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3236905	无图 <p></p><p><p>Edgar Sia II.</p><small>Hotel IOI</small></p><p>This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Philippines’ Richest 2025. See the full list here.</p><p></p><p>The June SPAC listing of Hotel101 Global Holdings made history as the first Filipino-owned company to debut on the Nasdaq market. The Singapore-based hospitality arm of Philippine property developer DoubleDragon, set up by chairman and CEO Edgar Sia II together with his longtime business partner, fast food billionaire Tony Tan Caktiong (DoubleDragon’s cochairman), operates what it calls “condotels.”</p><p></p><p><small>.</small></p><p>These are condos with standardized rooms—a compact 21-square-meter unit, including a kitchenette—which are presold while the properties are under construction and operated as hotels after completion. The investor is entitled to a 30% share of gross room revenue every month plus free stays.</p><p>Hotel101 currently has 1,100 rooms in two such condo hotels in the Philippines, with three more under construction. Projects are underway in Japan and Spain with a site secured in Los Angeles. In May, Hotel101 announced a joint venture with Saudi investment firm Horizon Group to build 10,000 rooms across Saudi Arabia.</p><p>Though its market cap of $850 million is well below its pre-listing valuation of $2.3 billion, the Nasdaq IPO takes Sia closer to his goal of making Hotel101 a globe-girdling brand—with 1 million hotel rooms in 100 countries by 2050.</p> Nasdaq Listing Fuels Philippine Hotel Magnate’s Global Ambitions	查看 1466	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236904	无图 <p></p><p><p>Dennis Anthony & Maria Grace Uy.</p><small>Converge ICT Solutions</small></p><p>This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Philippines’ Richest 2025. See the full list here.</p><p></p><p>With the government doubling down on increasing internet access across the archipelago, shares of broadband services provider Converge ICT Solutions have been on a tear, zooming nearly two-thirds in the past year. The net worth of the company’s cofounders, husband and wife Dennis Anthony and Maria Grace Uy—CEO and president, respectively—climbed 74% to $1.6 billion, placing them at No. 16 on the list.</p><p></p><p><small>.</small></p><p>The company reported record net profit of nearly 11 billion pesos in 2024 on a 15% jump in revenue to 41 billion pesos. This momentum, says Samantha Gabrielle Patricio, an analyst at Manila’s First Metro Securities, “looks sustainable.” She expects Converge to add about 100,000 new subscribers every quarter and achieve its goal of 4 million subscribers by 2027.</p><p>Today, Converge has 2.7 million fixed broadband subscribers, second only to telecoms giant PLDT’s 3.5 million. Some 300,000 customers of rival SkyCable are expected to start migrating to Converge this year after it struck a deal in 2024 to upgrade the network of the cash-strapped cable TV and broadband service provider owned by Federico Lopez and his family (No. 42).</p><p>To gear up, Converge has earmarked up to 25 billion pesos this year—a big jump from the 2024 capex of 9 billion pesos—for cable infrastructure expansion and to launch two new data centers. “We’re not yet done making inroads in the connectivity space,” Dennis Anthony Uy says by email.</p> Converge ICT Cofounders’ Wealth Soars As Philippine Broadband Penetration Catches Up	查看 1678	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236903	无图 <p></p><p><p>Lance Gokongwei.</p><small>Robinsons Land</small></p><p>This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Philippines’ Richest 2025. See the full list here.</p><p></p><p>A five-year losing streak at JG Summit Holdings’ petrochemicals unit, which racked up losses of roughly 50 billion pesos ($88 million), prompted president and CEO Lance Gokongwei to make the tough call of shutting down operations for at least two years, starting January.</p><p></p><p><small>.</small></p><p>The company said it will “reassess strategic options” including an outright sale of the unit, which has been hit by a global supply glut and shrinking margins. JG Summit had diversified into petrochemicals in 1997 under Gokongwei’s late father John Gokongwei Jr.</p><p>Analysts, such as AP Securities’ head of research Benjamin Garcia, view a potential sale of the legacy business positively, saying it will provide resources that could be better deployed in the conglomerate’s other units. These include airline Cebu Pacific, which notched over a one-fifth jump in passenger traffic in the first half of this year; mall operator Robinsons Land, which is eyeing 14 new malls by 2030; and Universal Robina, a food and beverage company known for its Jack ‘n Jill snacks.</p><p>Meantime, shares of JG Summit are down almost 30% since fortunes were last measured, resulting in a drop in Gokongwei’s net worth, which he shares with his siblings, to $1.8 billion.</p> Philippines’ Lance Gokongwei Mulls Exit From Legacy Petrochemicals Business	查看 1444	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236902	无图 <p>Topline<p>Actor Jussie Smollett, who has seldom been seen on screen since he was accused of staging a hate crime in 2019, will star in the new season of Fox’s “Special Forces: World"s Toughest Test,” marking his return to the network following his rise to fame on the drama series “Empire.” </p><p></p><p><p>Jussie Smollett will star on the Fox reality series, "Special Forces." (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)</p><small>Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Smollett is one of 18 celebrities who will star on season four of “Special Forces,” a reality competition show in which participants face difficult challenges resembling actual military training.</p><p>The series premieres on Sept. 25 and will be Smollett’s first gig on Fox since “Empire” wrapped up in 2020 at the height of controversy over Smollett’s allegedly staged hate crime.</p><p>Smollett has seldom worked in film or television since the fallout over the alleged hate crime incident: He directed two independent films, “B-Boy Blues” (2021) and “The Lost Holliday” (2024), which were backed by his own production company but were not widely seen.</p></p>Key Background<p>Smollett, who rose to fame starring on “Empire” between 2015 and 2020, claimed in January 2019 he was the victim of a hate crime and told police two men physically attacked him, poured an unknown liquid on him and called him racial and homophobic slurs. Smollett quickly garnered an outpouring of support from politicians and fellow celebrities, but following a police investigation, Smollett was charged in February 2019 with disorderly conduct and filing a false police report. Charges were dropped the next month in exchange for Smollett completing community service. But in 2020, following another investigation, a special prosecutor charged Smollett again for disorderly conduct and filing a false police report. He faced trial and was found guilty on five of six counts, and in 2022, he was sentenced to 150 days in jail and fined. Smollett served six days in jail and was released after his lawyers filed an appeal, arguing he shouldn’t have been charged again after the initial charges were dropped. In November, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Smollett’s conviction.</p>What To Watch For<p>A documentary purporting to have “new evidence” about Smollett’s case will premiere on Netflix later this month. Netflix announced “The Truth About Jussie Smollett?” in July, which it says will investigate the “shocking true story of an allegedly fake story that some now say might just be a true story.” The documentary is produced by RAW TV, the company behind popular Netflix documentaries “Don"t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer” and “The Tinder Swindler.”</p>Tangent<p>The upcoming fourth season of “Special Forces” will also feature “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice and her daughter Gia, Olympic athletes Shawn Johnson East and Christie Pearce Rampone, Bravo star Brittany Cartwright and social media celebrity Brianna LaPaglia.</p><p></p>Further Reading<p>Actor Jussie Smollett’s Hate Crime Hoax Conviction Tossed Out (Forbes)</p><p>Netflix Sets Jussie Smollett Documentary With ‘New Evidence’: Alleged Hate Crime Hoax ‘Might Just Be a True Story’ (Variety)</p> Jussie Smollett Returns To Fox For ‘Special Forces’ Reality Show	查看 3256	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236901	无图 <p>Topline<p>At least three people have died in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, authorities said in the most recent update, in the latest summer flare-up of the disease that officials say primarily impacts older people and is potentially linked to poorly maintained cooling towers.</p><p></p><p><p>People over the age of 50 are at a higher risk of contracting the disease caused by the legionella bacteria, authorities said.</p><small>Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Legionnaires’ is a perennial problem in New York City, especially in buildings that use water cooling towers as part of their air conditioning systems.</p><p>Most recently, five people died in a 2022 outbreak at the Amsterdam Nursing Home in the Bronx, a 409-bed facility that had been cited by city inspectors seven times in the previous six years for failing to maintain cooling towers, The New York Times reported.</p><p>The rate of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City has steadily risen over the last decade, according to a city Department of Health report published in 2022, with total cases peaking at 656 in 2018.</p><p>The largest outbreak in New York City’s history happened in 2015, when outbreaks of legionella in multiple apartment buildings in the Bronx infected a total of 138 people, killing 16, according to a case study from the National Institutes of Health.</p></p>What Is Legionnaire’s Disease?<p>Legionnaires’ is spread by the legionella bacteria, which causes both the pneumonia-like disease and Pontiac fever. Symptoms include a cough, fever, headaches, muscle aches and shortness of breath, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease was named after the location of its first identified outbreak—a 1976 American Legion convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, which sickened 182 people and led to 29 deaths.</p>How Does Legionnaires’ Spread?<p>Legionella grows in certain man-made water systems like showerheads, hot tubs, decorative water features and plumbing systems. It does not grow in window and car air conditioning units, both the CDC and the NYC Health Department confirmed. However, it can grow in large cooling towers for central air conditioning systems, like the kind commonly found on the roofs of buildings in parts of New York City. There is no issue with any building’s plumbing system in the impacted parts of Harlem, the Health Department said, and residents can continue using tap water to drink, bathe and cook. Legionnaires’ is spread by breathing mist that contains the bacteria, and cannot be spread person-to-person.</p>How Can I Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease?<p>There is no vaccine to prevent Legionnaires’ disease. New York City requires building owners to register their cooling towers and pass routine inspections and testing for the disease. The CDC says legionella thrives in water between 77 degrees Fahrenheit and 113 degrees, and recommends buildings store cold water below 77 degrees and hot water above 140 degrees to prevent the bacteria’s growth. Individuals can also take steps to prevent the bacteria’s growth, the CDC says, including monitoring their own water heaters’ temperature and regularly flushing their units. The agency also recommends regularly cleaning faucets and showerheads, and flushing them by running cold water for at least two minutes, followed by running hot water until it gets hot.