20

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Meet Luna, an A.I. Agent Managing a Brick-and-Mortar Store, and the Humans Behind Her

Backed by Y Combinator, Andon Labs opened a San Francisco shop to see whether A.I. agents can manage workers, logistics and money. The A.I. manaer has...

28.05.2026 30

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