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6 - TECH CORNER - 8. LARRY ELLISON Oracle Title: Founder and executive chairman, Oracle Country: US | Age: 71 Serving as chairman and CTO of the $38 billion software giant, Oracle’s billionaire co-founder Larry Ellison announced plans for Oracle to take over as the primary provider of cloud-computing products and services. Ellison, who consistently ranks as one of the 10 richest people in the world, holds a fortune of nearly $50 billion and a growing real-estate portfolio that spans the globe. 7. TIM COOK Title: CEO, Apple | Country: US | Age: 54 REUTERS/ Mike Blake Tim Cook runs the most valuable company on the planet, Apple, which is reportedly worth $645 billion. With Cook at the helm, 2015 has been one of the company’s best years yet. Among Cook’s successes last year has been the launch of Apple Music, the company’s music-streaming service. The service accumulated 6.5 million paid subscribers and another 8.5 million people using the free-trial service. It doesn’t stop there for Cook. He has also shattered records after unveiling the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, which sold 13 million units in the first weekend. It has also been rumored that an Apple Car is on the horizon. 6. JACK MA Title: Founder and CEO, Alibaba | Country: China | Age: 51 REUTERS/ Lucy Nicholson Ma, who has a net worth of more than $25