</p><p></p>Where Else Does Legionnaires’ Spread?<p>The Northeast and Midwest recorded the highest rates of Legionnaires’ cases in 2019, the most recent year the CDC published a full review. Ohio recorded 785 cases in 2019, and other large states saw similar caseloads: 614 were reported in Illinois, 606 in New York state, 579 in Pennsylvania and 551 in Michigan.</p>Who Is At Risk?<p>People above age 50 are more at risk, according to the NYC Health Department. Over 82% of the 8,890 cases recorded across the country in 2019 occurred in Americans over 50, and men made up 63% of the cases. Black Americans have a higher incidence rate than white people, according to the CDC’s data. Smokers, people with chronic lung disease, diabetes, cancer, kidney failure, liver failure, weakened immune systems or are taking medication that weakens the immune system such as drugs for chemotherapy, are all also more at risk. Most cases of Legionnaires’ occur in the Northeast and Midwest in the summer and fall months.</p>Key Background<p>At least 67 people have contracted Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem, the New York City Health Department said in its most recent update. Three deaths have been reported so far, according to authorities. The outbreak is localized in five New York City ZIP codes: 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039. “All cooling towers in the area have been sampled, and work is underway,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a video posted on social media. The city’s health department said the risk for most people was low, but warned residents to seek medical attention immediately if they experience flu-like symptoms.</p> What Is Legionnaire’s Disease? Here’s What To Know About New York City Outbreak	查看 5046	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236900	无图 <p>Topline<p>President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced another $100 billion investment by Apple to expand manufacturing in the U.S., adding to a $500 billion commitment announced earlier this year by Tim Cook featuring plans for a new factory in the country and tens of thousands of new jobs. </p><p></p><p><p>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/trump-trade-india-tariffs-russia.html</p><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Trump’s announced a new “American Manufacturing Program” that will bring more of Apple’s supply chain into the U.S., with plans to manufacture critical components domestically.</p><p>The president also said the U.S. will place “approximately 100%” tariff rates on chips and semiconductors, adding if companies are building in the U.S., “there will be no charge” on the tech supplies.</p><p>Cook announced plans in February for Apple’s $500 billion investment that included a doubling of its “Advanced Manufacturing Fund” to $10 billion, building a factory in Houston and a training facility in Michigan while adding 20,000 new jobs.</p><p>Cook said under the new manufacturing plans, all iPhones and Apple Watches sold across the world will contain coverglass made in Kentucky.</p><p>Shares of Apple closed up 5% to $213.25 after the company’s latest U.S. investment was first reported by Bloomberg.</p><p>Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p></p>Crucial Quote<p>“Today’s announcement with Apple is another win for our manufacturing industry that will simultaneously help reshore the production of critical components to protect America’s economic and national security,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Forbes in a statement.</p>Tangent<p>Trump on Wednesday said he would double the U.S. tariff rate on India to 50% because the country continues to purchase Russian oil. In a call last week with analysts, Cook said a “vast majority” of iPhones sold in the U.S. come from India, noting Apple would “obviously try to optimize our supply chain” and “ultimately, we will do more in the United States.” In May, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he “long ago” told Cook he expected Apple’s iPhones to be manufactured in the U.S., “not India, or anyplace else.” Trump warned Apple would pay a 25% tariff unless the company shifted its production domestically.</p>Key Background<p>Trump has pressured companies to increase production in the U.S. in the wake of his wide-reaching tariffs in recent months. He announced a $100 billion investment in AI data centers from Oracle, SoftBank and OpenAI earlier this year, with plans to up the total to at least $500 billion, as they boost American innovation in AI. Both Oracle and OpenAI later revealed expanded plans to upgrade data center capabilities. Trump also targeted Walmart after the retailer warned its prices would increase to absorb the cost of his tariffs. Trump said the company should “EAT THE TARIFFS” and “not charge valued customers ANYTHING.” </p><p></p>Further ReadingForbesApple Promises $500 Billion U.S. Investment And 20,000 Jobs<small>By Siladitya Ray</small>ForbesApple Shares Drop As Trump Threatens 25% Tariff—Sparking Market Selloff<small>By Ty Roush</small> Apple Adds $100 Billion U.S. Investment, Trump Says	查看 3209	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236899	无图 <p>Topline<p>President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a 100% tariff on chips and semiconductors, saying companies like Apple would receive exemptions for producing goods in the U.S. </p><p></p><p><p>Trump made the announcement Wednesday. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)</p><small>Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Trump said the 100% tariff on all chips and semiconductors being exported to the U.S. could be avoided by companies if they have “made a commitment to build or if you are in the process of building” manufacturing plants on U.S. soil.</p><p>The president added companies that do not follow through on commitments will be retroactively charged, adding “that’s a guarantee."</p><p>Trump discussed the tariff rate while announcing an additional $100 billion manufacturing investment from Apple in the U.S., making the tech giant immune to the 100% chip tariffs just a few months after it secured tariff exemptions on iPhones—most of which are manufactured in China and other parts of Asia.</p><p>Apple"s newest manufacturing investment brings its commitment to the U.S. to $600 billion, adding factories and training facilities to states like Texas, Michigan and Kentucky, the latter state of which will begin manufacturing coverglass for all iPhones and Apple Watches, Cook said.</p></p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.</p>Tangent<p>Trump was asked during Wednesday’s announcement whether Vice President JD Vance planned on bringing together White House officials to discuss the Epstein files, the handling of which the Trump administration has been blasted for recently. Vance said the administration was not meeting to talk about the Epstein files, before Trump called the matter a “hoax,” adding it is “just a way to divert attention to something that is total bulls—.”</p>Key Background<p>Trump’s tariff on semiconductors follows attempts by the Biden administration to similarly create a more robust tech manufacturing presence in the U.S., which has lagged behind Taiwan and China in semiconductor production. Semiconductors are electronic components essential to phones, computers, medical equipment, vehicles and more. Tech is one of several sectors included within Trump’s push for increased domestic manufacturing, as the president has announced multibillion-dollar investments from companies like OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank, which are slated to increase their cumulative investment in AI data centers to $500 billion. Google and investment management firm Blackstone have also committed $50 billion worth of investments to the U.S. for data centers and infrastructure. The president has levied tariffs as an attempt to bolster manufacturing in the U.S., recently reaching reduced tariff deals with trading partners including Japan (15%), the U.K. (10%) and the European Union (15%). </p>Further Reading<p>These Are The Trump Tariffs Launching Friday: Far Short Of The 90 Promised Deals (Forbes)</p><p></p><p>Apple Invests Another $100 Billion Into The U.S., Trump Says—As Shares Jump 5% (Forbes)</p> U.S. Will Place 100% Tariff On Chips And Semiconductors, Trump Says	查看 3201	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236898	无图 <p>Topline<p>United Airlines resolved a “technology issue” that triggered a ground stop for the carrier’s flights at major U.S. airports Wednesday evening that led to hundreds of delays and some cancelations, although the airline was still tackling residual delays triggered by the outage. </p><p></p><p><p>United Airlines flights were disrupted by technology issues on Wednesday night, causing hundreds of flight delays and cancelations.</p><small>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>United told several news outlets Wednesday evening that it was “holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” due to a “technology issue,” without offering specifics. </p><p>The stoppage impacted flights out of several key airports, including Chicago O"Hare, Newark, Denver, Houston Bush Intercontinental and San Francisco International, according to FAA advisories.</p><p>In a post on X, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said United CEO Scott Kirby had briefed him on the matter, adding that “the issue was specific to United’s operations, and is unrelated to the broader air traffic control system.”</p><p>In a notification on its website later on Wednesday night, the company said it has resolved the “technology issues that had been affecting flights,” but noted it was still experiencing delays as its team works to restore normal operations.</p><p>The Federal Aviation Administration also issued a statement saying it was aware that United “experienced a technology issue disrupting their operations,” and noted: “We’ve offered full support to help address their flight backlog.”</p><p>CBS News reported that United is treating all delays linked to tech issues as preventable ones, which means it will cover expenses incurred by affected passengers like hotels if needed.</p></p>How Did The Tech Issue And Ground Stop Impact United’s Flights?<p>According to FlightAware data, nearly 1100 United Airlines flights faced delays on Wednesday, which is 35% of the carrier’s scheduled flights for the day. Some 157 United flights were canceled. The residual impact of the ground stop was still being felt after midnight, as 70 flights scheduled for Thursday had been canceled, while 79 had been delayed.</p>How Long Did The Outage Last?<p>The outage first began at 6:12 p.m. ET and the company announced that it had resolved the issues by 10 p.m. ET. According to the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center, the first ground stops were requested by United at around 7:42 p.m. ET. The San Francisco ground stop was lifted at around 9 p.m. ET, while the others were lifted nearly an hour and a half later.