Kalshi's CEO said their rivalry with Polymarket encourages them to push products and marketing harder.
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Kalshi's CEO said rivalry with Polymarket drives both companies to push harder.
He likened the competition to famous sports rivalries, like Tom Brady and Eli Manning.
Kalshi recently announced major media partnerships and a $1 billion funding round.
Kalshi's CEO says his company's rivalry with Polymarket has parallels to two sets of sporting legends.
In an episode of the "20VC" podcast released on Monday, Tarek Mansour explained how prediction market rival Polymarket has encouraged his company to work harder.
"What I'm learning over time is that an industry truly becomes an industry when there's a rivalry, because that rivalry will push you beyond the limits of what you thought you could get to," Mansour said.
He compared the companies to National Football League quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning.
"When Tom Brady kind of reflected on that back in the day, he's like, 'You know, we were like the most ferocious on the field, and we fought each other,'" Mansour said. "But then over time, he became grateful for that because he realized that without Manning being in there and vice versa, he would have never achieved what he achieved."
"I think that's happening in prediction markets," he added.
Kalshi, founded in 2018, lets users bet on the outcome of events such as elections, sports matches, and economic indicators. Last week, it announced partnerships with media giants CNN and CNBC, and said that it raised $1 billion at a valuation of $11 billion.
Polymarket, its blockchain-enabled competitor, was founded in 2020 and offers similar services. It was last valued at $13.5 billion in November, per PitchBook.
The popularity of prediction platforms has exploded since a legal victory for Kalshi in the US last fall. Now, users can bet on questions ranging from the popularity of Labubu dolls to Elon Musk's net worth.
Last year, Mansour said in an interview that his employees asked social media influencers to promote memes about an FBI raid on the home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan. On Monday's podcast, Mansour called the move a "mistake" and said he "made clear to the team: 'Don't ever do this again.'"
Mansour also compared the two companies to soccer stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and said that it was not a coincidence that the two "greatest" players exist in the same era.
"Without Polymarket, we wouldn't have pushed our marketing and pushed our product as hard," he said. "That sort of infighting is going to push both of us to scale this industry and reach heights that we honestly wouldn't have been able to otherwise, which long-term is actually net positive for the customer."
Polymarket did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment about Mansour's comparisons.
Jamie Dimon says AI could help people work "less hard" and have "wonderful lives," but warns the transition will cut jobs.
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Jamie Dimon said he is hopeful that AI will improve society in the long run.
"Maybe one day we'll be working less hard, but having wonderful lives," said the JPMorgan CEO.
But society needs to be ready for inevitable job losses, he added.
Jamie Dimon said AI could one day help us workless, but not before it cuts jobs.
The JPMorgan CEO said in an interview with Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" that AI could improve society, comparing it to past technological leaps that lifted productivity and living standards.
"Maybe one day we'll be working less hard, but having wonderful lives," he said.
But getting there won't be painless. While AI will not "dramatically reduce" jobs in the next year, "it will eliminate jobs," Dimon said.
"It doesn't mean people won't have other jobs," he said, adding that workers should lean into critical thinking, communication, and emotional intelligence.
The real danger, he said, is that AI adoption could outpace society's ability to train workers.
"If it does happen too fast for society, which is possible, we can't assimilate all those people that quickly," Dimon said.
Government, companies, and society "should look at how do we phase it in a way that we don't damage a lot of people," he added.
Dimon has been optimistic about the long-term potential of AI. Last month, he said AI would shrink the workweek.
"My guess is the developed world will be working three and a half days a week in 20, 30, 40 years," Dimon said in November at the America Business Forum in Miami.
"You're going to have agents that do research for you every time you wake up in the morning," he added.
Dimon hasn't downplayed the risks, either. At a Fortune-hosted conference last month, he warned that job elimination is inevitable. "People should stop sticking their heads in the sand," he said.
Big bank CEOs on AI disruption
Other big bank CEOs have also said that AI has long-term benefits, but they highlighted the disruption ahead.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" in October that AI will lead to shifting job functions, but "at the end of the day, we have an incredibly flexible, nimble economy."
"I'm excited about it," he said, adding that he sees "lots of opportunities for our business."
