This is old article (for 29th September this year). And such articles does not mean nothing. A lot of blockchain project were mentioted in Forbs (and a lot of them dies already or don't have any succes. I think this is paid articles. For example patientory was mentioted in forbs, but for 2 years this project don't have any real using.
It's not a paid article, no. Regardless of the fact that many projects have been highlighted in Forbes, that does not take away from the article that was written, now make it any less relevant. This is not touted as an end-all major achievement, just a noteworthy piece of exposure that should be read.