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· Max Chang
Here’s the First Thing You Should Do If You Ever Win $800 Million in the Lottery
What would you do if you won $800 million in the lottery? It’s a fun question to ask yourself because instantly you begin fantasizing of what you want and can do. But what is that you should do? It turns out, there is a right and wrong way to win the lottery.
· Editorial Staff
Lumosity Must Now Pay $2 Million Because ‘Brain-Training’ Isn’t Actually Real
Apparently, playing a bunch of mini-games for a few minutes a day will not make you smarter as some mobile apps claim. The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that Lumosity app developer Lumos labs will pay $2 million to settle deceptive advertising charges over its…
· Editorial Staff
Man Gives the REALEST Answer When Asked What He’d Do With $500 Million on Live TV
When you’ve got live television thrown into the mix, expect for things to get real. Sometimes, though, things get too real.
· Editorial Staff
Woman Gets Caught Stealing $1.9 Million in Cash By Stuffing it in Her Purse for 15 Years
For all the masterminds out there hoping to rob a bank or casino with an Ocean’s 11 like plan, there’s a more simple way of doing so. However, we won’t guarantee you will get off scotch free. A woman from Muskegon, Michigan may be sentenced to 7.5 years of prison after stealing…
· Ryan General
2 Chainz Just Made $2 million From Selling Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz had a very merry Christmas after making $2 million off his “Dabbin’ Santa” ugly Christmas sweater line. Forbes reported that the artist earned $2 million from his holiday merchandise sales after assembling a team of 70 people to fulfill and handle orders.…
· Editorial Staff
Saudi Millionaire Walks Free on Rape Charge After Claiming His Penis Fell Into Teenager
A Saudi millionaire was cleared of rape after he claimed he accidentally penetrated an 18-year-old girl because he tripped and fell. “I’m fragile, I fell down but nothing ever happened, between me and this girl nothing ever happened,” Ehsan Abdulaziz told the court.
· Benny Luo
He Sold His Startup For $54 Million, Then Gave His Family a Gift of a Lifetime
What do you do when SnapChat buys your startup and you become a millionaire? If you’re 25-year-old Garrett Gee, you put all the money in savings, sell everything you own, and take your family on an endless trip around the world. Gee is the founder of Scan, a QR code-scanning…
· Editorial Staff
Why Over 37 Million People Around the World Will Be Cut Off From the Internet on Jan. 1
Come New Year’s Day, nearly 40 million people around the world with phones or computers more than 5 years old will be cut off from the newly-encrypted internet. New measures for internet safety, notably encryption, will be put into effect on January 1, 2016 which includes sites…
· Editorial Staff
‘Clock Kid’ is Now Suing the City and School District for $15 Million in Damages
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed received international media attention this year after he was arrested in Irving, Texas, for bringing a clock he built at home to school. The young teenager subsequently received invitations from politicians and leaders in business and tech who…
· Editorial Staff
Former Millionaire in China Goes Broke Saving Thousands of Stray Dogs From Death
Wang Yan is a 29-year-old former millionaire in China who has gone completely broke dedicating his life to saving stray dogs.
· Editorial Staff
Here’s How Many Credit Card Points This Billionaire Earned on a $170 Million Purchase
For most people, a year’s worth of credit card points means a free plane ticket every year. For one Chinese billionaire, however, a day’s purchase means he and his family will be able to continue flying worldwide for free. To purchase Modigliani’s “Reclining Nude” for $170…
· Editorial Staff
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Donate $20 Million for Faster Internet in Schools
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan just can’t stop throwing money at schools to help children everywhere get the very best education possible. In a Facebook post today, Zuckerberg announced that the power couple is donating $20 million to the Education Super Highway, a…
· Jason Demant
How I Raised $1.5 Million As a First-Time Entrepreneur
This past June, Bento officially announced our seed round of $1.5M. In the following, I’ll discuss what worked, what didn’t work, dissect the round, and offer advice if you’re planning on going through the process. It wasn’t easy. 10 Weeks of 100% Rejection
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Thief Tries to Steal $2 Million Diamond, Swallows Fake Diamond Instead
A Chinese woman who had an elaborate plan to steal a 3.54-carat diamond valued at over $2 million ended up with a fake in her stomach instead. Liu Xiulan, from Hunan Province, swallowed a fake stone made of zirconium and oxygen after she was spotted trying to swap it for an…
· Editorial Staff
Corrupt Hong Kong Billionaire Buys $77 Million in Diamonds For His 7-Year-Old Daughter
A Hong Kong billionaire paid a total of $77 million for two massive diamonds which he promptly renamed and gave to his 7-year-old-daughter. Real estate mogul Joseph Lau, who has a net worth of $9.8 billion, paid the record sum of $48.5 million for the 12.03-carat “Blue Moon”…
· Editorial Staff
A Chinese Cab Driver-Turned-Billionaire Just Bought a $170 Million Painting
A former Chinese cab driver who hustled his way to becoming a billionaire just set the world record for the second highest price ever paid for a work of art an auction with the purchase of a $170.4 million painting. The painting, Amedeo Modigliani’s “Nu Couché”, or “Reclining…
· Laura Dang
This $10 Million Christmas Ad is the Most Beautiful Video You’ll Watch Today
This inspirational Christmas ad about a little girl and a man on the moon is a sure tearjerker. Directed by British retailer John Lewis and released Nov. 5, the two-minute clip has garnered nearly 11 million views on YouTube. “The Man on the Moon” is a story of a young girl,…
· Editorial Staff
This 20-Year-Old Ran a $4 Million Drug Business From His Bedroom
A German teenager who made $4.3 million dealing drugs from his bedroom was sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention. The man, known as “Maximilian S.”, was 18 years old at the time he began running a drug operation from a bedroom in his mother’s house, according to The…
· Editorial Staff
A Team of Hackers Just Won $1 Million For Hacking the iPhone
This past weekend, a team allegedly claimed a million-dollar prize for hacking into the new iPhone operating system. The $1 million bounty was listed by a new startup, Zerodium, founded by Chaouki Bekrar, reported Motherboard. Hackers were given the challenge of remotely…
· Editorial Staff
This Man Has Made $15 Million Finding and Selling Lost Golf Balls
Floridian Glenn Berger, came across an idea that was going to make him a millionaire. After finding himself unemployed and stealing golf balls out of a golf course lake near his home, Berger was struck by the idea of selling the balls back to the golf course, according to a…
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Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
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