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At Forbes, it’s one of our favorite times of the year: Under 30 season. On December 1, we launched our 10th Forbes 30 Under 30 list showcasing 600 brash, creative young leaders shaping the future of business, health, science, technology and culture. It’s an all-hands-on-deck project involving our entire newsroom, as well as our photo, design, video, social media, sales and marketing teams. And, as always, we got a little help from our friends—80 A-list judges, who picked the best and brightest in their fields. Among our experts this year: Taylor Swift, Warner Bros. Chairman Channing Dungey, Mark Cuban, Salesforce CMO Stephanie Buscemi, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and tennis icon Billie Jean King. The inspiring list again shows that even as the world faces daunting change, there is a passionate generation of entrepreneurs that will ensure the change will ultimately be for the better.

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Want a peek at the future? Check out the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list profiling 600 bold, diverse and game-changing young leaders reinventing the direction—and face—of business and society. 

Benioff’s big buy: Forbes Staff Writer David Jeans takes you inside Salesforce’s $27 billion bid for Slack. Check out his analysis and find out why it’s a big change in Salesforce’s strategy.

Young money: Meet the world’s newest—and youngest—self-made billionaire: Luminar’s Austin Russell. Forbes Senior Editor Alan Ohnsman and Assistant Editor Alexandra Sternlicht have the scoop on how Russell, who started his self-driving car sensor company as a teenager, is officially a billionaire thanks to a new SPAC.

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The amount of Covid-19 stimulus House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress is ready to approve to support the economy between now and President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Forbes Reporter Jonathan Ponciano adds that Democrats are just getting started. Their stimulus goal: $2.2 trillion.

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Lessons from Middle-earth: As Covid-19 makes grim records almost daily in the U.S., President-elect Biden is talking with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about effective ways to fight the pandemic. Check out the story by Forbes Associate Editor Isabel Togoh, who shares strategies that can help your business cope, too.

Solving healthcare’s equity problem: Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick and Bristol Myers Squibb Chairman and CEO Giovanni Caforio have teamed to find ways to improve how healthcare companies can better serve underrepresented communities. Forbes Reporter Brianne Garrett has the scoop on their big ideas.

Meet the new marketing master: Forbes Senior Editor Abram Brown went on a wild ride with hip-hop superstar and branding boss Travis Scott. It’s more than a great profile—Brown shows you where the future of marketing is headed.