The CEO of Wells Fargo, Charles Scharf, echoed that view. He told Reuters last month that "the opportunities that exist in AI are very significant."
"Anyone who sits here today and says that they don't think they'll have less head count because of AI either doesn't know what they're talking about or is just not being totally honest about it," he said.
Trump said he wants to "do what's right" in the Warner deal.
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Trump's involvement in the Warner Bros. deal is not over yet.
He said he wants to "do what's right" in the media war between Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros.
Paramount launched a hostile bid for WBD after Netflix announced its intention to acquire it for $72 billion.
President Donald Trump said he wanted to "do what's right" in the media war brewing between Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery.
On Friday, Netflix said that it would acquire WBD for $72 billion. WBD rejected Paramount Skydance's offers and proceeded with a sale to Netflix. But on Monday, Paramount launched a hostile bid, with a $30-per-share offer for all of WBD.
In response to a question from a reporter about the fight for WBD on Monday, Trump said, "I know the companies very well. I know what they're doing, but I have to see, I have to see what percentage of market they have."
"We have to see the Netflix percentage of market, Paramount, the percentage of market," he said during a roundtable at the White House. "I mean, none of them are particularly great friends of mine, you know."
"I want to do what's right. It's so, so very important to do what's right," he added.
Trump said on Sunday that he would be involved in the sale of WBD, and that the combined market share of Netflix and WBD "could be a problem."
But he also said that Netflix's CEO, Ted Sarandos, was a "great person" who has done "one of the greatest jobs in the history of movies."
Trump's involvement in the media war is significant because he has the authority to stop a deal from taking place. In 2017, he voiced his opposition to AT&T's proposed acquisition of Time Warner.
Business Insider's media and tech correspondent, Peter Kafka, wrote in a column last week that a deal to buy WBD would need regulatory approval, which in 2025 is synonymous with Trump's approval.
Paramount is putting up a strong fight for Warner Bros. Its CEO, David Ellison, pitched the WBD offer to his employees in a Monday memo seen by Business Insider.
"We believe the combination of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery represents a powerful opportunity to strengthen both companies and the entertainment industry as a whole," Ellison's memo wrote.
The all-cash offer of $30 per share works out to a valuation of more than $108 billion, or an equity valuation of $78.7 billion, for WBD's entire operation, putting it in the upper echelons of hostile takeover attempts in recent decades.
In fairness, the $82.7 billion deal, or $72 billion equity valuation, from streaming giant Netflix is also pretty massive. That was the one WBD's board had agreed on, and it excluded certain pieces of the business.
"We are taking our offer directly to shareholders to give them the opportunity to act in their own best interests and maximize the value of their shares." Paramount CEO David Ellison said in a statement.
To get a sense of the biggest hostile takeover deals of the past 30 years, Business Insider asked financial analytics provider Dealogic to pull the numbers.
Here are the equity valuations of the 14 largest hostile takeover announcements since 1995, and where the Paramount deal for WBD would fit in.
AT&T Broadband LLC by Comcast Corp, 2002 – $32.7 billion
Comcast launched an unsolicited bid for AT&T Broadband, which was then the largest cable operator in the US. After a few rounds of negotiations and pressure from shareholders, AT&T accepted the offer. The deal gave rise to Comcast's national expansion.
Twitter Inc by Elon Musk, 2022 – $41.3 billion
The billionaire CEO of Tesla made an unsolicited offer to buy Twitter after building a large stake. Twitter initially resisted, but eventually accepted the deal. Musk, however, tried to back out of the deal and was met with litigation, before eventually closing the takeover he started. Musk had since then changed the platform's algorithm, its name, and content moderation rules.
National Westminster Bank by Royal Bank of Scotland Group, 1999 – $42.6 billion
In what was at the time Europe's largest hostile takeover, RBS and Bank of Scotland fought in a bidding war for NatWest, which ended with RBS's victory through a hostile offer. The deal helped RBS become a global banking giant, but at the cost of taking on excessive debt. RBS collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis.
Genentech Inc by Roche Holding AG, 2009 – $46.8 billion
Roche, which already owned a majority stake in Genentech, launched a hostile bid for full ownership. The biotech company initially resisted the attempt due to undervaluation. After raising the offer, Roche succeeded.
Reynolds American Inc by British American Tobacco, 2016 – $49.4 billion
BAT made an unsolicited offer to buy the remainder of Reynolds, after already owning a large stake in it. Reynolds negotiated a higher price but ultimately accepted the takeover. The deal created the world's largest publicly traded tobacco company at the time.
Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC by InBev SA/NV, 2008 – $50.5 billion
Belgium's InBev made a hostile offer for Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of beer brand Budweiser. AB's management and founding family initially resisted being taken over by a foreign company, but shareholders pressured them to accept after InBev raised its bid.
Monsanto Co by Bayer AG, 2018 – $57 billion
Bayer made an unsolicited offer to Monsanto, and the chemical company held out for a higher price before accepting the deal. Unfortunately for Bayer, the German biotech company also inherited lawsuits against Monsanto's Roundup herbicide.
Elf Aquitaine SA by TotalFina SA, 2000 – $57.9 billion
TotalFina launched a hostile bid for Elf in a dramatic French corporate battle. After nearly a year of fighting and regulatory scrutiny, the companies merged and became one of the world's biggest oil companies. The combined entity was eventually renamed as TotalEnergies.
Shire PLC by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, 2019 – $63.1 billion
Japanese company Takeda made a series of unsolicited bids for UK-based Shire. Shire repeatedly rejected the deal until Takeda substantially increased the offer. This is one of the largest acquisitions ever made by a Japanese company, and it gave Takeda a large rare disease drug portfolio.
Aventis SA by Sanofi-Synthelabo SA, 2004 – $72.9 billion
Sanofi's unsolicited takeover was met with strong resistance from Aventis, so much so that the company sought to be acquired by a different pharmaceutical giant, Novartis. Sanofi sweetened the offer, and Aventis eventually accepted it.
Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance, 2025 (Pending) – $78.7 billion
Paramount launched its hostile takeover bid after WBD's board bypassed its offers in favor of a deal with Netflix.
Warner-Lambert Co by Pfizer Inc, 2000 – $86.6 billion
Pfizer launched a hostile bid to break apart Warner-Lambert's agreed merger with American Home Products. Warner-Lambert fought back but ultimately conceded. This gave Pfizer full ownership of Lipitor, which holds the record for the highest lifetime sales for a single drug.
ABN Amro Holding NV by Royal Bank of Scotland Group, 2007 – $97 billion
Immediately before the 2008 financial crisis, Barclays tried to acquire ABN AMRO amicably, but RBS, alongside Fortis and Banco Santander, countered with a hostile, higher bid and won. The acquisition sped up RBS's collapse soon after.
SABMiller by Anheuser-Busch InBev, 2016 – $114.4 billion
In a move that consolidated much of the world's beer industry under one entity, AB InBev launched a hostile offer for SABMiller, eventually raising the bid to satisfy resistant shareholders.
Mannesmann AG by Vodafone AirTouch, 2000 – $177.4 billion
UK company Vodafone AirTouchlaunched a hostile bid for German company Mannesmann,which had rapidly become one of Europe's most valuable telecom companies. Mannesmann fiercely resisted, framing the bid as an attack on German industrial values and national pride. The record-setting battle lasted three months, ending with Vodafone winning by raising the bid.
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Following several days of teasing on social media, Luke Combs officially announced his 2026 concert series, titled the "My Kinda Saturday Night" world tour. With the announcement first being sent to his “Bootleggers” fan club members and then to the general public, fans are eagerly anticipating the chance to see Combs live. With all venues in stadiums and a long roster of opening acts scheduled to join the star, it’s no wonder tickets are already in high demand.
Luke Combs has been praised for his dedication to his fans, and releasing the tour announcement and presale first to his Bootleggers fans has been specifically applauded. The “Fast Car” singer has been quoted as saying he is happy for the chance to promote country music in places where it is not typically found, and his 10 international stops can attest to that effort as well.
If seeing Luke Combs in concert next year sounds like your kind of Saturday night, we’ve got you covered. We’ve broken down everything Luke Combs and the My Kinda Saturday Night world tour, including purchasing details and price comparisons between ticket vendors. You can also browse concert and ticket specifics at your convenience on StubHub or Vivid Seats.