</p>Tangent<p>The tech outage impacting United’s flights comes just two weeks after Alaska Airlines faced a similar issue, which forced it to ground its entire fleet for three hours. At the time of the outage, Alaska said it was “experiencing an IT outage that"s impacting our operations,” and it had requested a “temporary, system-wide ground stop until the issue is resolved.” The Alaska outage also impacted planes operated by its subsidiary Horizon Air.</p><p></p>Further Reading<p>United Airlines ground stop lifted; flight delays persist in multiple cities, including Chicago (CBS News)</p><p>Alaska Airlines Resumes Operations After All Its Flights Were Grounded By Tech Outage (Forbes)</p> United Airlines ‘Technology Issue’ Resolved, But Some Flights Still Face Delays	查看 3360	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236897	无图 <p>Topline<p>The Powerball jackpot rose to $482 million—the year’s second biggest lottery prize so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller payout after taxes.</p><p></p><p><p>Powerball lottery rose to $482 million.</p><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>The six numbers drawn on Wednesday night were 15, 27, 43, 45, 53, and red Powerball 9.</p><p>If a winner emerges in the next draw, they will have a choice between taking the $482 million spread over 30 annualized payments or a one-time lump sum cash payout of $218.9 million—usually the popular choice.</p><p>If the cash payout is chosen, the winnings will drop to $166.4 million after a mandatory federal withholding of 24% is applied.</p><p>The winner could then face a federal marginal rate as high as 37%, depending on their taxable income, further slashing their winnings to $137.9 million.</p><p>If the winner picks the installment route, their annual payments of around $16.1 million would drop to $10.1 million if the 37% federal marginal rate is applied.</p><p>The winner may also face additional taxes from their state of residence, as some states, such as New York, tax lottery winnings at 10.9%, while others, such as Texas, Florida, and California, don’t.</p></p>What To Watch For<p>The next draw for the Powerball jackpot will take place on Saturday night. The next drawing for the Mega Millions lottery is set to take place on Friday with a jackpot of $166 million.</p>Key Background<p>If a winner emerges in the next few draws, they will take home the second biggest lottery prize of the year so far. The biggest was a Powerball jackpot of $526.5 million in March, won by a ticketholder from California. The Powerball jackpot also recorded the biggest lottery prize last year when an Oregon resident won a jackpot worth $1.326 billion. The biggest Mega Millions jackpot of 2025 was a $349 million prize won by an Illinois resident in March.</p>Surprising Fact<p>The eventual winner will have to overcome astronomical odds of 1 in 292.2 million to win the Powerball jackpot. This is slightly worse than the Mega Millions jackpot, which has of 1-in-290.4 million. Mega Millions used to have even worse odds than the Powerball lottery but the competition implemented some changes earlier this year that slightly improved the odds of winning both the jackpot and smaller prizes.</p>Further Reading<p>Powerball Jackpot Rises To $449 Million—Here’s What The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes (Forbes)</p><p></p> Powerball Jackpot Nears $500 Million—Here’s How Much The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes	查看 2588	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236896	无图 Topline<p>August’s full moon, the “sturgeon moon,” may have one of the strangest names in the lunar calendar, but this year it’s exquisitely timed for skywatchers in North America. Though it’s technically opposite the sun early on Saturday, Aug. 9, it will look at its best at moonrise on two successive evenings — Friday, Aug. 8 and Saturday, Aug. 9. However, moon gazers will need to get their timing precise to see it appear on the horizon as a glowing orange orb. </p><p></p><p><p>The August full moon known as the "Sturgeon Moon" rises behind the ferris wheel at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at Ashton Court Estate, on August 11, 2022 in Bristol, England. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)</p><small>Getty Images</small></p>Key Facts<p><p>The moon will reach its full phase at precisely 3:56 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 9, when it will be 100% illuminated by the sun.</p><p>A full moon is, by definition, opposite the sun, so it always appears in the eastern sky around the same time as the sunset in the western sky. This month, as seen from mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, it will rise in the southeast, shine all night and set in the southwest. </p><p>Since it’s opposite the sun, a full moon always mirrors its position. In summer, the moon behaves like the sun in winter, tracing an arc low in the southern sky. </p></p>Exactly When To Watch The Full Moonrise From North America<p>A moon calculator will find the exact time of moonrise on Friday, Aug. 8 and Saturday, Aug. 9, for any location on Earth, but here are some sample times for the biggest cities in the U.S. (For all locations, sunset more or less coincides with moonrise on Friday, Aug. 8). </p>New York City: 8:03 p.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 8 and 8:32 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 9. Chicago: 8:02 p.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 8 and 8:29 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 9. Houston: 8:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 8 and 8:41 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 9. Phoenix: 7:21 p.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 8 and 7:55 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 9. Los Angeles: 7:48 p.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 8 and 8:21 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 9. Why The Full Moon Will Rise Twice<p>The moon rises, on average, 50 minutes later each night during the 29 days of its orbit around Earth. However, there’s much variation depending on the latitude of the viewer. Since the moon has a tilted orbit and doesn’t orbit directly over Earth’s equator, the daily delay in moonrise depends on how steeply the moon’s orbit intersects the horizon. When the angle is shallow — as it is right now, as seen from mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere — the moon rises only slightly later each night. </p>The Next Full Moon Is A Total Lunar Eclipse<p>The sturgeon moon is the eighth of 12 full moons in 2025. A solar year is 365.24 days, while a lunar year is around 354.37 days, so sometimes there are 13 full moons in one calendar (solar) year — as in 2023 and next in 2028. The next full moon is the Corn Moon on Sunday, Sept. 8, and from Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Ocean will also be a total lunar eclipse similar to that seen in North America on March 13-14.</p><p></p>Further ReadingForbesSee The Perseid Meteor Shower Now Before It Peaks, Experts Say<small>By Jamie Carter</small>ForbesComplete Guide To ‘Ammonite,’ The Solar System’s Latest Member<small>By Jamie Carter</small>ForbesMeet ‘Ammonite’ — A New World Just Found In The Solar System<small>By Jamie Carter</small> Exactly When To See The Full ‘Sturgeon Moon’ Appear This Weekend	查看 3424	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236895	无图 <p>Topline<p>The second episode of the newest season of “South Park” continued to mock President Donald Trump and his administration, this time focusing on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem—who was depicted as killing puppies—and a toddler-sized version of Vice President JD Vance.</p><p></p><p><p>The latest episode of South Park took aim at the Trump administration once again, this time mocking DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Vice President JD Vance.</p><small>Getty Images for Paramount+</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>In the episode, titled “Got A Nut,” one of the show’s recurring characters, South Park Elementary School Counselor Mr. Mackay, is shown losing his job due to Trump’s budget cuts targeting the Department of Education.</p><p>Mackay then decides to take a job with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), where Noem appears in an orientation video and admits to putting her puppy down “by shooting it in the face,” something the Department of Homeland Security secretary previously admitted to doing in her 2024 memoir.</p><p>Reference to the puppy-killing becomes a recurring gag throughout the episode, along with her face melting away and having to be constantly patched up by a team of makeup artists.</p><p>The episode shows ICE carrying out raids at a live Dora the Explorer concert, among other locations, and Noem instructs the agency’s officers: “Remember, only detain the brown ones!” </p><p>Aside from Noem, the episode also pokes fun at Vance, who is shown as a toddler-sized sidekick of Trump who constantly shadows him around Mar-a-Lago, much to the president’s irritation.</p><p>The episode once again depicts Trump as a lover of Satan and someone with small genitals.</p></p>What Was Shown On South Park’s Season 27 Premiere?<p>“South Park” aired its first full episode in more than two years last month, stirring both controversy and praise. The episode focused mainly on Trump and Paramount—the parent company of the network and streamer that airs “South Park.” Multiple segments throughout the show depicted a cartoon version of the president getting in bed with Satan, who was shown as Trump’s lover, in a callback to early seasons, where Satan and former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein were depicted as romantic partners. Jesus Christ, who has been a recurring character in the show, reappeared in the town of South Park during the premiere and said he had to do this because of the “lawsuit and an agreement with Paramount,” an apparent jab at the media giant’s $16 million settlement with the president. The show also featured repeated depictions of Trump with comedically small genitals—including an AI-generated deepfake of Trump who strips naked.</p>How Did The White House React To The First Episode?<p>Angrily, with a spokesperson for the president describing “South Park” as a “fourth-rate” show. “The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end – for years they have come after ‘South Park’ for what they labeled as ‘offense’ content, but suddenly they are praising the show,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told several outlets. “This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.”</p>Tangent<p>South Park released a teaser for Wednesday’s episode depicting ICE last week. The Department of Homeland Security used a still from the teaser to urge people to join ICE on X, prompting the official South Park handle to hit back, saying “Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks,” in reference to the White House’s not relevant for 20 years remark.</p><p></p>Further Reading<p>‘South Park’ Mocks Homeland Security In Social Media Spat—Latest Scuffle Between Show And Trump Administration (Forbes)</p><p>South Park Creators Address Season 27 Premier That Angered White House—Reveal Network’s ‘Notes’ (Forbes)</p><p>White House Slams ‘South Park’ Episode That Skewers Trump And Paramount Amid $1.5 Billion Streaming Deal, Skydance Merger (Forbes)</p> ‘South Park’ Mocks Trump Administration Again—Targets Noem And Vance	查看 3973	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236894	无图 <p>Topline<p>President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign “immediately,” lowering Intel’s stock in premarket trading after Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., questioned the company over Tan’s ties to Chinese firms. </p><p></p><p><p>Republican Sen. Tom Cotton wrote a letter to Intel’s board with questions about CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s ties to Chinese firms.</p><small>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>“The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding, “There is no other solution to this problem.”</p><p>Cotton reportedly wrote a letter to Intel board chair Frank Yeary earlier this week asking whether the board was aware of Tan’s connection to Chinese firms and a criminal case involving Cadense Design, where Tan served as CEO before being hired at Intel in March, as Cotton cited his “concern about the security and integrity of Intel’s operations and its potential impact on U.S. national security.”</p><p>Cotton questioned whether Tan divested from Chinese companies linked to the Chinese military or Communist Party, whether Tan adequately disclosed other ties and what measures Intel took to address those concerns.</p><p>In a statement to Reuters, Intel said it would address Cotton’s concerns with him directly, noting the company and Tan are “deeply committed to the national security of the United States and the integrity of our role in the U.S. defense ecosystem.”</p><p>Intel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p></p>Tangent<p>Intel’s shares traded down nearly 2% in premarket trading, returning some losses after the stock fell more than 5% in the minutes after Trump’s social media post.</p>What Are Intel Ceo Lip-Bu Tan’s Ties To China?<p>Reuters reported in April that Tan has invested in several China-based companies through Walden International, his venture capital firm, and two Hong Kong holding companies. With Walden International, Tan became an investor in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China’s largest chip foundry, in 2001 and served on the firm’s board until 2018. The company was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2020 for its ties to the Chinese military, and Tan exited his investment the following year. Walden was also involved in a joint investment in Intellifusion, a surveillance company blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2020 for alleged involvement in human rights abuses.</p>Key Background<p>Tan was appointed as Intel CEO in March, as the company cited him as an “accomplished technology leader with deep semiconductor industry experience.” Tan previously served as the CEO of Cadence Design from 2009 to 2021 and as its executive chairman from 2021 to 2023. Cadence Design pleaded guilty earlier this year after the DOJ claimed the company sold hardware, software and semiconductor design intellectual property to a Chinese military university, which was believed to be involved in simulating nuclear blasts. The U.S. does not prohibit U.S. citizens from holding stakes in Chinese companies, unless those firms have been added to the Treasury Department’s Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies list, which explicitly bans those investments. In April, Reuters reported Tan had not directly invested in any company under the Treasury’s list.</p>Further ReadingReutersIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan"s wide-ranging investments in China<p></p> Trump Says ‘Highly Conflicted’ Intel CEO Should Resign ‘Immediately’	查看 3448	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236893	无图 <p>Topline<p>President Donald Trump on Thursday said he"s ordered the Department of Commerce to change how it conducts the decennial census, pushing to no longer include undocumented immigrants in its count of U.S. residents. </p><p></p><p><p>Close-up of a letter from the census bureau regarding the 2020 census. </p><small>Gado via Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the commerce department has been ordered to start working on a "new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures” that will not count “People who are in our Country illegally.” </p><p>The census, which takes place every 10 years and is constitutionally mandated, counts all people living in the United States, including citizens and non-citizens, whether they are in the country legally or not.</p><p>The census data is used for various purposes including deciding the number of U.S. Representatives each state gets, drawing electoral district boundaries and allocating government resources.</p><p>The next census is scheduled for 2030. </p><p>This is a developing story and will be updated. </p></p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes.</p>Key Background<p>Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution establishes how representatives are allocated for the U.S. House and calls for a census every 10 years to determine the population of each state. Non-citizens have never been excluded from the count, whether they are legal residents or not. In his first term, Trump tried to add a question about citizenship to the census with the goal of ultimately excluding undocumented immigrants from the count deciding how many representatives each state gets, but the Supreme Court blocked the move. The attempt was slammed by critics who said it would lead to underrepresentation for certain states and discourage people from participating in the census. Researchers found that noncitizens who pay taxes but are ineligible to have a Social Security number would be less likely to fill out the census questionnaire, exacerbating undercounts of some groups. After the Supreme Court ruling, Trump instead issued a memorandum demanding "illegal aliens” be excluded from apportionment and put out an executive order telling government agencies to produce “administrative records” to determine the number of non-citizens, but President Joe Biden revoked both of those decisions before the 2020 census data was released. </p>What Information Does The Census Gather?<p>The census gathers demographic data on people"s age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status and household composition. It also asks about employment status, occupation and level of education, and about housing units, occupancy status, number of rooms and rent prices. Questions on birth, place of residence and migration patterns help track population movement. </p><p></p>What Is The Census Used For?<p>Lots of things. Most notably, it finds how many people live in each state and that number is used to determine how many representatives each state gets in the U.S. House. The results are also sent to state legislatures and redistricting commissions to adjust or redraw electoral districts based on where populations have shifted. Billions of dollars in federal funding is allocated based on the results of the census, including through programs like Medicaid, Head Start and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. The data also informs decisions on where to build hospitals and schools, and how to allocate public safety services like those provided by police and fire departments. The census is used by private business owners looking to make decisions based on where to open new storefronts, where to recruit employees and what services to offer. </p>What Would Change If Undocumented Immigrants Were Not Longer Counted?<p>How many representatives each state has. The Pew Research Center used government records to analyze what states would be impacted back when Trump first floated this idea, and found California, Florida and Texas would each have one less seat than they would have been awarded based on population change alone. Alabama, Minnesota and Ohio would each have held onto a seat they otherwise would have lost. </p>What To Watch For<p>Lawsuits. Trump’s first attempt to change how immigrants were counted was swiftly met with court action, including from the the American Civil Liberties Union and several immigrants" rights groups. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled the Trump couldn’t add the citizenship question, largely on procedural grounds.</p>Further ReadingForbesNew Immigration Service Director May Pursue An Anti-Immigration Agenda<small>By Stuart Anderson</small>ForbesTrump Uses Obscure Report To Justify New Immigration Restrictions<small>By Stuart Anderson</small>ForbesTrump And Miller Compel Colleges Not To Enroll International Students<small>By Stuart Anderson</small>ForbesImmigration Restrictions Mount Against Americans And Legal Residents<small>By Stuart Anderson</small> Trump’s New Census Rules Will Exclude Undocumented Immigrants	查看 5210	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236892	无图 <p>Topline<p>More than a dozen states in the northern U.S. might have an opportunity to see the northern lights Thursday, as a recent coronal mass ejection is expected to disrupt Earth’s geomagnetic field, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. </p><p></p><p><p>A recent coronal mass ejection is expected to disrupt Earth’s geomagnetic field. </p><small>Associated Press</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>NOAA forecast a Kp index of six on a scale of nine for Thursday night, suggesting aurora borealis will move farther from the poles and become “quite bright and active.”</p><p>Thursday’s auroral forecast comes as minor to moderate geomagnetic storms are expected Thursday night and early Friday morning, which NOAA said are the result of a coronal mass ejection emitted from the sun on Aug. 5.</p><p>Similar auroral activity is expected Friday night and early Saturday morning as minor geomagnetic storms are forecast, with a maximum Kp index of five forecast, according to NOAA’s three-day outlook.</p></p>Where Will The Northern Lights Be Visible?<p>Northern Canada and Alaska will have the highest chance to view the northern lights once the sun sets in the state. A view line marking a minimal opportunity sweeps through Iowa and northern Illinois, with a lesser chance forecast for parts of Washington, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and an even lower opportunity expected for parts of Oregon, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. (See map below.)</p><p></p><p><p>Thursday night"s view line.</p><small>NOAA</small></p>What’s The Best Way To See The Northern Lights?<p>NOAA recommends traveling to a north-facing, high vantage point away from light pollution sometime between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time.</p>What’s The Best Way To Photograph The Northern Lights?<p>With a smartphone, NOAA suggests enabling night mode, disabling flash and using a tripod to stabilize the image. If using a regular camera, photography experts told National Geographic it’s best to use a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting. </p><p></p>Key Background<p>Increased auroral activity is expected to persist into early 2026 after activity on the sun’s surface achieved a “solar maximum” in 2024, NOAA and NASA said. This peak features more solar events like coronal mass ejections and solar flares, which are largely responsible for creating the northern lights. Electrons from these events collide with molecules of oxygen and nitrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing them to become “excited” before releasing energy in the form of colorful, swirling lights. </p>Further ReadingForbesNorthern Lights Displays Hit A 500-Year Peak In 2024—Here’s Where You Could Catch Aurora Borealis In 2025<small>By Ty Roush</small> Northern Lights Update: 18 States Could See Aurora Borealis Thursday	查看 2873	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236891	无图 <p>Topline<p>Skydance Media has closed their deal to purchase Paramount for $8 billion, CEO David Ellison announced Thursday—capping off a tumultuous bid to win regulatory approval and two weeks after the FCC finally greenlit the deal announced in July 2024.