Forbes 250: America’s Greatest Historic Innovators

See the full list of America’s Greatest Historic Innovators and the mark they left on our history. Uncover the legends who helped shape our present and future.

These Billionaires Plan To Bring Self-Driving Tech To Everything That Moves

Applied Intuition’s cofounders are building software that can drive everything from planes to tanks to automobiles. But to expand beyond its $800 million business selling tech for cars, they will have to take on Tesla, Google, Nvidia and a host of othe…

Racist Videos And Payment Problems: The Dark Side Of This AI Startup’s Super-Fast Growth

Influencer marketing helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just 11 months. But misleading marketing tactics and a shock-based social media strategy has led to backlash.

How Forbes Compiled The Innovator 250 List

Our methodology began in the newsroom and tapped both expert judges and AI systems.

Forbes 250: America’s Greatest Innovators

The Forbes Innovator 250: America’s Greatest Innovators showcases the visionaries shaping our future. Find the full list of great minds and the mark they are leaving on our history.

These Great American Innovators Won Fame — But Not Fortune — From Their Inventions

Our upcoming ranking of America’s 250 Greatest Innovators is aimed at those who were able to commercialize their innovations, but these less fortunate inventors also changed the world—even though they didn’t personally benefit.

VCs Are Throwing Money At Recent College Grads To Build Prediction Markets

After attracting $3.7 billion in new capital and minting young billionaires at Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction market startups are all the rage, especially for recent college graduates.

The Best Movies About America’s Greatest Innovators

Great success in business is one thing, making it in Hollywood is another. Here’s a multiplex’s worth of films inspired by iconic innovators—and the box-office gold they earned on the silver screen.

This $1,000-A-Year Credit-Boosting Service Rarely Improves Scores—But Still Takes Your Money

More than a year after being cut off by the credit bureaus, San Francisco fintech company TomoCredit continues to sell an exorbitant, misleading service and makes its subscription extremely difficult to cancel.

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Secretive Silicon Valley Investments

Thanks to his relationships to tech billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, Epstein had access to a number of lucrative tech investments. But he walked away from several deals with major startups that could have netted him millions, the new cache …