The top 10 richest people in the world (October 2026)
There’s a new member of the $300 billion club and a second sibling from America’s richest family among the planet’s ten wealthiest people.
Google and Amazon are the reason for Anthropic’s eye-watering $42 billion loss
Anthropic’s soaring valuation means that its prospectus shows blow out losses, thanks to how the tech giants’ investments in the AI firm were structured.
A tiny startup helping Google take on Nvidia is now worth $18 billion
A little-known company called Fluidstack has become a test bed for Google’s plans to push its own AI chip. That’s helped it hit a $18 billion valuation and minted its founders as new billionaires.
Google users can unlock accounts with selfie video instead of password
Users can now make an encrypted video with guided head movements as a lockout recovery option.
Alphabet rally boosts Google cofounder fortunes by $15 billion
A new AI chip from Google’s parent company could reportedly be up to 10 times more energy-efficient.
Google’s AI chief says we’re in the ‘foothills of the singularity’. Here’s why that matters
As machine capability shifts from passive responses to autonomous operation, the concept of singularity – coined in the academic realm and adopted by science fiction – is one every professional needs to know.
Big tech is on track to spend $1 trillion on AI this year
Tech giants are on pace to double AI spending this year.
Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial
The companies were ordered to pay $3 million in damages to a 20-year-old woman who brought the lawsuit.
Google’s data centre buildout could top US$1 trillion
In an exclusive interview, Google’s new AI infrastructure chief says the tech giant has a “significant investment” planned. At current levels, Forbes projects it could be a very big number indeed.
Sergey Brin becomes world’s third-richest —overtakes Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison after Alphabet hits US$4 trillion
The Google parent’s stock hit a new record after a new AI deal with Apple, pushing its market value above $4 trillion.