In a funding environment where early-stage capital has grown more cautious, AI startup Humans& has emerged as an outlier—securing an unprecedented $480 million seed round to develop a proprietary framework for human-centric artificial intelligence. The round, first reported by Crunchbase News on April 18, 2025, vaults Humans& directly into unicorn status. But the sheer size…

The artificial intelligence (AI) arms race is no longer just about access to model architectures, compute capacity, or top-tier technical talent. Increasingly, the defining bottleneck for competitive advancement isn’t the chip — it’s the cost to power the chip. As next-generation AI models balloon in size and reach, energy consumption is becoming the single largest…

As artificial intelligence permeates nearly every layer of modern life—from virtual assistants and generative writing tools to algorithmic workplace management—an unexpected cultural countercurrent is forming. Consumers, especially younger demographics, are consciously leveraging analog practices not as nostalgia, but as a deliberate response to ambient digital excess. This analog lifestyle movement, rebounding in bookbinding, letter writing,…

The race to dominate the artificial intelligence (AI) frontier has become one of the most capital-intensive endeavors in modern history. Trillions of dollars from venture capital firms, tech titans, sovereign wealth funds, and governments are flowing into AI-focused companies, infrastructure, and research initiatives. However, amidst this historic financial commitment lies an uncomfortable truth: these investments…

In recent weeks, defense and robotics startups leveraging artificial intelligence have attracted a surge of investment as geopolitical tensions persist and automation reshapes key sectors. From autonomous drone companies to defensive AI analytics platforms, venture capital funds and government-backed investors are channeling capital into firms positioned at the nexus of national security, autonomy, and artificial…

Despite the surge in generative AI and robotics, there remains a class of jobs where human skill, judgment, and spatial intuition outperform algorithms—crane operation is one of them. Earning high wages and commanding respect on complex construction projects, crane operators provide a case study in labor resilience at the intersection of physical risk, cognitive skill,…