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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Billionaires

Billionaire who retired in 40s turns Ironman after ditching job

Scott Farquhar set himself three goals – to get fit, spend time with children and travel. His personal fortune, mostly derived from Atlassian shares, is $10.5 billion

Billionaire promised empire to 3 children, then backtracked. Now, they’re caught in a feud

The dispute began at a family gathering last year, when Zygmunt Solorz and his three children began succession discussions.

How the rich are fuelling emissions even as they cut them at home

The wealthiest 1% around the world accounts for 15% of all emissions attributed to consumers, but if their carbon footprint is measured by the assets they own, their share jumps up to about 40%.

Soros to Musk, billionaires are hijacking democracy. Forget taxes, restrict their charity

Placing restrictions on where billionaires can do charity is better than letting them play god with governments they think are unacceptable.

Billionaire Showdown: Justin Sun’s TRX vs. Chris Larsen’s XRP, Which Will Dominate the Crypto Market in November?

Tron and Ripple are among the top 10 coins in the world in terms of their market cap. The founders of these coins are...

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.