The electric vehicle (EV) market sure is hot right now, ain’t it? It seems like every two weeks there’s another headline proclaiming that some new company is poised to dethrone Tesla. And these days, the name on everyone’s lips is BYD. They’re moving cars off the lot faster than hotcakes,...
The gender pay gap is one of the most crucial and obvious societal faults in today’s world. It shines yet again on the awful wage gap between men and women doing equal work. Despite the advances that have been made, the pay gap still impacts women of all colors and...
Okay, let's talk about something that might ruffle a few feathers but is super important to understand: how the wealthy use insurance to minimize their taxes. Now, before you jump to the conclusion that this is some sort of conspiracy theory, it isn’t. That’s a smart fiscal strategy—for those that...
The entertainment industry continues to amaze with phenomenal talent. It has exposed alarming disparities, particularly when it comes to women. One of the show’s mainstays, Ellen Pompeo’s massive paycheck is making headlines. This is not just a headline. It represents a tectonic change in the world of Hollywood, a hard-won,...
The entertainment industry has a tendency to blind us with captivating tales of rags to riches journeys and huge paychecks. We laud the actors who break through all barriers and go on to earn these ludicrous paychecks. Ellen Pompeo, for example, at one point was the highest-paid actress on TV,...
The rise of direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) companies like 23andMe and Ancestry has opened a Pandora's Box of ethical questions, chief among them: who truly owns your genetic data once you spit into that tube? As a journalist who has followed the tech and bioethics beat for years, I've seen...
The promise of being able to read and interpret our genetic blueprint has never been more seductive. With companies like 23andMe providing a largely unregulated portal through which we can peer into our ancestry, predispositions to certain traits, and yes—even health risks—this is all changing. While we’re gaining all this...
Yet I acknowledge the intrigue of Bitcoin is. Instantaneously, investors around the globe have been mesmerized by digital gold rushes. Many analysts out there are confidently calling a 75% probability of hitting new all-time highs! The technology behind decentralized finance and the possibilities it has are extremely exciting. I confess,...
The temptation of short-term gains is a dangerous temptation with all the music that comes with it in today’s chaotic capital markets. Each headline blares that you’ve missed out on the next great stock, the next big crypto explosion, or how this new AI revolution will make everyone wealthy overnight....
The digital world is full of excitement. Crypto, led by Bitcoin the king of all cryptos, is nearing flirtation with new all-time highs. While seasoned investors might shrug, remembering the volatile ride of the past, I see something more profound: a potential paradigm shift in how we perceive and interact...