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Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.

Yuri Milner

Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.

Tags: future

Facebook is at the forefront. It's the company that can fundamentally change the way information is being exchanged and processed. It can be the basis for artificial intelligence to develop over time.

Yuri Milner

Facebook is at the forefront. It's the company that can fundamentally change the way information is being exchanged and processed. It can be the basis for artificial intelligence to develop over time.

Tags: intelligence, change, time, company

About Author
Yuri Borisovich (Bentsionovich) Milner (Russian: Юрий Борисович (Бенционович) Мильнер; born 11 November 1961) is a Soviet-born Israeli entrepreneur, investor, physicist and scientist. He is a co-founder and former chairperson of internet company Mail.Ru Group (now VK), and a founder of investment firm DST Global. Through DST Global, Milner is an investor in Byju's, Facebook, Wish, and many other enterprises.
In 2012, Milner's personal investments included a stake in 23andMe, Habito, and Planet Labs. In 2017, he also had a minority stake in a real estate investments startup, Cadre.

Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the univ...

Yuri Milner

Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the univ...

Tags: amazing, science

I must analyze, from what I do now, what will be the impact two or three or five years in the future. What is the statement I want to make?

Yuri Milner

I must analyze, from what I do now, what will be the impact two or three or five years in the future. What is the statement I want to make?

Tags: future

There is huge demand for artificial intelligence technologies.

Yuri Milner

There is huge demand for artificial intelligence technologies.

Tags: intelligence, artificial intelligence

I think top scientists need to be compensated at a different scale in society. Somebody with experience will tell you that true scientists are not motivated by money - they are motivated by the quest...

Yuri Milner

I think top scientists need to be compensated at a different scale in society. Somebody with experience will tell you that true scientists are not motivated by money - they are motivated by the quest...

Tags: society

You have to travel globally today to know what's going on and maintain an edge.

Yuri Milner

You have to travel globally today to know what's going on and maintain an edge.

Tags: travel

You know among people who kind of travel a lot and have exposure to the United States and some other countries, they do have accounts, but you know, Russia is not exactly the place with multiple langu...

Yuri Milner

You know among people who kind of travel a lot and have exposure to the United States and some other countries, they do have accounts, but you know, Russia is not exactly the place with multiple langu...

Tags: travel