Apple will keep paying Tim Cook $47 million a year, plus stock awards.
Cook will be the chairman of Apple's board as he continues to rake in millions.
New CEO John Ternus also stands to earn $58 million in his first year.
www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-app...
Cook will be the chairman of Apple's board as he continues to rake in millions.
New CEO John Ternus also stands to earn $58 million in his first year.
www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-app...
Tim Cook will continue to collect a CEO-sized paycheck at Apple
Tim Cook is poised to earn a $2 million salary and stock awards with a target value of $45 million in his first year as Apple's executive chairman.
www.businessinsider.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
1/ Monaco is home to 29 billionaires worth a combined $167 billion. Its newest neighborhood, Mareterra, is even more exclusive, and generated a previously unreported $3 billion profit for its investors. I visited Monaco in June and dug into it for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
Inside Monaco’s Mareterra, The World’s Most Expensive Neighborhood
With $200-million-plus villas and homes selling for record sums, this luxury development overlooking the Mediterranean is home to several billionaires and F1 stars.
www.forbes.com
August 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
GROUNDWORK: “.. After adjusting for inflation, corporate profits have grown 52% since 2019. Wages have grown just 12%.”
@groundwork.bsky.social
@groundwork.bsky.social
August 27, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Buss children are squabbling over their remaining Lakers stake: defector.com/the-buss-chi...
The Buss Children Are Squabbling Over Their Remaining Lakers Stake | Defector
When Lakers majority owner Jerry Buss died in 2013, he left his 66 percent stake to six of his children, with daughter Jeanie Buss acting as the team’s governor. Jerry hoped his family would hold on…
defector.com
August 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Banger after banger after banger in Zuckerberg’s delusional AI fever dream essay www.404media.co/mark-zuckerb...
Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged 6,500-Word Essay About Giving Everyone AI Superintelligence
"The future is for everyone," Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.
www.404media.co
August 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The 50 top megadonors have given $1.6 BILLION to influence the midterm elections so far. They mostly represent the finance & tech industries (venture capital, AI, crypto, gambling), and many oppose consumer-protection regulations that impact their profits. www.washingtonpost.com/elections/in...
Meet the megadonors pouring more than $1.6 billion into the 2026 elections
Billionaires and newly minted trillionaire Elon Musk make up the top individual donors.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I’ve been writing about the rich for years and ho boy, this one
July 19, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Bezos told CNBC there is "way too much corporate welfare, way too much corporate subsidies"
the Trump admin literally JUST redirected billions in infrastructure bill taxpayer subsidies to his LEO satellite broadband company for service he ALREADY PLANNED TO DEPLOY
shameless fuck
the Trump admin literally JUST redirected billions in infrastructure bill taxpayer subsidies to his LEO satellite broadband company for service he ALREADY PLANNED TO DEPLOY
shameless fuck
Jeff Bezos says bottom half of earners should pay zero in income taxes
Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners.
www.cnbc.com
May 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
May 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Anna Wintour held an emergency 'crisis meeting' with Vogue advisers as backlash over Jeff Bezos' Met Gala involvement exploded. A source: 'Anna is genuinely shocked. She never imagined the gala would start being seen as a symbol of excess.' radaronline.com/p/anna-wint...
May 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Elon Musk’s first compensation figure after Tesla Inc. shareholders approved his moonshot pay package is in, and it’s a doozy: $158 billion.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Compensation Totals $158 Billion for 2025
Elon Musk’s first compensation figure after Tesla Inc. shareholders approved his moonshot pay package is in, and it’s a doozy: $158 billion.
bloom.bg
May 1, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"Ms. Gilbert-Soto, 32, describes herself on Instagram as a 'holistic health coach' and a 'clean meat enthusiast.' She, like Mr. Brin, regularly attends Burning Man, and she appeared on a season of 'Vanderpump Rules.'” Love to encounter new California Nightmare People. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/u...
Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a ‘MAGA Girlfriend’ by His Side
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2026 at 5:12 PM
April 10, 2026 at 7:12 AM
David Zaslav will receive ~$887M in total compensation for the Warner Bros & Paramount merger
(via Variety)
(via Variety)
March 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
“The Times analysis found 300 billionaires and their families donated more than $3 billion—19% of all contributions—in federal elections in 2024. The billionaire families gave an average total of $10 million each in 2024, roughly equal to what 100,000 typical political donors gave, combined.“ Gift:
Billionaires Are Swaying Elections in All Corners of America
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
In related news about the Washington Post and the state of journalism today, Amazon "ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year, even as its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion."
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor
OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor
Greg Brockman said he started “getting involved politically” in 2025.
buff.ly
January 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM
"I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity."
Scoop from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Scoop from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users of Meta's social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is a long-term problem for both the economy and democracy, particularly as long as center-left parties refuse to introduce measures that will RADICALLY redistribute wealth.
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software. More:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Family Suing OpenAI Over Teen's Suicide Blasts 'Disturbing' Response From Company
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software.
www.rollingstone.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
As of Monday afternoon, county officials said 272 reservations have been made to park at Henderson Executive Airport and 115 have reserved at North Las Vegas Airport.
Scores of private planes due to arrive in Las Vegas ahead of Grand Prix
A rate increase approved by the Clark County Commission in October should produce more revenue on Formula One arrivals than last year with nearly 400 already reserved.
reviewjournal.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
#TeamOrca
"Docked in Spain, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's $450 million megayacht is so big, just to keep its air-conditioning, spa, and pools running, it devours enough electricity every day to light up 580 average American homes, even when the billionaire is not on board" - Luxurylaunches
"Docked in Spain, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's $450 million megayacht is so big, just to keep its air-conditioning, spa, and pools running, it devours enough electricity every day to light up 580 average American homes, even when the billionaire is not on board" - Luxurylaunches
Docked in Spain, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's $450 million megayacht is so big that just to keep its air-conditioning, spa, and pools running, it quietly devours enough electricity every day to lig...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM