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Giacomo Tognini

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Senior editor at @Forbes.com covering Money & AI, offshore wealth and billionaires. Forbes Union. @columbiajournalism.bsky.social and UC Berkeley alum. Tips: gtognini@forbes.com / giacomo.na.tognini@proton.me

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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New for @forbes.com: America's AI billionaires showed a unified front at Trump's White House lunch on Tuesday, but their political spending tells a more complicated story. Here's how Musk, Dario, Brockman, and co. have spent $145 million on the midterms: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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How The Billionaires At Trump’s AI Lunch Are Spending On The Midterms
At the president's event, AI moguls presented a united front on the raging battle over AI regulation. Their $145 million of political spending tells a different story.
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John Hyatt @johnhyatt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: How Vivek Ramaswamy's Well-Timed Ohio Move Likely Saved Him $12 Million In Taxes. The billionaire gubernatorial candidate says lower taxes will make founders flock to Ohio. Ramaswamy is one politician who puts his money where his mouth is. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
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Ramaswamy’s Ohio Homecoming Likely Shaved Eight Figures Off His Tax Bill
The billionaire gubernatorial candidate says lower taxes will make founders flock to Ohio. Ramaswamy is one politician who puts his money where his mouth is.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New for @forbes.com: The U.S. is racing toward an AI data center boom that could cost upwards of $10 trillion and surpass the railroad mania of the late 1800s by as early as 2028. Here’s where all that money is being spent on land, power, water and cement: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Where Trillions Are Being Spent On The AI Data Center Buildout
U.S. spending on AI infrastructure could top $10 trillion and eclipse the 1800s railroad boom. Here's where the money is being spent on land, power, water and cement.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Professional update! I'm starting a new beat at @forbes.com: Money & AI. I'll cover the financing and ownership behind the AI data center, energy and infrastructure boom: who's paying for the buildout, who profits, and the risk, leverage and concentration building up behind it.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
1/ Yesterday we published the 45th annual @forbes.com 400 list of the richest Americans. America's wealthiest are wealthier than they've ever been: a collective $8 trillion, and the minimum net worth to make the cut is now a record $4.4 billion. www.forbes.com/forbes-400/
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The Forbes 400 List 2026 - The Richest People in America Ranked
Forbes' 2026 list of the 400 Richest People in America ranks U.S. billionaires and the wealthiest people in the United States by their net worths.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
1/ Monaco is home to 29 billionaires worth a combined $167 billion. Its newest neighborhood, Mareterra, is even more exclusive, and generated a previously unreported $3 billion profit for its investors. I visited Monaco in June and dug into it for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Inside Monaco’s Mareterra, The World’s Most Expensive Neighborhood
With $200-million-plus villas and homes selling for record sums, this luxury development overlooking the Mediterranean is home to several billionaires and F1 stars.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
1/ NEW: Josh Kushner is now worth an estimated $16.7 billion—more than triple his fortune a year ago. The 41-year-old Thrive Capital founder rode bets on OpenAI, SpaceX and more to an eleven-digit fortune. Now he’s looking to buy a piece of the Lakers. www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Inside Josh Kushner’s $17 Billion Fortune: The Lakers, OpenAI, SpaceX
The Kushner scion's VC firm Thrive Capital nearly tripled its assets thanks to smart bets on OpenAI and SpaceX. Now he’s looking to spend some cash on the NBA’s Lakers.
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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
$6 million: that could’ve afforded Forbes Union members over $65,000 in raises apiece. Management may have sacked Randall Lane, but they continue in their opposition to giving us fair wages. Does Forbes management think taking a secret payment is a way for journalists to get a raise?
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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Forbes Union statement regarding The New York Times’s reporting on Randall Lane:
Forbes Union statement: As you may have read, the New York Times reported that former Forbes EIC Randall Lane accepted $6 million from RJ Shook, a business partner of Forbes, which led to his firing. Randall Lane consistently stood against the Forbes Union during his tenure. The Forbes Union reaffirms our demand for fair raises that we’ve been denied for years while our editor collected millions of dollars in secret payments. We demand management share more details of what they knew, when they knew it, if this is the only secret payment Randall Lane received, and why they refused to disseminate more information to employees. 

