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Eric Schmidt: seeing off the robot takeover
Profiles Former Google boss Eric Schmidt is concerned about the dangers of artificial intelligence and has set up a $125m philanthropic venture to help steer the technology in safe directions.
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Guo Wengui: a Manhattan caper worthy of a spy thriller
Profiles Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui fled Xi Jinping’s regime to claim asylum in the US. But now the American authorities are after him too.
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Sam Bankman-Fried – the “Crypto King’s” staggering pile
Profiles Sam Bankman-Fried, still under 30, shot from obscurity to a $24.5bn fortune by spotting arbitrage opportunities in the cryptocurrency markets.
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El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele – the “coolest dictator in the world”
Profiles Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, took power in a landslide in 2019, promising to clean up politics and end gang violence. He also has a taste for cryptocurrency and grandiose schemes
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Yusaka Maezawa: the punk rocker heading to the moon
Profiles Yusaka Maezawa made his fortune in retail before joining the billionaire space race. Now he’s sorting through a million applications to join him in his next jaunt to the stars.
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Guillaume Pousaz of Checkout.com: the surfer dude catching the fintech wave
Profiles Guillaume Pousaz moved to California to pursue his love of surfing, and landed in Silicon Valley. He then rode the fintech gold rush to a multi-billion-dollar fortune.
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Tim Cook: the man who filled Steve Jobs’ shoes at Apple
Profiles No one expected much from Tim Cook when he took over the top job on the Apple founder’s death. But he has quietly led the firm to extraordinary new heights.
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Hu Xijin: the silencing of China’s troll king
Profiles Hu Xijin had been described as the only man in China who could speak his mind – not least because his mind was as one with the ruling party – and what he said moved markets. Now, his heyday is over
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The faces of 2021
Profiles It has been an especially turbulent year in politics, monetary policy and new stockmarket listings. Four key movers and shakers caught our eye
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