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When someone takes a shower at a new apartment complex in Washington, D.C., the water is heated in part by a brewery downstairs. The mixed-use development—part of a larger new neighborhood called the Bridge District—is designed to be as sustainable as possible. That includes using waste heat from commercial tenants like the brewery to saveContinueContinue reading “This D.C. apartment complex heats residents’ showers with waste heat from a brewery downstairs”

Artificial intelligence certainly didn’t debut in 2025, but it was the year it really started to hit the mainstream. ChatGPT, at the start of the year, had between 300 million and 400 million average weekly users. By October, that number had doubled. Meanwhile, usage of other AI systems, including Perplexity and Google’s Gemini, saw similarContinueContinue reading “Here’s what experts expect from AI in 2026”

The design of the steel-ribbed umbrella has changed little since it was introduced in the 1850s, but the mechanical engineers and origami experts who made an umbrella that works by folding say they’ve finally improved upon it. The $249 Ori umbrella has a frameless design with a laminate composite canopy, which fits into a 3.5-centimeterContinueContinue reading “This ingenious umbrella just solved a 175-year-old design flaw”

I am not clairvoyant and have no crystal ball. But I’ve got some predictions for 2026.  I learned about predictions from a master of the craft: Byron Wien, a market strategist who rose to Wall Street prominence in the 1990s for his annual “Ten Surprises” list. Back in the day, I spent several weeks shadowingContinueContinue reading “Tech stocks will stall, electricity will get cheaper and . . . the U.S. will win the World Cup? 8 bold business predictions for 2026”

For venture capital, 2025 was all about artificial intelligence—a trend that’s all but certain to carry into 2026. More than half of all VC dollars—and 36% of total deals—now flow to AI companies, according to a recent Silicon Valley Bank report. Crunchbase recently reported that 14% of all global venture investment in 2025 went to AI giants OpenAI and Anthropic. TheContinueContinue reading “In 2026, venture capital’s hunger for AI will be insatiable”