Solidarity,
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
1/ Hedge fund titan Ken Griffin and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani have publicly sparred over the city’s new pied-à-terre tax—but I dug into the numbers for @forbes.com. See just how little the richest of the rich will likely pay: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Mamdani's Pied-À-Terre Tax Will Barely Dent Billionaires’ Fortunes
Billionaire Ken Griffin and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani have sparred over the city’s new tax, but digging into the numbers shows just how little the richest will likely pay.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
1/ After Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Western governments froze or detained at least 20 Russian-linked superyachts valued at roughly $4.3 billion. So what's happened since then? I dug in for @forbes.com and found that taxpayers are still footing the bill. www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Seizing Oligarch Yachts Sounded Great. Then Taxpayers Got the Bill.
Putin invaded Ukraine, then Western nations confiscated 20 yachts to punish him and his cronies. Great PR move but it cost taxpayers millions.
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Rashi Shrivastava @rashis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
AI valuations have always been mind boggling. But "tranched" funding rounds mystify them even further, allowing VCs to invest at wildly different prices and founders to raise unprecedented amounts of money without any product or revenue. With @iainmartin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
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AI Startups With No Revenue Are Using This Tactic To Supersize Their Valuations
Funding rounds where VCs can invest at wildly different prices are helping AI founders raise unprecedented amounts of money at sky-high valuations, before they even have a product.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
1/ Ratmir Timashev left Russia for Ohio State after the collapse of the USSR and built a fortune in the software business. Now, he’s putting his money into an ambitious effort to attract AI startups to Columbus and turn Ohio into the AI heartland. @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Inside A Russian-Born Billionaire's Plan To Turn Ohio Into An AI Hub
Ratmir Timashev aims to invest $100 million to bring 100 AI firms to the heartland in five years. So far he's signed up 8 startups but already faces a nasty legal battle.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
1/ For the 250th anniversary of U.S. indepencence, @luisakroll.bsky.social and I dug into the long history of immigration to the U.S. and the vast economic benefits it has brought. www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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189 Billionaires, 1 Million Jobs And The Truth About The American Dream
Billionaire immigrants and VCs discuss visa policies, green card backlogs and why the U.S. is still the best place: “One person will not screw up the American Dream."
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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Today, our members distributed fliers outside the Forbes Iconoclast summit to let management know we deserve a fair contract. Four years into bargaining, Forbes is still proposing wages that do not keep up with inflation. Solidarity, Forbes Union
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Forbes @forbes.com · 27/05/2026
She bet early on Anthropic when most other VCs wouldn’t touch it—and now she's on the Midas List of best investors for the first time.
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Investing Superstar Yasmin Razavi Turned A $75 Million Check Into A $3 Billion AI Windfall
The Spark Capital partner bet early on Anthropic when most other VCs wouldn’t touch it. Now the hottest AI company on the planet has landed her on the Midas List of best investors for the first time.
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Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
When Trump reached a settlement with the IRS, his administration tried to make it seem like the president wasn't going to get any money out of the agreement. But a close look at his finances reveals that it could save him more than $600 million. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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Why Trump’s Tax Immunity Could Save Him More Than $600 Million
The president secures a get-out-of-jail-free card for tax improprieties, just as he’s hauling in record amounts of cash.
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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
On Sunday, our members placed flyers around Forbes Vice Chairman Mike Perlis’s hometown. Perlis has been absent from bargaining for years, despite our calls for fair wages and workplace protections. Management has no excuses. Forbes employees deserve a fair contract, and we will win one.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Unlike today’s biggest AI labs, SAS—once America’s largest private software co—has always operated slowly, steadily & profitably. Competition from all sides + an upcoming leadership transition will test the company’s longstanding strategy. My latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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Billionaire Jim Goodnight Built An Analytics Profit Machine. AI Is Forcing Its Reinvention
Unlike most of today’s biggest AI companies, SAS—once America’s largest privately held software company—has always operated slowly, steadily and profitably. Competition from all sides and an upcoming ...
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Richard Nieva @richardnieva.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
After Cerebras’ long-awaited IPO, CEO Andrew Feldman is now a billionaire worth an estimated $3.4 billion. Check out my story, which involves a secret dance floor and Halloween candy from a Nobel Prize winner. www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
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AI Chipmaker Cerebras’ CEO Is Now Worth $3.4 Billion After Long-Awaited IPO
The next-gen chipmaker first filed for its IPO in September 2024. Now, after snags that held up its debut, it’s a public company.
