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In 2007, a Kenyan farmer named Wanjiru had never set foot in a bank. The nearest branch was a couple of hours away. The fees were too high. The paperwork assumed a financial history she did not have. Then a basic Nokia phone changed everything. With M-Pesa, launched that same year by Safaricom, she could send and receive money in minutes. No branch, no credit history, no legacy system to navigate, because there was no legacy system at all. Africa did not fix its banking probl

Figure 1. Conceptual illustration of artificial intelligence and human collaboration, representing the growing integration of AI technologies into business, finance, and decision-making processes. Source: Getty Images. For decades, Wall Street has followed the same script: long hours, Excel models, and endless stock pitches. First year analysts, often freshly graduated, have been tasked with repetitive, detail oriented work that is the driving factor behind high stake financi

Did you know whales played an important role in the design of offshore wind turbines? By observing how whales move their tails, researchers were inspired to redesign tidal turbine blades to mimic wave motion. This was done by adding the texture of tubercles, the nodules that create the curvy pattern on whale fins. Figure 1: side-by-side comparison of an undulated wind turbine and a Humpback Whale fin Despite harsh testing across wave conditions, this innovation produced a con

In January 2021, shares of GameStop (GME) surged more than 1,500% in a matter of weeks, stunning Wall Street and capturing global attention. This dramatic rise was not driven by traditional financial fundamentals such as earnings or growth projections; it was fueled by millions of everyday investors coordinating through Reddit's WallStreetBets forum, armed with nothing more than smartphones and free brokerage accounts. For the first time at this scale, retail investors, indiv

A few years ago, most investors saw climate tech as a moral choice; today, venture capitalists see it as the next trillion-dollar opportunity. It started off as a niche for idealists, with the building of solar panels in garages, has now evolved into something the biggest names in Silicon Valley and Wallstreet like Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, have put their money behind.In recent years, climate tech investment has been growing around the world, with billions flow

According to the J.P Morgan Asset Management department, companies around the world will spend $350 billion on Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) infrastructure investing in 2025, a single year leap so large that it surpasses the entire GDP of Denmark or Malaysia. A.I. isn’t just creeping into the world of investing, it’s kicking down the door. Not only was this budget spent on the advancement of A.I. technology, but specifically the advancement of A.I. investment models that wil

With the release of iOS 18, Apple introduced a new feature called Apple Intelligence, marking its deeper push into artificial intelligence. One of the most notable aspects of this system is its ability to automatically generate summaries across key apps like Mail, Messages, and Notifications. These summaries are designed to help users save time and manage their digital lives more efficiently by surfacing the main ideas of longer content. For many users, especially students a

AI Is Reshaping Media Artificial intelligence now drives many forms of media. Deepfakes, AI-generated influencers, and automated newswriting are changing how content is made and shared. While these tools offer creative possibilities, they raise serious concerns about misinformation, transparency, and public trust. Deepfakes Fuel Mistrust AI-generated media often misleads the public. A fake image of Pope Francis went viral, prompting him to warn leaders at the G7 summit