How donors, access and polls led Trump to reclassify marijuana

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President Donald Trump’s move Thursday to sign an executive order easing federal restrictions on marijuana — and clearing the way for a Medicare pilot program covering CBD — caps a coordinated, yearlong push by the cannabis industry that combined traditional lobbying, sizable political donations, data-driven messaging and direct outreach to the president’s inner circle, industry […]


Skims hits $5 billion valuation after funding round led by Goldman

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Skims underwear is displayed on a shelf at a Nordstrom store on March 25, 2025 in Corte Madera, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand has raised $225 million in new funding led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, valuing the shapewear and apparel company at $5 billion — up from roughly $4 billion […]


AI startup Code Metal raises $36 million in funding round led by Accel

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Code Metal co-founders (L-R): SVP of technology Alex Showalter-Bucher, and CEO Peter Morales Courtesy Code Metal Inc. Peter Morales started Code Metal two years ago, jumping into the market for artificial intelligence coding tools at a time when AI companies were rapidly changing the market for software development. Now he’s got $36.5 million in the […]


AI drives rally in software, led by MongoDB, Pure Storage, Snowflake

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A banner for Snowflake Inc. is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the company’s initial public offering on Sept. 16, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters MongoDB’s stock just closed out its best week on record, leading a rally in enterprise technology companies that are seeing tailwinds from the artificial intelligence boom. In […]


How Terry Moran’s X post bashing Trump led Disney bosses to fire him

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Disney boss Bob Iger reportedly signed off on the decision to boot longtime ABC News correspondent Terry Moran for blasting President Trump’s aide Stephen Miller.  The involvement of Iger and Dana Walden, co-chair of Disney Entertainment – and one of the frontrunners to succeed Iger – underscored the magnitude of Moran’s misguided missive, according to […]


The Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport

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As they flew south along the Potomac River on the gusty night of Jan. 29, the crew aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter attempted to execute a common aviation practice. It would play a role in ending their lives. Shortly after the Black Hawk passed over Washington’s most famous array of cherry trees, an air […]