This was supposed to be the year that climate tech died. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have done their best to dismantle the Biden administration’s hallmark industrial and climate policies. Even the European Union has begun to ease off its most aggressive goals. And yet, as the year closes, the receipts provide a…
Socialist New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday that he is appointing controversial lawyer Ramzi Kassem, who defended al Qaeda terrorist Ahmed al-Darbi in court, as the city’s top attorney. Mamdani, who will take office on Jan. 1, announced he was appointing Kassem as New York City’s chief counsel, the top legal role in…
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., discusses Sen. Bernie Sanders’ criticism of Big Tech and the rapid growth of artificial intelligence on ‘The Evening Edit.’ Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk described himself as a “maker” in a Tuesday post on X, while reasserting his claim that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is a taker. “My Tesla and…
Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid startup funnel worth $398 billion — and VC money is following. According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 2025, 76 of these deep tech and life sciences companies have either reached $1 billion valuations, $100 million…
Rob and Michele Reiner’s holiday card was received by their friend days after their murders. “Today in the mail was a card from Michele and Rob Reiner!” Neda Soderqvist wrote via Instagram on Monday, December 29. “Even from heaven, they are still making sure that everyone receives their bonuses and what really truly touches my…
CNN anchor Abby Phillip asserted that the idea that “no one is being held accountable” for the widespread fraud being reported in Minnesota is “completely false,” and that the abuse was not “just left to run rampant.” During a Monday broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” Phillip clashed with CNN’s Scott Jennings over the handling of Minnesota’s…
American Real Estate Association co-founder Jason Haber unpacks the state of the housing market and assesses Redfin’s announcement of a ‘great housing reset’ coming in 2026 on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Renting still offers significant monthly savings over buying in most of the country, but an economist says the long-standing affordability gap is gradually starting to…
In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for years, but in the past they’ve proved slow and inaccurate — unless you speak with particular accents and enunciate clearly. But advances in large language models (LLMs) and speech-to-text models have helped improve the systems that can…
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., declared in a Monday post on X that he would support strikes to scuttle any Iranian nuclear weapons aspirations. “Iran can’t ever develop a nuclear weapon,” the senator asserted. Earlier this year, the U.S. took military action targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear ambitions — and in his post on…
Chevy Chase’s daughter, Caley Chase, says that the cast and crew of Community heckled Chevy during a wrap party for the show. “My dad was super excited to bring me and my mom to the wrap party,” Caley, 40, recalls in the CNN documentary I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not. “We walk in, [Community creator] Dan…
