In p>221, people in the world will continue to attract people's attention. Some people are proud of the spring breeze, some people have a curtain call, some people have created history, and some people have started to return to their old jobs after failure. 221 is fleeting. What stories will these familiar or fresh faces remind you of?
Musk became the "No.1 online celebrity in the world"
On December 13th, local time, Time magazine selected Musk, the founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, as the man of the year in 221. Time magazine used 11 words to describe Musk: clown, genius, leader, visionary, industrialist, performer, rogue, Edison (inventor) and barnum.
Zuckerberg's concept of the universe with fire
At the beginning of this year, Facebook became the target of public criticism because of the attack on the Capitol, because it improperly guided public opinion on social networks, and Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, continued to fall into the center of public opinion. Facebook has suffered many lawsuits this year, which are related to antitrust and data privacy.
The recent news of the company's name change caused a violent response. On October 28th, Zuckerberg announced that Facebook had changed its name from Facebook to Meta, and introduced the concept of meta-universe. In the public video, Zuckerberg explained his understanding of meta-universe, its strategic planning and the progress made in the field of meta-universe, which indicates the company's ambition in leading the future.
Trump returns to business
Since the riots in the Capitol in January this year, former US President Trump has been banned and banned by many American social media. Before entering politics, Trump was a successful real estate businessman. He obviously has no intention to retire, and recently he quietly returned to the role of businessman. The difference is that this time he founded Trump Media &; Technology Group), the company plans to go public by backdoor. Although it has not yet formed a mature commercial scale, it has been widely sought after by capital. Recently, it has received an investment of 1 billion US dollars. Some investors have hinted that the market value of the company has reached nearly 1 billion US dollars.
It is reported that the company will launch a social media platform called "TRUTH Social" to counter what he called "tyranny of technology giants".
Bill Gates Divorce
Microsoft founder Bill Gates' most eye-catching news this year is the divorce case that sensationalized the world. In August this year, he ended his marriage with Melinda Gates, who had been with him for many years. Gates resigned from all positions in Microsoft in 28 and focused on the work of the Gates Foundation. Recently, he posted a blog post saying that 221 is the most difficult year in his life, and he and his ex-wife Melinda are still managing the Gates Foundation, saying that they have found a "good new work rhythm". Gates also laughed at himself, since the divorce, two children have moved away, and he is becoming an "empty nester".
the first Chinese-American female mayor in Boston
In November this year, Michelle Wu, a Chinese-American woman, won the mayor election in Boston, becoming the first Chinese-American female mayor elected in the city in 2 years and the first Asian-American mayor on the East Coast of the United States.
Wu You was born in 1985. Her parents are immigrants from Taiwan Province, China. After graduating from Harvard University, she started her career in a local consulting firm in Boston. Later, influenced by her college mentor and now Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, she devoted herself to politics and became a Democratic politician. At present, Asians are the fastest growing group of voters in the United States, and Wu Yuan's policy tends to focus on ethnic minority groups, housing welfare, green energy and so on.
Bernard L.Madoff, the first liar on Wall Street, died in a federal prison in North Carolina in April this year at the age of 82.
Madoff was once one of the most successful financiers in the world. He founded Madoff Investment Securities Company in the 196s. After that, Madoff used hedge funds to promise a high yield of 1%-15%, attracting huge capital investment from financial institutions, individual investors and even senior bankers, including many relatives and friends. American regulators discovered Madoff's flaw as early as the 199s. With the financial crisis in 28, Madoff's scam was uncovered, and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The book loss of this scam totaled $64.8 billion. Many investors went bankrupt because of Madoff's fraudulent behavior, and two people committed suicide. His eldest son also committed suicide in Manhattan apartment 11 years ago.
Prince Philip passed away
On April 9th this year, Prince Philip passed away at Windsor Castle at the age of 99. In his marriage with the Queen of England for more than 7 years, Prince Philip has always played the role of a supporter of the Queen at a critical moment. A private secretary of the royal family once described it like this: "Prince Philip is the only man in the world who regards the Queen as a mortal. Only he can do this."
Prince Philip has experienced the turmoil and changes in Britain for a century. He was born in the Greek royal family in the 192s and served on the battleship in World War II. He is also the longest-serving monarch's spouse in British history. For decades, he has performed royal duties all over the world. British media commented that his death also heralded the end of an era.
Branson becomes the first person to travel in space
On July 11th this year, Richard Branson, a 71-year-old British billionaire and the founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully made a test flight aboard Virgin Galactic Spacecraft II, becoming the first person in private space on the edge of space. It has been 17 years since Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 24. British media commented that this move has taken a big step in realizing "space tourism".
At present, Musk and Amazon founder Bezos have also entered the space business competition. Just nine days after Branson successfully entered the edge of space, Bezos also entered the edge of space on the rocket New Shepard developed by his own space exploration technology company "Blue Origin".
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