The My Kinda Saturday Night tour will kick off in Las Vegas next March, followed by several shows across the continental US and Canada. From July, Combs will embark on a tour of Europe and the UK. The My Kinda Saturday Night tour is scheduled to wrap up on August 2 in London.
How to buy tickets for Luke Combs’ 2025 concert tour
Original tickets for the My Kinda Saturday Night tour went on presale on October 15, followed by general sale on October 17, with tickets available for purchase on Ticketmaster. As of writing, all dates still have limited availability for original tickets, and can still be purchased on Ticketmaster.
Tickets are also available for purchase from verified resale vendor sites such as StubHub and Vivid Seats. Many popular tour stops, such as Las Vegas, have limited remaining seating options; in such cases, you may find more ideal options on resale sites instead.
How much are Luke Combs tickets?
With shows still having yet to sell out, ticket prices between the original and resale options are somewhat similar, with resale options leaning slightly more affordable for certain dates. Original standard ticket prices vary depending on the venue and location, but currently tend to fall within the average range of $100 to just over $300. Many locations even offer pit options under $300 (Knoxville and South Bend, for example), which is very reasonable compared to other artists whose pit tickets can easily exceed $1,000.
As of writing, for the resale option, Vivid Seats has prices ever so slightly below those of StubHub, with the most affordable options ranging from $71 for the May 2 tour stop in Knoxville to $176 for the May 30 tour stop in Montreal. StubHub ranges from $79 for the same Knoxville show to $244 for the Green Bay performance on May 16. The biggest difference right now is that Vivid Seats has fewer international location options, which is somewhat common for the site in general.
Luke Combs has a guest appearance at Alan Jackson’s event in Nashville on June 27, and prices for this are considerably higher than his own headlining tour’s stops. This is due to the event being large, with several artists performing.
There are no VIP packages for The My Kind Of Saturday Night tour available for purchase on Ticketmaster.
Who is opening for Luke Combs’ tour?
Several artists have been confirmed to join Luke Combs on his upcoming 2026 world tour. For North American shows, Dierks Bentley, Ty Myers, The Castellows, and Thelma & James have been tapped as supporting artists. Europe will continue to see Ty Myers and the Castellows perform, with The Script also joining them for shows in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Ireland. The Teskey Brothers have been announced as an opening act for the Edinburgh show, and Thomas Rhett will also be supporting the London concert.
Will there be international tour dates?
The My Kinda Saturday Night tour has 10 international dates currently scheduled. The tour will head to Sweden in July, followed by shows in France, the Netherlands, and Ireland, and will conclude in the UK with five performances in Edinburgh and London.
Who is Luke Combs?
Luke Combs is an American country singer from North Carolina who first emerged on the scene in 2014 with his debut EP, “The Way She Rides”. He has since gone on to win several Billboard Music and Country Music awards, and also has his own polarized sunglasses and hat company called Blue Otter Polarized. Luke Combs married Nicole Hocking in 2020.
President Donald Trump announced his approval for Nvidia to sell H200 chips to China.
Trump said the US would get a cut of the sales.
Nvidia's stock was up following the announcement.
Nvidia just scored a win from President Donald Trump.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the US would allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to "approved customers" in China.
"This policy will support American Jobs, strengthen US Manufacturing, and benefit American Taxpayers," Trump said in the post.
Trump said, "$25% will be paid to the United States of America." He has previously proposed having the US take a cut of chip sales to China.
Nvidia's stock was up in after-hours trading following Trump's announcement.
"We applaud President Trump's decision to allow America's chip industry to compete to support high paying jobs and manufacturing in America," a spokesperson for Nvidia said in a statement to Business Insider. "Offering H200 to approved commercial customers, vetted by the Department of Commerce, strikes a thoughtful balance that is great for America."
Luigi Mangione, defendant in the ambush murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, gestures toward the news cameras at the start of an evidentiary hearing in Manhattan on Monday.
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Luigi Mangione has been in court in NY fighting the admissibility of evidence tied to his arrest.
Mangioni stands accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Here are some of the images and audio presented at the hearing, which continued on Monday.
