This crypto billionaire wants to use the human brain as a blueprint for AI
Ripple and Stellar founder Jed McCaleb wants to build AGI by studying how the brain learns—then translating those rules into AI.
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Five of the most alarming AI projects in the world right now
At AI conferences, I spend a large portion of my time talking about the commercial and customer transformation of AI. But here’s what I don’t put on the slide.
What to know about the AI robot—and its billionaire owner—that appeared with Melania Trump
The robot gave opening remarks at a technology education summit held at the White House.
Ex-top Tesla engineer raises $140 million to rewire the electric grid
Heron Power, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Breakthrough Energy, is scaling up production of solid-state transformers that move power to the grid more efficiently.
Racist videos and payment problems: The dark side of this AI startup’s super-fast growth
Influencer marketing helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just 11 months. But misleading marketing tactics and a shock-based social media strategy has led to backlash.
Forbes 250: America’s greatest innovators
The Forbes Innovator 250: America’s Greatest Innovators showcases the visionaries shaping our future. Find the full list of great minds and the mark they are leaving on our history.
The men making millions selling pepper spray to ICE
Safariland, owned by billionaire Warren Kanders, remains the number one supplier of pepper spray and tear gas to ICE and CBP, via a large federal distributor run by a MAGA-aligned former Marine.
Seven biotech themes investors should track in 2026
For Australian investors and founders, the big questions are which parts of biotech are becoming repeatable businesses, and which parts remain experimental theatre, writes Anthony Liveris.
The key AI moments that defined 2025
Depending on who you ask, 2024 was the year of chatbots, then 2025 was the year of agents.
The golden rule driving Nick Mowbray’s multibillion-dollar Zuru empire
Nick Mowbray still describes ZURU’s early years in three words: eat, survive, repeat.