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Monica Hunter-Hart @mhunterhart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
As the Strait of Hormuz crisis drags on, interest & investment is surging in the drone boat industry. My latest for @forbes.com profiles a buzzy contender, Havoc, run by a man who came to the U.S. as a 10-year-old refugee from Burma and just raised $100 million: www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
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These Navy Vets Are Betting Their Drone Software Maker Havoc Can Win Over The U.S. Military
Interest in drone boats is surging as the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz drags on. Havoc, which just closed a $100 million funding round, claims it has the perfect tech to help but faces stiff headwin...
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Anna Tong @annatonger.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The #10 consumer AI app isn't a coding tool; it’s an erotic chatbot for women. Riding off the romantasy wave, the 3 guys who run Janitor AI serve 100M monthly visitors (80% women) -- for 130k a month. Inside the R-rated Roblox: www.forbes.com/sites/annato...
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Three Dudes Run The Biggest AI Romantic Fantasy Site For Women
Three Dudes Run The Biggest AI Romantic Fantasy Site For Women
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John Hyatt @johnhyatt.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
My latest for Forbes charts the rise of MAGA megadonor Robert Low, owner of Kentucky Derby favorite Renegade, who built a $5 billion trucking fortune after stabbing his friend with a hunting knife and getting off on a temporary insanity plea (too many cough drops). 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
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Meet The Wily Billionaire Trucking Boss Behind Kentucky Derby Favorite Renegade
The inside story of how Missouri farm boy Robert Low dropped out of college, survived a criminal assault trial thanks to temporary insanity, and went on to build one of the nation’s biggest trucking e...
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
NEW: Battle of the Musk meme stocks A splashy IPO from Elon Musk’s SpaceX could siphon attention, capital and narrative momentum from a Tesla story already straining to justify its valuation #spacex www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
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SpaceX’s IPO Could Leave Tesla Eating Rocket Dust
Tesla shares could be overshadowed by the aerospace company’s record-breaking $1.75 trillion public offering and what some investors see as more “sizzle.”
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Trump's Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh fielded questions from senators in a confirmation hearing yesterday--but didn't reveal much on his fortune. @simonemelvin.bsky.social and I dug into his financial disclosure (and his billionaire wife, Jane Lauder) for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Inside The Convoluted Finances Of Kevin Warsh
The husband of a billionaire and a partner in billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s family office is very rich but he keeps the details of his assets vague.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The AI data center boom put American-funded, America-based data centers on Middle East soil. Here’s how the war—and Iran’s drone attacks on Amazon data centers—is impacting how these capital-intensive projects are thinking about security. My latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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Middle East War Turns AI Data Center Security Into Its Own Boom
Here’s how the Iran war—and Iran’s drone attacks on Amazon data centers—is impacting how capital-intensive AI data center projects are thinking about security.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
1/ Zara founder Amancio Ortega's owns the world's largest real estate fortune, a $25 billion empire from California to Korea with everything from offices to wind farms. It also comes with significant tax benefits. Gigi Zamora and I dug into it for @forbes.com: forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Inside The $25 Billion Property Empire of Zara Founder Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega quietly built up the largest real estate fortune on the planet, stretching from California to South Korea. It comes with significant tax benefits.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
While he was flying around the world as Trump's peace envoy, Steve Witkoff got $300 million richer over the past year--largely thanks to his crypto venture with the Trump family (World Liberty) and his tiny, but valuable, stake in SpaceX. Read at @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Peace Envoy Steve Witkoff’s Fortune Gets Bump From Trump And Musk
The real estate mogul-turned-diplomat is 15% richer than he was a year ago thanks to his crypto venture with the Trump family and his stake in Musk’s SpaceX.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A workplace lawsuit has opened the lid on the little-known ownership structure of Insight Partners, an investor in OpenAI and Anthropic: It is now partially owned by the government of Abu Dhabi. Read for more details. With @iainmartin.bsky.social for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
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How Abu Dhabi Quietly Bought A Stake In $90 Billion VC Insight Partners
A workplace lawsuit has opened the lid on the little-known ownership structure of Insight Partners, an investor in OpenAI and Anthropic: It is now partially owned by the government of Abu Dhabi.
