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Bill Gates-Owned Four Seasons Resort Sued For $100 Million By Disgruntled Members 0 (0)

Homeowners at Four Seasons Resort Nevis say the owner let the five-star property fall into disrepair: missing pool ties, trash on golf course and nonfunctioning fitness equipment are some of their complaints. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2026/08/14/bill-gates-owned-four-seasons-resort-sued-for-100-million-by-disgruntled-members/ Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops [See More…]

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Breaking Down My $159,000 Salary In Brooklyn, New York | Cost Of Living 0 (0)

Devonte Duncan, 27, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and works as a software engineer at a tech company, earning $159,000 a year. After reaching a six-figure salary, his spending quickly caught up with his income and led him into debt. Now, Devonte takes a much more deliberate approach to his finances, balancing stricter budgeting with a lifestyle that still allows him to enjoy his money. In this episode of Cost of Living, Devonte breaks down exactly how he earns, spends, budgets, and invests while living in one of the most expensive cities in the US. For more from Devonte: http://www.youtube.com/@doseofdevy [See More…]

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$5.5 Trillion Bet: Why Every Major Bank Is Racing To Put Wall Street On The Blockchain 0 (0)

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AI Companies Are Buying—And Destroying—Antique Books. Here’s Why. 0 (0)

Authors, archivists, historians and bibliophiles have launched an online war against tech giants and artificial intelligence developers after an increasing mountain of evidence shows they’re buying rare and antique books en masse and feeding them to large language models—only to slice off their spines and destroy the original print copies in the process. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/17/ai-companies-are-buying-and-destroying-antique-books-heres-why/ Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, [See More…]

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Galaxy Z Fold 8: Samsung Just Brought Back My Favourite Dead Phone 0 (0)

Everyone is using the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 as a widescreen video device, but it does much more than that. When you turn it vertically, it’s the spiritual successor to the Google Nexus 7, which I’ve been waiting 13 years for to make a comeback. Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early [See More…]

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Elon Musk’s Net Worth Hits $900 Billion Again 0 (0)

Elon Musk’s net worth once again crossed $900 billion on Monday, as shares in his SpaceX extended a weekslong rally after dozens of institutional investments in the rocket maker were revealed. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/08/17/elon-musks-net-worth-hits-900-billion-again-as-billionaires-harvard-disclose-spacex-stakes/ Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and [See More…]

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How Ferrero Makes Millions Of Chocolates In America 0 (0)

We went behind the scenes to see how Ferrero, an Italian company, is building a confectionery empire in the US, from spending billions on buying iconic American brands, to investing in new factories and an R&D lab, and even creating a new Nutella flavor specifically for Americans. Read “Nutella’s empire is making a multibillion-dollar play for America’s snack market”: https://bit.ly/3SCDqSs 00:00 – Intro 01:42 – Inside the Franklin Park Factory 02:01 – Buying American Brands 06:47 – Investing In R&D 09:23 – How Nutella Was Invented 10:18 – Nutella Peanut 11:10 – Ferrero’s Ingredient Sourcing 12:50 – Ferrero’s Bloomington Chocolate [See More…]

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The Hidden Rivalry At Google DeepMind: London Versus Mountain View 0 (0)

Even before a massive shakeup in leadership at Google’s frontier AI lab, the org had faced quiet tensions between its offices across the Atlantic. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/08/06/google-deepmind-london-mountain-view/ Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com [See More…]

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Illinois Powerball Player Wins $1 Billion Jackpot—Here’s What They Will Take Home 0 (0)

A Powerball ticket buyer from Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot on Wednesday night—the biggest lottery prize of 2026 so far—although they are set to take home a much smaller amount after taxes and deductions. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/08/13/illinois-powerball-player-wins-1-billion-jackpot-heres-what-they-could-take-home/ Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products [See More…]

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Meet The Billionaire Utah Couple Behind An E-Commerce Empire 0 (0)

A decade ago, Melanie Alder and David Wright were reselling fridge magnets online from her living room. Today, they’re Utah’s newest billionaire couple. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2026/08/09/two-divorces-ten-children-and-a-2-billion-fortune-meet-the-utah-couple-behind-an-e-commerce-empire/ Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes [See More…]