Nikolay "Nik" Storonsky, the founder and CEO of Revolut, stands as a significant figure in the global fintech landscape. Born in Russia and holding a background in physics and economics from prestigious institutions like Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the London Business School, Storonsky’s journey from a derivatives trader at Lehman Brothers to a fintech mogul encapsulates a story of ambition, innovation, and resilience.
or $500M, a boat builder in the Netherlands is making a 127-meter sailing yacht with three masts for Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon. It is so tall it may require the part of a bridge in Rotterdam to be dismantled on its route to the open sea. The pandemic briefly damaged the superyacht business but it has bounced back rapidly — about 1,000 yachts are on order or being built this year.
In a jaw-dropping twist that reeks of conspiracy, Virginia Giuffre, the fearless accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, was found dead at her remote Western Australia farm on April 25, 2025, in what authorities hastily labeled a suicide. The 41-year-old mother of three, who bravely exposed the sordid underbelly of Epstein’s sex trafficking empire, allegedly took her own life just months after a bizarre car crash she claimed nearly killed her.