Forbes10 hours agoAmericans Doubt The Value Of College. So Why Do They Send Their Kids?Forbes - Lisa ChambersAmericans have rarely sounded more skeptical about college. But when it comes to their own children, they are having a harder time walking away. Just 31% of U.S. adults now say a college education is “very important,” according to a new Gallup poll, down from 70% when Gallup asked the same question …
Forbes11 hours agoSituational Awareness Exposes Big Banks Face Hedge Fund Debt Blind SpotForbes - Mayra Rodriguez ValladaresDuring this summer while I was teaching a class on private markets and hedge funds, a student ran in to tell me that a hedge fund, Situational Awareness, was collapsing. As I rushed to read more about the fund, it was like watching the ghost of Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) and the Bear …
Forbes10 hours agoElizabeth Smart Is Creating A Space To Let Survivors ‘Set The Record Straight’ In Their Own WordsForbesIn the early morning hours of June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her bedroom, and vanished without a trace from her Utah home. Her disappearance captivated the nation, and against all odds, Elizabeth was rescued after surviving being held captive for nine months. In the …
Forbes12 hours ago10 Notable New Author Debuts For Fall, Including Romantasy And ThrillersForbes - Toni FitzgeraldWhether they are publishing their first novel or making an initial foray into a new genre, a slew of notable authors are slated to make their debuts this fall. It’s a great time of year for horror, of course, with Halloween on the horizon. But hot BookTok genre romantasy also has some notable bows, …
Forbes12 hours agoTop Trump Meme Coin Holders Will Win Invite To ‘Most Exclusive Dinner In The World’ Featuring President, Crypto Firm SaysForbes - Fiona RileyKEY BACKGROUND $TRUMP holdings have been tied to invites for events featuring Trump in the past. In April, the top 297 token holders who registered for a contest attended a gala at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, and the top 29 attended a VIP reception with Trump. The company has also offered …
Forbes12 hours agoThe U.S. Navy To Spend $5.1 Billion To Refuel One Aircraft CarrierForbes - Peter SuciuAmerican consumers may be spending more to fuel up at the pump, but taxpayers will also be on the hook for the refueling of the United States Navy’s eighth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). This week, the service announced that a $5.1 billion Fixed …
Forbes14 hours agoOpenAI Reportedly Fires 3 Researchers Over Allegedly Mishandling Confidential InformationForbes - Fiona Rileykey background The terminations come as OpenAI faces broader questions about how it monitors, investigates and discloses unanticipated behavior from its AI systems. The company recently disclosed multiple incidents involving unexpected behavior by its models and agents, including an episode where …
Forbes15 hours agoDepression Symptoms Show Different Patterns In The Brain, Review FindsForbes - Fiona RileyKEY BACKGROUND The traditional diagnosis for major depressive disorder groups patients together based on clusters of symptoms as opposed to demonstrated biological cause, which can result in two people receiving the same diagnosis despite experiencing different problems. This new paper looks at what …
Forbes15 hours agoAgility Robotics Wants To Make 500 Humanoid Robots Safe, Not Just OneForbes - John KoetsierAgility Robotics and FORT Robotics are working together enhance the safety system for Digit 5, Agility’s next-generation humanoid robot designed to work right alongside people with no safety cage. The calling card for Digit 5 is “no more safety cages:” a humanoid that can work in close proximity to …
Forbes17 hours agoHow Canada Can Turn The Canadian Diaspora Into An Economic AdvantageForbes - Kumaran NadesanFor decades, Canadians have largely viewed immigration as a one-way street, considering only those who come from abroad and arrive at our doorstep. It’s time for this to change, and what we need is to spend much more time thinking about the other half of the equation. The Canadians who go out into …
Forbes17 hours agoForbes And Know Your Value Announce The 2026 30/50 5-Year Anniversary Summit, Bringing Together A Cross-Generational Audience From Forbes Under 30 And 50 Over 50 CommunitiesForbesOctober 1, 2026 (NEW YORK) – Forbes and Know Your Value today announced the Forbes 30/50 5-Year Anniversary Summit, will take place October 15-16, 2026 in New York City, convening women across the Forbes 30 Under 30 and 50 Over 50 communities, along with other world leaders from policy, business …
Forbes15 hours ago76% Of U.S. Businesses Depend On TikTok’s $81 Billion Economic BoostForbes - Maureen KerrTikTok put a new figure on its value to the American economy at an on-the-record press briefing on Wednesday: $81 billion of GDP in 2025, supporting 410,000 jobs. The estimate comes from TikTok’s 2026 economic impact report, commissioned by TikTok USDS Joint Venture and compiled by the research …