</p><p></p><p><p>The media company owned by David Ellison announced the deal over a year ago, but only received FCC approval in July.</p><small>Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Ellison, the son of billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, celebrated Thursday as “Day One of a new Paramount,” praising the company’s legacy while promising to lead it through an “exciting next chapter.”</p><p>Ellison promised to turn Paramount into a “tech-forward company that blends the creative heart of Hollywood with the innovative spirit of Silicon Valley.”</p></p>How Will This Impact Cbs?<p>In July, Paramount settled a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, accusing the network’s storied newsmagazine program “60 Minutes” of deceptively editing an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris before the presidential election. Paramount agreed to pay Trump $16 million—down from the $20 billion he originally sought—which Trump celebrated as a victory. Days later, CBS announced it would cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the network’s flagship late night variety show. The network said the move was purely financial, but Colbert, a frequent Trump critic, criticized the move and called the “60 Minutes” settlement a “big fat bribe.” On Thursday, Ellison seemingly addressed the network, whose news division he said had “one of the most storied American broadcast journalism legacies in America, including ‘60 Minutes.’” But before receiving FCC approval on July 24, Skydance told regulators they would enact sweeping changes to CBS’s workplace, including ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, appoint an ombudsman to handle accusations of bias in news coverage, and promote “a diversity of viewpoints across the political and ideological spectrum, consistent with the varying perspectives of the viewing audience.” Addressing the company’s “news partners” directly on Thursday, Ellison said: “We recognize it’s been a challenging period and we’re deeply grateful for your resilience, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to the news business. We take immense pride in CBS News’ legacy of impactful journalism and look forward to continuing to foster a newsroom culture where journalists are empowered, trusted, and equipped to do their best work.”</p>Big Number<p>$3.5 million. That’s the salary Paramount set for Ellison and the company’s new president Jeff Shell, the former CEO of NBCUniversal. Both executives will be eligible for annual bonuses of up to $1.5 million, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Salary for Andy Gordon, the incoming chief operating officer and chief strategy officer, was set at $2.8 million. Paramount’s two outgoing co-CEOs, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins, will receive payouts of $18.3 million and $18.6 million, respectively, per The Hollywood Reporter.</p>How Has The Redstone Family Responded?<p>“My family and I have always loved this Company,” former owner Shari Redstone said in a memo to Paramount employees the night before the deal was closed. “While it is not easy to step away, I am very proud of the Company that we have created, the culture upon which it is built, and the collaboration that is at the core of who we are and what we do.” Her father, billionaire media mogul Sumner Redstone, purchased Paramount Pictures in 1993, and Redstone. She owned National Amusements, the theater chain founded by her grandfather Michael Redstone that controlled 77% of the voting power in Paramount Global, and was named Paramount’s chair in 2019. National Amusements was purchased as part of the Skydance merger, and is now controlled by David Ellison, his father Larry Ellison, and RedBird Capital, the asset management firm that invested $1.8 billion in the deal. Redstone reportedly received $1.75 billion for her stake in National Amusements.</p><p></p> Skydance Closes $8 Billion Merger With Paramount	查看 4151	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236890	无图 <p>Topline<p>Instagram rolled out a new feature this week allowing users to share their location with a select group of followers, resembling a years-old feature Snapchat pioneered, though the map is sparking a mixed response on social media and some members of Congress have already raised concerns about user safety and privacy. </p><p></p><p><p>Instagram announced its new map feature Wednesday. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</p><small>NurPhoto via Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Instagram began rolling out the map feature to all users Wednesday, allowing them to see select users’ locations as well as posts and stories that have been tagged to certain locations.</p><p>Users have to opt in to share their location, and the feature is customizable, meaning users can choose to share their location with only select followers or those on their “close friends” list.</p><p>Some users and members of Congress have expressed concern the new feature could expose young Instagram users to danger, because if they opt to share their location, the feature will pinpoint their location on a map.</p><p>Instagram said in a press release it has implemented certain guardrails for privacy protection, including parental controls that notify parents when their child shares their location and who they shared it with, or allows them to block their child’s ability to share location. </p><p>A Meta spokesperson told Forbes in a statement: “Instagram Map is off by default, and your live location is never shared unless you choose to turn it on. If you do, only people you follow back—or a private, custom list you select—can see your location.”</p></p>How Is Social Media Reacting To The Instagram Map?<p>Some users on X were highly critical of the new Instagram map feature, citing privacy concerns. One user garnered nearly 200,000 likes in an all-caps post urging users to turn their location off on Instagram “right now.” Valentina Voight, founder of the lingerie brand Voight, said “Instagram turning on our exact location to thousands of people to see is actually terrifying” in a post on X. One TikTok user garnered more than 200,000 likes on a video urging followers to turn their locations off on Instagram, calling the map feature “dangerous.” </p>How Is The Instagram Map Sparking Privacy Concerns?<p>Though the feature is opt-in only and just viewable by select users, the feature has sparked concern from advocacy groups and members of Congress. After TechCrunch reported last year Instagram was developing a map-based, location-sharing feature, a pair of House representatives penned a letter to Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri urging him to abandon the plan. Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., and Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., wrote in May 2024 that “geolocation surveillance of minors is an unnecessary violation of privacy” and the “public sharing of that information puts young users at risk of further surveillance, violence and unsolicited interactions,” such as “stalking, sextortion, and worse.” Trahan and Castor urged Mosseri to ditch the feature and asked whether the company had researched how location sharing can impact young users’ mental health and safety, as well as how the company plans to protect its young users from bad actors. Also in May 2024, online safety campaign director at advocacy group Parents Together, Shelby Knox, told local Seattle outlet Kiro 7 “predators” and “drug dealers” could use the feature to find kids who have shared their location on the map and urged Congress to pass legislation regulating online safety on social media. Last year, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., slammed the planned Instagram map in a post on X, stating social media platforms need to protect the safety of young users instead of “exposing their real-time location to pedophiles and traffickers.”</p>How Is The Instagram Map Similar To The Controversial Snapchat Map?<p>The Instagram map feature resembles the Snap Map, a feature on Snapchat that launched in 2017 and similarly allows users to share their location with their friends. Users can view their friends’ locations, as well as Snapchats uploaded by users around the world, on the map. Childnet International, a U.K.-based group advocating for children’s online safety, said in a blog post upon launch of the Snap Map it would “encourage users not to share their location, especially with people they don’t know in person,” expressing concern over how the feature shows a user’s “precise” location on a map. Cybersecurity consultant Charles Tendell told ABC News in 2017 it is “very easy to accidentally share everything that you"ve got with more people than you need to.” Snapchat has defended the feature, telling ABC News location sharing is opt-in only and optional for all users, adding users can customize who they share location with. Members of Congress have also criticized the Snap Map. Blackburn sent a letter to Snap Inc. in 2019 calling Snapchat a “child predator’s dream” and alleging the Snap Map “can reveal the location of gullible child users to complete strangers.” During a Senate hearing with social media executives in 2021, Blackburn alleged “sexual predators” could use the Snap Map to target children. Jennifer Stout, vice president of global public policy for Snap Inc., responded that Snapchat makes it “intentionally difficult for strangers to find people that they don"t know” by not making profiles publicly viewable to non-friends, and said location sharing is opt-in only and available just between friends.</p><p></p>Tangent<p>Instagram announced the new map feature Wednesday alongside updates to Reels. The app now allows users to repost Reels, which will recommend them to their friends and appear on the user’s profile, while also adding a new tab where users can find Reels their friends have interacted with.</p>Further Reading<p>Instagram takes on Snapchat with new ‘Instagram Map’ (TechCrunch)</p><p>Snapchat"s new map feature raises fears of stalking and bullying (The Guardian)</p> Instagram’s New Map Feature—And Privacy Concerns—Explained	查看 6026	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236889	无图 <p>Topline<p>Texas Republicans’ attempt to redraw their congressional map to add five new likely GOP seats has snowballed into a national partisan gerrymandering war—with party leaders on both sides openly encouraging state lawmakers to redistrict in their party’s favor ahead of next year’s midterm elections. </p><p></p><p><p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference with Texas lawmakers at the Governor’s Mansion on July 25, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)</p><small>Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Indiana: Vice President JDVance plans to travel to Indianapolis Thursday to lobby Republican Gov. Mike Braun and GOP state legislators about redrawing the state’s congressional maps, though Braun characterized any discussion about calling a special session to potentially add a new GOP seat as “exploratory,” the IndyStar reported.</p><p>Texas: The GOP-controlled state legislature is attempting to pass a new map that would add five likely-Republican seats, though Democrats have blocked the effort, at least temporarily, by fleeing the state and preventing the legislature from establishing the quorum they need to vote.