AI and the grid

Data center electricity demand, largely driven by the AI boom, is expected to rise 22% in 2025 and could nearly triple by 2030, straining electric grids and raising serious concerns about reliability and pricing for consumers and utilities alike. Utilities face a...

Layoff’s

Major layoffs were announced in 2025 include: UPS – 48,000 positions Nestle – 16,0000 positions Amazon – 14,000 positions Bosch – 13,000 positions Dell – 12,000 positions Accenture – 11,000 positions Nissan – 11,000 positions Intel – 10,000 positions Microsoft –...

How many people own Bitcoin?

Estimates suggest that on the order of 100 million people worldwide own some amount of Bitcoin as of 2025, but the exact number is uncertain. Different analyses generally place Bitcoin ownership at a bit over 1% of the global population. Global ownership estimates...

How much Bitcoin should I own?

Most mainstream guidance is to keep Bitcoin (and all crypto) as a small slice of your net worth, usually in the 1%–5% range, and only more if you deeply understand the risk and can tolerate large drawdowns. How much you personally “should” own depends on your total...

Factors behind small business marketing anxiety

Economic worry drives much of the angst—81% of the SMBs surveyed are concerned that the current economy could negatively impact their businesses. Key insights from the data Economic anxiety dominates. A striking 81% of SMBs worry that current economic conditions could...

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