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Sam Altman on Elon Musk, Donald Trump, robotics, fatherhood and more

In the three years since ChatGPT changed everything, bringing AI into the mainstream, Sam Altman’s life has changed alongside it.

Featured

The kidnappers of Savannah Guthrie’s mum want Bitcoin—but it’s not as anonymous as many think

Brisbane startup Cortisonic emerges from stealth with a chip built on sound, not electricity

How Jeffrey Epstein helped his publicist become a big-time venture capitalist

Meet the Aussie quietly shaping the Winter Olympics newest sport

Bitcoin crashes below $65,000 as historic free fall worsens – price is down almost 50% in 4 months

Life

The 2026 winter Olympics gold medal is the most valuable in history

Emirates to reopen luxury resort in Wolgan Valley as the world’s first Ritz-Carlton Lodge

Bold gold and black ceramic in Zenith’s new watch launches

Inside Jamie Durie’s $30 million waterfront mansion – that’s headed to auction

First look: Turquoise Yachts unveil 285-foot-long flagship

How Parmigiani Fleurier became the anti-luxury luxury brand – fit for a king

30 Under 30

From Sydney to Mayfair: Yerin Ha’s Bridgerton breakout

Tap here to see the full 30 Under 30 list.

Introducing Forbes Australia’s 30 Under 30 list for 2025

$100 million man: How Josh Giddey became Australia’s highest-paid athlete at 23

Inside Milly Alcock’s meteoric rise from the Inner West to Westeros

How this trio are saving Australia’s pipes with a ‘ferret’ – and a $2 million cheque

How Sophia Begg turned TikTok stardom into a multi-million-dollar brand

Entrepreneurs

How Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni raised $35m to build an AI shopping unicorn

TikTok star Khaby Lame sells his core company in $975 million deal

AI contract review firm Ivo raises $82m Series B

Creator startup Fanvue raises $22 million to fuel the future of AI influencers

‘This business is rare’: Radek Sali on why Loco Love can’t keep up with demand

Slower, Deeper, Wilder: How travel changed for Aussies in 2025

Innovation

OpenAI

Sam Altman reveals why OpenAI is poised to make the biggest business bets ever

From ‘Female Startup Club’ to Davos: Doone Roisin is on a mission to help women build wealth

Emergence Diraq

Quantum underdog Diraq lands $20 million to take on global rivals

These two Sydney mates just raised US$23 million for their AI legal startup

Autonomous Electric Vehicles AEV

Driverless startup goes postal with $30m backing from federal government

Seven biotech themes investors should track in 2026

BrandVoice

From enterprise to academia: How Dr Nikhil Jayaraj of Regen Power is building a net zero playbook

Opening the private credit market to a new class of investors

How Easy Super is redefining SMSFs

Ideas to Save the Planet

Rolex Laureate Mark Kendall. Image: Supplied

From vaccines to wearables: How Mark Kendall is betting on skin tech

From TED teen to tech CEO: Miranda Wang’s circular plastic bet

The 19-cent fix feeding 25 million people a day

Billionaires

Sam Altman on Elon Musk, Donald Trump, robotics, fatherhood and more

The Top 10 Richest People In The World (February 2026)

Mark Zuckerberg passes Jeff Bezos for no. 4 richest as Meta stock soars on earnings beat

Bill Gates donated another $2 billion to ex-wife Melinda’s foundations, new records show

Billionaire deepens Australian investments with $318m Queensland purchase

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announces TeraWave — A competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink

Investing

Once as high as $360 billion PayPal’s market value has slipped to $40 billion, below former parent, eBay

In an interest rates blow for Australian homeowners, The Reserve Bank has hiked the cash rate 0.25 percentage points on Tuesday. I

RBA delivers first interest rate hike since 2023

Australia’s startup funding jumps to $5.1 billion in 2025 as AI takes the lead

Amazon discussing $50 billion investment in OpenAI, report says

Silver is moving faster than gold. That almost never happens.

This entrepreneur became a billionaire investing in India. Up next: space and AI

Leadership

Meet the three Australian women on Forbes’ 50 over 50 list for 2026

50 over 50 global: 2026

The best business reads of 2025 (plus bonus books from Bill Gates)

The problem with the ‘highest paid person’s opinion’ and leaders being the ‘smartest person in the room’

The four most powerful women in Australia

The world’s most powerful women 2025: Where do women hold real power?