2025: Booming Tech IPOs and MA
Futuriom's 2025 analysis forecasts a surge in technology IPOs and M&A, with AI and digital infrastructure companies like Cato Networks, CoreWeave, Databricks, and Wasabi leading the charge, driven by booming investment and the need for secure, efficient infrastructure.
2025: Booming Tech IPOs and MA
Futuriom's 2025 analysis forecasts a surge in technology IPOs and M&A, with AI and digital infrastructure companies like Cato Networks, CoreWeave, Databricks, and Wasabi leading the charge, driven by booming investment and the need for secure, efficient infrastructure.
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40% Bias Score
Internal Mobility: The Key to Successful Skills-First Talent Management
Despite widespread adoption of skills-based hiring, measurable improvements remain limited; focusing on internal mobility, as seen in successful programs at Blackstone and Amazon, offers a more efficient approach leveraging existing talent to reduce costs and improve retention.
Internal Mobility: The Key to Successful Skills-First Talent Management
Despite widespread adoption of skills-based hiring, measurable improvements remain limited; focusing on internal mobility, as seen in successful programs at Blackstone and Amazon, offers a more efficient approach leveraging existing talent to reduce costs and improve retention.
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40% Bias Score
Australia's Superannuation to Become World's Second Largest by 2031
Australia's superannuation assets are projected to surpass the UK's in 2030 and Canada's by 2031, becoming the world's second-largest after the US, driven by record contributions and attracting significant US investment.
Australia's Superannuation to Become World's Second Largest by 2031
Australia's superannuation assets are projected to surpass the UK's in 2030 and Canada's by 2031, becoming the world's second-largest after the US, driven by record contributions and attracting significant US investment.
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40% Bias Score
Getty Museum Acquires First AI-Generated Photograph
The Getty Museum acquired "Cristian en el Amor de Calle," an AI-generated photograph by Costa Rican artist Matias Sauter Morera, depicting two men representing the hidden culture of "pegamachos," a clandestine queer subculture in 1970s-80s Costa Rica, marking the museum's first AI artwork acquisitio...
Getty Museum Acquires First AI-Generated Photograph
The Getty Museum acquired "Cristian en el Amor de Calle," an AI-generated photograph by Costa Rican artist Matias Sauter Morera, depicting two men representing the hidden culture of "pegamachos," a clandestine queer subculture in 1970s-80s Costa Rica, marking the museum's first AI artwork acquisitio...
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32% Bias Score
Fashion's Trillion-Dollar Decarbonization Challenge
The fashion industry faces a \$1 trillion decarbonization challenge, exacerbated by overproduction (11.3 million tons of textile waste annually in the U.S.), greenwashing, and social injustices; solutions include modular design and next-generation materials.
Fashion's Trillion-Dollar Decarbonization Challenge
The fashion industry faces a \$1 trillion decarbonization challenge, exacerbated by overproduction (11.3 million tons of textile waste annually in the U.S.), greenwashing, and social injustices; solutions include modular design and next-generation materials.
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20% Bias Score
Plummeting Consumer Confidence Amidst Trump's Economic Policies
U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in February, its largest drop since August 2021, due to President Trump's economic policies, including tariffs and spending cuts, causing concerns about inflation and a potential recession; the share of consumers expecting a recession in the next year hit a nine...
Plummeting Consumer Confidence Amidst Trump's Economic Policies
U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in February, its largest drop since August 2021, due to President Trump's economic policies, including tariffs and spending cuts, causing concerns about inflation and a potential recession; the share of consumers expecting a recession in the next year hit a nine...
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56% Bias Score
US Government Shutdown Looms Amid Democratic Opposition to Trump-Musk Spending Cuts
As of March 14, US Congress faces a potential government shutdown due to Democratic opposition to President Trump and Elon Musk's sweeping spending cuts, which affect non-essential government services and raise concerns about the balance of power, though essential services like Social Security and M...
US Government Shutdown Looms Amid Democratic Opposition to Trump-Musk Spending Cuts
As of March 14, US Congress faces a potential government shutdown due to Democratic opposition to President Trump and Elon Musk's sweeping spending cuts, which affect non-essential government services and raise concerns about the balance of power, though essential services like Social Security and M...
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44% Bias Score
Google's SafetyCore: Silent Installation Sparks Privacy Concerns
Google's SafetyCore, an Android system update for on-device image scanning, was silently installed on devices running Android 9 and later, raising privacy concerns due to the lack of user notification, mirroring a similar controversy with Apple's Enhanced Visual Search.
Google's SafetyCore: Silent Installation Sparks Privacy Concerns
Google's SafetyCore, an Android system update for on-device image scanning, was silently installed on devices running Android 9 and later, raising privacy concerns due to the lack of user notification, mirroring a similar controversy with Apple's Enhanced Visual Search.
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52% Bias Score
European Business Leaders Must Drive Innovation to Compete Globally
Matthias Tauber of BCG and a colleague argue in two major European business publications that European business leaders, particularly those in the DAX and CAC 40, must take the lead in driving innovation and addressing regulatory challenges to remain competitive with the U.S. and China's substantial...
European Business Leaders Must Drive Innovation to Compete Globally
Matthias Tauber of BCG and a colleague argue in two major European business publications that European business leaders, particularly those in the DAX and CAC 40, must take the lead in driving innovation and addressing regulatory challenges to remain competitive with the U.S. and China's substantial...
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60% Bias Score
NYC Investment Sales Soar 26% in 2024 to $28 Billion
New York City's 2024 investment sales totaled over $28 billion, a 26% increase from 2023, driven by a 63% surge in office sales to $5.4 billion and a 53% rise in development sales to $5.5 billion, largely due to office-to-residential conversions spurred by new housing policies.
NYC Investment Sales Soar 26% in 2024 to $28 Billion
New York City's 2024 investment sales totaled over $28 billion, a 26% increase from 2023, driven by a 63% surge in office sales to $5.4 billion and a 53% rise in development sales to $5.5 billion, largely due to office-to-residential conversions spurred by new housing policies.
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44% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 124 Cases Amidst Rising Vaccine Exemptions
A measles outbreak in Texas has reached 124 cases, predominantly affecting unvaccinated individuals, with 18 hospitalizations and a significant increase in vaccine exemptions in Gaines County, Texas, correlating with the outbreak. The virus spread to San Marcos and San Antonio, and neighboring New M...
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 124 Cases Amidst Rising Vaccine Exemptions
A measles outbreak in Texas has reached 124 cases, predominantly affecting unvaccinated individuals, with 18 hospitalizations and a significant increase in vaccine exemptions in Gaines County, Texas, correlating with the outbreak. The virus spread to San Marcos and San Antonio, and neighboring New M...
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48% Bias Score
U.S. Consumer Confidence Plummets to Four-Year Low Amidst Trade War Fears
U.S. consumer confidence fell to 98.3 in February 2025, the lowest in over four years, driven by inflation concerns and trade war fears; this caused significant market drops and raised recession concerns.
U.S. Consumer Confidence Plummets to Four-Year Low Amidst Trade War Fears
U.S. consumer confidence fell to 98.3 in February 2025, the lowest in over four years, driven by inflation concerns and trade war fears; this caused significant market drops and raised recession concerns.
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48% Bias Score