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Iain Martin @iainmartin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A workplace lawsuit has opened the lid on the little-known ownership structure of Insight Partners, an investor in OpenAI and Anthropic: It is now partially owned by the government of Abu Dhabi www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
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How Abu Dhabi Quietly Bought A Stake In $90 Billion VC Insight Partners
A workplace lawsuit has opened the lid on the little-known ownership structure of Insight Partners, an investor in OpenAI and Anthropic: It is now partially owned by the government of Abu Dhabi.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The AI giant's abrupt Sora shutdown is just one example. As it announces one of the biggest funding rounds in history, #OpenAI has trumpeted hundreds of billions in other deals + products that haven’t yet become reality. With @rashis.bsky.social for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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The Graveyard Of OpenAI’s Dead Products And Incomplete Deals
As it announces one of the biggest funding rounds in history, OpenAI has trumpeted hundreds of billions in other deals and products—including Sora—that haven’t yet become reality.
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Rashi Shrivastava @rashis.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The OpenAI Graveyard: All The Deals And Products That Haven’t Happened. With @pheebini.bsky.social. www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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The Graveyard Of OpenAI’s Dead Products And Incomplete Deals
As it announces one of the biggest funding rounds in history, OpenAI has trumpeted hundreds of billions in other deals and products—including Sora—that haven’t yet become reality.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Three months after a blockbuster $20 billion deal, Nvidia announced its plans for Groq’s inference-speed tech. Here's how it came together and what's next. My latest for @forbes.com, with @iainmartin.bsky.social, @richardnieva.bsky.social and Anna Tong: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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“We Almost Didn’t Do It”: Jonathan Ross On The $20 Billion Deal With Nvidia
The Christmas Eve agreement—billed as Nvidia’s biggest deal in its three-decade history—landed at a precarious moment for Groq. Now Nvidia is betting on Groq’s inference-speed tech inside a newly anno...
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
1/ When a little-known Korean company started buying up dozens of tankers, rumors emerged that the purchases were backed by shipping tycoon Gianluigi Aponte. A @forbes.com investigation confirmed that Aponte is indeed the true buyer of many of those ships. www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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The World’s Richest Shipper Is An Unlikely Winner From Iran War
Forbes found that shipping tycoon Gianluigi Aponte is the true buyer of several tankers bought by South Korean firm Sinokor. With rates soaring, that seems a smart bet.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The $10 billion company building the first phase of Stargate says the new initiative is an “and,” not an “or,” to its bet on the world’s biggest data centers. My latest (from yesterday) with Anna Tong for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/annato...
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From Gigawatts To Grab-And-Go: Crusoe Leans Into Modular AI Data Centers
Crusoe, Developer Of Massive Stargate Data Center, Is Now Pouring Money Into Small Ones Too
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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Our colleagues were back last weekend in the hometown of @forbes.com CEO Sherry Phillips to spread the news that she is a union buster who continues to deny our members a fair contract. 👎 @nyguild.bsky.social
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Today, we published the annual @forbes.com World's Billionaires list. There have never been so many billionaires as there are today, and they have never been as powerful as they are now. www.forbes.com/billionaires/
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Forbes 2026 Billionaires List - The Richest People In The World Ranked
Forbes presents the 2026 World's Billionaires list. View the richest people in the world and learn their net worth, age, country of residence, source of wealth and more.
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
1/ The U.S. ouster of Maduro in Venezuela and the attacks on Iran have been a boon for oil tanker billionaires. Tanker rates are up to record highs, tanker stocks are up by 60%+ so far this year and tanker resale prices are up to decade highs as well. www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Greek Mogul On Why Iran Attacks, Elimination Of Gray Fleet Is Boosting Tanker Fortunes
The U.S.’ latest attacks may raise gas prices at the pumps, but Trump’s military operations have already helped boost shipping billionaire fortunes by $45 billion and counting.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The Oracle cofounder’s official residence is now in Manalapan, Florida, not the Hawaii island that he famously bought in 2012, according to previously unreported county records. More details in my latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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From Lanai To Near Mar-A-Lago: Larry Ellison’s Trump Proximity Play
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison's official residence is now in Manalapan, Florida, not the Hawaii island that he famously bought in 2012.
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Rashi Shrivastava @rashis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Influencer marketing has helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just eleven months. But misleading marketing tactics, payment problems and a social media strategy based on shock has led to backlash among creators. www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
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The Dark Side Of AI Video Startup Higgsfield’s Super-Fast Growth
Influencer marketing helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just 11 months. But misleading marketing tactics and a shock-based social media strategy has led ...
