‘Trading on hype’:Investors bet against nuclear despite big tech interest

‘Trading on hype’:Investors bet against nuclear despite big tech interest

Hype around the energy needs of artificial intelligence and nuclear power has prompted local investors to bet against Australian uranium miners.

  • byKayla Olaya

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How Epstein wheedled his way into Bill Gates’ world – and why Melinda hated it

How Epstein wheedled his way into Bill Gates’ world – and why Melinda hated it

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder took a reputational hit from his association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  • byAnupreeta Das
The Australian enterprise trying to curb the methane belched by livestock

The Australian enterprise trying to curb the methane belched by livestock

Methane has 28 times the global warming impact of carbon dioxide,but a start-up with a solution has caught Bill Gates’ eye.

  • byColin Kruger
The glamour games:Celebrities take over the Paris Olympics

The glamour games:Celebrities take over the Paris Olympics

Stars like Nicole Kidman,Tom Cruise and Lady Gaga have flocked to France to catch a glimpse of Games.

  • byGemma Grant
Tech insider Kara Swisher on the problem of Silicon Valley’s ‘adult toddlers’
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Tech insider Kara Swisher on the problem of Silicon Valley’s ‘adult toddlers’

The influential US journalist discusses the politics of selfishness – and the difference between Star Trek people and Star Wars people.

  • byBenjamin Law
Melinda French Gates to quit Gates Foundation,will exit with $19 billion for own charity work

Melinda French Gates to quit Gates Foundation,will exit with $19 billion for own charity work

She is leaving the nonprofit she co-founded with former spouse Bill Gates and will get $18.9 billion for her own work to uplift women and families.

  • byYuvraj Malik andAditya Soni
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Bill Gates to sell $1.1 billion green megayacht – before it’s even set sail

Bill Gates to sell $1.1 billion green megayacht – before it’s even set sail

The world’s fourth-richest man is offloading his floating palace,but it comes at a rocky time for the yacht industry.

  • byLuke Barr
How the ‘king of the cannibals’ Sam Altman took over Silicon Valley

How the ‘king of the cannibals’ Sam Altman took over Silicon Valley

Controversy at OpenAI led to his firing and rehiring last month. In the end,Altman’s reputation has only been burnished by his temporary downfall.

  • byElizabeth Dwoskin,Marc Fisher andNitasha Tiku
Thanks Twiggy,but saving the world will take more than charity

Thanks Twiggy,but saving the world will take more than charity

Philanthropy is a splendid thing that leaves control with the giver,compared with the surrender of control in paying taxes. But without adequate taxation there is no social cohesion.

  • byMalcolm Knox
Josh Frydenberg spotted at his new side gig

Josh Frydenberg spotted at his new side gig

The former treasurer probably thought he’d be prime minister by now.

  • byDavid Estcourt andKishor Napier-Raman
How Reserve Bank bosses partied as interest rates rose

How Reserve Bank bosses partied as interest rates rose

In November,Phil Lowe and friends were sipping $68 bottles of Chardonnay after raising interest rates. By December,the RBA was sourcing Christmas party decorations in Kmart.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andSherryn Groch