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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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Nicki Talks Gavin Newsom, Trump At Turning Point Event
On Sunday (Dec.21), Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance at Turning Point USA’s annual Americafest in Phoenix, Arizona. Throughout her conversation with Erica Kirk—the wife of late right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk—Nicki Minaj discussed her ongoing beef with California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The rapper also shared her thoughts on Donald Trump’s administration. Minaj specifically commented on Newsom’s support for gender affirming care for transgender youth. Not long ago, during an appearance on
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Jake Paul facing long 'suspension' as Anthony Joshua set to lose $66 million of prize purse
Paul will actually walk away with more money than Joshua following their boxing bout. Jake Paul will be stood down from boxing for at east 45 days following his sixth-round knockout at the hands of Anthony Joshua on Friday night. Joshua will also face a mandatory seven-day suspension, and the British star is set to lose about half of his $140 million prize purse as well. Paul was hospitalised with a broken jaw after former heavyweight champion Joshua hit him with a thunderous right hand during
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Eagles Clinch NFC East Title as Three Players Are Ejected in Heated Win Over Commanders
Three players were ejected as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 29-18 to win the NFC East title for the second year in a row. Washington's Javon Kinlaw and Quan Martin were dismissed along with Philadelphia's Tyler Steen following a brawl between both sets of players in the fourth quarter. The incident occurred after Saquon Barkley's two-point conversion put the visiting Eagles 29-10 in front, and the trio were flagged for unnecessary roughness during the clash. "It's ch
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Leaked Memo Reveals TikTok’s New US Owners Will Have Limited Control
TikTok has reached an agreement that would give it a new set of owners in the US as part of a joint-venture agreement. Larry Ellison's Oracle, Abu Dhabi investment firm MGX, and private-equity firm Silver Lake are all coming on as managing investors in the US spin-off. But how much influence will these investors have over the money-making side of the business? Not much, according to an internal memo TikTok CEO Shou Chew sent to employees on Thursday, viewed by Business Insider. The new investo
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