The stock market may feel like being on a roller coaster right now, but it can be a good time to make some extra money without lifting a finger—or taking on too much risk. Thanks to the Federal Reserve opting…
Elon Musk and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak are among the prominent technologists and artificial intelligence researchers who have signed an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on the development of advanced A.I. systems. In addition to the Tesla CEO…
Of all the economy’s looming threats, Elon Musk says the state of the commercial real estate debt market is “by far the most serious.” On Sunday, the Kobeissi Letter, a newsletter focused on global capital markets, tweeted that over the…
In 2005, years before the subprime mortgage crisis kicked off the Great Recession and led millions of Americans to lose their homes, Larry McDonald was a vice president at the infamous now-defunct global financial services firm Lehman Brothers. As a…
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk have never been the best of buddies—in fact they’ve butted heads on some of the biggest issues facing humanity. The tech tycoons have clashed on subjects like the pandemic…
Waste is now worth its weight in gold in the beauty industry and is increasingly part of the new formulas cooked up by cosmetic makers. The aim is to avoid using new raw materials, all while driving down waste. What’s…
Researchers in the UK have developed a system to transform plastic waste and CO2 into synthesis gas, or “syngas,” containing hydrogen. On a large scale, this technology could one day make it possible to recycle tons of plastic into hydrogen…
After three decades of mostly fast-paced growth, the global economy may finally be in for a big slowdown. A number of economic risks, including an aging global workforce and declining private sector investment, are converging to limit economic growth. Left…
William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform. They could get the marks…
A recent analysis of global research output by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) concluded that China leads in 37 of 44 technology areas. China has “built the foundations to position itself as the world’s leading science and technology superpower, by establishing…