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Technology evolves and progresses every day, advancing society in countless avenues, whether it be medicine, transportation, communication, or security.  A major technological advancement in recent years is artificial intelligence, commonly known as AI.  In broad terms, AI is the ability of a computer or machine to learn from previous experiences,...

As of June 18, 2023, with a net worth of roughly $236.9 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Bernard Arnault (No. 2, $233.7 billion), Larry Ellison (No. 3, $156.2 billion); and Jeff Bezos (No. 4, $148.2 billion). Bill Gates is the fifth-richest person globally,...

As of June 18, 2023, with a net worth of roughly $90.6 billion, L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the wealthiest woman in the world, followed by Alice Walton (No. 2, $62.6 billion), Julia Koch (No. 3, $57.5 billion); and Jacqueline Mars (No.4,$39.9 billion). Miriam Adelson is the fifth-richest woman...

As of June 18, 2023, Gina Rinehart was the wealthiest person in Australia, with an estimated net worth of 28.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Andrew Forrest (No. 2, $21.0 billion), Harry Triguboff (No. 3, $15.5 billion); and Mike Cannon-Brookes (No. 4, $11.6 billion). Scott Farquhar is the fifth-richest person in Australia, with a whopping...

As of June 15, 2023, Marcos Galperin was the wealthiest person in Argentina, with an estimated net worth of 5.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gregorio Perez Companc (No. 2, $3.3 billion), Eduardo Eurnekian (No. 3, $2.0 billion); and Alejandro Bulgheroni (No. 4, $1.9 billion). Eduardo Costantini, with a whopping $1.3 billion, occupied the...

As of June 15, 2023, Ibrahim Erdemoglu was the wealthiest person in Turkey, with an estimated net worth of 4.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Murat Ulker (No. 2, $4.9 billion), Ali Erdemoglu (No. 3, $4.3 billion); and Semahat Sevim Arsel (No. 4, $2.6 billion). Ipek Kirac is the fifth-richest person...

As of June 15, 2023, Vicky Safra was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 17.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Eduardo Saverin (No. 2, $15.2 billion), Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 3, $15.1 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $10.3 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

As of June 14, 2023, Ivar Tollefsen was the wealthiest person in Norway, with an estimated net worth of 7.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Andreas Halvorsen (No. 2, $5.9 billion), Odd Reitan (No. 3, $4.6 billion); and Kjell Inge Rokke (No. 4, $4.6 billion). Gustav Magnar Witzoe is the fifth-richest person...

As of  June 14, 2023, Manuel Villar was the wealthiest person in the Philippines, with an estimated net worth of 9.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Enrique Razon Jr. (No. 2, $7.1 billion), Ramon Ang (No. 3, $3.3 billion); and Andrew Tan (No. 4, $2.5 billion). Henry Sy Jr. is...

British financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has confirmed that Dan Olley will join the firm as chief executive officer on August 7th. Dan Olley, who previously served as CEO at Dunnhumby, a global customer data science company, will bring his expertise in digital transformation to his new role. He...