Jay-Z invested $1 million in New Jersey Nets in 2004, before the team became Brooklyn Nets. Here’s what his holdings were worth 9 years laterJay-Z invested a reported $1 million in the New Jersey Nets in 2004, years before the team became the Brooklyn Nets. By 2013, his combined ...
‘Sit down, Elon’: Musk gets a reality check on his own platform over Trump donations amid Starlink India rowElon Musk criticized India's regulatory environment while seeking approval for his satellite internet service, Starlink. His comments drew ...
Meet British teen prodigy Scott Hiett: At 7 he self-taught coding before co-founding a startup at 15 that raised 1.5 million within 2 yearsScott Hiett's journey as a coder began remarkably at just seven years old. He gained significant recognition by winning the FusionONE Hacka...
Meet Brian Chesky, man who quit his stable job, struggled to pay rent, built Airbnb, faced investor rejection, until cereal boxes helped keep the company aliveBefore he started his own business, Brian Chesky was busy designing industrial products in Los Angeles after graduating from the Rhode Isla...
In 1965, 17-year-old Fred DeLuca opened a small sandwich shop in Bridgeport to pay for college, today his brand is one of the largest fast food chains with over 35,000 outlets in 100+ countriesA teenaged Fred DeLuca opened a small sandwich shop to fund his medical studies. The brand experienced rapid growth after launching franchi...
LeBron James' Net Worth: From basketball court to investment 'Slam Dunk' - How NBA legend built his $1.4 billion fortuneLegendary basketball player LeBron James has earned in excess of $580 million in NBA salaries during his career. The reason why James stand...
Two brothers started a phone-case side hustle to pay dental school fees. It grew into a $50 million luxury brandOmar and Zane Sabre founded Maison De Sabre after their father's leukaemia diagnosis affected their finances. Initially, they aimed to fund...
Meet David Karp, man who dropped out of high school, launched Tumblr at 20, sold it to Yahoo for $1.1 billion, know about his career and journeyIn 2000, Karp began his journey as an intern for animation producer Fred Seibert, founder of Frederator Studios. Interestingly, Karp's moth...
Existential threats join bubble fears as AI mood sobers at Singapore forumsDuring conferences in Singapore, significant apprehensions regarding the dangers of artificial intelligence emerged among investors and pol...
50 Cent took Vitaminwater equity rather than just an endorsement check; when Coca-Cola bought Glacéau for $4.1 billion in 2007, Forbes says he made $100 millionIn a bold move, 50 Cent opted for equity over cash when he partnered with the relatively obscure beverage company, Glacéau. After a success...
Billionaire Ray Dalio says we’re nearing point where AI bubble may burstSpeaking at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore on Wednesday, Dalio said that a huge amount of debt is being taken out to fund AI...
From 'lower middle class' Tamil family, he missed IIT Madras CSE by just 0.01, was rejected by MIT. Today, he is the CEO of a $20 billion AI startupPerplexity cofounder and CEO Aravind Srinivas turned academic setbacks into a remarkable AI career. After missing IIT Madras Computer Scien...
Jupiter Eclipse 2026: The moon is about to swallow the giant planet, when and where can you watch itJupiter will not disappear in an instant like a star. The planet appears large enough in the sky for the process to take about a minute. Wh...
Forbes World’s Best Employers 2026: Top 7 companies ranked by employeesForbes’ World’s Best Employers 2026 list ranks 900 companies from around the world based on employee feedback. The ranking features compani...
Filter problem left a new Rs 11,490 purifier unusable within 4 months, Eureka Forbes denied warranty saying it was not covered, ordered to pay Rs 19,490A Thiruvananthapuram consumer commission ordered Eureka Forbes to pay Rs 19,490 to a customer after his Rs 11,490 water purifier broke down...
Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani on Forbes India's 100 Richest list 2026: Check top 10 richest Indians and full listIn 2026, Gautam Adani reclaimed his position as India's richest person with a net worth of $112.7 billion. Mukesh Ambani fell to second pla...
Farmer’s son from a remote Madhya Pradesh village cracked IIT Bombay, earned a dual degree, now has Rs 10,000 crore net worth and runs Bengaluru-based GrowwLalit Keshre, co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based Groww, was raised in a farming family in Lepa, Madhya Pradesh and studied in the only E...