I’ve owned a smartphone for a decade. I think a decade should be enough time to really go over a learning curve and become a master of something… but here’s the problem. I’ve typed relentlessly on touchscreens for ten freaking years yet I still make typos – more so than ever. Ten years should be enough to be able to navigate a keyboard without problems, right? Enough time to develop muscle...

PhysicsX Raises $135M Series B to Usher in a New Era of AI-Native Engineering and Manufacturing.PhysicsX, a London-headquartered company accelerating industrial innovation with AI, announced today that it has raised $135 million as part of its Series B financing. The round was led by Atomico, with participation from Temasek, Siemens, Applied Materials, and July Fund, as well as continued suppor...

The race for global supremacy in AI and the existential threat it represents to the status quo in the tech industry, and beyond, has led to record venture investment in startups.The top five companies on this year’s Disruptor 50 list — including a new No. 1 Disruptor from the defense tech sector — have a combined valuation of just under $500 billion. That is more than the combined total valu...

The market is on pace to contract 2 percent to 5 percent in 2025 as consumption remains soft across key categories — particularly leather goods, makeup and watches — according to the latest forecast from Bain & Company.Luxury consumption will remain soft for the remainder of 2025 across key categories — particularly leather goods, makeup and watches — as price fatigue and macroeconomic...

If you told me a few years ago that Meta would be coming for the action camera market, I might have laughed. They’ve tried hard to make cameras cool (remember their Portal device that bombed so badly because of impending backlash from the Cambridge Analytica scandal?), but somehow it never worked. Two years ago, something sort of clicked with their collaboration with Ray-Ban and set us on this...

WPP’s CEO is stepping down as artificial intelligence threatens some of the core functions of the agency model.The world of advertising feels like one that we all know intimately, with each of us faced with an almost overwhelming bombardment of logos, promos, and ads every single day.But how many advertising firms can you actually name? If the answer is “not many,” you’re not alone.That’s...

In the heart of Tehran's affluent Darrous neighborhood stands a home that challenges the static nature of architecture. The Sharifi-ha House, designed by Alireza Taghaboni of Next Office, has captured global attention for its revolutionary facade—three rotating rooms that pivot outward in warm seasons and retract during colder months. Often dubbed the “Transformer House”, it embodies a bold...

A CEO playbook to solve the gen AI paradox and unlock scalable impact with AI agents.At the heart of this paradox is an imbalance between “horizontal” (enterprise-wide) copilots and chatbots—which have scaled quickly but deliver diffuse, hard-to-measure gains—and more transformative “vertical” (function-specific) use cases—about 90 percent of which remain stuck in pilot mode.AI agents of...

New York's Pier 36 has been transformed into an elaborate crime scene by Hermès. Hermès brings its interactive installation “Mystery at the Groom’s” from Shanghai to Pier 36 in New York CityGuests solve a playful mystery through immersive rooms, blending storytelling with the brand’s signature craftsmanship and equestrian heritageThe free experience runs June 18–29, with limited walk-in...