Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The rapid growth and impact of massive data centers, especially for AI and cryptocurrency companies, this year has had big economic benefits, especially for construction and design […]
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With several titanic box office successes—and a third Avatar film expected to gross more than $2 billion—the Oscar-winning director is now in elite company in Hollywood. One of the biggest surprises in Hollywood on December 8—at least among news not related to the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery—was Avatar: Fire and Ash not being nominated […]
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Executive chairman Enki Tan is revving up Giti Tire to enter the global top ten ranks as a major supplier to the world’s EV makers. It was a clear September morning in Northern Germany when Chinese EV giant BYD’s electric hypercar Yangwang U9 Xtreme blasted to a record speed of 496.22 kmph at the ATP […]
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Edwin Soeryadjaya (left) and Garibaldi Thohir. Soeryadjaya: Antara Foto/Asprilla Dwi Adha; Thohir: Ully Zoelkarnain This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. The rocketing price of gold, which peaked at nearly $4,400 per ounce in October, has benefited several fortunes tied to the metal. Garibaldi Thohir and […]
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Otto Toto Sugiri. Ahmad Zamroni for Forbes Asia This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. In what was a volatile year, Indonesia’s benchmark stock index shot up 17%, helping lift collective wealth to a record $306 billion from $263 billion last year. To attract investors, The […]
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A health savings account (HSA) can be used to cover out-of-pocket costs with tax-advantaged savings. getty The IRS has released new guidance on updates to Health Savings Account (HSA) as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). OBBBA expanded eligibility for HSAs and updated high-deductible health plan (HDHP) rules. The guidance explains the […]
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A screenshot from the controversial, AI-generated McDonald’s ad McDonald’s McDonald’s has released an AI-generated Christmas ad, sparking online backlash, which grew so fierce that McDonald’s turned off comments on YouTube, before setting the video to private. However, the AI-generated ad can still be found online. On X (Twitter), commentators celebrated the victory against the fast […]
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Medline’s founding family (from left to right): Jim Abrams, Charlie Mills and Andy Mills. Jeff Sciortino for Forbes The Mills family cashed out a majority stake in the family’s medical supplies firm to private equity in 2021. But the coming $50 billion IPO shows that even what they continue to hold is worth a fortune. […]
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Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. The Trump administration’s plan to weaken U.S. fuel economy rules, claiming it will make new cars about $1,000 cheaper for consumers – presumably because automakers can use less sophisticated powertrains – ignores a […]
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Fred Moll, the cofounder of $200 billion Intuitive Surgical, has invested in some 15 companies building robots that could help make both complex and common surgeries more accessible to everyone. Dr. Fred Moll left the practice of medicine more than four decades ago. But he’s responsible for some 3 million surgeries a year, done by […]
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Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) FilmMagic Sabrina Carpenter pushed back against the Trump administration after the official White House account on X (Twitter) posted an ICE deportation video featuring her hit song, “Juno.” Carpenter’s angry response ratioed […]
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Getty Images Michael Bloomberg, who donated $600 million in 2024 to support medical schools at four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), has a new plan to back Black education: Funding K-12 charter schools on HBCU campuses. On Thursday, the billionaire former New York City mayor’s Bloomberg Philanthropies and the education nonprofit City Fund announced […]
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Spotify Wrapped 2025 is out now—what’s your listening age? NurPhoto via Getty Images Spotify Wrapped 2025 is officially out, and listeners are surprised to see that the streaming service has assigned them a “Listening Age,” inspiring plenty of hilarious posts and memes. What Is Spotify Wrapped? Spotify Wrapped is a yearly release, sorting vast troves […]
Read More Spotify Wrapped 2025 is out now—what’s your listening age? NurPhoto via Getty Images Spotify Wrapped 2025 is officially out, and listeners are surprised to see that the streaming service has assigned them a “Listening Age,” inspiring plenty of hilarious posts and memes. What Is Spotify Wrapped? Spotify Wrapped is a yearly release, sorting vast troves […]
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Every year, I write down every beer that gives me pause and makes me think how we are so lucky that beer exists. It’s interesting how it can happen at any place, from my local wing joint, to far-flung travels. Beer is a global beverage that heightens everything around us. OCC Brewing Crispy Business West […]
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. (Photo by Benjamin Cremel – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images Given how much our political, legal and economic institutions owe to the influence of Great Britain, the startling degeneration of our mother country takes on special significance—and worry. The government’s just-unveiled budget is the latest example of how this once […]
