Spencer Platt/Getty Image Billionaire George Raymond Zage III and James Lu, majority shareholders of Grindr, have raised $1 billion in preliminary and conditional debt financing as they explore a buyout of the New York-listed firm. The deal would value the LGBTQ dating app at $3 billion. The loan supports the possibility of taking the company…
Bitcoin hits an All Time High (ATH) (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images I remember the first time Bitcoin crossed five digits. The moment felt like a cultural jolt, a signal that technology could redefine money. I watched the headlines roll across screens in…
The Rise Of Reverse Automation: What It Means For The Future Of Work getty When people think about automation, the focus is almost always on what it takes away. They see it as machines taking over tasks, making jobs disappear. But there’s another side to the story that’s just starting to get attention. It’s what…
How To Build Curiosity At Work That Has Been Compressed Or Inhibited getty Many people assume curiosity fades as we get older. Todd Kashdan, a leading curiosity researcher, recently voiced his frustration on LinkedIn about this. He pointed out that multiple large-scale studies show curiosity does not vanish between childhood and adulthood. He said adults…
Excavators at Taposiris Magna. National Geographic Cleopatra has fascinated me since I was a kid flipping through history books. When I was deployed to Turkey during Operation Desert Storm, I was in awe visiting Cleopatra’s Gate in Tarsus and realizing that two of the most famous people in history—Cleopatra and Mark Antony—had once passed through…
A Ukrainian serviceman, 24, with call sign Bot from the 5th Separate Assault Brigade, rests on the platform of an unmanned ground vehicle during a demonstration of its capabilities on a training ground at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on August 11, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The proliferation of cheap but…
Fertility rates have declined globally over the past decade. getty This month alone, two large innovation giants have launched massive new initiatives in the pregnancy and fertility spaces, respectively. The first announcement was by smart-ring maker Oura, which announced that the newest generation of its hardware will now be able to support the company’s newly…
Multiple technology revolutions — digital, AI, biotech, autonomous systems, quantum, precision agriculture — are advancing rapidly, transforming every sector of the economy and national security, and fueling the rise of new industries. Our global competitors are developing and scaling these technologies as fast as they can. More than anything else, winning the challenge to shape…