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Research Notes: The Longevity Lottery

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A Z Mackay
Jan 04, 2026
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Sam Altman dropped $180 million into a longevity startup. Jeff Bezos put $3 billion into anti-aging research. That’s not venture capital diversification money. That’s “I refuse to accept mortality” money. The question crystallized: while billionaires are pouring billions into extending lives that already stretch into the 80s and 90s, what’s happening to…

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