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Women expanded their influence across venture capital and technology in 2025 despite a challenging fundraising environment. Industry data shows 127 women-led venture funds raised $2.29 billion, while startups founded or co-founded by women captured more than 38% of venture investment, up from roughly 23% the previous year. The year also brought several milestones. Theresia Gouw

At California State University, Stanislaus, President Britt Rios-Ellis is building a Latino talent pipeline for California’s Central Valley—from agriculture and wine to healthcare and AI-driven industries. (Contributor’s Note: For women’s history month, I spotlight “The Women Shaping America’s Next Chapter” series: Two college presidents, one global PR executive, and one trailblazing tech leader.) As the

The global video game business is bigger than ever, with an estimated $195 billion in revenue from game-related software, add-ons and content (but not including hardware). So why, with so many players, and so much money, are so many companies and people in the industry struggling? Two new annual studies on the state of the

Digital transformation is usually framed as a productivity story. We talk about efficiency. Speed. Cost reduction. Automation. Competitive advantage. But beneath those headlines sits a quieter shift—one that leaders often underestimate. A new systematic review published in Human Resource Management Journal synthesizes 61 interdisciplinary studies on how digital technologies influence the meaning of work .

Amazon proudly debuted its first official image from its upcoming live-action God of War show, and the internet promptly tore it to shreds. It showed actor Ryan Hurst as Kratos and Atreus actor Callum Vinson in costume for the first time, hunting in the woods, and it just looked…weird. I’m not sure I saw a

For generations, the path to a respected university followed a predictable, if stressful, script. But the 2025-2026 admissions cycle is shaping up to be a period of historic upheaval. A “perfect storm” of policy reversals, technological disruption, demographic shifts, and legal mandates is fundamentally rewriting the rules of the game. For families, this creates a

As the Ozempic Generation seeks to make its calories count, one Minneapolis-based manufacturer of pea and soy protein powders has been quietly grown into an AgTech powerhouse amid shelves lined with protein-packed cereals, pastas and sports drinks. “What GLP1-users all want is to get more protein in their diet,” says Tyler Lorenzen, CEO of Puris…