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☆ Today is Mark Zuckerberg's 40th birthday. Here's how his wealth has grown over the past decade.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMay 14, 2024, marks Mark Zuckerberg's 40th birthday — and he's had quite the decade. Zuckerberg's net worth of $169 billion makes him the fourth richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg. Related storiesZuckerberg owns most of Facebook with his 13% stake in its parent company Meta, and nearly all of his fortune — $164 billion worth — is tied to it. And while he's far from the flashiest of the centi-billionaires, Zuckerberg's lifestyle has changed in conjunction with his wealth.

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☆ It sure looks like Mark Zuckerberg is taking a brand new superyacht out to celebrate his 40th birthday
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Madeline Berg | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAll signs point to Mark Zuckerberg celebrating his 40th birthday on what many speculate is his brand-new superyacht Launchpad. But in the yachting world, where privacy is paramount, no party would confirm her owner. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Wingman, the support superyacht that he is suspected to have purchased with Launchpad, made the journey with her.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Ruben Griffioen, eSysman, Autoevolution, Launchpad, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Meta, SuperYacht Times, Marshall Locations: Panama, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Russian, Launchpad, Feadship's, Netherlands

☆ A woman started working out in her 20s but didn't get shredded until her 50s. Here's what she wishes she'd known at the start.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Susan Niebergall worked out for decades but didn't lose fat until she addressed her nutrition. All I knew was that I wasn't eating much, I was hungry, and I had no idea how to maintain it." "I didn't track anything, I just started eating smaller portions. A little while after, Niebergall started to track calories and protein, which helped her learn how much she should be eating. Niebergall doesn't track her food intake anymore, but she's still focused on her performance goals.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg is serving peak Relatable Zuck with his laptop perched on a stack of books
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meet Relatable Zuck, who wants you to know that he, too, uses a book stack for a laptop stand. The Meta CEO has gone from a hoodie-wearing tech wunderkind to a shredded martial arts practitioner. Mark Zuckerberg in the early days of Facebook's founding (left) and Mark Zuckerberg today (right). While most were battling cabin fever or binge-watching Netflix during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zuckerberg said he'd picked up mixed martial arts instead. AdvertisementIn fact, martial arts has become such a big part of Zuckerberg's life, that it even warranted a mention in Meta's latest annual report.

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☆ An academic analyzed everything Mark Zuckerberg said publicly for 20 years — but still doesn't feel like he knows him
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The academic launched the project after the Meta boss discussed privacy issues in interviews. AdvertisementA lot has changed for Mark Zuckerberg since the drunken night at Harvard in 2003 when he decided to release Facemash. Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Facebook owner Meta. "The Zuckerberg Files came out of a project where I was thinking about how Zuckerberg talks about privacy," Zimmer explained in the documentary. Zimmer thinks the exhaustive project has been "really insightful" in helping track the maturity of both Zuckerberg and his company.

Persons: Michael Zimmer, Mark Zuckerberg's, intentensly, Zimmer, —, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Meta, Kevin Dietsch, David Kirkpatrick, Sheera Frenkel, Kara Swisher, He's, he's, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Harvard, Facebook, Zuckerberg, San Francisco Chronicle, Capitol, Cambridge, Meta Locations: Marquette, Hawaii

☆ An influencer pilot who crashed his plane for his YouTube channel has been sentenced to 6 months in prison, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

YouTuber Trevor Jacob has been sentenced to six months in prison, prosecutors said. Jacob intentionally crashed a small plane in California on 2021 for a YouTube video. Two days later, Jacob informed the National Transportation Safety Board of the plane crash, and said he would help them locate the crashed plane, prosecutors said. When pleading guilty in June, Jacob said he'd agreed to advertise a sponsor's product — a wallet — in his YouTube video, prosecutors said. AdvertisementJacob did not address why he had pretended the plane lost power in his 2021 video and his aircraft accident incident report.

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TMS Hub offers free practice of jiu-jitsu primarily to veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war who have suffered the loss of a limb through combat. “Being among their peers is more comfortable for them,” explained Serhii Pohosyan, co-founder of TMS Hub. Just two months into training, five veterans at the TMS Hub gym were ready for the national competition. I really enjoyed it.”At his first Ukrainian Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Oksyntiuk won a silver medal in the “para jiu-jitsu” category. Pohosyan, the TMS Hub co-founder, said the gym has specially equipped bathrooms and other facilities to ensure the comfort of disabled veterans.

