What business leaders are saying — and doing — about California's proposed billionaire tax

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Crypto
Palmer Luckey, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk are pictured.
Palmer Luckey, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and more have commented on California's billionaire tax proposal.

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Peter Thiel's move to Argentina reflects a growing trend among billionaires seeking a 'plan B' abroad

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Peter Thiel walking
Peter Thiel leaves a meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on April 23, 2026.

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Pitching billionaire VC Tim Draper can feel cold as ice

Tech Insider : Business
Venture Capitalist Tim Draper is pictured.
Billionaire Tim Draper said took pitches while bathing in water under 40 degrees.

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Jay-Z says he won't apologize for being a billionaire

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
Jay-Z at the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final football match in 2025.
Jay-Z is a rapper, producer, and billionaire businessman.

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I'm a billionaire with 8 kids. Here's how I avoid spoiling them — and my most important parenting rule

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Sports
John Caudwell and family
John Caudwell has eight children spanning decades in age. His youngest, pictured here with his partner, Olympic cyclist Vžesniauskaitė, are 2 and 5.

Courtesy of John Caudwell

Palantir's Alex Karp has ties to a $46 million Miami mansion that was bought before his company's HQ move

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
alex karp
Alex Karp, the CEO of Palantir, is tied to a $46 million Miami home purchase.

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Howard Schultz is the latest billionaire to ditch the West Coast for Miami

Tech Insider : Business
howard schultz
Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, is leaving Seattle for Miami.

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Sergey Brin has ties to a $51 million mansion that just sold in Miami

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
sergey brin
A $51 million property in Miami has sold to an entity with ties to Google cofounder Sergey Brin.

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Meet the top private landowner in the US, who owns more than 2.7 million acres and is married to a Walmart heiress

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Sports
Los Angeles Rams owner E. Stanley Kroenke looks on during the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles on September 21, 2025 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA.
Stanley Kroenke is the largest private landowner in the US.

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I captained a Saudi billionaire's superyacht. Now I'm building a members-only club at sea.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Travel
Mattias Bosse
Mattias Bosse captained the superyacht Lady Moura for 15 years before launching Maybach Ocean Club.

Courtesy of Mattias Bosse

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