</p><p>California: Democrats in the state’s congressional delegation have drafted a new map with five newly heavy-blue districts, Punchbowl reported, citing multiple unnamed lawmakers and aides, appeasing Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., who has asked the legislature to put a new map before voters in a November special election, an extra step that’s necessary to usurp the independent redistricting commission.</p><p>Florida: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has expressed interest in recent days in asking the state legislature to redraw Florida’s congressional districts, bolstered by Texas Republicans’ attempt to add more seats and a recent state Supreme Court decision that kept congressional district lines that favor Republicans in place: “It’s picking up steam,” Florida GOP Chair Evan Power told The Hill of the GOP’s redistricting attempt, adding, “we were probably heading there with the court decision, but Texas made it top news.”</p><p>Missouri: Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe has also expressed interest in possibly adding a GOP seat to the congressional map—which currently favors Republicans 6-2—ahead of next year’s midterms, telling Politico in a statement via his spokesperson Gabby Picard “we will always consider options.”</p><p>New York: Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul declared “war” this week over the national partisan redistricting battle in a press conference flanked by Texas Democrats who fled the state to block GOP gerrymandering, telling reporters she is weighing “every option to redraw our state congressional lines as soon as possible” in the wake of Texas Republicans’ move, which she called an “insurrection” to manipulate the midterm outcome.</p><p>New Jersey: Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy left open the possibility of redrawing the state congressional map to favor Democrats, telling The New Jersey Globe it’s “too early” to make a decision, but warning Democrats in the state would retaliate if Republicans unfairly add a significant number of seats in other states.</p><p>Illinois: Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, who helped some of the Texas Democrats flee their state for his, also said this week redistricting is “on the table” in Illinois if Texas successfully adds five GOP seats.</p><p>Maryland: Democratic House Majority Leader David Moon said he would draft legislation to redraw the state’s congressional lines if any other state “cheats & draws new maps outside of the census period,” he wrote on X in June, citing Republican efforts in “Texas, Missouri & others.”</p></p>Crucial Quote<p>“We are entitled to five more seats [in Texas],” Trump told CNBC Tuesday, citing his 2024 electoral victory in the state. </p>Big Number<p>219-212. That’s the party breakdown between Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives, with four vacancies, one in a seat previously held by a Republican and three previously held by Democrats.</p>What To Watch For<p>Ohio must redraw its congressional map this year as the current map expires, and ongoing litigation in Georgia and Louisiana could also force those two states to establish new lines. Ohio, where congressional seats are split 10-5 in Republicans’ favor, is likely to gain additional GOP seats under the GOP-controlled state legislature.</p><p></p>Tangent<p>Republican-led efforts to gerrymander new GOP-dominant districts have forced Democrats to backtrack on their previous support for nonpartisan redistricting processes, which disproportionately take place in Democrat-controlled states. For example, independent redistricting commissions—often advocated for by Democrats—drew a significantly larger share of seats that would have otherwise been drawn by Democrats in the wake of the 2020 census, compared to those that would have been drawn by Republicans. </p>Key Background<p>Redistricting traditionally happens every 10 years, after a census cycle, though leaders of both parties this year are urging state lawmakers to gerrymander new congressional districts that could tilt the scales in their favor ahead of the midterm elections in 2026. The stakes are particularly high in Texas, where adding five Republican seats could significantly improve the party’s chances of maintaining control of Congress for the remainder of Trump’s term, if Democrats don’t retaliate to balance the scales. </p>Further Reading<p>Could Democrats Turn To Gerrymandering After Texas Redistricting Fight? Here’s What To Know (Forbes)</p><p>Texas Gov. Wants Democrats Who Left State Kicked Out Of Office. Can He Legally Do It? (Forbes)</p><p>Texas Redistricting Plan Could Give Republicans 5 Seats—But Democrats Are Fighting Back (Forbes)</p> Texas Redistricting Battle Sparks New Gerrymandering Attempts In These States	查看 5824	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236888	无图 <p>Topline<p>Firefly Aerospace, a space technology firm whose Blue Ghost lunar lander touched down on the moon earlier this year, jumped more than 50% during its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Thursday, trading over $70 per share before settling closer to $62 later in the afternoon—making the Texas-based rocket developer the most recent successful IPO in a warming market.</p><p></p><p><p>The rocket and lunar lander developer was trading at $70 per share at its peak.</p><small>Houston Chronicle via Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Firefly raised $868 million and initially priced shares at $45 before its opening on Thursday.</p><p>Before opening, Firefly was valued at over $6 billion, Reuters reported, but its valuation peaked as high as $9.8 billion as the stock price climbed.</p><p>In March, Firefly made history when its Blue Ghost lander touched down on the surface of the moon, becoming the first private company to successfully complete a lunar landing.</p></p>Big Number<p>$176.7 million. That’s how much Firefly Aerospace secured in government contracts in July. The company secured a deal with NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services to deliver five payloads to the moon’s south pole in 2029 to support missions evaluating its resources, which the company said included “hydrogen, water, and other minerals, and studying the radiation and thermal environment that could affect future astronauts and lunar infrastructure.”</p>Surprising Fact<p>CEO Jason Kim said the company might play a role in developing President Donald Trump’s promised “Golden Dome” missile defense system. "We will be able to rate up our production line to meet that growing demand," Kim told Reuters.</p>Key Background<p>Firefly is just the latest successful IPO in 2025 as the market begins to warm after years of high interest rates and the private equity market’s dominance, according to analysts at Charles Schwab. Firefly’s IPO comes a week after Figma went public, with the design software development firm’s share price jumping 250% on its first day of trading. Firefly is the third space firm to go public this year—Karman Holdings went public in February, with shares opening at $30, up 36% from its target price. Voyager Technologies went public in June, with shares more than doubling in price the day of its IPO, bringing its valuation to $3.8 billion. Shares in the company have since fallen after it posted losses in its second quarter earnings report released earlier this week.</p><p></p> Firefly Aerospace Jumps More Than 50% In IPO Before Settling	查看 2513	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236887	无图 <p>Topline<p>Shares of Eli Lilly plummeted 14% on Thursday, pacing what would be the stock’s largest loss in decades after the pharmaceutical giant unveiled data for its obesity treatment pill that fell behind Wall Street’s expectations. </p><p></p><p><p>Shares of rival Novo Nordisk rose as both companies develop weight loss pills. </p><small>NurPhoto via Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Eli Lilly’s shares dropped more than 14% to around $639 as of about 2:25 p.m. EDT, marking what would be the company’s steepest single-day loss since a 29% decline on Aug. 8, 2000.</p><p>Eli Lilly on Thursday released data for its daily obesity pill, orforglipron, which found the medication helped obese or overweight patients without diabetes lose just over 12% of their body weight in a late-stage trial, behind analyst expectations of 15%, according to FactSet.</p><p>The highest dosage of Eli Lilly’s experimental pill helped more than 59% of patients lose at least 10% of their body weight, while nearly 40% of patients lost at least 15%, and the company said orforglipron helped lessen cardiovascular risks. </p><p>The findings trailed late-stage trial data from Novo Nordisk, which reported average weight loss of 15% among patients who used an oral version of its Wegovy treatment earlier this year.</p></p>Crucial Quote<p>Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks told CNBC the company was “not disappointed with these results,” which he noted were “right on thesis for us” despite falling “one or two points below what [Wall Street] had.” Orforglipron’s average weight loss was “in the range” of what consumers would want to achieve, Ricks said.</p>Surprising Fact<p>Earlier testing of orforglipron in adults with Type 2 diabetes impressed investors in April, after Eli Lilly reported the highest dose of orforglipron helped patients lose nearly 8% of their body weight, or roughly 16 pounds on average, over a 40-week trial. That data matched Wall Street’s projections, and Eli Lilly said trial data indicated its pill helped patients with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and had safety similar to weight-loss injections already on the market. Eli Lilly’s shares surged more than 14% at the time, one of the company’s largest single-day gains in the last five years.</p>Tangent<p>Shares of Novo Nordisk rose more than 7% by Thursday afternoon in the wake of Eli Lilly’s worse-than-expected trial report.</p>Key Background<p>Several pharmaceutical firms, including Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, have competed to develop a weight-loss pill following the commercial success of Novo’s Ozempic and Wegovy in recent years. Some health experts have argued an oral weight-loss medication would be cheaper to produce and greatly expand the market to more consumers compared to injections, which are the only forms of the drugs currently available. Eli Lilly indicated it would file for regulatory approval of orforglipron by the end of the year, while Novo Nordisk’s treatment is currently under regulatory review, with a decision by the Food and Drug Administration reportedly expected in late 2025. Testing of Pfizer’s twice-daily danuglipron was abandoned by the company after trial data suggested the drug could adversely affect the liver. Roche and Viking Therapeutics are similarly developing oral weight-loss drugs and reported average weight loss of 6.1% and 8.2% in early- and mid-stage trials, respectively.</p><p></p>Further ReadingForbesNovo Nordisk Shares Plunge 21% Toward Worst Day In 40 Years—As Ozempic Sales Expected To Slow<small>By Ty Roush</small> Here’s Why Eli Lilly Shares Are Plummeting	查看 3570	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236886	无图 <p>Topline<p>The billionaire founder of the Oakley sunglasses brand has listed his fortress-like mansion for $65 million in a famous Beverly Hills neighborhood that was once home to Elvis Presley, Howard Hughes and President Richard Nixon.