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Vietnamese engineer, 25, raises $1M for AI startup in Germany

Vietnamese engineer, 25, raises $1M for AI startup in Germany

Nguyen Duc Trung, 25, has raised US$1 million for his Germany-based startup Arctis AI, which develops tools to automate contract management for large construction projects.
Melinda French Gates says new Epstein files revive ‘unbelievable sadness’ over Bill Gates

Melinda French Gates says new Epstein files revive ‘unbelievable sadness’ over Bill Gates

Bill Gates's youngest daughter Phoebe builds AI startup targeting unicorn status without billionaire parents' backing

Bill Gates's youngest daughter Phoebe builds AI startup targeting unicorn status without billionaire parents' backing

Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov says only the ‘braindead’ would trust WhatsApp’s security

Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov says only the ‘braindead’ would trust WhatsApp’s security

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticized WhatsApp’s security after its parent company Meta faced a U.S. class-action lawsuit alleging the messaging app misled users about the privacy of its encrypted messages.
February 2, 2026 | 11:40 am GMT+7
From university professor to renewable energy billionaire: How Cao Renxian amassed $15B fortune

From university professor to renewable energy billionaire: How Cao Renxian amassed $15B fortune

Cao Renxian quit an enviable university post in the 1990s to start renewable power giant Sungrow Power Supply, amassing a US$15 billion net worth and becoming one of China’s richest alternative-energy tycoons.
February 2, 2026 | 05:52 am GMT+7
Bill Gates denies Epstein-linked email allegations over sexually transmitted diseases

Bill Gates denies Epstein-linked email allegations over sexually transmitted diseases

Bill Gates has rejected claims made in recently released emails alleging that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein supplied him with antibiotics for a sexually transmitted disease and helped facilitate illegal relationships.
January 31, 2026 | 11:35 am GMT+7
5 things to know about Zhou Qunfei, China's 'touchscreen queen' and world’s fourth richest self-made woman

5 things to know about Zhou Qunfei, China's 'touchscreen queen' and world’s fourth richest self-made woman

Zhou Qunfei, the founder of Lens Technology, rose from deep rural poverty to become the world’s fourth richest self-made woman, building a global touchscreen empire that supplies for Apple, Samsung, and Tesla.
January 30, 2026 | 12:02 pm GMT+7
13-year-old Korean prodigy rejected by world’s top-ranked university for computer science

13-year-old Korean prodigy rejected by world’s top-ranked university for computer science

South Korean prodigy Baek Kang-hyun, 13, who is widely known for having an IQ of 204, said he was unsuccessful in his application to study computer science at the University of Oxford after applying last September.
January 23, 2026 | 04:04 pm GMT+7
Ryanair announces ‘Great Idiots’ seat ‘especially for’ Elon Musk amid his feud with airline’s CEO

Ryanair announces ‘Great Idiots’ seat ‘especially for’ Elon Musk amid his feud with airline’s CEO

Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost carrier, says it is launching a “Great Idiots seat sale” for Elon Musk and “other idiots on X” amid a feud between the world’s richest man and the airline’s CEO.
January 23, 2026 | 06:49 am GMT+7
Co-founder of $12B AI startup Thinking Machines fired after workplace relationship surfaced

Co-founder of $12B AI startup Thinking Machines fired after workplace relationship surfaced

Barret Zoph, co-founder and chief technology officer of Thinking Machines Lab, was dismissed after CEO Mira Murati raised concerns about his performance and an undisclosed relationship with a junior colleague.
January 22, 2026 | 04:43 pm GMT+7
From hundreds of job rejections to Apple and Harvard admission: a Vietnamese tech professional’s journey

From hundreds of job rejections to Apple and Harvard admission: a Vietnamese tech professional’s journey

Tran Tung Anh never expected that, after hundreds of job application rejections, he would work at Apple and gain admission to a master’s program in computer science at Harvard University in the U.S..
January 19, 2026 | 06:22 am GMT+7
22-year-old college dropout earns $700,000 a year from faceless YouTube channels

22-year-old college dropout earns $700,000 a year from faceless YouTube channels

Adavia Davis, 22, left Mississippi State University in the U.S. in 2020 to build a network of AI-generated YouTube channels that generate about $700,000 a year with roughly two hours of daily oversight.
January 16, 2026 | 02:30 pm GMT+7
World’s richest man Elon Musk says saving for retirement will soon be ‘irrelevant’ thanks to AI

World’s richest man Elon Musk says saving for retirement will soon be ‘irrelevant’ thanks to AI

Elon Musk, the world’s richest billionaire, has said saving for retirement will be “irrelevant” in a future where artificial intelligence helps create so many resources that everyone can “have whatever they want.”
January 15, 2026 | 11:32 am GMT+7
Elon Musk seeks full custody of son after Ashley St. Clair voices support for transgender community

Elon Musk seeks full custody of son after Ashley St. Clair voices support for transgender community

Elon Musk said he plans to seek full custody of his one-year-old son after the child’s mother, Ashley St. Clair, publicly apologized for past transphobic remarks and voiced support for the transgender community.
January 15, 2026 | 11:29 am GMT+7
Bill Gates sends $8B to ex-wife Melinda Gates’ charity after divorce

Bill Gates sends $8B to ex-wife Melinda Gates’ charity after divorce

Bill Gates has finalized a major $7.88 billion transfer to his ex-wife Melinda Gates’ private foundation, marking one of the largest publicly disclosed divorce settlements ever.
January 11, 2026 | 06:13 pm GMT+7
World’s richest man Elon Musk’s transgender daughter Vivian Wilson models for lingerie campaign

World’s richest man Elon Musk’s transgender daughter Vivian Wilson models for lingerie campaign

Vivian Wilson, the transgender daughter of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has appeared in a Valentine’s Day 2026 lingerie campaign for Rihanna’s brand Savage X Fenty.
January 10, 2026 | 09:44 am GMT+7
Ashley St. Clair considers legal action after Elon Musk's xAI chatbot generates sexualized images of her

Ashley St. Clair considers legal action after Elon Musk's xAI chatbot generates sexualized images of her

Ashley St. Clair, who has claimed Elon Musk is the father of her child, said she is considering legal action after Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok generated non-consensual sexualized images of her on X.
January 8, 2026 | 11:10 am GMT+7
How tech titans raise their children in the digital age

How tech titans raise their children in the digital age

From leaning on AI tools to stressing independence, critical thinking, and strong values, tech moguls say their parenting reflects both innovation and long-held principles.
January 8, 2026 | 07:54 am GMT+7
Vietnamese female scientist at Stanford works on high-stakes battery research with US Department of Energy

Vietnamese female scientist at Stanford works on high-stakes battery research with US Department of Energy

Linh Le, a 29-year-old postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University in the U.S., works on classified projects with the government to develop ultra-fast charging batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones.
January 7, 2026 | 11:23 am GMT+7
AI godfather Yann LeCun calls Meta billionaire AI chief Alexandr Wang ‘inexperienced’

AI godfather Yann LeCun calls Meta billionaire AI chief Alexandr Wang ‘inexperienced’

Yann LeCun, often described as one of the “godfathers of AI,” said Alexandr Wang does not yet have sufficient practical research experience, despite now leading Meta’s flagship superintelligence project.
January 6, 2026 | 09:48 am GMT+7
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