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The Richest 1% Blew Their 2026 Carbon Budget in 10 Days. Some Did It in 3

A new report underscores the vastly disproportionate role the super-rich play in driving the climate crisis.

Climate Change Ellyn Lapointe Jan 16

Peter Thiel speaking at the Republican National Convention in 2016

California Might Tax Billionaires. Cue the Inevitable Tech Billionaire Tantrum

They say they're going to do something that rhymes with "grieve."

Politics Mike Pearl Dec 27

Bret Taylor, now a billionaire, pictured when he was CTO of Facebook in 2012

More Than 50 People Became AI Billionaires in 2025

AI hype has lost its luster, but a lot of AI people are super rich now.

Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl Dec 26

Tech Billionaires’ Project to Build a New City in California is Primed for a Comeback

Can California Forever pull it off?

Tech News Lucas Ropek Oct 23

Billionaire Tech Mogul Palmer Luckey Sues After Getting Trapped in His Own Elevator

The VR entrepreneur turned defense contractor was stuck in a car elevator for ten minutes, according to a lawsuit.

Tech News Matthew Gault Jul 23

Members of Congress to Receive Covid-19 Vaccine While Debating How Many Crumbs to Give Americans

Members of Congress will be able to get vaccinated for covid-19 in the first round of inoculations currently being rolled out by Pfizer and BioNTech, according to the physician to Congress and a new report from Reuters. Meanwhile, those same members of Congress are still debating whether to give Americans $600 each in a one-off…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 18

The Amazonification of Climate Change Is Here

This has been the year Amazon has gone hard on climate. As part of that effort, the company announced new climate commitments, a fund to invest in sustainable technology, and hockey arena naming rights. The fund, dubbed the Climate Pledge Fund, announced its first investments on Thursday. The companies include CarbonCure, Pachama, Redwood Materials, Rivian,…

Earther Brian Kahn Sep 17

A Billionaire Who Funds Climate Denial Is No Longer on American Museum of Natural History Board

Billionaire Rebekah Mercer, who with her father Robert Mercer has poured millions of dollars into climate-denying organizations, candidates, and media, is off the board of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). The New York museum has not publicly said why Mercer no longer has a board seat. In an email to Earther, the AMNH…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Feb 25

Let’s Not Rely on Billionaires to Fund Climate Action

This week, the richest man in the world announced that he will give $10 billion dollars to the fight to stop the climate crisis. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced his new fund in an Instagram post on Sunday. “Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet,” Bezos wrote. “I want to work alongside others…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Feb 20

The Billionaire Who Built the Dakota Access Pipeline Is ‘Scared to Death’ of a Fracking Ban

Folks, we’ve got a real dilemma on our hands, and that dilemma is whether or not we should ban fracking. It’s a very complex issue, you see. Yeah, fracking is an environmental disaster, so I was pretty stoked when Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill to ban it last week. But…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Feb 6

Jack Ma Donates $14 Million For Coronavirus Vaccine, Like Average U.S. Family Donating $33

Tech billionaire Jack Ma has donated $14.5 million to help develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has killed at least 170 people and sickened over 7,700. Ma is China’s wealthiest person with an estimated $41.8 billion, which means that his donation is roughly equivalent to the average American household donating $33. Ma founded…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 30

Why Won’t Jeff Bezos Send Dick Picks to Help Save the Koalas?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been making headlines lately after giving $690,000 (1 million in Australian dollars) to help Australia recover after devastating bushfires burned 26.4 million acres—and counting. But, now let me pose you a query, dear reader: What if he’d whipped his dick out? I sincerely apologize for conjuring that mental image, but…

Climate Change Alyse Stanley Jan 12

Report: Mike Bloomberg’s Campaign Quietly Pouring Millions Into a Tech Firm He Founded This Year

Former New York City mayor, billionaire, and longshot presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg—who is definitely, totally not just a clueless rich guy running a widely unpopular vanity campaign—is pouring a considerable portion of his gratuitous wealth into a digital advertising firm he founded this year, CNBC reported. The existence of the company, Hawkfish, has previously not…

Politics Tom McKay Dec 23

Billionaire Buys ‘Climate Change’ on Google

When you have Mike Bloomberg money, there is no shortage of ways to spend it. And running for president opens up a whole new world of blowing through cash. Bloomberg announced he was seeking the Democratic nomination for president earlier this week along with plans to spend up to $1 billion of his own fortune…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Nov 26

Bill Gates Doesn’t Rule Out Voting For Trump If Democrats Make Him Pay Too Much in Taxes

