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President Donald Trump collected $333 million in private donations to pay for his ballroom project, with the largest donations coming from tech companies and two billionaires, according to a new report. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/10/15/these-billionaire-backers-are-reportedly-behind-trumps-ballroom-project/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had imposed restrictions on its military use of the Starlink satellite internet service without warning, disrupting frontline drone operations, amid growing tensions between Kyiv and Washington over President Donald Trump’s declaration of an “energy ceasefire” in the war with Russia. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/10/14/ukraine-says-musks-spacex-is-restricting-its-starlink-military-use-drone-missions-affected/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trillionaire Elon Musk has already spent more than $276 million on races in the November midterm elections since July alone, according to federal election filings and numbers reported Monday by The New York Times, making the Tesla CEO the biggest midterms donor thus far as he works to prop up Republicans across the country—and attracts controversy. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/10/12/musk-bankrolls-republicans-in-midterms-as-biggest-donor-while-attacking-talarico/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Dell’s net worth briefly leaped by more than $10 billion in the hours after markets opened on Tuesday, placing him just behind Google co-founder Larry Page as the fourth-wealthiest person in the world after the S&P 500 hit a fresh record amid a larger stock surge. Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/10/06/michael-dells-net-worth-soars-after-stock-market-gains-closing-the-gap-with-googles-larry-page/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cornell announced Tuesday that former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates has been selected to lead an independent review of the university’s response to sexual assault allegations involving multiple former members of a fraternity. A former student known as Jane Doe filed an explosive 101-page lawsuit against the university and others in September, alleging that in October 2024, she was drugged and gang raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house. In a statement, the university said it had previously conducted a “thorough Title IX investigation” into the alleged incident. Within weeks of Jane Doe’s lawsuit being filed, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed state Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to lead a criminal investigation into the allegations. James promised to “review the facts, gather evidence, interview witnesses and, if warranted, pursue prosecutions.” Sexual harassment lawyer Megan Thomas joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss the developments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices