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Thanks to his relationships to tech billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, Epstein had access to a number of lucrative tech investments. But he walked away from several deals with major startups that could have netted him hundreds of millions, the new cache of DOJ emails show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The latest Epstein files from the DOJ name two more of the sex criminal’s billionaire clients: real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman and Rothschild heir by marriage Ariane de Rothschild. They apparently paid an unusually high premium for his services, experts say. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CEO Raquel Urtasun says the funds, including $250 million from Uber, will help get at least 25,000 robotaxis using her tech on Uber’s platform and launch trucking operations with Volvo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Forbes estimates that the deal announced Monday evening boosted Musk’s fortune by $84 billion. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The sale of 49% of World Liberty Financial to an Emirati tycoon appears to have been an incredible deal for Donald Trump. But what did the UAE get out of it? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Half of the top ten richest people on the planet moved up or down on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires ranking in a wild first month of the year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.