One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires in California and freezes in Texas raised awareness of the electrical grid. But it was in 2025, when the electrical grid…
President Donald Trump lashed out at Minnesota Democrats on social media Sunday, saying they were using the ongoing federal operations to distract from the state’s massive fraud issue. Trump made the statement on his Truth Social media platform, saying federal agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul were targeting “violent criminals.” “ICE is removing some of…
Andy Konwinski is worried about the U.S. potentially ceding its leadership in AI research to China, characterizing this shift as an “existential” threat to democracy. Konwinski is a co-founder of Databricks and also of Laude, an AI research and venture capital firm. “If you were to poll AI PhD candidates at Berkeley and Stanford right…
Prepare yourself for one of the most exciting attractions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — quite literally. Chris Barman, the CEO of Slate Auto, will drive one of their brand-new electric trucks onto the Disrupt Stage for its global debut. Be present in the audience for the real-time EV introduction on the main stage. Get as…
전국소매협회 회장 겸 CEO인 Matt Shay가 ‘Varney & Co.’에 출연하여 블랙프라이데이 쇼핑 주말, 소비자들이 보이는 경향 및 경험, 소매 분야의 A.I. 통합에 대해 이야기를 나눕니다. 수십만 개의 Walmart 판매 야외 캠핑용 스토브가 폭발하여 2도 화상을 입혔다는 보고가 여러 건 접수되어 리콜됩니다. 소비자제품안전위원회(CPSC)는 지난주 발표된 공고에서 Ozark Trail 탁상용 1구 버너 부탄 캠핑 스토브가 폭발하거나 화재를…
According to former Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Joe Biden, her previous superior, erred significantly by omitting Tesla CEO Elon Musk from a 2021 White House gathering focused on electric vehicles. In August 2021, Biden convened an EV event at the White House, hosting executives from General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. However, Musk was…
Gaurav Saran, CEO of ReverseLogix.com, talks about how return fraud continues to plague retailers’ operations. Skims announced on Wednesday it raised $225 million in new funding, bringing the shapewear and apparel company’s value to $5 billion. Skims, started in 2019 by Kim Kardashian and business partner Jens Grede, plans to use the new funding to…
A government customer of sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to Amnesty International, the latest case of targeting someone in civil society with powerful phone-hacking software. The human rights organization published a new report Tuesday analyzing several hacking attempts against local journalist and press freedom activist Teixeira…
Katie Bates revealed she’s working with “legal counsel” after husband Travis Clark went public with an affair. The Bringing Up Bates alum, 25, took to Instagram on Monday, January 19, with a statement about the state of her marriage, writing, “We are working through this privately, seeking counsel both together and individually as we try…
Flatpay, a provider of card payment solutions for SMBs, has entered the ranks of European fintech unicorns — startups with valuations exceeding $1 billion — a feat that has spurred some of the region’s most significant exits. These include rivals like Adyen, a major Dutch payment processor that still leads in scale. However, Flatpay’s new…
