Thanks to a combination of growth and fervor, Palantir’s share price has shot up more than 50% since election night. That jump coincided with Palantir’s strong quarterly earnings report, in which it reported a 40% increase in revenue from U.S. government customers and a new government contract drove the company’s quarterly revenue to an all-time high of $726 million.

Palantir’s stock price surge has made Joe Lonsdale and his cofounder Stephen Cohen, both 42, new billionaires.

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The 39-year-old racing legend’s fame gets him in the door with the world’s top investment firms. Now he’s betting that access can pay off for wealthy Europeans looking for a way into Silicon Valley.

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Some employees have argued political posts are good for business, and urged the company to loosen its political ads ban. Others worry politics could poison TikTok’s magic.

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Donald Trump is known to surround himself with the rich and famous. As he prepares to reenter the white House, he'll bring with him a new group of billionaires, business leaders and entertainers. Forbes identified 13 of them who are poised to shape his second presidential administration.

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Eric Trump, an executive vice president of the Trump Organization, gets most of his fortune from running his dad’s companies rather than equity in the businesses. Meanwhile, the former president’s eldest child still helps run the family business, but has been finding ways to cash in on politics in recent years.

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Within months of becoming president in 2017, Donald Trump faced questions about the money behind his golf empire. The intrigue started with a comment from a golf writer, who claimed that Trump’s son Eric said his father got all the funding he needed out of Russia. That story, which Eric denied, caught the attention of people scrutinizing Trump’s business, including the founder of the firm that helped produce the Steele dossier, who hinted at possible money laundering in November 2017 testimony before the House Intelligence Committee.

Rumors of money laundering have circled Donald Trump’s golf business for years. Forbes Senior Editor, Dan Alexander, uncovered the true source of the funds.

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Andre McGregor, the CEO of ForceMetrics, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young at the Nasdaq MarketSite to discuss a $22 million capital raise for his software startup. ForceMetrics investors include Star Wars creator George Lucas, and his wife, Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Ariel Investments, and billionaire Charles Koch.

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Mark Surman, president of the Mozilla Foundation, joins Forbes Talks to discuss the importance of open-source AI. Surman explains why consumers should care about the AI they’re using, highlighting the risks of closed-source AI systems. Surman delves into privacy implications and shares insights into companies prioritizing user privacy in their AI practices.

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The former Republican Congressman has cashed in as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group despite the fact it’s losing money and the stock has sunk.

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Michael Connelly, the prolific author and executive producer, has reached a remarkable milestone with three simultaneous book-to-film adaptations. Connelly shares insights into his creative process, the challenges of adapting his novels for television, and his experiences in Hollywood.

With the upcoming release of his new book, “The Waiting,” on October 15th, and the highly anticipated premieres of “The Lincoln Lawyer” Season 3 on Netflix and “Bosch: Legacy” Season 3 on Prime Video, Connelly continues to captivate audiences across multiple media. He discusses the evolving landscape of the entertainment industry, the impact of the recent writers’ strike, and the importance of staying true to his characters.

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