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These Are The World’s Richest People… For Now

5:20PM March 10, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Forbes’ complete list of the world’s richest people is out, and it’s probably no huge surprise that the list is topped by Carlos Slim Helu, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, respectively. The Google Bros snuck in the top 25 and Jobs is sitting back at #110. [Forbes]


Steve Jobs Is More Powerful, Whereas The Google Guys Lost Their Power (According To Forbes)

10:20PM November 4, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

There were some huge movements in this year’s Forbes Most Powerful People, with the Google guys Larry Page and Sergey Brin dropping from their joint-fifth spot last year, to 22nd and 23rd respectively. Steve Jobs climbed from 57 to 17. More »


Mark Zuckerberg More Minted Than Steve Jobs

9:30PM September 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Hours after Forbes reported Zuckerberg overtook Steve Jobs on their Forbes 400 rich list, news escaped that he’s donated $US100 million to New Jersey’s Newark schools. A clever move, considering he made $US4.9 billion in the last year alone. More »


Bill Gates Lost $US7B Last Year, Is Still Richer Than God

11:20AM October 2, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Pity poor Bill Gates! In this terrible economy, he lost $US7 billion last year, bringing his net worth down to… $US50 Billion. More »


Computing

Panasonic Toughbook Survives Tiger Attacks, Elephant Stomps, And Gunshots

2:45PM June 24, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Most of us have no need for Panasonic’s Toughbook-30: Its specs are unremarkable and the 13.3-inch laptop weighs over 8 pounds. But then, our mortal laptops could never survive the ridiculous, almost cartoony beating Forbes gave it. More »


Geek Out

Dan Lyons (Fake Steve Jobs) Moving to Newsweek

2:55AM June 14, 2008 | Brian Lam

Dan Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs, is leaving Forbes after 10 years to fill the vacancy left by Steve Levy, who is going to Wired. Now there are five horsemen of the apocalypse.

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