Just days before beginning a prison sentence for her part in a $4.5 billion crypto heist, Heather Morgan — who, under the name Razzlekhan, went as viral for her rap videos as the outsized crime itself — is already determined to rewrite her story. “People act like I’m some evil villain bitch or some dumb trophy wife,” Morgan, 34, told … Read more
While a trillion dollars’ worth of tech money was on prominent display at Donald Trump’s inauguration, the presence of one billionaire and his children raised more eyebrows than Lauren Sanchez’s lace bra. LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault — the wealthiest man in France and the fifth wealthiest in the world — was on the dais along … Read more
After years of regulatory “harassment” under the Biden administration — as one notable investor described it to NYNext — the cryptocurrency community is celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration as the end to a four-year “terror,” and heralding significant policy reversal aimed at legitimizing the industry. This shift is marked by the appointment of crypto-friendly officials like … Read more
New York-based AI startup Mosaic is trying to create a new kind of Wall Street: one with humane hours, where all-nighters no longer need to exist. Mosaic has created software that does the grunt work of building financial models — a laborious task with complicated calculations that, for eons, has been done by a junior banker. … Read more
One top NYC wellness guru, whose cold plunges are frequented by Kim Kardashian and Drake, has a surprising message to his patients: Stress isn’t bad for you. Dr. Jonathan Leary, a wellness expert who recently opened a second social wellness club Remedy Place in the city, believes a moderate amount of stress is beneficial to … Read more
Brooklyn-based startup It’s Electric is revving up NYC’s electric vehicle charging game — installing public curbside chargers in front of commercial and residential properties and compensating owners for the electricity they provide. This comes as the US aims for half of all cars sold to be electric by 2030. New York City alone expects EV … Read more
Marc Lore — whose $650 million acquisition of Grubhub last month is helping him scale his food delivery and take-out company, Wonder — is betting that artificial intelligence may soon handle your meal selection and delivery. In fact, after a few months of testing the algorithm on himself, he believes it’s “dead on.” “I’ve already … Read more
Talk about great timing: Enigma has become the go-to app over the last month for people to share and discover videos of the mysterious drones flooding the Northeast skies. The New York-based company has many similarities to the popular app Citizen: Enigma invites users to post videos of what they’re seeing and provide the location … Read more
As corporations and their boards scramble to protect the C-suite after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — scrubbing company Web sites of bios and photos — they’re facing one big issue. Many executives don’t want to deal with the massive lifestyle change that can come with having a bodyguard. “Unless they’re ex-Mossad they probably aren’t going to … Read more
In a city obsessed with optimizing everything from work to sleep to fitness, it only makes sense that New Yorkers would also be receptive to wellness technology — a $6 trillion industry that’s expected to hit $8.5 trillion by 2027. But Lauren Berlingeri, co-founder of HigherDOSE — a company that creates cutting-edge self-care tools for … Read more
