Forbes Daily: Our best stories, exclusive reporting and Forbes perspectives on the day's top news, plus the inside scoop on the world's most important entrepreneurs.
Please enter a valid email address.
Please check the required field.
Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.
By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
Entertainment
Young Americans don’t trust tech titans — and it could be fueling socialism: poll
The overwhelming majority of millennial and Gen Z Americans view the world’s richest tech CEOs, including Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman and Elon Musk, as “super villains” — and it...
Exclusive | LaVar Arrington declares Cowboys winner of Micah Parsons trade: ‘Addition by subtraction’
As a Penn State legend and a former Washington Commanders star, it pained LaVar Arrington to admit it. But when asked on Thursday who won the trade between the...
‘Hacks’ Talk Show Legend Merrill Markoe Recalls Life On Letterman
Editor’s note: In 1980, Merrill Markoe became the head writer for The David Letterman Show, which won a Daytime Emmy. She then went on to share three Primetime Emmy wins...
Zendaya Was Just Spotted Wearing These Viral $75 Sunglasses
There's no denying that Zendaya is a fashion icon. From her jaw-dropping red carpet ensembles to casual street style looks, she never misses. The latest trend she gave her...
Entrepreneurship
AI Accounting Software Grows Up: Xero Bets on Agents
Entrepreneurship
Medical Device Startup Vexev Raises $6M for FDA Push
Entrepreneurship
Fed Interest Rate Decision: What Founders Should Do Now
Entrepreneurship
Gen Z Entrepreneurs: 5 Forces Driving the Startup Surge
Entrepreneurship
Humanoid Robot Companies Go Public as Unitree Soars
Fashion
Reddit Is Turning Posts Into AI Videos; Here’s How It Works
There's a version of Reddit that already exists on TikTok you've probably scrolled past it. A robotic voice reads an unbelievable Reddit story while unrelated gameplay or cooking footage...
1,000 Stranded on Cruise Ship After Passenger Vanishes Before Dundee Arrival
More than 1,000 passengers and crew were temporarily held aboard the Ambassador Ambition in Dundee, Scotland, on Friday, Aug. 21, after a male passenger was reported missing and feared...
North Korea Sends 8,500 More Personnel to Russia, Including Drone Operators, Ukraine Says
A new wave of North Korean troops now stationed in Russia, totaling 8,500, includes a drone unit capable of striking targets inside Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official said...
Stray Kids Give Fans Heartwarming Surprise With ‘After You’ Music Video from ‘THIS & THAT’ [WATCH]
Stray Kids have added another emotional layer to their latest musical era with the release of the music video for "After You", a warm and reflective track from their...
Gossip
Young Americans don’t trust tech titans — and it could be fueling socialism: poll
The overwhelming majority of millennial and Gen Z Americans view the world’s richest tech CEOs, including Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman and Elon Musk, as “super villains” — and it...
One Fine Show: “The Renaissance Engraver at Work” at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Battle of the Nudes, 1470-80s. Engraving; image: 42 x 60.4 cm; sheet: 42.4 x 60.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H....
The 2026 BMW 550e xDrive Downplays Looks But Delivers on Power
The eighth-generation 5 Series drops its long-standing rear-wheel-drive layout in favor of all-wheel-drive xDrive and an eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission. Photo: Daniel Kraus, courtesy BMW The BMW 550e xDrive...
Harvard’s $2.2B SpaceX Stake Shows How Elite Universities Invest in Tech
Yale University’s Chief Investment Officer Matt Mendelsohn (right) talks to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy (left) at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Last...
Health
Former SpaceX Engineers Are Reviving a Forgotten Nuclear Project. AI Data Centers Could Be the Customers.
A $400 million nuclear experiment that sat dormant for nearly a decade is getting an unexpected second life as former SpaceX engineers race to find enough electricity to power...
New York Just Beat San Francisco in Tech Talent Attraction. Wall Street and AI Are Fueling the Rise.
New York has overtaken the San Francisco Bay Area as North America's largest market for tech talent for the first time, a shift fueled by artificial intelligence hiring and...
Concerns Mount About The Global Food Supply. Farmers Face Rising Challenges Driven By Wars And Weather.
A Ukrainian grain shipment arrives in Ireland. Reuters Experts are worrying about the possibility that the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine could hinder grain exports and eventually impact...
Citadel Has Unwound Most Of The Risk From The Situational Awareness Portfolio It Bought At Discounted Prices: Report
Ken Griffin said Citadel has unwound most of the risk tied to the Situational Awareness portfolio it bought in late July, according to a new report.CNBC detailed that the...
Innovation
Zendaya Was Just Spotted Wearing These Viral $75 Sunglasses
There's no denying that Zendaya is a fashion icon. From her jaw-dropping red carpet ensembles to casual street style looks, she never misses. The latest trend she gave her...
