The tech billionaires trying to hack longevity and live forever

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Tech billionaires living forever
From Sam Altman (from top left, clockwise) to Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Sergey Brin, many of the world's wealthiest billionaires seem to be on a quest for the fountain of youth.

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DeepMind's cofounder Demis Hassabis is a chess champion who landed funding from Peter Thiel by talking about a key tension in the game

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Demis Hassabis used his knowledge of chess to win DeepMind's first major investment from Peter Thiel.

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What Kris Jenner's former personal assistant learned from her that helped her launch her own company: 'Kris doesn't do anything that's not strategic'

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Steitz, who also worked at Thiel Capital, has launched an organic sweetener company.

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Billionaire FBI informant Peter Thiel dished about two Kremlin invites to private Putin meetings

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According to Peter Thiel, the Kremlin reached out to him through Daniil Bisslinger, a Russian diplomat. The German investor Christian Angermayer is the one who introduced them, Thiel said.

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Peter Thiel says the Trump administration 'couldn't get the most basic pieces of the government to work'

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Billionaire Peter Thiel holds cash during a cryptocurrency conference.

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Peter Thiel was an FBI informant. Here's how you could become one.

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The FBI seal int the Flag Room at Headquarters

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Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel was an FBI informant

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Peter Thiel became an FBI informant in the summer of 2021, Insider has learned.

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Peter Thiel has worn many hats over the years: Silicon Valley founder, Trump megadonor, cryptocurrency booster, democracy skeptic.

A phone call between Trump and conservative tech billionaire Peter Thiel reportedly turned 'pretty contentious'

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Thiel, once a loud and proud conservative, has grown quiet on his support for former President Donald Trump, and now Trump is fighting back.

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Elon Musk arm-wrestled his business partner to settle PayPal software dispute: book

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Elon Musk at Heidi Klum's Halloween party in 2022.

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