Posts by Riah Marton
The biggest startups raised a record amount in 2025, dominated by AI
The excitement around artificial intelligence led to a record year for certain types of fundraising. Silicon Valley’s AI companies secured record funding in 2025, even as investors advised startups to shore up as much capital as possible before a potential AI bust. The largest private U.S. companies raised a record $150 billion in 2025, overshadowing…
Read MoreJOCK FINLAYSON: Dark clouds loom over Canada’s economy in 2026
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Opinion Columnists Since the start of 2025, our principal trading partner has been ruled by a president who seems determined to unravel the post-war global economic and security order that provided a stable and reassuring backdrop for smaller countries such as Canada. Published Dec 31, 2025 • Last updated 18 hours ago…
Read MoreThis Long Beach studio is designing America’s cheapest EV truck
In an echoing Long Beach studio, an ambitious team of designers is trying to reinvent how electric vehicles are made. Slate Auto has assembled a team of EV engineers from Tesla, Rivian and elsewhere to develop America’s least-expensive EV truck. In the warehouse space near construction supply shops and a Western-themed bar, designers have built…
Read MoreSouthern California’s unlikely AI mecca is this very industrial city
Five miles south of downtown Los Angeles, a single industrial block in Vernon is drawing as much electricity as a small town. Inside a three-story, 242,000-square-foot building known as LAX01, rows of advanced artificial intelligence chips hum across six data buildings, consuming enough electricity to power more than 26,400 homes for a year. The processors…
Read MoreContributor: Internet access is a human right
Even for the casual observer, it’s probably apparent that modern warfare, both domestic and abroad, is dramatically changing. Scenes this summer of a synchronized fleet of Ukrainian drones descending on a field of Russian warplanes punctuate just how far we’ve pivoted from classic artillery and infantry-based operations. It’s not only the methods that are changing,…
Read MoreGoogle is at last letting users swap out embarrassing Gmail addresses without losing their data
Google has finally answered users’ cries, allowing Gmail users to swap out embarrassing teenage email addresses. Gmail account holders can now change their existing @gmail.com address while retaining their data and services. Once changed, old email addresses will remain active, and users will continue to receive emails sent to both the old and new addresses.…
Read More2025 Recapped: The Biggest Style Trends of the Year (That You Should Bring Into 2026)
2026 is coming up fast, but before you declare it’s “a new year and a new you,” there might just be a few things from 2025 worth hanging onto. There are a few standout fashion trends we haven’t been able to stop thinking about this year, and we don’t think they’ll be going away as…
Read MoreBachelor’s Sean Lowe Details PTSD After Dog Attack
Sean Lowe is struggling to accept this reality. After surviving two back-to-back attacks by his family’s former dog Moose earlier this year, the Bachelor Nation star admitted he’s still grappling…
Read MoreKelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ Many NSFW Confessions May Make You Blush
The secret to their ever-lasting marriage after almost 30 years and three kids? “Love and sexy time,” Kelly said during a 2021 episode of Live! The couple’s intimate way of dealing with stress came up when Mark was filling in as a guest co-host and he and Kelly were discussing the show Scenes From a Marriage.…
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