Cross Border
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The emperor's new coins: The cryptocurrency bubble
We're in the middle of the greatest bubble of the decade: $100 billion worth of cryptocurrency with little intrinsic value. A long-term system will emerge but not before a handful of visionaries, and hucksters, take billions from the greater fools
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The AI whiz kid whose startup is battling tech giants
Matthew Zeiler-founded Clarifai's image-recognition tool can go toe-to-toe with those of Google, IBM and Microsoft. Now the startup must fight to stay competitive
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Nate Paul: Real estate mogul with a $800 million net worth
In no time, the 30-year-old Texas lad has amassed a billion-dollar portfolio. Imagine what he'll do when he turns 31
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How Occidental Petroleum became the top producer in the US's Permian basin
As the first woman to run a big American oil company, Vicki Hollub has quickly made Oxy leaner, smarter, gentler—and poised to gusher cash for the next half-century
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Meet this year's top philanthropists trying to make a difference
The 40 noteworthy givers include billionaires, celebrities and other generous folks
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Yao Ming: A star returns home
Despite fears that he would leave China behind, basketball legend Yao Ming always planned to come back and use his fame and fortune for philanthropy
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How Donald Trump filled his company coffers with charity money
The US president directed hundreds of thousands of dollars from his son's kids-with-cancer foundation into his business
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How Ellen DeGeneres pioneered a platform for the streaming age
Ellentube, which was launched in October 2014 to offer bite-size content directly to fans, is now a blueprint for members of the Celebrity 100
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Netflix Zombies: Direct-to-video is now making a comeback
Once a career kiss of death, the model has been revived by Adam Sandler and other actors marketing directly to their hard-core fans through streaming
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The Weeknd rakes in $92 million as music goes freemium
Physical album sales and digital downloads are down. But more people are listening to more music than ever
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Streaming is now the dominant platform for music consumption
Aggregate earnings of the Celebrity 100 directly related to streaming has surged to $387 million from $177 million last year
