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California’s proposed billionaire tax appeared headed for defeat on Wednesday in one of the final verdicts from voters in an election week that saw a wave of anti-billionaire sentiment elsewhere.

If anyone knows technology, it’s Bill Gates. The now multi-billionaire launched Microsoftin 1975, which is now one of the world’s largest companies. Microsoft started out writing software programs for personal computers and eventually launched the Windows operating system in 1985, soon becoming the largest PC software company.

Shoprite Holdings, Africa’s largest grocery retailer, is reportedly in talks with Investec to expand its financial services offering. Photo: IOL / Business Report

Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in significant changes across every sector and industry, and some of the companies at the forefront have already been handsomely rewarded for their efforts, with much more to come. But with more and more companies getting in on AI, which ones are worth investing in?

Peter Thiel, the co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Palantir Technologies, has invested in several winning companies over the years. He was an early investor in Meta Platforms when it was known only as Facebook, and LinkedIn before Microsoft bought it.

Billionaire Israel Englander runs Millennium Management, one of the most profitable hedge funds in the world. Millennium returned 111% over the last three years, easily outperforming the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC), which returned 75% over the same period.

Entrepreneur Eric Schiffer discusses the potential economic consequences of California’s Proposition 40, including concerns that the proposed one-time 5% wealth tax could push wealthy residents and entrepreneurs to leave the state.

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Billionaire David Tepper, the founder and president of the hedge fund Appaloosa Management, is particularly bullish on technology and artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The firm’s portfolio features several industry leaders, including Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM), and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), with these four accounting for roughly 50% of the portfolio. David…

Emirati billionaire Mohamed Alabbar, the developer behind Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is setting his sights on Africa’s luxury hospitality market with a major new investment planned for Zimbabwe.