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Adams Suspended Jail Rules Banning Solitary. Will Mamdani End the ‘Emergency’ Monday?

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani speaks at a decarceration rally outside Rikers Island,

Every five days since he took office, like clockwork, former Mayor Eric Adams signed a temporary executive order extending a state of emergency inside the city’s jails — a maneuver that circumvents many strict Board of Correction rules intended to ensure the safe housing of people behind bars.  Now his successor, Zohran Mamdani, has to […]

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Mumbai-based Knight Fintech, which builds core infrastructure that connects banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers, raised $23.6M led by Accel (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times:
Mumbai-based Knight Fintech, which builds core infrastructure that connects banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers, raised $23.6M led by Accel  —  Knight Fintech has raised $23.6 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture firm Accel, with participation from IIFL and Rocket Capital.

Dungeons & Dragons creative team hires game designer James Haeck

Co-author of beloved adventures like Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus has officially joined the team.

The best Game Pass games to play first in 2026

A bunch of great games leave Game Pass in January. Play these excellent games before they leave Xbox Game Pass this month.

xAI launches Grok Business, priced at $30 per seat/month, for SMBs, and Grok Enterprise, whose price is not listed publicly, for larger organizations (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
xAI launches Grok Business, priced at $30 per seat/month, for SMBs, and Grok Enterprise, whose price is not listed publicly, for larger organizations  —  xAI has launched Grok Business and Grok Enterprise, positioning its flagship AI assistant as a secure, team-ready platform for organizational use.