</p><p></p><p><p>Billionaire James Jannard is selling his home at 410 Trousdale Place. It is listed at $65 million. </p><small>Mike Kelley/Christie"s International Real Estate </small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>James Jannard, worth an estimated $1.3 billion, has put his 18,300-square-foot home up for sale for the second time, this time $3 million cheaper. </p><p>The five-bedroom, nine-bath house is an industrial-style fortress built in 2014 with concrete walls, metal ceilings and brushed steel detailing. </p><p>Retractable glass walls in the living room open to an infinity-edge pool overlooking the Los Angeles skyline, and the house also has two kitchens, a home theater and a spa-inspired primary bath. </p><p>Jannard, whose Oakley brand first made motorcycle grips, also installed a motorcycle display space off the living room of the home beneath a skylight entry. </p></p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes.</p><p></p><p><p>Billionaire James Jannard is selling his home at 410 Trousdale Place. It is listed at $65 million. </p><small>Mike Kelley/Christie"s International Real Estate </small></p><p></p><p><p>Billionaire James Jannard is selling his home at 410 Trousdale Place. It is listed at $65 million. </p><small>Mike Kelley/Christie"s International Real Estate </small></p><p></p><p></p><p><p>Billionaire James Jannard is selling his home at 410 Trousdale Place. It is listed at $65 million. </p><small>Mike Kelley/Christie"s International Real Estate </small></p>Key Background<p>Jannard"s home is located in the Trousdale Estates community in northern Beverly Hills. It was listed for $68 million in June 2024 before that listing was removed in March. The land was once the 411-acre Doheny Ranch, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and owned by the family of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny. The original grounds included the Greystone Mansion, now a U.S. historical site. Since the land was purchased and subdivided by developer Paul Trousdale in 1955, it has been home to celebrities including fashion designer Vera Wang, comedian David Spade and musicians Elton John, Lionel Richie, and Justin Bieber.</p>Forbes Valuation<p>Jannard, 76, was ranked as the 2,707th-richest person in the world Thursday. He founded the Oakley brand out of his car in 1975. He took it public in 1995 and sold it to Luxottica in 2007 for $2.1 billion in cash. He also sold a high-resolution camera company called Red Digital to Nikon in 2024. </p>Further ReadingForbesThis Charming $4.2 Million Maine Cabin Once Belonged To The Real-Life James Bond<small>By Emma Reynolds</small>ForbesMusician Stevie Wonder’s Former L.A. Home Lists For $15 Million<small>By Emma Reynolds</small>ForbesA Sprawling $28 Million Vineyard Property Lists In Santa Ynez Valley<small>By Emma Reynolds</small> Look Inside Billionaire James Jannard’s $65 Million Home	查看 3197	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236885	无图 <p>Topline<p>Brandon Blackstock, singer and talkshow host Kelly Clarkson"s ex-husband and father of her two children, has died after a three-year battle with cancer, his family announced Thursday. </p><p></p><p><p>Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson on Jan. 12, 2020.</p><small>Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>Blackstock, 48, was a talent manager and had a producer credit on Clarkson"s daytime talkshow, "The Kelly Clarkson Show,” as well as on the 2010 TV music special "Blake Shelton Live: It"s All About Tonight."</p><p>He has two children with Clarkson and two children from a previous marriage.</p><p>His father, Narvel Blackstock, is also a talent manager and was married to country music legend Reba McEntire, Brandon"s stepmother, for more than 25 years. </p><p>News of Blackstock’s death comes one day after Clarkson said she would be postponing the remaining August dates of her Las Vegas residency, sharing “This past year, my children’s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them.” </p></p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes.</p>Key Background<p>Blackstock started dating Clarkson in 2012 after meeting through his father, who managed the singer for years. They married in 2013 and had two children, a daughter born in 2014 and a son born in 2016. During their marriage, Blackstock served as Clarkson"s manager. She filed for divorce in 2020 and a messy legal battle began, including litigation with Narvel Blackstock"s company, Starstruck Entertainment. Clarkson was awarded primary custody of her two children and the divorce was finalized in March 2022. She was ordered to pay Brandon Blackstock $1.3 million, $45,000 per month in child support and $115,000 a month in spousal support until Jan. 31, 2024. In 2023, Clarkson won a California Labor Commission dispute against Blackstock and Starstruck. A judge ordered he return to her $2.6 million in commissions he received for securing contracts she had with "The Voice," Norwegian Cruise Lines, the Billboard Music Awards and Wayfair. </p>Crucial Quote<p>“Brandon’s been my son forever it seems. Although he’s my stepson, I still love him like he’s my total—my blood—so I’m praying for ‘em both ‘cause I love ‘em both,” McEntire told Entertainment Tonight during Clarkson and Blackstock’s divorce. </p>Tangent<p>Clarkson and Blackstock"s divorce settlement made headlines in part for the inclusion of one interesting detail: their children"s vaccination status. Blackstock and Clarkson were divorced amid the COVID-19 pandemic and their divorce stipulated that the two children must be vaccinated against coronavirus and, until they were, they would fly privately to visit their father in Montana at Clarkson’s expense. </p><p></p>Further ReadingForbesKelly Clarkson Beaten To No. 1 By 2025’s Breakout Music Star<small>By Hugh McIntyre</small>ForbesKelly Clarkson Is Hitting New Charts Decades After ‘American Idol’<small>By Hugh McIntyre</small>ForbesKelly Clarkson’s Divorce Brings Family Court Battles Over Vaccinating Kids Against COVID-19 Into Spotlight<small>By Legal Entertainment</small> Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock Has Died	查看 3294	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236884	无图 Topline<p>A federal judge ordered authorities to temporarily stop construction of a Florida-run immigration detention facility on a remote airstrip in the Everglades on Thursday, reports say—though the facility can remain open and continue holding detainees. </p><p></p><p><p>Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)</p><small>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</small></p>Key Facts<p><p>The move came just a day after the judge heard arguments over whether to halt construction due to potential violations of environmental laws.</p><p>The order—which U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued at a hearing—stipulated that construction workers at the detention center will be prohibited from adding new filling, paving or infrastructure for the next two weeks.</p><p>The decision comes amid a now monthslong lawsuit filed by environmental groups and the Miccoshukee Tribe that alleges the Department of Homeland Security, Florida’s Division of Emergency Management and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement permitted the site’s construction “without conducting any environmental reviews.” </p></p>Key Background<p>Two nonprofits—Friends of the Everglades and the Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity—sued DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons and Florida’s emergency management director Kevin Guthrie on June 27, claiming that the immigration facility was built “without public notice” and “without compliance with of federal statutes,” including the Endangered Species Act. The suit also names Miami-Dade County as a defendant. Leaders of the Miccoshukee Tribe, who joined the lawsuit on July 30, had accused the facility of sitting on or near sacred Indigenous lands, with the center about a 20-minute drive away from the main Miccosukee reservation. The plaintiffs claim the facility threatens environmentally sensitive wetlands and the lives of protected plants and animals at the site, and are asking Williams to issue a preliminary injunction to cease operations and further construction. An attorney for the environmental groups also asked Williams to issue a temporary restraining order that would prevent construction while the injunction was argued, the Associated Press reported. Williams said that regardless of how the case is decided, anything built at the site would likely remain there permanently.</p>What Do We Know About ‘alligator Alcatraz’?<p>The Everglades facility, which cost about $450 million, was built on an abandoned airport facility owned by Miami-Dade County in just eight days, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis, and is composed of large white tents and rows of bunk beds with a capacity of up to 5,000 detainees. It was nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in a June 19 announcement video on X, saying “Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide” in reference to the facility’s isolation and surrounding wildlife. The Miami Herald reported a list of 700 current and prospective detainees in July, more than 250 of whom have no criminal convictions or pending charges despite claims from President Donald Trump, DeSantis and Noem that the detention center was built for “deranged psychopaths.” In interviews with the Associated Press, detained immigrants at the facility have said the cells were like “zoo cages” and described them as “inhuman,” with one detainee saying each cell is overrun with mosquitos, crickets and frogs. A green card holder told the AP detainees can’t bathe and that the floor is flooded with urine and feces.</p>Tangent: Which States Are Considering Similar Facilities?<p>Noem had said in July that she engaged in “ongoing conversations” with five Republican governors about potential encampments. She announced on Aug. 5 that the Trump administration’s next project will be a correctional facility in Miami County, Indiana, dubbing it the “Speedway Slammer,” IndyStar reported. Gov. Mike Braun said on Aug. 1 that the Indiana Department of Correction would use up to 1,000 beds at the Miami Correctional Facility—the presumed site for the center—for immigrant detainees. The facility is a maximum-security prison that can house up to about 3,100 people. South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster has left the door open for a potential facility of his own, with three candidates for governor having suggested the state have its own detention center on Wednesday.</p><p></p> ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Construction Halted Temporarily, Judge Orders	查看 4597	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236883	无图 <p>Topline<p>OpenAI launched its most advanced language model Thursday with the release of GPT-5, a flagship product the company says will enhance ChatGPT as it reportedly nears a $500 billion valuation and aims to stave off competitors in Google, Anthropic and more.</p><p></p><p><p>An Open AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone with a ChatGPT 5 logo in the background.</p><small>Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>OpenAI called GPT-5 its “smartest, fastest, most useful model yet,” emphasizing improvements in coding, math, writing and health-related questions.</p><p>GPT-5 can answer questions more quickly and is less susceptible to hallucinations (when a language model accidentally produces incorrect or misleading results) than earlier models, according to OpenAI.