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Conflict of interest alert: Trump pardoned Binance's billionaire founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) in October 2025 after CZ pled guilty in 2023 to a money laundering charge. Now, per @forbes.com @zacheverson.com , Binance is the biggest holder by far of the Trump family's stablecoin.

America’s Top 25 Philanthropists — And The Richest Not On the List MacKenzie Scott was the nation’s top philanthropist in 2025 and ranks third behind Warren Buffett and Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates in terms of lifetime giving.

New from @forbes.com : America's Top 25 Philanthropists-and why some of the very richest are not on the list www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...

Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?

SpaceX prioritizes lunar 'self-growing city' over Mars project, Musk says Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a "self‑growing city" on the moon, which could be achieved in less than 10 years.

Musk puts Mars on back burner, reports @reuters.com . call me not at all surprised. but a self-growing city on the moon? www.reuters.com/science/musk...

Nearly 60% Of Voters Think Kristi Noem Should Be Fired Noem has received blowback for her response to fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota.

Poll respondents: 58% say Kristi Noem should be fired as Homeland Security Secretary

www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

Sam Altman On Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Robotics, Fatherhood And More Across two wide-ranging interviews with Forbes, Altman covered more ground than could fit in our profile. Here are his remarks on everything from vaccine research to critics who argue he backs compani...

On Elon: “It's crazy to me how much time he spends attacking us. And, you know, ‘Do you care enough about safety?’ and this and that, while their own house is on fire on these things consistently."

Ken Griffin Calls Out Trump White House For ‘Enriching’ Family Members The GOP donor has not shied away from criticizing Trump’s policies in the past, but this is the first time he’s called out the administration’s alleged self-dealing and conflict of interest issues.

One of Trump's #billionaire supporters, hedge fund magnate Ken Griffin, has spoken out about Trump and his administration's families enriching themselves. It's THAT blatant
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

Why Private Equity Is Suddenly Awash With Zombie Firms Hundreds of private equity firms are drowning in a sea of competition, searching for lifeboats of new capital as they cling to portfolios of nearly unsaleable investments.

Great investigation by @forbes.com @hanktucker1.bsky.social on the growing number of "zombie" private equity firms--who have stopped raising new funds and aren't out selling assets: www.forbes.com/sites/hanktu... #privateequity

Exclusive | Amazon in Talks to Invest Up to $50 Billion in OpenAI CEO Andy Jassy is leading the e-commerce giant’s negotiations with the ChatGPT maker.

All this money going into OpenAI--will it really pay off? The amounts are dizzingly high:
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amaz...

new from @forbes.com reporter @mhunterhart.bsky.social, who's tracked the money flowing from Bill Gates to his ex-wife Melinda's charitable foundations--she's got four of them. Melinda announced she'd be receiving the funds when she stepped away from the Gates Foundation #philanthropy #billionaires

from @forbes.com reporter @zacheverson.com on why Trump's claim about Rep. Ihan Omar's net worth is not likely to be true:

These Billionaires Are Speaking Out Against ICE, Minnesota Killings Some billionaires are beginning to speak out against ICE days after Alex Pretti became the second person this month to be killed by the federal agency.

The response is growing: Melinda French Gates and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have both come out against the killings by ICE per @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...

Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.

Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations ⤵️

Elon Musk’s Net Worth Hits Record High After xAI’s Giant Funding Round The world’s richest person added $62 billion to his fortune after private investors more than doubled the valuation of his AI and social media firm to $250 billion.

Just three months ago Elon Musk was the first billionaire to reach a net worth of $500 billion. Now, he's worth nearly $800 billion, per @forbes.com reporter Matt Durot. Details here:

www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu...

Meet Circa's Derek Stevens, The Last Las Vegas Casino Mogul Derek Stevens, owner of Circa, The Golden Gate and The D, took a big gamble on remaking Downtown Las Vegas. He now has a portfolio of properties worth more than $1 billion—including the world’s larges...

A good read about the last independent casino mogul in Vegas, from @forbes.com Will Yakowicz:

www.forbes.com/sites/willya...

Los Angeles Billionaire Moves To Nevada To Sidestep Proposed California Wealth Tax Exclusive: The buyer behind a record $21 million Las Vegas-area penthouse is a lifelong California resident who says the state’s taxes have pushed him out: “I just felt a little bit like I wasn’t want...

And one more #billionaire moves out of California, to Nevada to avoid a proposed tax that hasn't hit the ballot yet, per @forbes.com @chasewithorn.bsky.social

www.forbes.com/sites/chasew...

Grief, guitars, and ganja: Bob Weir’s passing brings the Dead back in the Haight Deadheads reunite to honor the songster of the Summer of Love where it all began.

amid the craziness, a peaceful, positive celebration of Bob Weir's life & music in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury yesterday: sfstandard.com/2026/01/11/g...

ICE officer who killed Minneapolis woman said he 'feared for his life' while arresting another driver last year In courtroom testimony obtained by MS NOW, Jonathan Ross said he was dragged more than 100 yards by car during a traffic stop.

Exclusive: I obtained testimony from the Dec. trial where Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, describes an incident in June where he smashed a car window, is dragged 100 yards, and tased a Guatemalan man 10 times.

"I feared for my life," he said.

Interesting twist: Melinda French-Gates gave about five times as much to the Gates Foundation last year as her ex Bill Gates did, reports @mhunterhart.bsky.social for @forbes.com based on newly released filings #philanthropy www.forbes.com/sites/monica...

Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...

"Meta calculated that about 19% of that money – more than $3 billion – was coming from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters." www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence

Waaayyy too much pardoning (and sentence commutation) going on ....

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/n...

Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?

Noem: We have not deported military veterans.

Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.

MacKenzie Scott’s Latest Gifts Make Her America’s Third Most Generous Philanthropist Only Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have given away more—and not nearly as fast.

MacKenzie Scott (former wife of Jeff Bezos) is a quiet rockstar #philanthropist. She gave away $7 billion in the past year. per @forbes.com @pheebini.bsky.social that vaults her even higher among the ranks of the country's most generous givers

www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...

Former Head Of Nvidia In China Is A Billionaire Thanks To Blockbuster IPO Zhang Jianzhong left Nvidia to found Moore Threads, in 2020. The firm's IPO skyrocketed in part due to China's push for tech self-reliance amid US restrictions.

A Chinese company is out to challenge Nvidia--and its stock just jumped enough to make its founder a #billionaire per @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/ywang/...

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Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.

Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth Crypto took the real estate heir’s fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president’s second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.

New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”

@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com

One more example of "More money = more problems." Imagine giving your kids control of your billions in assets and then going to court when you change your mind. #billionaires @forbes.com @giacomotognini.bsky.social spells out the crazy story

Kris Jenner Celebrates 70th Face

Kris Jenner Celebrates 70th Face