From AI disruption to geopolitical realignment, Bitcoin's wild ride to climate milestones, these are the stories that shaped a transformative year.
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Shaw Beckett reads the signal in the noise. With dual degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, a law degree, and years of entrepreneurial ventures, Shaw brings a pattern-recognition lens to business, technology, politics, and culture. While others report headlines, Shaw connects dots: how emerging tech reshapes labor markets, why consumer behavior predicts political shifts, what today's entertainment reveals about tomorrow's economy. An avid reader across disciplines, Shaw believes the best analysis comes from unexpected connections. Skeptical but fair. Analytical but accessible.
From AI disruption to geopolitical realignment, Bitcoin's wild ride to climate milestones, these are the stories that shaped a transformative year.
Kioxia's 540% surge tells the story of AI's hidden bottleneck: the desperate scramble for data storage that nobody saw coming.
Mark Zuckerberg acquires the Singapore-based AI startup that reached $100M revenue in eight months, signaling a major pivot in Meta's AI strategy.
Masayoshi Son's latest acquisition targets the physical infrastructure AI needs to scale, not the models themselves.
Gold and silver keep setting records as investors flee to safe havens amid geopolitical chaos and dollar weakness. Here's what's driving the surge.
From Google's Willow chip to Microsoft's Majorana breakthrough, quantum computing moved from theoretical promise to practical milestone in 2025.
Trump ordered precision strikes against ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria, marking a dramatic escalation of U.S. military action in West Africa.
German engineer Michaela Benthaus became the first person with paraplegia to travel past the Kármán Line on a Blue Origin flight, opening doors for disabled astronauts.
The USS Defiant will be the largest American surface combatant since the Missouri, armed with hypersonic missiles, rail guns, and nuclear cruise missiles.
The administration suspended billions in East Coast wind development including Virginia's massive CVOW project, claiming the turbines interfere with military radar.
The Bank of Japan hiked rates to 0.75%, the highest since 1995, signaling the end of an era. The ripple effects could reshape everything from the yen to your 401(k).
A covert six-year program involving former ASML engineers has produced a working prototype. Here's what that means for the global chip war.