Brandon Dobson

What went wrong with the Techstars Accelerator? + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. + Techstars recently annou […]

Kohler Energy Rebrands as Rehlko Kohler Energy today officially rebranded under its new corporate name Rehlko (pronounced RELL-koh), marking a major milestone in the company’s 100 – […]

Thermal energy networks can decarbonize neighborhoods. Meet the US cities giving them a shot. District energy systems — networks of underground pipes carrying steam or water among nearby buildings — have for decades heated and, in some cases, cool […]

PetSmart Spreads Holiday Cheer with 2024 Merry & Bright Collection PetSmart unveiled its 2024 Merry & Bright collection with everything pet parents need to include their pets in holiday festivities, and all at an i […]

Think you're too young for life insurance? Buying early can help save on premiums Buying life insurance in your 20s can feel like an added cost to an already long list of expenses. But experts say it can safeguard loved ones if life […]

First-time homebuyers hold off on purchases amid 'slim' pickings, high mortgage rates Lindsey Vogel has been looking to buy her first home since February of this year. She hasn’t had any luck. In Burke Centre, Va., where she’s […]

It’s ‘liquidity, stupid’: VCs say tech investing is tough amid IPO lull and ‘nuts’ AI hype Key Points Venture capitalists at Web Summit — one of Europe’s biggest tech events — say things have become more difficult for tech investors as they’ […]

CFPB expands oversight of digital payments services including Apple Pay, Cash App, PayPal and ZelleHow mentoring can empower women working in private markets The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday issued a finalized version of a rule saying it will soon supervise nonbank firms that offer fin […]

Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years […]

Scott Resumes Giving Away Millions In Large Chunks She is back at it. MacKenzie Scott, who in the past few years has given away more than $17 billion, has provided $65 million to the Local Initiatives […]

Why USC's JuJu Watkins is the next big thing in college hoops Lindsay Gottlieb was crammed in the corner of a small back kitchen, standing in a cluster near Caitlin Clark and Zach Edey. The USC women’s basketball […]

Texas Democrat Pushes for High-Speed Rail Line Between Three Major Cities A Texas state representative is hoping to develop a high-speed rail line along a major north to south highway running through the state. Democrat […]

Maui Struggles to Control Axis Deer as 17,000 Killed This Year Efforts to control the population of invasive axis deer on Maui have intensified this year, with an estimated 17,000 animals killed—more than double the a […]

Musk and Ramaswamy Unveil Plan to Overhaul Government Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy aim to scrap “thousands of regulations” and reduce the size of the federal workforce through a new, efficiency-focused […]

Big San Jose office building linked to high-profile firm flops into default A big San Jose office building whose principal owner is a high-profile real estate firm has tumbled into a loan default, an ominous reminder of worsening […]

The Next Wave of ‘Unicorn’ Start-Ups Technology start-ups worth $1 billion, once as rare as unicorns, are now plentiful enough and old enough that there’s a new generation behind them — one […]

Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts Bluesky, a social network that’s experiencing a surge in users this week as users abandon X, says it has “no intention” of using user content to train […]