Persons: ”, Artem Kuzmich, Kuzmich, “, Serhii Pohosyan, Vasyl Oksyntiuk, ” Oksyntiuk, Oksyntiuk, Pohosyan, ” Pohosyan Organizations: Ukrainian, Belorussian, TMS, TMS Hub, Jitsu Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, Eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Russian, Bakhmut, Russia, “, russia, ukraine

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg's latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table. The Meta Platforms CEO and mixed martial arts enthusiast posted on social media Friday that he tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs, while training for a fight early next year. “Tore my ACL sparring and just got out of surgery to replace it,” Zuckerberg posted on Instagram. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesZuckerberg, who in May completed his first jiu jitsu tournament, has previously posted updates on his martial arts training. But in August, the Tesla CEO posted on social media that he might need surgery before the fight could happen.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg's, “ Tore, ” Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Musk, Elon, ” Organizations: ANGELES, ”, Facebook Locations: Park , California

☆ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tore his ACL while training for a competitive MMA fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just had surgery as a result of an injury to his ACL that occurred during mixed-martial arts training. The Facebook co-founder revealed his injury on Friday via an Instagram post in which he said that he "tore my ACL sparring and just got out of surgery to replace it." "I was training for a competitive MMA fight early next year, but now that's delayed a bit," Zuckerberg said. The Meta CEO has taken an interest in MMA and competitive fighting in recent years and has been training in a variety of martial arts, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. "If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me," Zuckerberg said at the time.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Elon Musk, Elon isn't, Dana White, Musk, Elon, Jim Cramer Organizations: Facebook, Brazilian Jiu, Meta, Tesla Locations: Brazilian

☆ Shredded Zuck tore his ACL sparring and had surgery to replace it, delaying a competitive MMA fight planned for next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zuckerberg said the injury has delayed a competitive MMA fight he had planned for early next year. It's unclear who the planned fight is with, but it's likely not Elon Musk. AdvertisementAdvertisementMark Zuckerberg on Friday said he tore his ACL and had surgery to get it replaced, delaying a competitive MMA fight he had planned for early next year. Grateful for the doctors and team taking care of me," Zuckerberg wrote, adding he had been training for a competitive MMA fight that has now been delayed. On an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast that aired Tuesday, Musk said he was still willing to fight Zuckerberg "anytime, anywhere."

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Elon, —, Priscilla Chan, Tore, Israel Adesanya, Alex Volkanovski, Mark, Adesanya, Zuck, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan's, Musk Organizations: Service, Meta

☆ Logan Paul defeats Dillon Danis but security step into the ring as the bout ends in chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Issy Ronald | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —YouTube and WWE star Logan Paul defeated MMA fighter Dillon Danis by disqualification in Saturday’s influencer boxing event at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. But the occasion descended into chaos afterwards as security piled into the ring to separate the two fighters while Paul himself clambered on top of the ropes and held his arm aloft in a victory salute. “He’s supposed to be good at jiu-jitsu, what happened?” Paul said afterwards, according to broadcaster DAZN. “I said from day one, there’ll never be another Tyson Fury, I’m just trying to be the best Tommy Fury I can be.”The high-profile double-header garnered huge interest online – the quartet have a combined following of over 17 million on X, formerly known as Twitter. Misfits Boxing, the promotors of the event, told CNN that general sale of the tickets sold out within an hour, with the whole night being sold out in a week.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg has embraced a 'martial arts view of the world,' says Spotify CEO Daniel Ek
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg has embraced a "martial arts view of the world," says Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who spent the summer getting shredded and talking about a cage fight with Elon Musk, has embraced a "martial arts view of the world." That's according to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, who discussed the public's perception of Zuckerberg with Forbes in a story published on Tuesday. In August 2022, Zuckerberg spoke about his martial arts journey on an episode of the "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, saying he found the sport to be both physically and intellectually engaging.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Daniel Ek . Ek, Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, —, Daniel Ek, Ek, Joe Rogan, Insider's Jyoti Mann, Dan Schulman, Krav Maga, Joanna Pineda Organizations: Forbes, Service, PayPal, Matrix Group, hapkido Locations: California, Meta

