Browsing: December

Technology

Mistral, which once aimed at the best open models, now aims to be an alternative to Chinese and American labs, and says it is on track to generate $80 million in monthly revenue by December (Iain Martin/Forbes)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 19, 2026

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Social gaming startup Rec Room will shut down its service on June 1, saying it couldn’t find a path to profitability; it was valued at $3.5 billion as of December 2021 (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 30, 2026

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: Social gaming startup Rec Room will shut down its service on June 1, saying it couldn’t…

Technology

Waymo says its fleet has driven more than 170 million miles as of December 2025 and its Waymo Driver system has been involved in 92% fewer serious injury crashes than human drivers (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 19, 2026

Andrew J. Hawkins / The edge: Waymo claims its fleet has traveled more than 170 million miles as of December…

Technology

A look at the lawsuit filed by the US DOJ in December 2025, alleging that a smuggling ring illegally exported or attempted to export more than $160 million in advanced Nvidia AI chips to China (Eliot Chen/The Wire China)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 3, 2026

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Gambit Security: Unknown hacker used Claude to steal 150 GB of Mexican government data, including 195 million taxpayer records, in December 2025 and January 2026 (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 25, 2026

Bloomberg: Gambit Security: An unknown hacker used Claude to steal 150 GB of Mexican government data, including 195 million taxpayer…

Technology

IRS seeks $16 billion in back taxes and penalties from Meta, arguing it failed to report about $54 billion in overseas profits; in December 2025, Meta sued the IRS (Jesse Drucker/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 24, 2026

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Business & Money

CRE transaction volume in December continues to decline, offices are a bright spot

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 3, 2026

Moody’s Corp. headquarters in New York, August 27, 2024.Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA version of this article first…

Technology

A look at the rise of Kalshi and Polymarket; reports indicate that Polymarket had 491,000 monthly active traders as of December 2025 and that less than 0.04% of addresses took 70% of profits (Benjamin Wallace/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 24, 2026

Benjamin Wallace / New York Times: A look at the rise of Kalshi and Polymarket; Reports indicate that Polymarket had…

Business & Money

Pending Home Sales Fall Sharply in December

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 21, 2026

An “Open House” sign in front of a home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States, Sunday, January 11, 2026.…

Technology

Claude’s web audience more than doubled in December 2025 compared to December 2024, as many coders spent their vacation on a “Claude Bender” (Bradley Olson/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 18, 2026

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ASEAN, China unlikely to finalize South China Sea Code of Conduct at next summit – Radio Free Asia

Heat maps show North Korea’s largest greenhouse at less than half capacity – Radio Free Asia

Balikatan 2026 exercises will highlight Manila’s ‘more active defense posture’ – Radio Free Asia

North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

Generation X is driving beauty sales

The clock is ticking for Spirit Airlines as bondholders weigh in on Trump bailout

New York pied-à-terre tax sparks legal fight over values

Procter & Gamble (PG) Third Quarter 2026 Results

FDA Speeds Up Research on Psychedelic Drugs Following Trump Order

Trump brags about crowd size after someone tries to shoot up WHCD

The shooter did NOT enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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An interview with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Executive Vice President Matt Booty on the “Return of Xbox” memo, making Xbox Series X and S a “first-class experience again,” and more (Stephen Totilo/Game File)

About 60% said they retained access to social media accounts after the ban; two-thirds say platforms have taken no action to remove accounts (Sasha Rogelberg/Fortune)

Jensen Huang’s security cost dropped from $690,000 in 2023 to $3.5 million in 2025, Zuckerberg spent $22 million (Eli Rosenberg/The Information)

Trump hosted a gala lunch for major $TRUMP holders, where he talked about his pro-crypto policies, but avoided the drop in memecoin’s value (Wall Street Journal)

A look at “Stanford inside Stanford,” where venture capital firms pursue 18- and 19-year-old students, offering them mentorship and funding in an effort to convert their promises into profits (Theo Baker/The Atlantic)

Browsing: December

Mistral, which once aimed at the best open models, now aims to be an alternative to Chinese and American labs, and says it is on track to generate $80 million in monthly revenue by December (Iain Martin/Forbes)

Social gaming startup Rec Room will shut down its service on June 1, saying it couldn’t find a path to profitability; it was valued at $3.5 billion as of December 2021 (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

Waymo says its fleet has driven more than 170 million miles as of December 2025 and its Waymo Driver system has been involved in 92% fewer serious injury crashes than human drivers (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

A look at the lawsuit filed by the US DOJ in December 2025, alleging that a smuggling ring illegally exported or attempted to export more than $160 million in advanced Nvidia AI chips to China (Eliot Chen/The Wire China)

Gambit Security: Unknown hacker used Claude to steal 150 GB of Mexican government data, including 195 million taxpayer records, in December 2025 and January 2026 (Bloomberg)

IRS seeks $16 billion in back taxes and penalties from Meta, arguing it failed to report about $54 billion in overseas profits; in December 2025, Meta sued the IRS (Jesse Drucker/New York Times)

CRE transaction volume in December continues to decline, offices are a bright spot

A look at the rise of Kalshi and Polymarket; reports indicate that Polymarket had 491,000 monthly active traders as of December 2025 and that less than 0.04% of addresses took 70% of profits (Benjamin Wallace/New York Times)

Pending Home Sales Fall Sharply in December

Claude’s web audience more than doubled in December 2025 compared to December 2024, as many coders spent their vacation on a “Claude Bender” (Bradley Olson/Wall Street Journal)