This story was originally published on Friday, December 5. It has been updated to include images of new evidence released in the case.
Mangione, 28, hopes to convince a state-level judge in Manhattan to toss key evidence seized at his arrest, most significantly the ghost gun and handwritten "manifesto" his arresting officers pulled from his backpack at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Here are photos of other key evidence presented in court so far.
Prosecutors say Mangione tried to throw cops off the scent by claiming he was a "homeless" guy named "Mark." He handed them this ID.
The license Luigi Mangione is charged with forging bears the false name "Mark Rosario" and a fake New Jersey address.
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The first two officers arriving at the McDonald's on December 9, 2024 — the fifth day of the nationwide manhunt — had not been expecting much.
No one believed Thompson's shooter would be in the restaurant — not the two cops, not their supervisor, not even the store manager who'd reluctantly called 911 at their customers' insistence. The call had been dispatched as "Priority: Low."
"What's your name?" one of the officers asked, approaching Mangione at the back of the restaurant. "Uh, Mark," Mangione answered, according to sealed police bodycam footage shown in court. He told them he was homeless.
He then handed over this New Jersey license — listing his name as "Mark Rosario."
When officers walked into the McDonald's, Mangione wore this mask over his face. Everything changed when the mask came off.
Luigi Mangione was wearing this face mask when the first officers entered a McDonalds in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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Mangione was then asked to pull down his blue-and-white paper medical mask, which Altoona patrolman Joseph Detwiler said made Mangioni stand out.
"We don't wear masks," Detwiler told the jury. "We have antibodies."
When Mangione's mask was lowered, everything changed. "I knew it was him immediately," testified Detwiler. "I stayed calm."
Bodycam footage showed the officer whistling along as Jingle Bell Rock played on the McDonald's sound system — to keep Mangione calm as well, as they ran his license, he told the judge.
An arresting officer testified he was concerned Luigi Mangione could be dangerous, in part because he'd seen images like this one.
A still photo from sidewalk surveillance video that was shown at the hearing of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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He'd said he'd seen NYPD social media postings publicizing the as-yet-unnamed shooting suspect's face. Elsewhere online, he had seen surveillance footage of the shooting, which was played in court.
"I knew in New York that they hadn't found the firearm," Detwiler testified. Safety, he explained, was behind the decision to frisk Mangione and search his backpack before arresting him on the initial Pennsylvania charges of forgery and providing a false ID to law enforcement.
A small knife — of legal size — was recovered from Mangione's pockets at the McDonald's. Police had missed it the first time they frisked him.
A small folding knife and several four-inch long black zip ties were among the evidence taken from Luigi Mangione.
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Before they left the McDonald's, Mangione had alerted the police to a small, silver folding knife they'd failed to find in his pocket, along with something that looked like a metal stylus and a
The knife was of legal size, Detwiler's partner, Patrolman Tyler Frye, testified Thursday, adding that even so, "It could possibly hurt somebody — seriously."
Additional evidence was taken from Mangione at Altoona's police station, including a handwritten to-do list.
Part doodled map, part shopping list, here is a checklist that police found when Luigi Mangione was at the Altoona Police station.
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Once at the Altoona Police station, a more thorough search of Mangione's backpack, pockets, clothing, and other belongings was conducted. Officers found this folded scrap of lined paper, filled with writing and diagrams in pencil.
Part doodled map, part to-do list, it is filled with dates and tasks, only some of which were accomplished. Under "12/8," the words "Best buy" had been crossed off, as were mentions of a USB drive, "digital cam," and "light source."
"Hot meal" and "water bottles" were also crossed off.
Other items on the list — including "AAA bats" and "survival kit," under the date 12/9, the day of his arrest — were not crossed out.
They also recovered a small folding knife and $7,800 in large bills.
Currency taken from Luigi Mangione by Altoona, Pennsylvania police included 77 $100 bills and one $50 bill.
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At the Altoona police station, cops recovered $7,800 in large bills and currency from Thailand, Japan, and India, totaling $1,620, from Mangioni's backpack.
"There's a weapon," Patrolwoman Christy Wasser is heard saying soon after, in footage showing her continuing to search Mangione's backpack.