</p><p>The language model is rolling out to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team and Free users Thursday and will release to Enterprise and Education users in one week.</p></p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.</p>What Are Gpt-5’s Competitors?<p>OpenAI calls GPT-5 its flagship model, putting it in direct competition with large commercial competitors like xAI’s Grok 4 model, Google’s Gemini 2.5 and Anthropic’s Claude 4. China-based DeepSeek’s V3 model is also competing for users in the AI market. xAI CEO Elon Musk said on the heels of the GPT-5 launch that Grok 5 will “be out before the end of this year and it will be crushingly good.” It is unclear when Google or Anthropic will release the next versions of Gemini or Claude. </p>Openai’s Valuation <p>The release of GPT-5 has been fueled by an unprecedented funding surge, as OpenAI closed a $40 billion funding round in March that marked the largest private tech funding round ever. The company, according to multiple outlets, is in early talks with investors about a stock sale for current and former employees at a $500 billion valuation, a massive jump from its previous valuation of $300 billion. </p><p></p>Gpt-5 Addresses Rising Hallucination Rates Among Previous Models<p>Hallucinations have become an increasingly prevalent problem among OpenAI and other AI firms’ products. OpenAI said in an April report its GPT-o3 and o4-mini models have hallucinated 30%-50% of the time, and it’s not entirely clear why. DeepSeek’s R1 reasoning model hallucinates more than the company’s traditional models, according to independent tests from AI research firm Vectara. Hallucinations can happen at each step throughout an AI model’s thinking process, particularly when prompts require information outside of a model’s data bank. Researchers have largely found that fully stopping hallucinations is impossible, meaning the most AI companies can do with new models is work to reduce hallucination rates by as much as possible.In GPT-5’s case, its responses are about 45% less likely to contain factual errors than responses made by GPT-4o, according to OpenAI. </p>What Are Some Key Differences Between Gpt-5 And Previous Models?<p>OpenAI has framed GPT-5 as a more thorough model with deeper reasoning and improved task-handling, mostly improving on previous models as opposed to bringing brand new features to the table. OpenAI published data showing higher accuracy from GPT-5 in answering PhD-level science questions and handling coding tasks. GPT-5 is also better at drafting and editing reports, emails and more, with OpenAI noting the language model can provide more detailed and helpful answers. The company says when it comes to health-related questions, GPT-5 is “more like an active thought partner” than previous models, saying it adapts to users’ context, knowledge level and geography when answering questions.</p>Has Gpt-5 Improved Safety For Users’ Prompts And Questions?<p>ChatGPT has traditionally relied on refusal-based safety training, which would lead language models to either comply or refuse prompts from users—an approach OpenAI says is good for handling explicitly malicious prompts, but not as efficient in handling prompts where “the user’s intent is unclear, or information could be used in benign or malicious ways.” Examples of malicious prompts include asking the chatbot to provide information on how to carry out illegal activity or asking it to write scripts for malware. GPT-5 instead uses a training known as safe completions, which helps the model provide helpful answers without exceeding safety boundaries. This means GPT-5 could partially answer user questions it would have refused to in the past, and if it needs to refuse providing an answer, the model will “transparently tell you why it is refusing, as well as provide safe alternatives,” according to OpenAI. </p>Contra<p>The Information, citing unnamed sources at OpenAI and Microsoft, reported before Thursday’s release that GPT-5"s improvements would not be comparable to the leaps made between previous versions, such as GPT-3 and GPT-4. One issue behind the purported lack of developments is "a dwindling supply of high-quality web data" used to train the model, The Information reported.</p>Tangent<p>GPT-5 will be integrated into several consumer, business and developer products from Microsoft, the company announced, bolstering services like Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot and Azure AI Foundry.</p>Key Background<p>In the leadup to GPT-5’s launch, OpenAI has released two AI assistants this year, announcing “ChatGPT Agent” and “Operator” as models specifically designed to handle task management, from purchasing ingredients and submitting expenses to web tasks like purchasing tickets and making online grocery orders. The assistants are offshoots of the GPT language models, which have had new versions of themselves released every year and are used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. ChatGPT is slated to reach 700 million weekly users this week, according to CNBC, marking a fourfold increase from last year, when GPT-4o was launched.</p>Further Reading<p>OpenAI in Talks for Share Sale at $500 Billion Valuation (Bloomberg)</p><p>OpenAI Launching ‘ChatGPT Agent’—Here’s What To Know (Forbes)</p> GPT-5: What To Know About ChatGPT’s Newest AI Model	查看 6273	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236882	无图 <p>Topline<p>The first full week of the NFL preseason kicked off Thursday with a slate of three games, providing more teams and fans a look at some new rules that can impact first down measurements, touchbacks and more.</p><p></p><p><p>The rule changes were approved by NFL owners over the summer. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)</p><small>Getty Images</small></p></p>Key Facts<p><p>First down measurements: First downs will no longer be measured by a chain gang, who have been replaced by Sony’s Hawk-Eye virtual measurement system (the system was used in July’s Hall of Fame game).</p><p>Touchbacks: Touchbacks for kickoffs have been moved from the 30-yard line to the 35-yard line, incentivizing the kicking team to keep the ball in play or have to deal with their opponents being a short trip away from reaching field goal range.</p><p>Replay Assist: Five additional penalties can be overturned by referees using replay assist, which can be used to review face masks, running into the kicker, roughing the kicker, horse-collar tackles and hitting a defenseless player, though the assist cannot retroactively apply to a penalty not flagged on the field.</p><p>Onside Kicks: Onside kicks are allowed at any point during games as long as the kicking team is trailing the receiving team, a change from last year’s controversial kickoff revamp that limited onside kicks to the fourth quarter.</p><p>Overtime Possessions: Though it will not apply to preseason games, fans should keep an eye out for regular season overtime starting in September, when both teams will be guaranteed to possess the ball in the 10-minute period, unless the clock runs out on the opening possession.</p></p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.</p>Surprising Fact<p>Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jalyx Hunt was fined $5,690 for doing a bow and arrow celebration during Super Bowl LIX. That celebration will not be considered wrongdoing in the 2025 season, so long as players do not point the imaginary bow and arrow at opponents, according to CBS Sports.</p>What Teams Are Playing Thursday?<p>Following the Hall of Fame Game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions in July, six teams are playing Thursday. The Indianapolis Colts are playing against the Baltimore Ravens in the 7 p.m. EDT slot followed by the Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals at 7:30 p.m. EDT and the Las Vegas Raiders and Seattle Seahawks at 10 p.m. EDT.</p><p></p>Key Background<p>Recent NFL rule changes like the introduction of the dynamic kickoff in 2024 have been trying to strike a balance between increasing player safety and promoting more exciting play, though last year’s change was widely panned as being confusing and not resulting in the additional action the league suggested. Under the new kickoff format designed to lessen the chance of big hits, there were 332 more kickoff returns in 2024 than in 2023, when the league recorded the lowest return rate in its history, but 64% of kickoffs still ended in touchbacks and thus were not returned. The league also added the option to wear guardian caps, a padded layer worn over helmets, in regular season games. A group of at least 20 players were spotted wearing the caps during the 2024 regular season, according to Guardiansports.com.</p>Further Reading<p>Why Did The NFL Change Kickoff Rules? The ‘Dynamic Kickoff’ Explained—Ahead Of Ravens-Chiefs Opener (Forbes)</p> NFL Preseason Begins: Here Are This Year’s Key Rule Changes	查看 3565	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:39:40	word
3236881	无图 <p>The Washington Post launched a biased and untrue attack on Arizona’s pioneering school choice program this week, profiling a Phoenix school district and pinning blame for its shuttered schools on the state’s expanded Empowerment Scholarship Accounts.</p> <p>But it just isn’t true.</p> <p>The Post story focused on the Roosevelt Elementary School District in south Phoenix, which recently closed several schools due to enrollment declines. One staffer described the closing of her school as “like a death.” The school’s principal said her staff was grieving. Of course, readers are led to believe that the declining enrollment and school closures are the result of students with ESAs fleeing the district for private education.</p> <p>However, Arizona Department of Education data tells a different story. While more than 8,500 students have rejected the Roosevelt Elementary district’s offerings, only 102 students who previously attended the district left for an ESA, the data show. By comparison, 8,440 students who live within the Roosevelt Elementary district enrolled in a different public school not operated by Roosevelt, according to the state.</p> <p>So, while it is true that many Roosevelt families are choosing to send their kids to different schools, it is misleading for the Washington Post to suggest that ESAs are the primary cause.</p> <p>Why spin a false narrative? Simply put, opponents of school choice see that it’s working—and they’re pulling out the stops to shut it down.</p> <p> Here’s the truth: Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts are an incredible success.</p> In 2022, Arizona became the first state to enact universal Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, giving every child the opportunity to get the education they deserve. Today, the program is incredibly popular–and it’s succeeding. Nearly 90,000 students in AZ are using ESAs to get into better schools that suit their needs. And reports show that ESAs are helping those who are truly in need. The program costs taxpayers thousands of dollars less per child than the public school system while serving students across the income spectrum. <p>The Washington Post and the leftwing media are attacking ESAs because they threaten the education establishment. But the truth is, Arizona’s ESAs are a much-needed lifeline for kids who need it most.</p> Fact vs. Fiction: Washington Post Launches False Attack on Arizona ESAs	查看 2345	戈德华特研究所	2025-08-07 00:00:00 2025-08-08 11:37:25	word

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