2025-04-02

The dinosaur economy

Dinosaurs went extinct about 60 million years ago, but they’ve never been more profitable. This June, Universal will release yet another Jurassic World movie, marking over three decades of dino-domi [...]

2025-01-15

Colossal raises $200M to “de-extinct” the woolly mammoth, thylacine and dodo

Colossal BioSciences has raised $200 million in a new round of funding to bring back extinct species like the woolly mammoth. [...]

2025-02-28

$20 a month for an AI chatbot? In this economy??

The only surprise in Amazon’s reveal of Alexa+ this week was the price. With inflation rampant and many more impactful subscription services to choose from, $20 per month is an absolutely bonkers pr [...]

2025-03-11

White House says the economy is in 'transition' as stocks slide

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt framed the current turmoil in the U.S. economy — punctuated by sinking stock prices and a softening job market — as hallmarks of a “period of economi [...]

2025-03-19

Study: Open source and nearly 3,000 developers are the digital foundation of the global economy

A new Harvard Business School study reveals open-source software represents enormous economic value. Without it, companies would spend 3.5 times more on software, with just 5% of developers generating [...]

2025-01-10

Citizen Sleeper 2 asks how we stay human in a hopeless future

Life for Sleepers is fraught. They gain consciousness in a state of indentured servitude, an emulated human mind inside an android body, forced to work until they’re discarded. Those who escape don� [...]

2025-03-24

In a Shaky Economy, CDs Provide Security. Today's CD Rates, March 24, 2025

The economy is volatile. CDs are not. [...]

2025-03-11

Is a recession coming? Here's what JPMorgan and other banks, analysts, and economists say

Economists are sounding the alarm over the threat of a recession in the U.S. as uncertainty reigns over tariffs and the job market begins to feel pressure from layoffs. Read more... [...]

2025-03-07

CCP Games appoints Head of Economy for Eve Frontier

CCP Games has hired Stefán Þórarinsson as its Head of Economy to roll out new updates and research for Eve Frontier. [...]