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Article“I DON’T CHASE MONEY. I TRY TO MAKE THE MONEY CHASE ME.”

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ArticleThe Compton Capitalist

Andre Young escaped the gang violence of Los Angeles to become the pioneering hip-hop artist Dr. Dre and the cofounder of Death Row Records. For his next act, he launched Beats Electronics, which he sold to Apple for $3 billion. Now he’s focused...

By Matt Craig

ArticleThe World’s Billionaires

The planet added roughly one new billionaire a day over the past year, as AI mania, sizzling markets and a pro-billionaire American president helped propel the three-comma club to unprecedented heights. More billionaires than ever, more...

Edited by Chase Peterson-Withorn with Grace Chung and Matt Durot

ArticleThe 250 Greatest Self-Made Americans

The American Dream is built on the audacious belief that anyone can make it to the top. Our yearlong series of special reports celebrating America’s 250th birthday continues with a tribute to the extraordinary men and women who started...

Edited by Alex Knapp and Luisa Kroll

ArticleThe French Connection

Paris-based Mistral wanted to develop a top-tier AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. That didn’t work out. But it turns out lots of people don’t care if the AI is bleeding-edge—as long as it wasn’t made in America or China. Plus: The AI 50, our...

By Iain Martin