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Researchers put 189 people in a virtual reality office and had them work with AI assistants, including agents that presented as male or female, giving them money to pay both themselves and the AI once they completed the tasks.
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Sleep devices, apps, and smart home systems are designed to monitor, track, and improve the quality of your rest, and many promise benefits that show up in your mood, your energy, and even your skin. But before you invest, these experts weigh in on what is worth trying and how to use it.
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The Forbes Agentic list highlights 20 companies and projects making a dent in the agentic AI world, from breakout personal assistant AIs like Instinct—a 14 person, $10 billion company run by a 23-year-old—to the infrastructure companies that help agents browse the web and transact.
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AI firms and developers need to keep raising cash to pay for data centers that are getting increasingly larger, more energy-hungry and more expensive. But even those cost estimates vary significantly.
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Trump Accounts are a new federal savings vehicle for children under 18, designed to give the next generation a head start on building wealth.
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The new moon will occur on Saturday, Oct. 10, beginning a roughly two-week journey towards the full Hunter’s Moon later this month. Here's what to know. forbes.com/sites/jamiecar…

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A few retirement plan contribution rule changes took effect this year, making it especially important to review before year-end.
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Wealthy Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon established ties to the Trump administration last month as he wed former Trump lawyer and U.S. attorney Alina Habba.
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Palo Alto-based Sabi is betting its cap, outfitted with 100,000 sensors, will enable people to talk to their AI agents just by thinking.
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Unlike other rich nations, the U.S. has no national requirement for paid medical, parental or family caregiving leave. But Democratic run states have been rolling out their own mandates.
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After passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act last year and subsequent regulatory updates this summer, the Education Department is making sweeping changes to student loan repayment plans.
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Uzbekistan is an iffy borrower, but so is the U.S. Treasury. Tina Vandersteel says you should spread your bond risks far and wide.
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What To Know About Turkish Businessman Turhan Mildon—Trump Attorney Alina Habba’s New Husband
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Seven years ago, Oxide made a contrarian bet that companies will own their own hardware infrastructure. With rampant AI demand triggering a global compute shortage, it’s paying off.
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Vance Questions Whether Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Livestreamed
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ABC News removed the article and has not provided a public explanation for the decision.
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Colombian Billionaire Jaime Gilinski Moves To Take Control Of GeoPark In $500 Million Venezuela Oil Deal
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SpaceX’s announcement notes that most existing devices already support the 800 MHz band, potentially allowing customers to use Starlink Mobile without buying a new phone.
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White House Picks Conservative Commentator Katie Zacharia As New Press Secretary
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NEW from me for @Forbes: The House’s, and Congress’s, top 5 data center investors. Number one is a certain former Speaker of the House!

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