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Real estate billionaire Mitch Morgan started buying apartment buildings in 1985 and built Morgan Properties, one of America’s largest apartment owners. Now he’s passing the mantle to his two sons, who are taking over as co-CEOs. Read at @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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Apartments Billionaire Passes Control Of Real Estate Empire To His Sons
Mitch Morgan started buying apartment buildings in 1985 and built Morgan Properties, one of America’s largest apartment owners. Now he’s passing the mantle to his two sons.
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John Hyatt @johnhyatt.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
NEW: Epstein emails show how billionaire financier Leon Black, founder of Apollo, relied on the convicted sex offender to help him leverage his multi-billion-dollar art for $500m+ in loans from Bank of America. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
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How Picasso, Van Gogh And Cézanne Helped Finance Epstein Client Leon Black’s Billionaire Lifestyle
The Epstein files detail private equity tycoon Leon Black’s massive, multi-billion-dollar art collection—and how he leveraged it to grow his wealth.
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Phoebe Liu @pheebini.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Jeffrey #Epstein had access to tech billionaires like Thiel and Musk. But he walked away from deals with major startups—including Spotify & SpaceX—that could have netted him hundreds of millions in total. Deep dive from @iainmartin.bsky.social + me for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
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Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Secretive Silicon Valley Investments
Thanks to his relationships to tech billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, Epstein had access to a number of lucrative tech investments. But he walked away from several deals with major startups...
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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
1/ @mhunterhart.bsky.social and I found several contracts and payment records that uncovered two new billionaire clients of Jeffrey Epstein: real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman and Ariane de Rothschild, a Rothschild heir by marriage. www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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New Details On How Jeffrey Epstein Got So Rich
The latest Epstein files name two more billionaire clients: real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman and Rothschild heir by marriage Ariane de Rothschild.
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Monica Hunter-Hart @mhunterhart.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
1/3. @giacomotognini.bsky.social and I have uncovered two new billionaire clients of Epstein’s in the latest batch of files: real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman and Ariane de Rothschild, heir by marriage to the Rothschild banking fortune.
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Richard Nieva @richardnieva.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
NEW: We profiled Sam Altman for the cover of Forbes Magazine. For the story, we talked to Bob Iger, Masa Son, Satya Nadella, Brian Chesky, Paul Graham and more. Graham’s take was resonant: “He’s good at getting people to do what he wants.” w/ Anna Tong www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
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Monica Hunter-Hart @mhunterhart.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The DOJ’s new Epstein files release shows that billionaire Gordon Getty both had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and allegedly brushed off his crimes: “well, we ALL have similar kinds of problems.” Read more in my latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
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Epstein Files Reveal Ties To Billionaire Oil Heir Gordon Getty
The latest Epstein files from the DOJ show that Gordon Getty’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was much closer than previously known.
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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🚨 NEW 🚨 The Men Making Millions Selling Pepper Spray To ICE Safariland, owned by billionaire Warren Kanders, remains the number one supplier of pepper spray and tear gas to ICE and CBP, via a large federal distributor run by a MAGA-aligned former Marine. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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The Men Making Millions Selling Pepper Spray To ICE
Safariland, owned by billionaire Warren Kanders, remains the number one supplier of pepper spray and tear gas to ICE and CBP, via a large federal distributor run by a MAGA-aligned former Marine.
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Monica Hunter-Hart @mhunterhart.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Trump's new FTC pick has advocated for "country of origin" disclosure rules for over a year, so we have a good idea of what he'd push for if confirmed. David MacNeil would be the 12th known billionaire/billionaire's spouse in Trump's admin. My profile for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
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Trump’s New FTC Pick Is A Billionaire Who Got Rich Manufacturing Car Mats In America
The founder and CEO of WeatherTech is worth more than $4 billion, thanks to his made-in-America car mats. Now he has his sights set on trade regulation.
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Monica Hunter-Hart @mhunterhart.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Your medical data is more vulnerable than you might think. A new lawsuit from healthcare software giant Epic is shining a light on systemic issues with how patient records are transferred between providers. My latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
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A Bombshell Epic Lawsuit Shows How Your Medical Data Could Be At Risk
A lawsuit filed by electronic health record giant Epic could encourage reforms to a problematic system, where non-health companies can access patient records without their knowledge.
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