life insurers racing to deploy ai for pricing as regulators and customers demand transparency
Insurers push to put algorithms at the center of pricing as scrutiny mounts
A wave of life insurers is accelerating the use of artificial intelligence in pricing models, racing to squeeze...
weight loss drugs are reshaping healthcare: heres what patients must know
Rapid change in care
A wave of new prescription medicines that blunt appetite and trigger large, sustained weight loss is changing how doctors, insurers and patients think about obesity and chronic...
investors face sudden risk spike as private credit maturities meet flawed ai risk models
Investors Face Sudden Risk Spike as Private Credit Maturities Meet Flawed AI Risk Models
Market shock, quickly
A sudden reassessment of risk rippled through private credit markets this week as concentrated...
shock rally sends ai stocks soaring and forces wall street to reprice the next fed move
Market Moves
The stock market's latest burst of risk appetite pushed major indexes sharply higher, led by a surge in artificial intelligence related names that forced traders to reprice the Federal...
options frenzy pushes small caps higher as hedge funds rethink risk
Market snapshot
A burst of options activity has helped lift U.S. small-cap stocks in recent weeks as traders pile into short-dated calls and prime brokers report hedge funds shifting exposure to...
single off chain exploit drained nearly 300 million and exposed a fatal weakness in defi bridges
Massive off-chain attack drains nearly $300 million, exposing a core weakness in DeFi bridges
A coordinated attack on April 18, 2026 stripped roughly $292 million from a cross-chain vault, leaving developers...
ai trained humanoid robots leave the lab for factories and care homes, forcing employers to rethink jobs
The pace of industrial robotics has shifted from controlled labs to active work sites, and employers are scrambling to redesign jobs, training, and safety rules. Over the past year a...
instant sports betting apps spark surge in gambling addiction among young adults
A growing public health concern
Mobile sports betting apps have become a near-constant presence in the lives of young adults, and clinicians and public health researchers say the consequences are visible...
everyone is using blood sugar monitors to personalize their diets what nutritionists say you should know
A new consumer trend is reshaping how Americans think about food and metabolism. Small sensors that record blood sugar around the clock are moving out of clinics and onto everyday...
adult adhd diagnoses climb rapidly, experts warn many patients may be misdiagnosed
Background
More U.S. adults are receiving diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and clinicians are raising alarms that a substantial share of those diagnoses may not reflect classic, lifelong ADHD. Public...