According to Forbes, 2025 was a historic year for billionaire wealth creation, adding over 340 new members to the club. Elon Musk’s fortune grew by $333 billion, and a wave of AI startups minted the youngest self-made billionaires ever, some as young as 22.
MiniMax has launched M2.1, a major update to its open-source AI model series. It’s built to handle complex, production-level coding across multiple languages and everyday office workflows, not just simple snippets.
A contributing editor at Sifted has published a year-end rant about the tech industry’s worst trends. He’s calling for less AI worship, fewer “unfinished” product launches, and an end to “INSANE” founder hype in 2026.
A new article argues that ideas are cheap and execution is everything. The real differentiator for leaders is a “1 percent mindset” built on daily, consistent follow-through, not grand vision.
Total Wireless is launching a new program that offers free phones and built-in financing, a move that directly mimics postpaid carrier plans. The key difference is that the monthly payments are integrated directly into your existing prepaid bill.
A new law restructuring graduate student loans is about to create a two-tiered education system. By capping federal aid and eliminating Grad PLUS loans, it forces many into the predatory private market, with devastating consequences for key professions.
A late-stage trial for gene therapy AMT-130 showed it slowed Huntington’s disease progression by about 75%. But delivering it requires major brain surgery, and the FDA now has questions about the study’s design, clouding its approval path.
A 50-year-old tape containing a lost version of UNIX has been successfully recovered. UNIX V4 is historically significant as the first version where the kernel was written in C. You can now download and run it in an emulator.
In a major blow to renewable energy, the Trump administration has suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects. The move, citing national security, halts construction immediately with no specified end date.
The state of Texas is seeking over $1 billion from Xcel Energy, claiming its negligence caused the largest wildfire in state history. The lawsuit alleges Xcel ignored warnings about a decayed utility pole that later sparked the blaze, which killed three people.