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The future of sports is already here thanks to these young all-stars who are winning on and off the field. By Brett Knight, Justin Birnbaum and Sofia Chierchio Amid the artificial intelligence revolution sweeping across countless sectors, Camb.ai cofounder Akshat Prakash is convinced he can harness the technology to transform live sports. His startup, which […]
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Carol (Rhea Seehorn) in Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’ episode 5 Apple TV The fifth episode of Pluribus ends on a reveal that we never get to see, with Carol (Rhea Seehorn) horrified at the sight of the hivemind’s dietary secret. “Got Milk” drops many clues hinting at the mysterious ingredient of the hivemind’s “milk,” and fans […]
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Tech giants want to double A.I. electricity consumption in 5 years by enough to power more than 30 million homes. America can do it. Between now and 2030, the giants of A.I. like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta aim to more than double the computing power dedicated to growing and operating their non-human minds. […]
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MICHAEL B. JORDAN as Smoke and Stack in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “SINNERS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures To celebrate the Museum of Pop Culture’s 25th anniversary, the museum held a Gala; MoPOP 25: A Quarter Century of Culture. On October 23, 2025, it did one of the many things this […]
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SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images South Korean search engine behemoth Naver is acquiring Dunamu in a stock swap that values the country’s largest crypto exchange operator at 15.1 trillion won ($10.3 billion). Naver said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that its payment arm, Naver Financial, will exchange each of its shares for 2.54 Dunamu […]
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The TikTok logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an Artificial intelligence (AI) chip and symbol in the background. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images If you’re a TikTok user, chances are high that you’ve encountered AI-generated videos on your feed. AI-generated content has infested TikTok—over a […]
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Plymouth, MA, USA – View of the historic Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, MA. getty It’s too bad that the incoming neo-communist mayors of New York City and Seattle don’t know the real story of Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims had to learn a hard lesson: Socialism doesn’t work. Most of us are familiar with […]
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet Getty Images Welcome back to The Prompt, When ChatGPT first amazed the world three years ago, Google was caught off guard, struggling to ship AI products that competed with OpenAI and Anthropic. But with the launch of Gemini 3, things have changed. It’s no longer an […]
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Timothée Chalamet during the “WLF” sketch on Saturday, April 10, 2021 — (Photo By: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images TikTok is spreading a bizarre conspiracy theory about Dune star Timothée Chalamet, proposing that the actor is secretly “EsDeeKid,” a viral rapper from Liverpool. TikTokers are known to […]
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A dark and unstaffed air traffic control tower is seen at the Hollywood Burbank Airport on October 6, 2025 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The recent government shutdown created a mess for air travel, which raises the essential […]
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KHARKIV OBLAST, UKRAINE – SEPTEMBER 24: Ukrainian soldiers prepare the UAV ‘Evanger’ for launch on September 24, 2025 in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images The big security issue President Trump will have to grapple with in the new year will be the […]
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TOPSHOT – A local woman stands next to a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images A peace-at-any-price deal in Ukraine would be a catastrophe for us and the […]
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Carol (Rhea Seehorn) and Zosia (Karolina Wydra) in episode 4 of Vince Gilligan’s ‘Pluribus’ AppleTV Episode 4 of Pluribus might be the most brutal moment for Carol (Rhea Seehorn) that we’ve seen yet, as she probes the knowledge of the hivemind, and hears an uncomfortable truth. What Happens In ‘Pluribus’ Episode 4? The episode begins […]
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Installation view of the Andrew Gn: Fashioning Singapore and the World exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), 2023. Courtesy of Asian Civilisations Museum. Back in September, the Peabody Essex Museum, in Salem, Massachusetts, opened the American debut of Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World, celebrating the work of the renowned Singaporean designer and artist. Working […]
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On the brink of insolvency five years ago, the team is now dominating on the Formula 1 track—and, under the leadership of CEO Zak Brown, building up its sponsorships to rival Ferrari and Mercedes. When McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crossed the finish line in third and fourth place at the Singapore Grand […]
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