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You Already Face Technical Debt, Every Day.  Open your smartphone.  How many apps do you have?  Do you use them all, or have they just been “growing” over time? When we see an app that (convinces us) it will make our lives easier, we might just click and download the...

Binance.US has announced plans to restore its USD services in early 2025, signaling its first significant operational shift since regulatory pressures halted its fiat trading operations. The exchange had suspended dollar deposits and withdrawals in June 2023, following civil claims filed by the SEC that led to restricted banking access....

Tesla's market capitalization has soared to a record-breaking $1.5 trillion, driven by a surge in its stock price. This landmark achievement has significantly boosted CEO Elon Musk's net worth, which now stands at $486 billion. Analysts attribute Tesla’s momentum to advancements in artificial intelligence and autonomous driving technologies, with Wedbush’s...

In 2023, the global investment in deep-tech startups reached approximately $79 billion, marking a 26% decrease from the previous year. Despite this downturn, sectors like energy, climate, and industrial technologies experienced growth, driven by innovators determined to tackle global challenges. Nikolai Kulikov, Chief Technology Officer of TorusFusion and SkyForge, has...

Throughout his campaign, President Trump assured voters that the U.S. housing market—alongside immigration, the economy, and the Middle East—was a top priority. As he returns to the White House in January 2025, real estate industry experts are sharing their perspectives on how his second term could impact the sector, the...

Based on insights from around 100 senior leaders, McKinsey discovered five key dilemmas today’s CEOs confront. Four of the dilemmas focus on balancing competing priorities to achieve business and team results. Only one dilemma focuses on the CEO as a person: immersing fully into the CEO role versus retaining personal...

A globally accepted guideline called the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) was created to make websites accessible to impaired individuals. These rules guarantee that all users, including those with physical, cognitive, aural, and visual impairments, can easily see, interact with, and comprehend web content. By implementing WCAG, companies, and organizations...

Omnicom and IPG have recently unveiled their acquisition agreement, a move that could shake up the advertising world shortly after Publicis achieved its status as the largest holding company globally. Arthur Sadoun, CEO of Publicis, addressed employees through a company-wide video message, offering a mix of humor and strategic insight....

eBay has expanded Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options to six additional European countries following a successful launch in Germany. Shoppers in Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom can now access these flexible payment methods, according to a joint press release issued on Thursday,...

Identity theft and fraud are urgent issues that demand immediate attention, as they affect millions of Americans. The statistics show just how dire the situation is: in 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recorded nearly 5.4 million complaints related to these crimes—an appalling average of 14,773 reports every single day....