Global venture funding surged to an unprecedented $285.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, marking the highest quarterly total ever recorded, according to CB Insights. A single massive $122 billion round for OpenAI alone drove 43 percent of the total, underscoring the extreme concentration of capital in frontier artificial intelligence. Even excluding this outlier, investment reached $163.5 billion—surpassing any quarter since early 2022. CB Insights also indicated that mega-rounds of $100 million or more accounted for 86 percent of all dollars deployed, almost entirely within AI-related companies. Other key...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)— Energy drinks are often now sold in bright, colorful cans that appeal to teenagers, but health officials say the real concern is what is inside.According to health experts, energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine and other stimulants that can affect teenagers more than adults because their bodies are still developing.A Texas mother is suing an energy drink distributor after her teenage daughter died from a caffeine-related enlarged heart. Lawsuit filed against energy drink distributor over Texas cheerleader’s death “Caffeine can have more prominent effects in individuals...