☆ Spotify founder Daniel Ek says there are 3 versions of his friend Mark Zuckerberg: 'The Social Network' Zuck, 'Evil' Zuck, and this new persona we're seeing today
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Spotify's founder says the world has met three different versions of Mark Zuckerberg over the years. There's "The Social Network" Mark, "Cambridge Analytica" Mark and the Mark we're seeing today. Daniel Ek told Forbes that today's Zuckerberg "is a lot more authentic in his public persona." AdvertisementAdvertisementSpotify founder Daniel Ek says the public has been entreated to three different versions of Mark Zuckerberg over the years. But Ek told Forbes that the Zuckerberg of today is a lot different from the past two versions.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Mark, Daniel Ek, Forbes, today's Zuckerberg, —, Ek, Ek — who's, Zuckerberg, Jessie Eisenberg's, Eisenberg, He's, he's, Joe Rogan, Rogan, Meta Organizations: Cambridge, Service, Facebook, Harvard, Social, Academy, Meta Locations: Swedish, Cambridge

☆ Pinned Under the Bodies of Men
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jerrine Tan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In all our years together, I had failed to comprehend him as he was — extremely fit and strong. None of this registered because I had never encountered his body that way. When he swept my body under, pinned me down, I felt the fright I knew all too well and did not care to know again. On me was a body, scarily strong, but one I knew intimately, belonging to a man who loves me. His overpowering jiu-jitsu lock was something I had only ever experienced as an embrace.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg spars on a floating barge with MMA fighters in a video that couldn't be further from the sunblock-smeared Zuck of summer 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been curating a "shredded" persona over the last year. His training regimen drew attention after he agreed to a possible cage fight with Elon Musk. Zuckerberg's newest post shows him sparring with MMA fighters on a floating barge. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The new summertime Zuck spars with MMA fighters on a floating barge.

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☆ I'm a black belt-turned-professional pillow fighter who used my winnings to start a dojo in the tough Miami neighborhood where I grew up
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Master Tarrago said, "Matter of fact, I'm gonna be here tomorrow at such and such time to pick you up." I remember, Master Tarrago, he got some Ace bandages and wrapped it up and told me to go out there and fight. And I just feel like I'm really the best and then the PFC — that just came. I heard people laughing, making jokes like, "This guy says he's gonna win the whole thing. AdvertisementAdvertisementI've got a great support systemOne of my teachers that's great friends with Master Tarrago — he owns this facility.

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☆ Tech execs are buying $150,000 red-light therapy beds and $70,000 hyperbaric chambers for their wellness quests
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Big-ticket items included $150,000 red-light therapy beds and $70,000 hyperbaric chambers. It's not just tech bros who seem to be obsessed with health, wellness, and longevity trends. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Information, a subscription tech industry news site, recently conducted an anonymous poll of 500 subscribers' health and wellness habits. At Next Level Therapeutics, a wellness center in New York City, a 15-minute NovoThor full body red light therapy session costs about $55, according to its booking page. Among the general population, wellness trends like cold plunges and red light therapy are gaining popularity as the quest to live longer increasingly goes mainstream.

Persons: It's, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Bryan Johnson, Dustin Giallanza, they'd, James Carroll, Thor Photomedicine, Carroll, Keith Rabois, Miami Rabois Organizations: MLB, MLS, Mayo Clinic, Venture, Founders Fund, FDA, Miami Locations: Braintree, NovoThor, New York City, Mayo

☆ George Santos says he's lost 97 pounds on Ozempic and a cage match versus Mitt Romney wouldn't be 'fair' because he studied jiu-jitsu
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

George Santos told party guests he's lost 97 pounds on Ozempic, Page Six reported. He also said fighting Mitt Romney in cage match wouldn't "fair" because he knows jiu-jitsu. According to Page Six sources, the embattled New York representative boasted about losing nearly 100 pounds thanks to the diabetes medication Ozempic and that a cage fight between himself and Mitt Romney wouldn't be fair. A Santos spokesperson confirmed to Page Six that Santos studied jiu-jitsu. Story updated to reflect response from Santos spokesperson.

