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As 2025 gets underway, it’s the perfect opportunity to look back at the news stories that made headlines in 2024. Last year, family offices had a lot to think about, including technological advancements, evolving investment strategies, and shifts in global wealth management hubs. There were also certain developments influencing how ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) manage and

Roborock has unveiled one of the most unique robot vacuum cleaners at CES 2025 . It replaces the flagship S8 MaxV Pro Ultra vacuum cleaner and, at first glance, looks like any other Roborock vacuum cleaner—but it has a clever trick up its sleeve. The company has added a mechanical robotic arm called OmniGrip, which

Europe’s automakers face existential threats on many fronts in 2025, but it’s not all bad news and beleaguered investors are offered some hope. The headlines are not reassuring and the key crisis words are CO2, China, tariffs, restructuring, and Germany. Despite overwhelming negativity, investment bank Morgan Stanley and investment researcher Evercore ISI find positives for

Chances are, inclusion is already in your organization’s core values. Core values are how organizations commonly articulate the expected behaviors of team members. Examples include behaviors such as integrity, respect, responsibility, compassion, honesty, fairness, learning, teamwork, adaptability and innovation. How to Map Inclusion to Your Values If inclusion is likely already in your organization's core

Microsoft is downplaying the need to own an Xbox in the wake of several years focused on Game Pass and the new “everything is an Xbox campaign,” and the market continues to head down that road as a result. New sales estimates from VGChartz (very much not official figures, but it can usually indicate trendlines)

President Joe Biden has announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—the nation’s highest honors for exemplary achievements and leadership in science and technology. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science is administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation. The medal

The move is part of the company’s plan to issue $21 billion of equity and $21 billion in fixed-income instruments over the next three years...

Topline Elon Musk on Saturday called for Britain’s King Charles to dissolve parliament and order a new general election over complaints about the British government’s handling of “grooming gangs” a decade ago, marking the Tesla CEO’s latest venture into global politics as British officials say Musk has shared “factually inaccurate” claims on social media. Key

As we enter 2025, the corporate landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. From strategy to leadership, the old rules are being rewritten in real-time. Leaders who fail to adapt risk falling victim to the rising wave of bankruptcies I highlighted in my recent Forbes article, Bankruptcies Just Reached a Record High. Are You Next? The

In today’s column, I identify how you can use generative AI and large language models (LLMs) as a vital tool for becoming a deep thinker. The notion is straightforward. You would regularly engage in conversations with generative AI to significantly aid and deepen your thinking processes. This might be likened to the Socratic method whereby