Given the gun and the at-first-overlooked knife, the decision was made to strip-search Mangione.
Jimmy Kimmel is staying with Disney a little longer.
The late-night host has signed a one-year extension to stay on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" through May 2027, a person familiar with the deal told Business Insider on Monday.
The renewed contract comes just months after Kimmel was briefly pulled off the air following backlash over his comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a controversy that sidelined him for nearly a week and drew widespread concerns over the First Amendment.
The celebrity family has appeared to grow close with the former journalist in recent years — supporting her short trip to space, the launch of her 2024 children's book, and her lavish wedding to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
As it turns out, though, their relationship actually started more than a decade ago.
Here's a look at their friendship over the years.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos appeared to meet the Kardashian-Jenners around 2010.
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In November 2010, Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner attended the opening of the Endless Youth & Life boutique in Beverly Hills.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos, who was then working as a TV correspondent, was also there and posed for a photo with the former couple.
They remained professional acquaintances for more than a decade following the event.
Almost 13 years later, in August 2023, Sánchez Bezos and the Kardashians' "momager" publicly reunited at a charity event.
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They posed for a photo together with Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian, and Elsa Marie Collins, a cofounder of the This Is About Humanity organization.
Three months prior, it was announced that Bezos had proposed to Sánchez Bezos.
The This Is About Humanity soiree marked the start of their public engagement and the beginning of Sánchez Bezos' close friendship with the Kardashian-Jenners.
Soon enough, Bezos and his then-fiancée seemed like part of the Kardashian-Jenner family.
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The couple attended the Los Angeles stop of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour in September 2023, as did five members of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
In one photo from the concert, Sánchez Bezos is seen embracing Bezos and her friend, Kris Jenner, who stood next to Kim Kardashian and her daughter, North West, as well as Khloé Kardashian and Penelope Disick.
The couple joined forces with Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian again in March 2024.
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They saw each other at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party in Beverly Hills, where they welcomed Demi Lovato, Sofía Vergara, and Lenny Kravitz into their circle.
The night was a big one for Sánchez Bezos, as she displayed a daring, high-fashion look that took her style to new heights: a red Lever Couture ball gown with a plunging neckline.
The 2024 Met Gala turned into a double date for the millionaire and billionaire friends.
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Kris Jenner attended the "Garden of Time" event with her longtime partner, Corey Gamble, and Bezos joined his fiancée inside the gala after she walked the red carpet solo.
Jenner and Sánchez Bezos both wore Oscar de la Renta, while Gamble sported Dolce & Gabbana. Bezos stuck with a classic tuxedo.
When standing together, it looked like the two couples had coordinated their black-and-white outfits.
It's now common for Sánchez Bezos and Bezos to be seated next to members of the Kardashian-Jenner family at major events.
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In March 2025, for example, Bezos sat between his partner and Kim Kardashian at Chanel's pre-Oscar dinner.
The Skims founder and Sánchez Bezos both wore subdued black gowns with sleeveless tops that night. Bezos also went with a simple look: a classic black suit with a white undershirt.
Sometimes, they even attend back-to-back events together.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos, Jeff Bezos, and Kim Kardashian at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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One day after the Chanel dinner, all three entrepreneurs attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Bezos wore a black suit, a white undershirt, a matching bow tie, and a diamond brooch. Sánchez Bezos was there with him, wearing a strapless white Oscar de la Renta ball gown decorated with feathers.
Kim Kardashian took a similar approach to her style that night, wearing a white Balenciaga ball gown. Her dress was also strapless.
Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, and other members of their family showed their support at the lavish Bezos wedding in Venice.
Kylie Jenner in Venice in June 2025.
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The sisters were there with Kris Jenner, as well as Kim and Khloé Kardashian, all of whom wore numerous styles throughout the three-day affair.
Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian were also in attendance for Sánchez Bezos' bachelorette party the previous month.
The 28- and 30-year-old sisters reunited with the newlywed in November.
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Sánchez Bezos could have been mistaken for one of the Jenner sisters at the Dior dinner that night.
All three women wore minidresses for the event, with Sánchez Bezos wearing a gray tweed design from the fashion house and Kendall and Kylie Jenner both in black.
