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Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesUSA Rare Earth shares rallied on Monday after the critical minerals startup announced that the Department of Commerce will take an equity stake. Commerce has issued a letter of intent that would provide USA Rare Earth with a $1.3 billion loan and $277 million in federal funding. USA Rare Earth will issue Commerce 16.1 million shares of common stock and 17.6 million in warrants. Its stock soared more than 20% in premarket trading after the announcement Monday.The agreement is subject to finalization of agreements and approvals. The capital infusion from the Trump administration will…

The nineties were an era like no other. The decade saw the emergence of the supermodel, Alexander McQueen becoming the king of fashion, and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy securing her place in history as New York’s coolest It-girl.All the while, the mall was the shopping destination—full of fragrance counters where eager teens begged their parents to buy Thierry Mugler’s Angel perfume, the first gourmand in history, so fabulous it boasted Jerry Hall as its muse. If you were lucky, mom and dad would let you go to Victoria’s Secret to pick up a bottle of sticky-sweet body spray. Or for a more…

Microsoft’s first update for Windows 11 in 2026 has been a buggy mess, to say the least. After reports of shutdown issues on some machines, Microsoft issued an emergency update to fix its January 2026 Windows 11 update last weekend. Now, exactly a week later, the software maker has been forced to issue a second unusual out-of-band fix to address OneDrive and Dropbox crashes.Microsoft is also investigating reports of boot failures that could be related to its January 2026 security update.While the first shutdown bug was limited to machines running Enterprise and IoT editions of Windows 11 version 23H2, the…

The Monday NBA schedule tips early as the Atlanta Hawks host the Indiana Pacers in a game that was moved to the afternoon due to the winter storm impacting the area. The Hawks are 22-25 on the season and sit in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Indiana is 11-35 and in 14th in the East. Quenton Jackson (ankle) and Bennedict Mathurin (thumb) are questionable for Indiana. Kristaps Porzingis (Achilles) and Zaccharie Risacher (knee) are out for Atlanta. Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Atlanta is a 5-point favorite in the latest Hawks vs.…

Personal exoskeletons were everywhere at CES 2026. There were ambitious designs from newcomers WiRobotics, Sumbu, Ascentiz, and Dephy, while Skip Mo/Go was back promoting its long-overdue tech trousers. Dnsys (pronounced Deen-sis), a comparatively well established name, had some new launches to tease, Hypershell was back with its top model, and Ascentiz had us sprinting across the show floor.An exoskeleton is a relatively new class of wearable device designed to enhance, support, or assist human movement, strength, posture, or even physical activity. The main piece goes around your waist like a belt, and from it, a pair of hinged, mechanized splints…

British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago. Unlike some other AI startups that are still a long way from turning a profit, Synthesia has found a lucrative business in transforming corporate training thanks to AI-generated avatars. With enterprise clients including Bosch, Merck, and SAP, the London-based company crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in April 2025. This milestone explains why Synthesia’s venture backers are literally doubling down.…

Jan 26, 2026, 04:00 AM ETReal Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is being targeted for a return to the Premier League with Manchester City, while Chelsea want Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers to join forces with Cole Palmer at Stamford Bridge. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s winter grades | Women’s gradesTRANSFERS TO WATCHTRENDING RUMORSReal Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold has struggled to establish himself in the first team since moving from Liverpool in the summer. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images- Manchester City are keeping tabs on Trent Alexander-Arnold amid uncertainty about the right-back’s future with Real…

It’s hard to beat the Vitamix in this space. The high-performance blender brand makes machines that do more than just prep smoothies, but can also make salad dressing, sauces, batters and soups. It’s especially handy if you have a habit of adding tougher ingredients into your recipes – things like nuts, dried fruit and frozen produce. Whereas other, less powerful blenders may leave chunks once you introduce hardier ingredients, the Vitamix won’t, leaving you with a silky smooth final product. Depending on the model you get, you can also buy different attachments to make the most of the blender’s powerful…

Nvidia and Alphabet’s VC arms have backed British AI startup Synthesia in a $200 million funding round, amid a surge of private investment in promising young tech companies seeking to capitalize on the AI boom.The round sees Synthesia hit a $4 billion valuation and was led by Alphabet’s GV, with participation from Evantic, Hedosophia, Nvidia’s NVentures, Accel, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Air Street Capital. It nearly doubles the price tag the startup hit a year ago, when it picked up $180 million in funding, and a valuation of $2.1 billion.Synthesia develops video generation tools for enterprises to be used…

Despite global uncertainty and the passing of Valentino Garavani, this menswear season in Paris offered standout moments from both megabrands and fresh talents.“Against a challenging international backdrop marked by geopolitical and economic tensions, as well as an ongoing crisis in both physical and online wholesale, Paris Fashion Week highlighted the creative resilience of designers — expressed through their renewed vision of tailoring and through diverse, inventive scenography,” Pascal Morand, executive president of Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, said.The schedule, which ran from January 20 to 25, featured 36 shows and 30 presentations, versus 37 shows and…