So-called “robot umpires” are officially coming to Major League Baseball. Following approval from an 11-person committee, the league will adopt an Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System in 2026, aiming to reduce human error and limit call-related ejections. That doesn’t mean umpires are out of a job just yet. The ABS, powered by a dozen Hawk-Eye…
Human creativity is one of the most powerful and complex traits we possess. It extends far beyond aesthetics or entertainment—it’s how we tell stories, solve problems and imagine what does not yet exist. Today, we find ourselves rethinking what it means to be creative in an A.I.-driven world. As generative tools become increasingly embedded in…
The cost of making high-quality media is collapsing. The cost of getting anyone to care about it is not. As generative A.I. turns production into a near-commodity, cultural power is shifting from studios and galleries to the platforms that allocate attention and the algorithms that determine who gets paid. The new patrons are not moguls…
Spot Ether ETFs grabbed headlines this summer, but they’re only the most visible sign of a more profound shift: institutional investors are fundamentally rewriting crypto’s market structure. As pensions, asset managers and banks scale their exposure, liquidity, pricing and risk management are increasingly following institutional playbooks rather than retail sentiment. This evolution compresses the “casino”…
Cohere, the Toronto-based A.I. startup, is riding a surge of investor interest. The company announced today (Sept. 24) that its valuation has climbed to $7 billion following a fresh $100 million capital injection. The new funding comes from the Business Development Bank of Canada and Nexxus Capital Management. It’s part of Cohere’s $500 million round…
The once-booming U.S. market for electric vehicles is slowing, but Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi isn’t fazed. Speaking today (Sept. 23) at the Concordia Summit in New York, he said Uber’s push into self-driving cars could act as a “catalyst” for EV adoption. Beyond safety and affordability, autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer another key advantage: sustainability. “The…
Since the 1960s, the story of technology has followed a familiar pattern. Innovation emerged in Silicon Valley garages, Boston laboratories or European cafés and gradually spread worldwide. Today, that pattern is changing. The future of tech is being equally developed in Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Bengaluru and Jakarta. Innovation is decentralizing, and not only in terms…
For decades, software was built line by line by human hands. That process is changing fast because of A.I. According to Google’s latest annual DORA: State of A.I.-assisted Software Development report, released today (Sept. 23), 90 percent of technology professionals now use A.I. in their workflows, representing a 14 percent jump from last year. The…
Oracle has appointed not just one, but two new CEOs to help the software giant maintain momentum as it rides the A.I. revolution to unprecedented highs. The top executive role, currently filled by Safra Catz, will be jointly taken up by insiders Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia going forward, announced Oracle today (Sep. 22). The…
Too much of today’s conversation about A.I. is stuck in the wrong frame. While pundits debate whether robots will steal jobs, the real question is much simpler: Can we prepare workers fast enough, or are we about to watch millions of people get economically steamrolled? Organizations like FlashPass are already experimenting with large-scale reskiling initiatives,…
