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Bill Gates told “Meet the Press” that government regulation is needed for artificial intelligence and warned the technology is “powerful” enough to “cause a billion deaths” if used maliciously. Read more: forbes.com/sites/alisondurke… 📸: Vivien Killilea via Getty Images
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A sprawling New York castle featured in the music video for Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space,” will head to auction next month after undergoing a $40 million restoration. Read more: forbes.com/sites/maryroeloff… 📸: Brett Matthews Photography, Elliott Kaufman Photography, Phillip Ennia, Stefen Turner, and Camelot
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Cybercriminals can now use agentic AI to swarm organizations, hunt for vulnerabilities and, once inside, move through networks and drain them of sensitive data in the time it takes to make coffee. Yet most enterprises are defending against these threats with tools and processes built for a slower pace. A new operating model is emerging: agentic cyber defense, a fundamentally different architecture for enterprise defense. Sponsored by @ReliaQuest forbes.com/sites/reliaquest/…
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The impending nor’easter has already canceled a trio of New York music festivals—All Things Go NYC, Global Citizen Festival and CBGB Festival—as heavy rain and winds loom. go.forbes.com/MlUeYg
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Will Supreme Court’s Ruling On Voter Database Impact Your Midterms Ballot? What To Know. go.forbes.com/5wkBCd
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Mark Zuckerberg Loses $9 Billion In A Day As Goldman Sachs Pours Cold Water On Meta Stock Rally go.forbes.com/zDz3k-
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21 Elite Colleges Where Middle Class Students Go For Free Families earning up to $250,000 can qualify for free tuition as wealthy private schools up their grant-only aid and use it as a marketing tool to lure students scared off by a $100,000 annual tab.
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Major TV networks plan to resume coverage of President Donald Trump on Friday after a days-long blackout prompted by Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Read more: forbes.com/sites/saradorn/20… 📸: Andrew Harnik via Getty Images
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Amid the peptide boom, some fitness fans are turning to rarer, and less understood compounds like sermorelin, tesamorelin, and ipamorelin for an extra edge to get in shape, or speed their recovery. Many people are also are experiencing dangerous side effects.
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Warren Buffett turned Berkshire Hathaway from a small manufacturing company into a sprawling conglomerate. Along the way he delivered compounding returns at nearly twice the rate of the S&P and inspired countless others to build long-lasting wealth through his buy-and-hold teachings. His contributions added him to the list of #Forbes250 America's Most Successful Living Builders: forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2… 📸: Michael Prince for Forbes
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When asked about Trump’s decision to ban three press outlets, Pope Leo XIV said the reporters accompanying him on his trip to France were welcome to cover him and that “all around” media coverage was very important. Read more: forbes.com/sites/siladityara… 📸: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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Michael Dell Climbs To World's Fourth-Richest, Passing Mark Zuckerberg And Sergei Brin go.forbes.com/TObnpH
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“I would dread to do this in the first place.” People are using Meta’s Muse and other AI agents to uncover forgotten funds, negotiate bills, cancel subscriptions and chase refunds—recovering hundreds or even thousands of dollars. forbes.com/sites/rashishriva…
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No career habit can guarantee job security, but one practice can improve your odds of remaining valuable when everything around your job is changing. Read more: forbes.com/sites/bryanrobins…
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A rare September nor’easter is expected to bring high winds and heavy rainfall to the Northeast on Friday and through the weekend—prompting three major airlines to issue travel waivers for customers to rebook flights at no extra charge. Read more: forbes.com/sites/suzannerowa… 📸: Getty Images
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President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are scheduled to meet with executives from top AI companies next week, according to multiple reports. It comes as the president has dismissed calls to regulate or slow the development of advanced AI models. Read more: forbes.com/sites/siladityara… 📸: Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images
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Sprawling New York Castle—With A Taylor Swift Connection—Headed To Auction (Photos) go.forbes.com/0OU4g1
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Ed Sheeran’s embattled tour hit another road block Friday as his Massachusetts concerts, booked at billionaire Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium, were canceled over weather concerns. go.forbes.com/UWRJKk
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Bill Gates Warns AI Is ‘Powerful’ Enough To ‘Cause A Billion Deaths’ go.forbes.com/PLBsow
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A Senate Democrat will present legislation as early as next week that would prohibit potential demolition of the Kennedy Center, which President Donald Trump has threatened. go.forbes.com/g-AEos
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