Lex Fridman is a Russian-American computer scientist, AI researcher, and podcaster renowned for his deep-dive conversations on science, technology, history, and philosophy. Born in Moscow, Russia, he moved to the United States, where he earned degrees in computer science. Fridman has been affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), focusing on artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles.
The online magazine Mother Jones recently published an interesting report about US tech oligarchs. The 2024 US presidential election has been marked by an unprecedented level of influence from tech billionaires and other ultra-wealthy individuals, reshaping the political landscape and raising concerns about the state of American democracy.
Yachts are not only the toys of the rich and powerful but also an investment category. Especially tech giants like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, or former Google CEO Eric Schmidt are massively invested in yachts. In this respect, yachts are also considered accordingly on The Cyber Voice. Benetti (website), one of Europe’s oldest luxury yacht builders, has proudly announced the sale of its inaugural 44-metre yacht from the fresh "Class" series facilitated by Northrop & Johnson (website Northrop Johnson).
The masts of the 127 Meters long sailing yacht of the billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will be too high for the bridge. So at the beginning of the year, the Dutch shipyard Oceanco wanted the Koningshaven-Bridge, also called 'De Hef,' to be dismantled. The company has withdrawn the application because they feared society's anger.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York. Today, the new rich people predominantly made their fortune in the tech or fintech industry.
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.