Bill Gates, a man who’s worth an estimated $107 billion, suggested on Wednesday he’d be open to voting for President Donald Trump in 2020 if the Democrats try to make him pay his fair share in taxes. The bizarre suggestion is just the latest sign that American oligarchs are prepared to support an authoritarian if…

Politics Matt Novak Nov 7

Billionaire Threatens to Sue YouTuber For Calling Him ‘Fatty McFuckhead’ and Photoshopping Him as Trump’s Baby

Clive Palmer, an Australian billionaire often called the Donald Trump from Down Under, is threatening to sue YouTuber Friendly Jordies for defamation. The popular YouTube personality and comedian, whose real name is Jordan Shanks, posted a video with the threatening letter he recently received from Palmer’s attorney which, among other things, claims that Palmer was…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 24

The Boys‘ Critique of Megacorporations Sure Is Rich

Vought International, the American company that manages the entire country’s population of licensed superheroes in the world of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys, is a capitalistic leviathan with tentacles reaching into the worlds of law enforcement, the entertainment industry, the military, and a number of other major parts of general society. Sound familiar?…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 6

Here’s Everything Jeff Bezos Said to Convince Humanity That Space Colonies Are the Future

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man on the planet, gave an hour-long presentation yesterday about his plans for humanity’s future living on the moon and in space colonies. It was a bit like watching a monologue from a sci-fi movie in a lot of ways. And now you can finally view the entire presentation…

Space & Spaceflight Matt Novak May 10

Bill Gates Actually Made a Good Point About the Socialism Debate in America

Billionaires Bill Gates, Charlie Munger, and Warren Buffett were interviewed on CNBC this morning, and it wasn’t surprising to hear the three men defend capitalism. But it was surprising to hear Gates make a really good point about socialism. Or, at least a good point about how socialism is defined in the U.S. Gates pointed…

Politics Matt Novak May 6

A Trip Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprawling, Embattled Compound in Hawaii

Pilaʻa, Kauai — Last Sunday morning, more than a dozen cars were parked along a six-foot wall built around Mark Zuckerberg’s vast retreat on the northeast corner of Kauai, a small, remote Hawaiian island that’s home to 70,000 people. The gate, which is almost always locked shut, was open, so you could walk right past…

Social Media Michelle Broder Van Dyke Mar 9

billionaires

The Richest 1% Blew Their 2026 Carbon Budget in 10 Days. Some Did It in 3

California Might Tax Billionaires. Cue the Inevitable Tech Billionaire Tantrum

More Than 50 People Became AI Billionaires in 2025

Tech Billionaires’ Project to Build a New City in California is Primed for a Comeback

Billionaire Tech Mogul Palmer Luckey Sues After Getting Trapped in His Own Elevator

Members of Congress to Receive Covid-19 Vaccine While Debating How Many Crumbs to Give Americans

The Amazonification of Climate Change Is Here

A Billionaire Who Funds Climate Denial Is No Longer on American Museum of Natural History Board

Let’s Not Rely on Billionaires to Fund Climate Action

The Billionaire Who Built the Dakota Access Pipeline Is ‘Scared to Death’ of a Fracking Ban

Jack Ma Donates $14 Million For Coronavirus Vaccine, Like Average U.S. Family Donating $33

Why Won’t Jeff Bezos Send Dick Picks to Help Save the Koalas?

Report: Mike Bloomberg’s Campaign Quietly Pouring Millions Into a Tech Firm He Founded This Year

Billionaire Buys ‘Climate Change’ on Google

Bill Gates Doesn’t Rule Out Voting For Trump If Democrats Make Him Pay Too Much in Taxes

Billionaire Threatens to Sue YouTuber For Calling Him ‘Fatty McFuckhead’ and Photoshopping Him as Trump’s Baby

The Boys‘ Critique of Megacorporations Sure Is Rich

Here’s Everything Jeff Bezos Said to Convince Humanity That Space Colonies Are the Future

Bill Gates Actually Made a Good Point About the Socialism Debate in America

A Trip Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprawling, Embattled Compound in Hawaii

‘She-Hulk’ Was Apparently One of Marvel’s Most Successful Shows

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Noah Hawley Is Remaking ‘Terrified,’ Which Shouldn’t Happen

Unprecedented Observation Reveals 2 Supermassive Black Holes Locked in a Tight Death Spiral

This Apple MacBook Pro Is Now Under $500 After 78% Off, Grade-A Refurb Deal (16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Touch Bar)

Anthropic Launches ‘Project Glasswing’ to Stealthily Spot Cybersecurity Issues for Rivals

Tiny Robots Reveal Hidden Ocean Chemistry in Low-Oxygen Waters

Aunt Lydia Survived ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ to Bring New Complexity to ‘The Testaments’

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