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After a four-year break from the road, Bon Jovi is officially back with the 2026 Forever Tour — Jon Bon Jovi's first full run since his 2022 vocal-cord surgery, a recovery he's discussed as a near career-ender. The tour opens with a nine-show residency at Madison Square Garden in July 2026, followed by stadium dates in Europe, including Edinburgh, Dublin, and three nights at London's Wembley Stadium, which were added due to demand. Keep scrolling to learn how to get Bon Jovi tickets for these shows below.
To celebrate, the band released Forever (Legendary Edition) on October 24, 2025, a collaborative rework of their 2024 album featuring Bruce Springsteen, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Jason Isbell, Avril Lavigne, Robbie Williams, and more, plus a new track, "Red, White & Jersey."
If you’re looking to catch Bon Jovi’s monumental return to the stage for the coming Forever tour, we’ve got you covered. We’ve broken down everything Forever, including the tour schedule, purchasing details, and price comparisons between original and resale tickets. You can also look at ticket details at your leisure on StubHub and Vivid Seats.
Bon Jovi’s tour will kick off with an extended nine-show residency at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Following this, the band will head overseas for three shows in Edinburgh, Dublin, and London. The current schedule is set to conclude on September 4.
How to buy tickets for Bon Jovi’s 2026 concert tour
Tickets are available from verified resale vendors such as StubHub and Vivid Seats. As tickets have just gone on sale and demand is high, you may find more favorable seating and pricing options from these sites. We recommend reviewing all available options for the date and location you wish to attend before making your purchase.
How much are Bon Jovi tickets?
Prices vary for Bon Jovi’s upcoming Forever tour depending on the date, location, and demand for each show. On Ticketmaster, original standard tickets, particularly for the New York residency, are in incredibly high demand, with remaining options ranging in the high hundreds to over $1,000 for some premium seating options. In general, the high prices seem to be a result of most affordable seating options having already sold out during the current ongoing presale.
Vivid Seats and StubHub, on the other hand, currently offer a wider variety of seating and pricing options, providing more affordable choices overall for those looking to attend the shows on a budget. Both sites have affordable options ranging from $237 to around $300 for the New York performances. Please note that, as of the time of writing, the July 19 New York show, which was most recently announced, has not yet gone on sale. International shows are more affordable on StubHub, starting at £151 for both UK performances, with Vivid Seats offering prices starting at $394. Generally, Vivid Seats tends to offer more limited options for international performances, whereas StubHub often provides a wider variety. The Dublin show is presently not available on either platform.
There are several VIP packages being offered on Ticketmaster for Bon Jovi’s upcoming Forever tour. Full details of all four packages, the “Legendary” Front Row & Side Stage VIP experience, “Forever” VIP experience, Premium Superfan VIP fan package, and Superfan VIP fan package, can be viewed on Ticketmaster. All packages include premium tickets as well as various perks such as signed merchandise, dedicated VIP staff, VIP lounge access, exclusive gifts, and early entry. Ticketmaster also has limited quantities of VIP packages that include hotel stays as well. We were able to find one Superfan VIP fan package ticket for the July 9 show listed on Ticketmaster for $686 (at the time of writing); however, other shows appear to have no options remaining.
Who is opening for Bon Jovi’s tour?
Openers for the coming Forever tour have not yet been officially announced. In the past, Bon Jovi has regularly supported other artists, including local ones, as openers for their concert tours. Previous years have seen One Republic, Skid Row, Cinderella, Van Halen, Queensrÿche, Daughtry, Kid Rock, and Nickelback support Bon Jovi onstage. With the tour set to start next July, it is expected that more information will become available as the kick-off grows closer.
Will there be international tour dates?
The Forever tour will include a five-show residency in New York, followed by three international performances in Edinburgh, Dublin, and London.
Does Bon Jovi still tour?
Bon Jovi’s tour, the Forever tour, is the first in four years and is set to kick off in July 2026. The coming tour marks the first for Bon Jovi since lead singer Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022.
What songs will Bon Jovi perform in concert?
Since the Forever tour has yet to start, we can't say for certain what songs the band will perform as part of their setlist. Based on their last tour in 2022, here are some songs that might be included in the performance: