Posts by Riah Marton
California crypto company accused of illegally inflating Katy Perry NFTs and fraud
Four years ago, California startup Theta Labs’ cryptocurrency was soaring, and its future appeared bright when it landed a partnership with pop star Katy Perry. The Bay Area company had built a marketplace for digital collectibles known as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and had teamed up with Perry to launch NFTs tied to her Las…
Read MoreChristmas music driving you nuts? Why holiday playlists are everywhere
If it began to sound a lot like Christmas earlier than usual this year, it wasn’t your imagination. Halloween wasn’t even over before Spotify users began curating songs about mistletoe, snow and presents under the tree. Holiday playlists created on Spotify in the U.S. jumped 60% in October over last year, the Swedish audio company…
Read MoreToys are talking back thanks to AI, but are they safe around kids?
Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ball. Your next toy purchase might be powered by artificial intelligence and able to converse with your kids. Chatbots and AI-powered assistants that can quickly answer questions and generate texts have become more common…
Read MoreJapan’s Eneos leads bids for Chevron’s Singapore oil refinery stake
[SINGAPORE] Japan’s Eneos Holdings is ahead of rival bidders for US heavyweight Chevron’s stake in a Singapore oil refinery, according to people familiar with the matter. Other suitors for the 50 per cent stake in Singapore Refining Company include commodity giants Glencore and Vitol Group, the people said, asking not to be identified as they…
Read MoreTylor Chase Reunites With Ned’s Declassified Costar Daniel Curtis Lee Amid Homelessness
Ned’s Declassified’s Devon Werkheiser Speaks Out as Costar Tylor Chase Faces Homelessness Tylor Chase is finding support from a familiar face. The Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide alum reunited with his former costar Daniel Curtis Lee, who reached out after seeing a heartbreaking video of Tylor experiencing homelessness in California. “I just wanted to give…
Read MoreLetters, Dec. 23, 2025: ‘Healthy skepticism or conspiracy theorist?’
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Opinion Letters Published Dec 23, 2025 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. In this Nov. 24, 1963, file photo President John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, centre, in handcuffs, is…
Read MoreTesla having a very bad year in the EU
SALES of cars made by Tesla, the company run by Elon Musk, have slumped nearly 40 per cent in the European Union this year, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association showed on Tuesday. The dive happened even though sales of electric cars across the bloc rose 28 per cent in the first 11 months…
Read MoreLindsey Vonn Qualifies for 2026 Winter Olympics in Triumphant Comeback
Now four-time Olympic rower Meghan “Moose” Musnicki (pictured at right) hung up her oars after Tokyo, got married and found herself her first real day job at 39—working in HR with a data infrastructure company in the Bay Area. But the siren song of the 2022 Henley Royal Regatta in Oxfordshire called and, while she entered…
Read MoreUS airlines see record holiday travel even as airfares climb
A daily average of 2.9 million passengers will travel between Dec 19 and Jan 5, up 1.5% from a year earlier [NEW YORK] US airlines expect to ferry a record number of passengers over the holidays, after a year in which economic uncertainty and a government shutdown have whipsawed travel demand. A daily average of…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Celebrities Who Died in 2025
The world will never be the same. Though 2025 brought about exciting new beginnings like Taylor Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce and the birth of Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s daughter Saga…
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