“Today is a monumental milestone,” said Colin Twohig of the Big Sur River Inn. “We’re hitting the light at the end of the tunnel after three long years.”

The industrial heartland faces a grim arithmetic: Billions in new investment are pouring in, but the workers are being left behind.

As billionaires flee the state to avoid the proposed wealth tax, other high earners support the one-time tax.

The proposed merger, announced on Jan. 12 by Sunway president Anuar Taib, will form an entity with a combined market capitalization of $11.7 billion, surpassing current leader Gamuda Berhad, valued at $7.2 billion.

Ascend Money’s work providing financing to Thailand’s underbanked populations helped get the fintech company onto Coins2Day’s 2025 “Change the World” list.

Scrutiny of Grok is growing, including in the EU, India, France and the UK, which said Monday it was moving to criminalize “nudification apps.”

CEO Bob Sternfels says the company has 60,000 employees—including 20,000 AI agents.

John Mackey calls capitalism one of humanity’s greatest inventions and sticks to that way of thinking, even when family’s involved. “It hurt him so badly.”

The online travel agency has invested in AI to boost the productivity for Expedia’s workforce and make travel hiccups easier for consumers to navigate.