Outer Banks’ Chase Stokes Details His Liver and Kidney Failure Amid Health Battles
Emilia Clarke's Brain AneurysmEmilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled "A Battle for My Life."Having...
Priyanka Chopra Reveals What Matters Most in Her Marriage to Nick Jonas
As she worked as an executive producer on the upcoming documentary Cycle of Love, the story of P. K. Mahanandia and Lotta Von Schedvin—whose children Emelie Mahanandia Von Schedvin...
News
Wall St opens higher but weekly losses loom
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 09:43 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Aug 21) after getting hammered in the previous session, though markets remained...
‘Not charity’: Asean Power Grid promises shared benefits, says DBS executive
Industry players, speaking in a forum, call for more regulatory clarity, central procurement of subsea cables[SINGAPORE] The Asean Power Grid (APG) is not about “charity”, but fostering shared growth...
Singapore stocks rise on Friday; STI up 0.3%
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 06:57 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Friday (Aug 21).The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.3 per cent or 17.05 points to...
Lily Ler to step down as CEO of Mapletree Industrial Trust manager
Anand Chandran, currently head of Asia-Pacific data centres at Mapletree Investments, will succeed her[SINGAPORE] The chief executive of Mapletree Industrial Trust Management, Lily Ler, is stepping down from her...
Singapore, India accounting bodies take ‘stepping stone’ towards mutual recognition of qualifications
They also sign a letter of cooperation setting out a framework for a proposed Global AI Fluency Initiative[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s accounting body and its Indian counterpart are taking a step...
DBS expects tokenised finance investment to catch up with traditional payments, custody in 2-3 years
Lender sees digital assets moving beyond experimentation, even as cryptocurrency prices remain under pressure[SINGAPORE] DBS expects its investment in tokenised finance to catch up with – and potentially overtake...
Politics
Exclusive | LaVar Arrington declares Cowboys winner of Micah Parsons trade: ‘Addition by subtraction’
As a Penn State legend and a former Washington Commanders star, it pained LaVar Arrington to admit it. But when asked on Thursday who won the trade between the...
JD Vance says open borders created ‘millions of orphans’ during appearance in Ohio hometown
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance accused Democrats of causing “millions of orphans” and suicides during a Friday stump speech in his Ohio hometown — invoking the late Democratic...
Chilling messages reveal surprisingly simple way bumbling would-be NY Capitol bomber joined ISIS
The wannabe upstate jihadi Jane charged with plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol joined ISIS through social media after a recruiter urged her to take an oath...
One year-old diagnosed with rare cancer after doctors misdiagnosed it as constipation
A one-year-old girl was diagnosed with cancer after doctors dismissed her symptoms as constipation. Little Florence Wilde was taken to her GP after her stomach began to swell up...
Special Edition
Pentagon Fires Editor Of Stars And Stripes After He Gave An Interview To CBS News And Called Potential Censorship A “Red Line”
The editor in chief of Stars And Stripes, the publication that covers the U.S. military and is partially funded by the U.S. government, said that he was was being...
Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of U.S. Military Newspaper
News of the firings also comes after Lederer announced on Tuesday that he plans to retire, effective Sept. 30. Lederer, who has been publisher of the newspaper for nearly...
Ruby Karp Special ‘I Don’t Trust Adults’ Sets Streaming Premiere Date
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Ruby Karp has announced that her new special, I Don’t Trust Adults, will begin streaming on Veeps at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 10. Performed Off-Broadway...
Fired Exec Chris Aronson Sues Paramount For Millions Citing Age Discrimination
Pretty sure David Ellison and Paramount need another legal battle right now like a perpetually sore Ethan Hunt needs to hear about what near fatal mission he should or...
Trending Today
The Next Celebrity Shoe Trend Is… Going As Barefoot As Possible
I guess it's time to let our dogs out. While freaky ugly clear shoes have been taking over the trend cycle this summer, we just unlocked the freakiest of them...
Bunnie Xo Shares Update on Baby Plans After Jelly Roll Divorce
The Story of How Jelly Rolly & Bunnie Xo MetBunnie Xo and Jelly Roll's love story began in Las Vegas.As she recalled on Bussin' With The Boys, she met the singer...
Meghan Markle Making Acting Return in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix Show? All the Details Amid U.K. Move
"I don't see it as giving anything up," she told the BBC in 2017. "I just see it as a change." As she noted, "For me, once we hit...
“Disappointed” Jannik Sinner Withdraws From 2026 US Open One Week Before Tournament’s Start
Jannik Sinner is taking a temporary step back from the court. A little over a week before he was set to compete in the US Open, Italian tennis star...
