Waymo issuing recall over safety concerns involving school buses

Waymo issuing recall over safety concerns involving school buses Summary Waymo is preparing a voluntary recall after videos from the Austin Independent School District showed its robotaxis driving past school buses with stop signs and crossing bars deployed. The company says it identified a software issue, pushed updates mid-November and believes performance has since improved; […]

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Luana Lopes Lara: The World’s Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire Redefining Fintech at 29

Luana Lopes Lara: The World’s Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire Redefining Fintech at 29 Summary Luana Lopes Lara, a 29-year-old Brazilian MIT graduate and former ballerina, has become the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire after her company Kalshi reached an $11bn valuation in December 2025. Kalshi, co-founded in 2018, runs regulated prediction markets that let users […]

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Swiss Billionaire Calls for Wealth Tax: Inside Alfred Gantner’s Break with the Elite Consensus

Swiss Billionaire Calls for Wealth Tax: Inside Alfred Gantner’s Break with the Elite Consensus Summary Alfred Gantner, co-founder of Partners Group and one of Switzerland’s wealthiest people (estimated at about $3.5bn), has publicly urged Switzerland to introduce a narrowly targeted, progressive annual wealth tax on the ultra-wealthy. His plan proposes tiers starting at 1% on […]

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The Peer Effect: The Hidden Force Shaping Your Success

The Peer Effect: The Hidden Force Shaping Your Success Summary Leo Bottary argues that peers — not just leaders or incentives — are the unseen architecture behind individual and team performance. Drawing on decades of research across psychology, neuroscience and organisational behaviour, plus interviews with high achievers, Bottary outlines ten ways peers shape behaviour, emotion, […]

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Why the World Can Only Invest In — and Not Ignore — Vietnam

Why the World Can Only Invest In — and Not Ignore — Vietnam Summary Global institutions, policymakers and major corporations increasingly view Vietnam as indispensable. The piece argues that Vietnam’s appeal is validated by a convergence of authoritative voices — from the IMF to leading consultancies and geopolitical analysts — and by clear national strategy. […]

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Why trust is now a board-level risk

Why trust is now a board-level risk Summary Innovation in AI, quantum computing and autonomous systems is accelerating faster than the defensive systems designed to protect them. That gap means trust is no longer a technical footnote for the CTO — it is a board-level strategic risk that affects credibility, resilience and the ability to […]

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Two years after shooting, UNLV community gathers to remember ‘unthinkable tragedy’

Two years after shooting, UNLV community gathers to remember ‘unthinkable tragedy’ Summary On Dec. 6, 2025, about two years after the Dec. 6, 2023 shooting at UNLV, roughly 200 students, faculty, family members and community supporters gathered at the Donald C. Moyer Amphitheatre for a remembrance ceremony. The 2023 attack killed professors Naoko Takemaru (69), […]

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Nevada regulator fears prediction markets could expand into casino gaming and further threaten industry

Nevada regulator fears prediction markets could expand into casino gaming and further threaten industry Summary Mike Dreitzer, chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, warned at the State Bar of Nevada’s Gaming Law Conference that sports prediction markets pose an “existential” threat to Nevada’s gaming economy if they expand beyond their current focus and start […]

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