Kerry Dolan
@kerrydolan.bsky.social
Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes, working with Forbes' dozens of international licensed editions. Former editor of Forbes' Billionaires list and The Forbes 400 richest Americans list. Tips welcome: kdolan@forbes.com
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Interesting twist: Melinda French-Gates gave about five times as much to the Gates Foundation last year as her ex Bill Gates did, reports @mhunterhart.bsky.social for @forbes.com based on newly released filings #philanthropy www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Interesting twist: Melinda French-Gates gave about five times as much to the Gates Foundation last year as her ex Bill Gates did, reports @mhunterhart.bsky.social for @forbes.com based on newly released filings #philanthropy www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
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"Meta calculated that about 19% of that money – more than $3 billion – was coming from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Meta calculated that about 19% of that money – more than $3 billion – was coming from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence
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December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
MacKenzie Scott (former wife of Jeff Bezos) is a quiet rockstar #philanthropist. She gave away $7 billion in the past year. per @forbes.com @pheebini.bsky.social that vaults her even higher among the ranks of the country's most generous givers
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MacKenzie Scott’s Latest Gifts Make Her America’s Third Most Generous Philanthropist
Only Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have given away more—and not nearly as fast.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
MacKenzie Scott (former wife of Jeff Bezos) is a quiet rockstar #philanthropist. She gave away $7 billion in the past year. per @forbes.com @pheebini.bsky.social that vaults her even higher among the ranks of the country's most generous givers
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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A Chinese company is out to challenge Nvidia--and its stock just jumped enough to make its founder a #billionaire per @forbes.com
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Former Head Of Nvidia In China Is A Billionaire Thanks To Blockbuster IPO
Zhang Jianzhong left Nvidia to found Moore Threads, in 2020. The firm's IPO skyrocketed in part due to China's push for tech self-reliance amid US restrictions.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Chinese company is out to challenge Nvidia--and its stock just jumped enough to make its founder a #billionaire per @forbes.com
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"We are not ready for the future," the latest project from the artist Beeple, titled "Regular Animals," warns.
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At Art Basel, Elon Musk, Andy Warhol and Jeff Bezos are reimagined as robotic, picture-pooping dogs | CNN
The half-humanoid-half-canine creatures look like something out of a cyberpunk game — or a fever dream. But they aren’t roving your nightmares (yet). Instead they are on the floor of one of the wealth...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
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Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.
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New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”
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Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth
Crypto took the real estate heir’s fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president’s second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”
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One more example of "More money = more problems." Imagine giving your kids control of your billions in assets and then going to court when you change your mind. #billionaires @forbes.com @giacomotognini.bsky.social spells out the crazy story
Zygmunt Solorz, one of Poland's richest people, has been mired in a yearlong succession fight and legal drama involving his three children reminiscent of HBO's Succession. Now he’s turning to U.S. courts in search of more evidence to help his case. Read at @forbes.com:
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Nasty Family Feud Over Polish Billionaire’s Fortune Moves To California Courts
Zygmunt Solorz, one of Poland's richest people, has been mired in a succession fight with his three children. Now he’s turning to U.S. courts in search of evidence to help his case.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
One more example of "More money = more problems." Imagine giving your kids control of your billions in assets and then going to court when you change your mind. #billionaires @forbes.com @giacomotognini.bsky.social spells out the crazy story
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Kris Jenner Celebrates 70th Face
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Kris Jenner Celebrates 70th Face
Among the latest departures: Two #Tesla executives posted on LinkedIn on Sunday that they are leaving the company. Musk’s prioritization of non-EV businesses (like robots) is making the company less attractive to auto engineers, writes @forbes.com @aohnsman.bsky.social
NEW: There's been an exodus of key Tesla engineers this year, including departures of those running its Model Y, 3 & Cybertruck programs. The changes coincide with Elon Musk's pivot to AI-oriented businesses hashtag#tesla hashtag#electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Tesla’s Engineering Exodus Comes Amid Shift From Core EV Mission
The latest departures, days after shareholders backed Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, follow the loss of top sales, battery, robotics and chip executives this year.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Among the latest departures: Two #Tesla executives posted on LinkedIn on Sunday that they are leaving the company. Musk’s prioritization of non-EV businesses (like robots) is making the company less attractive to auto engineers, writes @forbes.com @aohnsman.bsky.social
Add this to the list of ethical breaches: U.S. Coast Guard exchanges are selling Trump-branded products from his family's business, reports @zacheverson.com
Exchanges in Washington, D.C., and Virginia have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider, allowing his family’s business to earn revenue from sales on federal property.
Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves
Exchanges in Washington, D.C., and Virginia have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider, allowing his family’s business to earn revenue from sales on federal property.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Add this to the list of ethical breaches: U.S. Coast Guard exchanges are selling Trump-branded products from his family's business, reports @zacheverson.com
Interesting story from @forbes.com @amyfeldman7.bsky.social on IPO of a biotech company doing non-invasive prenatal tests. up next: new diagnostic products including those that could be used in early detection of cancer, one of the holy grails of testing.
