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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Read the pitch deck a 25-year-old startup founder used to raise $14 million for her friendship app

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Alyx van der Vorm
Alyx van der Vorm is the 25-year-old CEO of Clyx.

Kevin Farley

Comcast CEO criticizes ex-MSNBC contributor's remarks about Charlie Kirk in memo to staff

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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is pictured.
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts signed a letter with two other executives asking employees to "treat people with kindness."

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How a $1 billion TikTok challenger unraveled

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A Flip app with a large shadow casting over it

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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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Conservative media figures are rethinking public events after Charlie Kirk's death, while expressing defiance

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Conservative activist and influencer Charlie Kirk
Conservative activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, seen here in 2024, was shot at a campus speaking event in Utah.

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'AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY': See newspaper headlines from around the world after 9/11

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new york post september 11
The day after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, newspapers captured the shock and horror.

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A 'Succession'-style settlement keeps Rupert Murdoch's media empire intact. But not forever.

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Rupert Murdoch at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Santa Monica, California, April 2025
A new settlement means Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan will control the family business after Rupert dies.

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The real-life 'Succession' fight for control of the Murdoch media empire has come to an end

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Rupert Murdoch with his sons Lachlan Murdoch (L) and James Murdoch (R) in 2016 — before the latest chapter of their bitter succession dispute began.

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NBCUniversal is calling employees back to the office 4 days a week. Read the full memo.

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A marquis advertises the Rainbow Room, the Observation Deck, and NBC Studios in New York.
NBC.

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