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With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused in other industries like satellite space companies Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site Kalshi.   This list will be updated throughout the year, so check back and see the latest powerhouse startups who are now worth over $1 billion. June Linear — $1.25 billion: This software development product management tool last raised an $82 million Series C, valuing the company…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s once illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian presidents, was burned down by gangs this past weekend.Hundreds of Haitians and foreigners mourned the news as it spread across social media, with the hotel manager on Monday confirming the fire in a brief comment on X. Even though gang violence had forced the hotel in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, to close in recent years, many had hoped it would reopen.“It birthed so much culture and expression,” said Riva Précil, a…

“On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports,” the title of USA Today columnist Christine Brennan’s new book about the WNBA star, is doing a lot of work. On one hand, it’s about the game, right? Nobody can deny Caitlin Clark’s talent on a basketball court, where her rookie season stats with the Indiana Fever were eye-popping: 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game while leading the WNBA in assists and 3-pointers made. On the other hand, why is Caitlin Clark the poster child for a “Revolution in Women’s Sports?” The WNBA’s been around since…

Still from Apple’s “F1.”AppleLights out and away we go.”F1: The Movie” hasn’t even reached the checkered flag of its theatrical run, but it’s already Apple’s best film release ever.The film, distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery, zoomed past $293 million at the global box office over the weekend. This outpaced Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” which generated $221 million during its run in 2023, to become Apple’s highest-grossing theatrical release.The tech company has only sent a handful of films to cinemas with wide releases since delving into the media business in recent years. “Killers of the Flower Moon” tallied $158 million worldwide, “Fly…

Facebook Tweet Email Link American children’s health has declined profoundly over the past few decades, a new study shows, and the issues are so serious that children in the US are dying at a much higher rate than those in similar high-income countries. What’s particularly frustrating is that the bulk of the health problems are avoidable, said Dr. Chris Forrest, co-author of the study published Monday in the journal JAMA. There isn’t a genetic defect unique to American children and it’s not about socioeconomics within the United States, he said: The results were applicable to the total pediatric population. “I…

Voting is officially open for the 2025 Travvy Awards, TravelPulse and AGENTatHome’s own travel awards voted upon by you, our travel advisor experts.The Travvy Awards recognize the best destinations, cruise lines and cruise ships, hotels and resorts, tourism boards, vacation packagers and much more. This year marks the 11th annual awards ceremony, which will be held on November 6, 2025, in Greater Fort Lauderdale’s Broward County Convention Center. Below, we take a look at the nominees for the best vacation packagers of the year. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites by September 5!Best Tour Operator (Packaged) – Australia/New Zealand/South PacificClassic VacationsDelta VacationsGoway…

The data industry is on the verge of a drastic transformation. The market is consolidating. And if the deal flow in the past two months is any indicator — with Databricks buying Neon for $1 billion and Salesforce snapping up cloud management firm Informatica for $8 billion — momentum is building for more. The acquired companies may range in size, age, and focus area within the data stack, but they all have one thing in common. These companies are being bought in hopes the acquired technology will be the missing piece needed to get enterprises to adopt AI. On the…

It’s one thing to look at someone like Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk and envy their wealth and success. It’s a totally different thing to be the child of a tech pioneer, with a reputation to uphold lest stock prices suffer — at least according to Sarah MacLean’s latest novel, “These Summer Storms.”Alice Storm’s world is immediately captivating. Her childhood feels completely alien; an upper-class New York City upbringing taking helicopters to Rhode Island to spend summers at Storm Manor under an oppressive father and stifled mother — whom my brain immediately cast as Jessica Walter a la “Archer” or…

The busy Fourth of July travel period has already begun, but travelers still have plenty of time to score sensational deals on their next getaway.From discounted hotel and resort stays to free perks and savings on cruises, tours and more, there’s no shortage of savings to be found. Here are some of the best travel offers available this July.Oasis Hotels & ResortsOasis Hotels & Resorts is enticing travelers to book an all-inclusive getaway to Cancun, Mexico, this summer by offering up to 62 percent off of stays in the Mexican Caribbean in addition to free stays for up to two…

Instagram Threads is close to catching up to top competitor X in terms of mobile app users, according to new data from market intelligence provider Similarweb. In June 2025, Threads’ mobile app for iOS and Android saw 115.1 million daily active users, representing 127.8% year-over-year growth; X reached 132 million daily actives, as its year-over-year growth declined by 15.2%. By comparison, decentralized social network Bluesky grew a sizable 372.5% year-over-year as of June, but its worldwide daily active users remain a fairly small figure: just 4.1 million daily active users as of June, the firm’s estimates indicate. (In total, Bluesky…