"Bernard Arnault, of French luxury group LVMH, Amancio Ortega, the Spanish clothing mogul, and Warren Buffett, the US investor, were the only old-school billionaires among the top 10 [on Forbes magazine’s billionaires list] in 2025. The rest largely made their money from high-tech:"
~ Eduardo Porter
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/08/billionaires-tech-oligarchs
"Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Steve Ballmer and Google’s Sergey Brin & Larry Page. The top 10 amassed over $16trn, which is about 8% of US GDP.
This evolution offers a startling reminder of how fast new technologies have revolutionized the world economy over the last quarter-century, and how narrowly this brave new world is sharing the fruits of its prosperity."
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"It raises a critical question: what happens when a narrow clutch of oligarchs at the helm of the technological revolution, sitting at the apex of wealth and power, get to determine the direction of humanity?"
#TechBros #broligarchy #billionaires #oligarchy #EconomicElites #economy #GlobalEconomy #SiliconValley #ElonMusk #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #LarryEllison #SteveBallmer #SergeyBrin #LarryPage.
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William Lindsey 
