Business
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…
Section
Business
Business
This 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…
Business
A 2025 recap for Tech & AI
2025 was the year technology stopped being tomorrow’s promise and became today’s anchor. What began as a surge in generative AI and…
Business
Video: The Biggest Questions We Have for 2026
New York Times editors across the newsroom share their biggest questions as we leave 2025 behind and look ahead to 2026. By Richard W.…
Business
Spike Lee Shares Tribute to Isiah Whitlock Jr.: ‘My Dear Beloved Brother’
Spike Lee has paid tribute to his longtime collaborator Isiah Whitlock Jr., who died on Tuesday in New York at age 71. Lee shared a photo…
Business
Disney agrees to pay $10 million to settle alleged violations of child privacy laws
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty as part of a settlement to resolve allegations it violated child…
Business
US Fed officials showed deep divisions at December meeting: minutes
THE US Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting only after a deeply nuanced debate about the risks facing the…
Business
Fed minutes show deep division at the December meeting
The U.S. Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting only after a deeply nuanced debate about the risks facing…
Business
European stocks hit another record close as banks, miners lead
EUROPEAN stocks logged a second consecutive record close on Tuesday, lifted by banks and commodity-linked shares, although gains were…
Business
US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq end flat in holiday-thin trade, Meta gains on deal
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed little changed in choppy trading on Tuesday, as gains in communication services stocks were offset by…
Business
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F Kennedy, dies aged 35
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy, has died aged 35. Her family announced her death in a social…
Business
Meta just bought one of the fastest-growing AI startups you’ve probably never heard of
In a year defined by companies pouring shocking sums of money into AI, one more deal squeaked in just before 2026. Meta just made a play…
Business
World Darts Championship 2026 results: Justin Hood and Jonny Clayton through to quarter-finals
Earlier, Welsh fifth seed Jonny Clayton saw off the challenge of Swedish debutant Andreas Harrysson to set up a last-eight tie with…
Business
SoftBank has completed its US$40 billion investment in OpenAI
It has been building one of the largest private technology investment programmes in the world, with a particular focus on AI and related…
Business
Build responsible AI for education
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the global workforce and rapidly expanding the expectations placed on today’s learners. The World…
Business
Wall Street opens subdued after tech-led drop halts rally
Wall Street’s main indexes opened muted on Tuesday (Dec 30), a day after logging their steepest one-day decline in nearly two weeks as…
Business
These Were the Biggest Footwear CEO Changes of 2025
The past year brought another round of turnover among chief executive officers at major footwear brands and retailers, including Puma, ,…
Business
Cambridge Artificial Intelligence and Incredible Holdings have entered a non-binding MOU to explore the transaction
Cambridge Artificial Intelligence and Incredible Holdings have entered a non-binding MOU to explore the transaction Electronics and…
Business
Alibaba, Abu Dhabi set to invest in AI startup MiniMax’s US$600 million IPO
CHINESE artificial intelligence (AI) startup MiniMax has secured Alibaba and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as key backers in its…
Business
China mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers
They must prove through procurement tenders that at least half their equipment will be Chinese-made China is requiring chipmakers to use…
Business
Amanda Nguyen: Blue Origin astronaut reveals depression after space flight backlash
A Vietnamese-American astronaut has opened up about her depression after she received a "tsunami of harassment" following the world's…
Business
Brennan Johnson to decide Tottenham future after Crystal Palace deal agreed
Brennan Johnson is set decide whether he wants to join Crystal Palace after the south London club agreed a £35m deal to sign the Tottenham…
Business
Co-living provider The Assembly Place files preliminary prospectus for Catalist IPO
Proceeds will be used to grow the company’s portfolio, including its expected expansion into Malaysia Co-living operator The Assembly…
Business
7 CEOs share their New Year’s resolutions
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter…