Biking on a narrow mountain road in India, driving through volcanic terrain and wingsuit flying over the Alps—these are just a few of the experiences that can now be virtually simulated by Google’s newest A.I. model, Genie 3. The so-called “world model” generates vast, interactive 3D environments for both humans and A.I. systems to explore,…
Institutional investors are entering the crypto space in force. According to a July 2025 report by CoinShares, year-to-date inflows into digital asset investment products reached an all-time high of $27 billion, pushing total assets under management to $220 billion. This surge confirms that digital assets are increasingly being treated as a strategic part of diversified portfolios….
While Western banks continue to debate whether to modernize their decades-old systems, fintech firms across Asia have already moved past them. These companies are serving millions of previously unbanked users without branches, paperwork or the burden of legacy infrastructure. Rather than competing for existing customers, they have created new ones. Traditional banks had written off…
Elon Musk is deepening his footprint in Texas. Alongside relocating to Austin and transforming SpaceX’s Boca Chica development site into a city, the billionaire has shifted several ventures, including The Boring Company, into Bastrop County, a rural region now home to Musk-linked housing, retail and, most recently, a private school. Ad Astra, Musk’s school named…
Despite a relatively modest lineup of confirmed missions, August is still shaping up to be a month to watch, with several first-of-their-kind launches potentially on the horizon. This summer has continued a growing trend of public and private sector collaborations, including an increasing number of international partnerships. In June, for instance, Australian company Gilmour Space…
Apple may be the tech company most exposed to the Trump-era global tariffs, with the majority of its iPhones still manufactured in China. But the company calmed Wall Street’s concerns with its latest financial results, which showed a surge in iPhone sales. CEO Tim Cook also laid out a roadmap to ease the impact of…
In recent months, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun to reimagine the digital health landscape, with early efforts primarily focused on improving access to care and empowering beneficiaries through technology. As part of this mission, CMS has assembled a dedicated team to rethink the way the federal government delivers healthcare digitally…
As Meta launches its new “superintelligence” initiative, the tech giant is pouring billions into talent and infrastructure in a race to develop advanced A.I. before its competitors. But how consumers will ultimately engage with this technology is still an open question—one that CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes he has the answer to: smart glasses. “I feel…
Today, A.I. is embedded in nearly everything we do, whether it’s household names like OpenAI to niche applications like cancer detection. Historically, healthcare has lagged in adopting new technologies, especially in care operations. That’s changing. Within the next five years, A.I. technologies available today are projected to generate between $24 billion and $48 billion…
Sixty percent of the total U.S. population takes at least one prescription drug. Separately, but not coincidentally, 60 percent of the population has a negative view of the pharmaceutical industry. The reason may often be a result of the sticker shock and frustration patients experience when a pharmacist reveals the price of the prescription. Questioning…
