Meet The Ex-OpenAI Guys Building A Cheaper Open Source Alternative

Just 15 months after it founding, Applied Compute is raising $350 million at a $3.25 billion valuation, nearly double its worth from four months ago.

Prompts On The Playa: AI Invades Burning Man

Silicon Valley brought sushi, Starlink and luxury camps to Burning Man. Now it’s importing something potentially even more divisive: AI slop.

Josh Kushner’s Fortune Tripled This Year Thanks To Stakes In OpenAI, SpaceX And More

The Kushner scion’s VC firm Thrive Capital nearly tripled its assets thanks to smart bets on OpenAI and SpaceX. Now he’s looking to spend some cash on the NBA’s Lakers.

TikTok Profits Off Drug Dealer Ads For Cocaine, Opioids And Xanax

The Chinese-owned social network has been flooded with advertisements pushing street drugs and prescription pills like codeine, benzos and Adderall.

Italy’s $10 Billion Pharma Family Makes A U.S. Power Move

For four generations, Rome’s Angelini family has built a $2.5 billion operation with drugs for depression and epilepsy in Europe. Now it’s bought its way into the U.S. market.

Inside PayPal Mafia Billionaire Max Levchin’s Slow-And-Steady Path To Fintech Profitability

Despite racking up more than $2 billion in losses while sticking to a do-it-yourself strategy, buy-now, pay-later pioneer Affirm is finally profitable—and worth $25 billion.

How London’s Electrify Rolls Up YouTube Channels Turning Creators Into Cash Cows

Despite billions in revenues, most influencers and their popular channels carry too much “key-person” risk for institutional investors. This UK firm has figured out how to turn viral videos into evergreen products.

The Cost Of DOGE: America’s Environmental Intelligence Is Going Stale

Elon Musk’s DOGE gutted staffing and budgets at NOAA and the National Weather Service early last year. It left fishing fleets, farmers and insurers exposed to the fallout

Small Brands Get Famous On TikTok Shop, But Amazon Is Still King

A TikTok Shop sponsored survey finds it’s the top way consumers discover new products. But then they often buy elsewhere, such as on Amazon, say e-commerce pros.

Forbes 250: America’s Most Successful Historic Veterans

For America’s 250th anniversary, Forbes ranked the historic entrepreneurs, politicians and cultural icons who all have one thing in common: They wore a uniform in defense of our nation.