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A vision for the hospital of the future

The future of medicine is positive singularity—hospitals evolving into highly efficient, tech-driven care ecosystems.

In the grand journey of human progress, healthcare is at a tipping point. Much like the decline of civilizations chronicled by Jared Diamond, traditional hospitals, once viewed as bastions of healing, are on the brink of an existential collapse. The hospital of the future needs to break free from the constraints of its physical walls. With a growing emphasis on digital health, hospitals must adopt a hybrid model, offering care that is half-virtual and half-physical.

Will the DOJ’s proposal to break up Google survive the incoming administration?

It’s a race against time to see whether a landmark court decision will stick.

The proposal filed on Wednesday by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to completely dismantle Google’s monopoly in the world of search would require the company to sell off its Chrome browser, which has a 67% market share worldwide. And it would have huge ramifications for the broader tech sector. If, that is, it can survive a regime change in Washington, D.C.

With Matt Gaetz out, Trump has a new pick for Attorney General

Trump quickly moved to replace Gaetz with new nominee Pam Bondi. Here’s what to know.

Matt Gaetz’s decision to withdraw as Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General Thursday reset the clock in a high-stakes race over who will control the Justice Department during the second Trump administration. And, much like the post of Treasury Secretary, the jockeying quickly began, with Florida attorney general Pam Bondi quickly getting the nod.

AI and cloud computing’s energy demands could delay clean energy transition

Several U.S. utilities said they are keeping on fossil-fired power plants longer and building new facilities as data-center demand grows.

A spike in electricity demand from the world’s big data providers is raising a worrying possibility for the world’s climate: a near-term surge in fossil-fuel use.

Ground beef recalled nationwide over risk of E. coli illness from burgers

The notice affects more than 167,000 pounds of meat sold by Detroit-based company Wolverine Packing Co., after at least 15 people fell sick.

More than 160,000 pounds of ground beef recalled by Detroit-based company Wolverine Packing Co. could contain E. coli contamination, the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

Elon Musk said what a lot of CEOs think: RTO mandates are meant to make you quit

In an op-ed this week, Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy suggested that requiring federal workers to return to the office would ‘result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome.’

Writing in the Wall Street Journal this week, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy—who were to lead the newly minted Department of Government Efficiency—touched on a topic that continues to be a source of friction in workplaces across corporate America.

Stop & Shop cybersecurity issue empties shelves before Thanksgiving: Are locations in your state affected?

Customers are reporting that grocery staples like milk and chicken are out of stock in stores across the Northeast. Here’s what to know.

Stop & Shop and Hannaford grocery customers in the Northeast who were hoping to stock up before Thanksgiving are finding empty shelves due to a “cybersecurity issue” affecting parent company Ahold Delhaize.

U.S. natural gas drillers to boost 2025 output to meet demand for exports

To meet growing export demand, several of the biggest U.S. gas producers said in their third-quarter earnings that they expect to boost output in the fourth quarter and throughout 2025.

U.S. natural gas producers will boost output in 2025 following a series of production cuts this year, as rising demand from liquefied natural gas export plants is expected to increase prices that had fallen to multi-decade lows.

Gary Gensler said he’ll step down as SEC chair. Bitcoin is soaring

Gensler has been widely criticized by the crypto world due to his agency’s attempts to regulate the digital currency.

Crypto enthusiasts are ecstatic after U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said he will step down from his post on January 20 once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

These pro-RFK Jr. influencers are pushing to ‘Make America Healthy Again’

Influencers and companies in the wellness space have capitalized on distrust of the nation’s public health establishment, flooding the market with supplements and alternative treatments.

You wouldn’t think wellness influencers with a passion for organic produce and unpasteurized milk would have much in common with President-elect Donald Trump, whose regular diet consists of Big Macs, Filet-O-Fish sandwiches, and Diet Coke.