First Elon Musk, now Larry Ellison: The world's richest men are buying huge media companies — because they can

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Larry Ellison and Elon Musk
Larry Ellison is one of the world's richest men, so he can buy anything he wants, like a media company or two. That's what Elon Musk did with Twitter.

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David Ellison shows he's serious about fighting Netflix and Disney for Hollywood's crown

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US film producer David Ellison arrives for Paramount's
Producer David Ellison at the premiere of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" in 2023

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Inside Hawaii's rent-free, incredibly strict 'Forbidden Island'

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A view of Niihau from Waimea, Kauai.

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Paramount's new owner David Ellison doesn't want to talk about Trump

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David Ellison has combined Skydance with Paramount. ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect
David Ellison has combined Skydance with Paramount.

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See the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires, from Sergey Brin's new Dragonfly to Jeff Bezos's Koru

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Mark Zuckerberg/Launchpad yacht
Mark Zuckerberg's Launchpad, which set sail in 2024, cost nine figures and is one of the largest superyachts owned by a tech billionaire.

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Paramount's deal with Skydance is finally closed: Here are 6 questions for its new owners.

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US producer David Ellison attends Apple's
David Ellison is taking over Paramount Skydance.

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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and 8 other tycoons got $500 billion richer in 2024 — and are now worth more than $2 trillion

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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos all became a lot richer last year.

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Should broadcast media owners worry about Brendan Carr, Trump's pick to run the FCC?

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Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, 2024
Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, says broadcast licenses are not "sacred cows" — which suggests that media companies that have them could lose them.

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Larry Ellison is investing up to $165 million to turn University of Oxford science research into products

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Larry Ellison, the cofounder of Oracle.

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Oracle stock is set for its best year since the dot-com boom after a 75% surge

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Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison.

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