How Elon Musk got around disclosing his finances to the public
The billionaire is wielding immense authority over federal agencies, but unlike cabinet members, doesn’t have to publicly disclose his investments or potential conflicts.
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GitHub code now has ‘data residency’ in Australia
The Microsoft-owned developer platform says the move facilitates organisations in highly regulated industries like banking to store their code in Australia.
This AI founder’s audacious plan to buy out his own VCs
Now that the AI clickworker startup Invisible Technologies is wildly successful, its founder and CEO is buying out his VCs – and is borrowing against the company to do so.
Endometriosis affects 1m+ Australians. Now there’s an AI platform targeting women’s health
Ovum, founded by Dr Ariella Heffernan-Mark, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed round to tackle the women’s health market – projected to be worth $121 billion by 2033. Globally, the gender health gap is valued at $1 trillion.
It’s ‘never going to happen,’ but a distracted Musk should hand over CEO reins at Tesla
Earnings were weaker than expected, the near-term outlook is murky, EV sales are down, and Elon Musk is more distracted than ever before. But with a phalanx of loyal shareholders and a cowed board he’s not going anywhere.
The top 10 richest people in the world (February 2025)
Here are the 10 richest people on Earth as of November 1, 2024 at 12 a.m. Eastern time, according to Forbes.
OpenAI eyeing funding round that would double its value, reports
The leading AI startup is currently valued at $157 billion.
Here’s how much AI firm DeepSeek and its founder are worth
The seemingly overnight success of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has catapulted its founder, Liang Wenfeng, to billionaire status. Here’s how.
OpenAI believes DeepSeek ‘distilled’ its data for training—Here’s what to know about the technique
White House AI czar David Sacks alleged Tuesday that DeepSeek had used OpenAI’s data outputs to train its latest models through a process called distillation.
How Aussie unicorn SafetyCulture keeps tennis titans and 1.2m AO fans safe
The Australian Open is the highest-attended Grand Slam in the world. SafetyCulture founder Luke Anear chats with Forbes Australia about acing the training and safety inspections and keeping 1.2 million Happy Slammers out of harm’s way.