Battlefield To Boardroom: The Veteran Founders Riding Defense Tech’s $32 Billion Boom

Backed by a record $32 billion in venture funding since 2022, the AI-powered defense tech revolution is set to create generational fortunes—and change how we wage war.

Zhongji Innolight Plunges In Hong Kong Debut As Global AI Trade Loses Steam

A key component supplier to global AI infrastructure faces tepid sentiment as investors increasingly question whether massive spending is justified.

CXMT Chairman Zhu Yiming Amasses $15.9 Billion Fortune By Growing Memory Chip Maker Into Micron Rival

A Chinese national champion at the forefront of a fierce technology rivalry with the U.S., CXMT is now the country’s largest onshore-listed firm.

Chinese AI Billionaire Yan Junjie Battles Heavy Selling Pressure After $39 Billion Market Wipeout

With the imminent expiration of lockup periods on Wednesday, MiniMax Group founder Yan Junjie faces an uphill battle persuading investors to hold on to the Hong Kong-listed AI model developer’s shares.

China’s Self-Reliance Drive Powers 1,200% IPO Surge, Minting A New Billionaire

Wang Bing, chairman and CEO of semiconductor component maker Chongqing Genori Technology, has amassed a fortune of $4.7 billion as shares soared almost 1,200% after its Shanghai listing.

Why Fisk University’s $1 Billion Master Plan Includes A Data Center

While some communities fight big tech, this 160-year-old HBCU has put a $400 million data center at the financial heart of its bid to revitalize its Nashville campus.

Meet The Staffing Billionaire Who Just Won The Republican Gubernatorial Runoff In Georgia

His medical staffing firm lifted Rick Jackson out of poverty. Now he’s beaten Trump’s pick in Georgia’s gubernatorial runoff and will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms.

America Doesn’t Work Without Immigrants—Here’s Why

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.”

SpaceX Left California. Its IPO Payday Did Not.

The IPO should boost tax revenue in the Golden State because thousands of newly wealthy employees who live and work there face a “millionaires” tax.

Forbes’ Ranking Of America’s Richest Self-Made Women 2026

It was a banner year for the country’s most successful women with a record number of billionaires, soaring fortunes thanks to AI and an all-time high in total wealth.