Eva Roytburg

Eva is a fellow on Fortune's News desk.

  • Bill Gates attends the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 24, 2024 in New York City.Law

    ‘Playing with fire’: Jeffrey Epstein bankrolled Bill Gates reported ex-girlfriend for years—then asked to be repaid five months before he died

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  • A bomb disposal officer in 1945 pulling a mine from the sea on the South East coast of Britain near Hythe.Middle East

    Iran’s simplest weapon is now holding the global economy hostage

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  • Close up shot of Modern IT crime: a hacker uses spyware to leak confidential data, posing a serious threat to network security.AI

    Amazon puts humans further back in the loop as its retail website crashes from ‘inaccurate advice’ that an AI agent took from an old wiki

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026 in Doral, Florida.Energy

    The fog of war is coming from inside the White House—and it cost oil markets $84 million in 10 minutes

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  • This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein filesC-Suite

    How Jeffrey Epstein pulled Bill Gates and Microsoft into a web of sex, money, and secrets

    By Eva Roytburg and Jim Edwards
  • America 250 signage on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. The war in the Middle East sparked fresh turmoil in global markets as oil smashed through $100 a barrel, spurring losses in stocks and bonds. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEnergy

    Stocks stage massive upside reversal as oil plunges after Trump says Iran war could be over soon

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  • OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 17: A job seeker looks at job listings posted at the East Bay Works One-Stop Career Center April 17, 2009 in Oakland, California. The California state unemployment rate surged to 11.2 percent in March, the highest level since 1941 when unemployment was 11.7 percent. An estimated 2.1 million Californians are out of work. . (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Economy

    The abysmal February jobs report shatters hopes of a labor market recovery for 2026 and leaves the Fed ‘between a rock and a hard place’

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  • Young girl uses AI virtual assistant to do schoolwork.Concept of Artificial Intelligence and Futuristic technologyAI

    ‘Students can’t reason’: Teachers warn AI is fueling a crisis in kids’ ability to think

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  • Matthew McConaughey of "The Lost Bus" at the Variety Studio during the Toronto International Film Festival held at The St. Regis Toronto on September 06, 2025 in Toronto, Canada.AI

    Matthew McConaughey sounds the alarm for artists in fight against AI misuse: ‘Own yourself…so no one can steal you’

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  • A photo of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is displayed as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.Europe

    Former Prince Andrew was arrested. Bill Gates backed away from a speech. For these power players, the Epstein walls are closing in

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  • At its core, OpenClaw is an autonomous AI agent designed to act as a kind of digital employee,AI

    Who is OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger? The millennial developer caught the attention of Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg

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  • Shot of a young businessman looking bored while working at his desk during late night at workEconomy

    Why your boss loves AI and you hate it: Corporate profits are capturing your extra productivity, and your salary isn’t

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  • AUSTIN, TEXAS &#8211; MARCH 14: Kimbal Musk speaks onstage at Move Over NFTs. Here Come the DAOs during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Saucedo/Getty Images fpr SXSW)<br /> UNSPECIFIED, FL &#8211; JULY 25. 2013: In this handout provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Jeffrey Epstein poses for a sex offender mugshot after being charged with procuring a minor for prostitution on July 25, 2013 in Florida. (Photo by Florida Department of Law Enforcement via Getty Images)North America

    ‘I gave another girl to Kimbal’: Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s honey-trap plan targeting Elon Musk through his brother

    By Eva Roytburg and Jessica Mathews
  • Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to "examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Powell says that the central bank will wait for clearer economic signals on the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs on the economy before cutting interest rates, despite pressure from the President and divisions among Fed officials.Economy

    Nightmarish labor market finally shows signs of letting up—and some ‘vindication’ for Jerome Powell

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  • Photo of Tom BradyPersonal Finance

    Tom Brady is making 15 times more as a commentator than he did playing in the big game thanks to $375 million contract

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