Ranked: America’s richest self-made women 2026
It was a banner year for the country’s most successful women with a record number of billionaires, soaring fortunes thanks to AI and an all-time high in total wealth.
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David Beckham reveals the biggest challenge in his career – personally and professionally
Newly crowned billionaire David Beckham charmed the crowd at Forbes 2026 Iconoclast Summit, reflecting on the lessons, risks and perseverance that turned his soccer career into a business empire.
Tech CEO with $35 million California mansion charged with secretly aiding Iran’s nuclear program
The CEO faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly providing U.S. networking equipment to Iran, according to the Justice Department.
SpaceX targets $75 billion for IPO—valuing company above US$1.75 trillion
The company plans to sell about 555.6 million shares for $135 in the initial public offering.
AI has killed these three moats. Here’s what works instead
Opinion: AI has torn up the rule book of competitive advantage, argues Kim Teo, co-founder and CEO of me&u. Founders will need to focus on AI-proofing their moats instead.
‘Nothing ever like this before’: Daniela Amodei on Anthropic, Mythos and the IPO
Exclusive: In the lead-up to its IPO, Anthropic President and co-founder Daniela Amodei talks to Forbes Australia about containing its new model, Mythos, and why the frontier lab is anchoring in Australia.
What if we’re wrong about the productivity ‘crisis’?
Opinion: As politicians and economists search for answers to Australia’s productivity woes, Lauren Ryder argues the real problem may be how we measure work in a modern economy. Every few months, a new set of productivity figures lands and the political handwringing begins. We are told that GDP per-hour-worked has flatlined and that multifactor productivity is declining. […]
Nvidia has best trading day in months after revealing new Microsoft chip
The new line of Windows laptops and desktops will be the first ever to run solely on an Nvidia-made chip, the RTX Spark, as the AI giant looks to take on rivals Intel and AMD.
Taylor Swift could throw hat in Oscars ring with ‘Toy Story 5’ song
Billionaire pop star Taylor Swift announced Monday she will release an original song for “Toy Story 5,” which opens in theaters later this month.
The world’s most valuable soccer teams 2026
See Forbes’ 2026 list of the world’s most valuable soccer teams, led by two Spanish rivals and featuring 11 clubs from England’s Premier League in the ranking’s top 30.