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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....

Peter J. Burns III is a pioneering entrepreneur whose extensive career spans over four decades, during which he has successfully launched and nurtured more than 200 businesses. Based in Del Mar, California, Burns began his entrepreneurial journey during his studies at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, where...

Latin American countries have been collaborating in recent years to create an interconnected network of electric vehicle (EV) charging corridors aimed at accelerating EV adoption and advancing sustainable transportation throughout the region. One of the newest additions to these efforts is the Caribbean Electric Route, featuring charging stations across five...

On December 7, 2024, Notre Dame Cathedral reopened its doors, marking the completion of a $600 million restoration following the devastating fire of 2019. Among the distinguished guests at the ceremony were actress Salma Hayek and her husband, François-Henri Pinault, whose contributions played a vital role in the landmark's revival....