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Every year, over 1 billion medical encounters globally generate 2.3 zettabytes of health data—enough to fill 4.6 billion laptops. From a blood pressure check at your GP to a lab test ordered for cholesterol, every piece of your health data joins this vast pool. But what happens to it once collected in large health surveys? … Read more
Elon Musk’s major companies are now worth a combined $3.6 trillion, driven mostly by Tesla and SpaceX. After SpaceX went public this June, Musk’s personal fortune climbed past $1 trillion, making him the first trillionaire in history. Because most of his wealth is tied up in company stock, his exact net worth changes quickly, but … Read more
The Lebanese Pound (LBP) currently holds the record as the lowest-value currency in the world, with street rates hitting between 91,000 and 150,000 LBP for 1 USD in 2025. It has even surpassed the Iranian Rial in devaluation due to severe hyperinflation and economic collapse. Following closely are currencies like the Iranian Rial, Vietnamese Dong, … Read more
WASHINGTON – As the Trump administration floats ideas to encourage Americans to have more children to reverse the nation’s falling birth rate, a new AP-NORC poll finds few adults share those concerns. Instead, most Americans want the government to focus on the soaring costs of child care and improving maternal health. Pronatalism, the ideology promoting larger … Read more
Will the world’s population double by 2050, or could growth slow and halt far sooner than previously expected? A fresh analysis using advanced modeling and decades of United Nations data suggests that global population growth may peak as early as 2025, aligning with declining birth rates and the inevitability of a rising global death rate. … Read more
The average retirement age in the United States is between 61 and 62, based on recent surveys of people who have already retired. Americans who are still working generally expect to retire later, at age 65 or 66. None of these figures represents a mandatory retirement age. Americans can stop working whenever their finances allow. … Read more
The United States has 989 billionaires in 2026, more than any other country, according to the latest Forbes World Billionaires list. The same Forbes ranking puts their combined wealth at $8.4 trillion. The biggest change in the wealth ranking came in June, when Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX began trading publicly. … Read more
Many researchers argue this shift is rooted in a positive development: women and young couples now have greater freedom and economic independence, leading to different choices about having children. “It’s not that people suddenly dislike kids,” said Melissa Kearney, an economist studying fertility at the University of Notre Dame. “They simply have more options now, … Read more
Despite years of attention and billions in funding, millions of Americans who want mental health treatment still aren’t getting it. The most recent federal data (2023 NSDUH, released summer 2024) show that nearly one in four adults with any mental illness and over 40% of adolescents with depression said they needed mental health care but … Read more
The Fourth of July is more than a national holiday—it’s a $15+ billion economic juggernaut that brings Americans together for food, fireworks, and travel on a scale unmatched by any other summer event. In 2024, Americans spent an estimated $15.5 billion preparing for Independence Day, with almost 300 million people celebrating, according to Capital One … Read more