Today’s hot IPO: a medical diagnostics company that hit $5.8B market cap after share soared 80%+ @forbes.com
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Diagnostics Company BillionToOne Valued At $5.8 Billion In Public Offering
Turkish immigrant Oguzhan Atay started the company in 2016 with a focus on prenatal testing. Now, he’s expanding to cancer tests.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Interesting story from @forbes.com @amyfeldman7.bsky.social on IPO of a biotech company doing non-invasive prenatal tests. up next: new diagnostic products including those that could be used in early detection of cancer, one of the holy grails of testing.
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Even before SNAP was withheld and before flights were cancelled, Americans were increasingly skeptical about Trump/GOP handling of the shutdown in particular. www.pbump.net/o/the-shutdo...
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Even before SNAP was withheld and before flights were cancelled, Americans were increasingly skeptical about Trump/GOP handling of the shutdown in particular. www.pbump.net/o/the-shutdo...
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Great reporting by @forbes.com colleague Jeff Kauflin on how the Trump administration's dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is leaving the public vulnerable to a range of abuses www.forbes.com/sites/jeffka...
Trump’s Gutting Of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Leaving The Public Vulnerable To Abuses
A massive dismantling of the financial regulator created to protect consumers is underway, affecting everything from auto lending and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Great reporting by @forbes.com colleague Jeff Kauflin on how the Trump administration's dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is leaving the public vulnerable to a range of abuses www.forbes.com/sites/jeffka...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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as investor Ross Gerber noted, at Tesla's current share price, giving Musk $1 trillion of stock over 10 years = $274 million a day
NEW: Elon Musk's $1 trillion plan: The case for magical thinking #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Plan: The Case For Magical Thinking
Big funds, advisory firms and the Pope oppose the exorbitant plan. Approval means shareholders think the polarizing, distracted CEO can top past successes with an AI-powered strategy.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
as investor Ross Gerber noted, at Tesla's current share price, giving Musk $1 trillion of stock over 10 years = $274 million a day
Not sure if this guy Cody Campbell is really a billionaire, but he's rich and he's gung-ho about going up against the biggest college football conferences & the NCAA, per the @nytimes.com looks like he's too late to the game www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
Meet the Billionaire Trying to Save College Football From Itself
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November 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Not sure if this guy Cody Campbell is really a billionaire, but he's rich and he's gung-ho about going up against the biggest college football conferences & the NCAA, per the @nytimes.com looks like he's too late to the game www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
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🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
New details on the relationship between crypto firm Binance-- whose #billionaire founder Changpeng Zhao was pardoned by DJT last week) & Trump family's crypto firm from @wsj.com, including Binance's work to build tech for World Liberty www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
How a Billionaire Felon Boosted Trump’s Crypto Company en Route to a Pardon
Binance facilitated a $2 billion purchase of World Liberty’s stablecoin and built its technology. The clemency for Changpeng Zhao—the tycoon known as CZ—surprised some in the administration.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
New details on the relationship between crypto firm Binance-- whose #billionaire founder Changpeng Zhao was pardoned by DJT last week) & Trump family's crypto firm from @wsj.com, including Binance's work to build tech for World Liberty www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
New from @forbes.com @danalexander21.bsky.social : The Trump family has been working on a yet-to-be-announced project in Abu Dhabi. Part of a long history, reports Dan Alexander.
New investigation out this morning. Trump is doing business all over the world--but much of it stems from a single Middle Eastern nation. I take a look inside the country powering the president's moneymaking machine.
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Inside Trump’s Decades-Long Relationship With The United Arab Emirates
The president has already made hundreds of millions abroad, much of it stemming from a single Middle Eastern nation. His most lucrative foreign deal may be about to begin.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New from @forbes.com @danalexander21.bsky.social : The Trump family has been working on a yet-to-be-announced project in Abu Dhabi. Part of a long history, reports Dan Alexander.
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New: "Inside Gavin Newsom’s Multimillion-Dollar Business Empire"
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Here’s All The Vineyards, Restaurants And Properties In Which Gavin Newsom Owns Stakes
With help from a billionaire benefactor, California’s governor built a hospitality company even as he gained power in America’s largest state.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New: "Inside Gavin Newsom’s Multimillion-Dollar Business Empire"
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
Nice to see that Meta did the right thing here, but how many other such totally incorrect deepfake videos still live on its platforms? www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Deepfake AI video depicting Catherine Connolly quitting presidential race removed by Meta
Independent candidate in race for Áras condemns video, calling it ‘a disgraceful attempt to mislead voters’
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October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Nice to see that Meta did the right thing here, but how many other such totally incorrect deepfake videos still live on its platforms? www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...