Page is also a founding investor of Planetary Resources, a space exploration and asteroid-mining company. Originally established in , the company was acquired by blockchain firm ConsenSys in amid funding problems. He has also shown an interest in "flying car" companies, having invested in both Kitty Hawk and Opener.
What makes Google unique, compared to the other companies featured on this list, is that its co-founders are relatively close in terms of total wealth. In addition to software, Google also deals in a wide variety of electronic devices, including its Pixel smartphones, its Pixelbook computers and tablets, its Nest smart home devices, and its Stadia gaming platform. Fox Foundation to devise new drugs against LRRK2, one of the greatest genetic contributors to the disease. Reliance Industries was originally founded as a small textile manufacturer by Dhirubhai Ambani in Rather than moving back to the U.
In , Dhirubhai suffered a stroke and passed away. The lack of a will resulted in a feud between Mukesh and his brother Anil over how their father's empire would be distributed. Three years later, as the result of a settlement brokered by their mother, the siblings agreed to split the business, with Mukesh retaining control over refining, petrochemicals, oil and gas, and textile operations. This didn't completely ease the tension between the two brothers, as they would neither settle a legal dispute over sharing natural gas nor dissolve their non-compete agreements until Reliance Industries has established several highly successful subsidiaries under Mukesh's leadership, including Reliance Retail and telecommunications company Jio.
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Buffett recently offered advice in a virtual commencement address: read, communicate, and find a job you love. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. He's since regained the loss, but lost his spot as the world's third-richest person. His wealth is greater than the GDP of Uruguay. But you wouldn't know Buffett is a billionaire by the way he spends his money. He previously told CNBC and Yahoo Finance's "Off the Cuff" that he's "never had any great desire to have multiple houses and all kinds of things and multiple cars.
The home spans 6, square feet. It has five bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. It's also guarded by fences and security cameras. Part of a gated community called Emerald Bay, it's walking distance from the beach. It has 3, square feet of living space and six bedrooms.
Buffett has renovated it since his initial purchase. Each bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom. It's secluded and has plenty of wide-open windows for views of the sea. It's also secluded and simply decorated, mirroring Buffett's simple spending habits.
Buffett also has a modest set of wheels. He previously drove a Cadillac DTS. He also buys beat-up cars — like hail-damaged cars — at reduced prices and is reluctant to replace them, daughter Susie Buffett said in a BBC documentary. Buffett doesn't spend much on technology, at least when it comes to his mobile phone. Until , he a flip phone instead of a smartphone. Buffett isn't a fan of high-end designer suits. He only wears suits — of which he owns about 20 — made in China by designer Madame Li.
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