Year: 2025
Brooklyn trio raises $10 million for startup that wants to help open-source developers get paid
Sam Ragsdale, Ryan Sproule, and Mason Hall have raised $10 million in a seed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund and Blockchain Capital. Sam Ragsdale Inside the Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn, a 19th century landmark perched on the banks of the East River, three engineers have transformed 3,000 square feet of the […]
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Investors pitch new international basketball league that would offer players equity
Maverick Carter, co-founder and chief executive officer of The SpringHill Company, during the USC Next Level Sports Conference in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of high powered investors want to raise billions to form a new international basketball league, according to people […]
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Nintendo reveals long-awaited Switch 2 console set to launch this year
The Nintendo Switch 2 docked with a TV behind it. Nintendo Nintendo on Thursday said its long-awaited new Switch 2 hybrid will be available this year, touting a bigger screen and controllers, as the company looks to breathe new life into its struggling hardware business. The business showed off the Switch 2 in a video trailer. The start of the clip […]
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Trump, Vance official portraits released
Official portraits of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice-President-elect J.D. Vance President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team shared official portraits of Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance days before their inauguration. Both of the brightly lit portraits capture the Republicans wearing blue suits over white collared shirts and blue ties, with Trump sporting an American flag pin […]
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LIV Golf announces multiyear media rights deal with Fox Sports
A general view of the 18th green the LIV Golf logo and Club 54 during the 3rd round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Bedminster on July 31, 2022 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Rich Graessle | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images LIV Golf announced Thursday a multiyear media rights agreement […]
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Watch Trump’s Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent testify live before Senate on tariffs, dollar
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary testifies Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee, both stating his case for the position and laying out the economic agenda for the new administration. Businessman Scott Bessent, an investor, hedge fund manager and billionaire political donor who once worked with George Soros, will offer remarks then take questions […]
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TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump’s inauguration, NBC reports
TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled “TikTok: How Congress can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms,” as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected […]
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U.S. sanctions on Russia hit oil freight rates
Aerial view of a ship at sea. Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty Images Oil-linked shipping costs rallied after last week’s announcement of tighter U.S. sanctions to drain Russia’s war coffers, in a move that poses significant threats to Moscow’s maritime distribution chains. On Jan. 10, the U.S. Treasury Department announced fresh measures to […]
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EV, hybrid sales reached a record 20% of U.S. vehicle sales in 2024
New Tesla cars are displayed at a Tesla dealership on December 20, 2024 in Corte Madera, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT — Sales of all-electric vehicles and hybrid models reached 20% of new car and truck sales in the U.S. for the first time last year — marking a landmark year for “green” […]
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