AI Fraud Has Exploded. This Background-Check Startup Is Cashing In.

San Francisco-based Checkr has seen its revenues jump 14% to $800 million as companies try to spot a flood of AI-generated CVs and faked financial documents.

The U.S. Goes Rogue On The Climate Fight

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at the AI boom’s water problem and stabilized funding for the California High-Speed Rail project.

Thai Billionaire Harald Link’s B.Grimm Power Buys $230 Million Stake In U.S. Hydropower Operator

B.Grimm Power—controlled by Thai billionaire Harald Link—has bought a stake in U.S.-based hydropower operator New England Reliable Hydropower Holdings for 7.24 billion baht ($230 million) amid the group’s drive to expand its overseas renewable energy p…

A ‘Holy Grail’ Sleep Apnea Pill Could Be On The Market Next Year

Sleep apnea affects as many as 80 million in the U.S. Now Apnimed, the $400 million company behind the first ever pill to treat it, is preparing to file for FDA approval.

AI 50 2026: Submissions For Forbes’ List Of The Top 50 AI Startups Is Open

Forbes’ eighth annual AI 50 list, featuring the most prominent AI startups, is accepting submissions until February 6, 2026.

AI Didn’t ‘Unmask’ The Minneapolis ICE Shooter — It Invented A Face

Viral AI images after the MInneapolis ICE shooting show how easily fabricated faces can masquerade as evidence —and why that confusion is dangerous.

Nvidia And This Bill Gates-Backed Startup Are Building Fusion Power With AI

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at building a virtual fusion power plant, a major quantum breakthrough, AI for drug discovery and more.

Midas List 2026: Submissions Open To Rank The World’s Leading Venture Capitalists

The definitive ranking of the 100 best tech investors in the world, the Forbes Midas List is now seeking submissions for its landmark 25th annual edition through January 23rd.

Why Prediction Markets Need Insider Trading

An outcry over insider trading erupted after one Polymarket user made $400,000 betting that Maduro would be ousted, hours before it happened. Here’s why the godfather of prediction markets thinks it’s a good thing.