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Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, just became the second-richest person in the world with a net worth of $291 billion, pushing past Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to sit just behind Elon Musk. But long before either of them topped the rich list, Ellison was one of the few who publicly defended...

Startup Ionic Mineral Technologies just raised $29 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing round. The vertically integrated U.S. producer of advanced materials for the energy, defense and technology sectors said it beat the $25 million funding goal, confirming optimism in its game plan to...

"You’re happy but you have anxiety," said Allison Ellsworth, reflecting with Fortune on PepsiCo's $1.95 billion acquisition of the neon-canned prebiotic soda she once brewed at home. The comment summed up her mixed emotions about selling the brand. Poppi vaulted from a farmers market stand to...

Dan Schweber was enrolled in Columbia University's executive MBA program back in 2019. Disillusioned with corporate life and not in a financial position to launch his own company, Schweber was uncertain what his future would look like. Until he caught wind of a week-long elective intensive that...

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich is warning that President Donald Trump's second-term deregulation agenda is shaping up to be a windfall for big corporations—and a disaster for everyday Americans. In a recent video, Reich argues that deregulation is simply a different version of trickle-...

If you've ever dreamed of working for someone who actually shares the win, Mark Cuban says that's exactly what he's done—many times over. And according to him, hundreds of his former employees became millionaires because of it. In June 2024, Cuban posted on X, "In every business I've sold I've paid...

"This is obviously the most disruptive technology in the history of mankind," billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones said last month.  "We've been served," Jones warned during an appearance on "Bloomberg Open Interest," casting artificial intelligence as a force that demands urgent scrutiny....

Child care costs can drain a paycheck, but at Cakes Body, those bills are now handled by the company itself. The women-led brand, founded by twin sisters Casey Sarai and Taylor Capuano, announced it will cover up to $3,000 per month in day care for each employee with children too young for school,...

Long gone are the days of easily spotted, plasticky fake bags perched atop folding tables on New York City's Canal Street. Instead, the modern counterfeit bag is a near-perfect replica, or "reps," to use the more cloak and dagger term you'll see in the underground market. And Gen Z's shift to...

An aspiring buyer with $100,000 in savings recently asked Reddit’s r/smallbusiness community, "What are the best ‘boring’ businesses to buy from retiring boomers?" They said they were eyeing a $200,000 business where seller financing could cover the rest. Reddit Responds:...

Sophia Kianni and Phoebe Gates met as Stanford roommates who bonded over fashion, climate advocacy, and secondhand shopping. Kianni had already gone viral during the pandemic by founding Climate Cardinals, a nonprofit that translated climate resources into over 100 languages. Gates, daughter of...

Matt Deitke, co-founder of Seattle-based AI startup Vercept, has joined Meta's (NASDAQ:META) Superintelligence Lab after receiving a direct offer from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Deitke described the initiative as "the most exciting bet I've seen in tech history," signaling Meta's bold ambitions in...

Surge AI stayed under the radar until this summer, when news broke that the company crossed $1 billion in annual revenue without raising any outside capital. The company offers data labeling services used by companies, including Google and OpenAI, helping them train large-scale machine learning...

A Canadian entrepreneur joined personal finance personality Dave Ramsey‘s “EntreLeadership” podcast recently to talk about his company’s expansion into the U.S., just as President Donald Trump threatens to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods. The timing couldn't be more...

Julia Austin has worn nearly every hat a founder can imagine: operator, investor, educator, and coach at Harvard Business School, where she now co‑chairs the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. Her new guide, "After the Idea," shows how messy and overwhelming startup life really is once the...