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☆ How conservatives use ‘verbal jiu-jitsu’ to turn liberals’ language against them
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Recent years have brought numerous headlines about another liberal term that has been dismantled by the right. Some scientists believe climate change is a more accurate description of the environmental challenges facing the planet. Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge during a climate change protest in New York on March 3, 2023. Instead of acknowledging the science pointing toward a looming environmental disaster, one Republican pollster offered another phrase to mute the alarm: climate change. Two decades later, many liberal politicians and activists continue to use the phrase “climate change, the cognitive scientist George Lakoff noted.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg dismisses Elon Musk's latest attempt to egg him into a backyard fight: 'Mark takes this sport seriously and isn't going to fight someone who randomly shows up at his door'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The saga of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's will-they-won't-they fight continues. Musk on Monday said he was going to show up at Zuckerberg's door for a fight and livestream it on X. "Will also test latest X livestream video, so you can monitor our adventure in real-time!" In a follow-up post, Musk predicted Zuckerberg would post a thread about how he would "love to fight anytime, but blah blah UFC something something." Also, Mark takes this sport seriously and isn't going to fight someone who randomly shows up at his door," a Meta spokesperson said.

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☆ One Championship CEO: Zuck Is 'Legit' Fighter, Far Outclasses Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong says Mark Zuckerberg is a "legit" fighter. A prominent martial-arts CEO says he's seen Mark Zuckerberg fight, and that Elon Musk should be really nervous about his chances in the ring. However, there is a wide disparity in skill level and fitness level," Chatri told the SCMP. Chatri also had some fighting words for Elon Musk. "If he really wanted to fight Mark, he wouldn't be making up all these conditions, excuses, and stipulations," Chatri said.

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☆ Elon Musk is now floating the idea of having a 'noble' debate with Mark Zuckerberg instead of a tech bro cage fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk now wants a "noble" debate with Zuckerberg. It looks like Elon Musk is trying really hard to get out of his cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg. And now Musk is floating the idea of having a "noble" debate with Zuckerberg instead of throwing hands. TED curator Chris Anderson proposed having a "cage match DEBATE" between the two billionaires, and Musk seemed game for it. Maye Musk tweeted in June that her son and Zuckerberg should "fight with words only" instead of beating each other up.

Persons: Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Musk, Maye, Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Anderson, Anderson, Maye Musk Organizations: Zuck

☆ Grimes says Elon Musk is 'very strong' ahead of his cage fight with Zuck, and that the match will be a good outlet for his masculinity
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Grimes said she's not looking forward to watching Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg fight it out. The artist, who shares two children with Musk, told Wired that she would prefer he doesn't fight. But Musk is "very strong" and the fight is probably a good outlet for his masculinity, she added. Grimes said her former partner Elon Musk is "very strong" ahead of a potential cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and that he's using the match as an outlet for his masculinity. Last year, Grimes told Vanity Fair that she and Musk are "very fluid," adding: "We live in separate houses.

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☆ Elon Musk suggests cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg is on, and will be live-streamed on X
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk appeared to confirm this his cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg is on. Elon Musk appears to be pressing ahead with his plans to fight Mark Zuckerberg. "Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X," Musk wrote. An X user asked Musk what the point of the fight is and whether it is simply to motivate him to work out. An X user warned him to "be careful" because Zuckerberg practices jiu-jitsu and Musk fired back that he's "up for a cage match."

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, X, Musk, Dana White, Elon Musk didn't Locations: Italian, Rome

☆ With No Date Set, Musk and Zuckerberg Trade Barbs on ‘Cage Match’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Mike Isaac | More About Mike Isaac | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

That rivalry has only increased in recent months, as Mr. Zuckerberg quickly spun up Threads after he witnessed the difficulties Mr. Musk had in his takeover of Twitter. Their brinkmanship came to a head in June, when Mr. Musk, in a reply to someone on Twitter, said that he would fight Mr. Zuckerberg in a physical cage match. It seemed as if the fight “might actually happen,” Mr. Musk later said in an online discussion. In July, Mr. Zuckerberg posted a photo of himself shirtless after a training match, boasting a newly chiseled physique and affirming his zeal for the sport. Mr. Musk did not respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Zuckerberg, Musk, Dana White, Mr, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Twitter, Meta, Gov Locations: China, Japan, South Korea, Florida

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