21+ min ago (1116+ words) Markets rarely catch the moment when competition turns into structure. It looks like hype or noise until the compounding becomes obvious. Then the cost of catching up becomes too high for any balance sheet. The conversation shifts from rivalry to survival. Investors should stop asking if traditional automakers will license Tesla's autonomy and start asking when and on what terms. The second problem is organizational. These companies still run on processes designed for predictable product cycles. They rely on hierarchies, slow approvals, and compensation plans written for factories rather than neural networks. A software system that evolves every week does not fit inside a structure that was built for annual model releases. The third barrier is fear. European and American regulators are still reviewing FSD and the idea of owning that liability terrifies boards. They spent decades refining manufacturing, safety…...

30+ min ago (360+ words) Black Friday may be over but Cyber Monday is just getting started. We're tracking the best Amazon Cyber Monday deals you can shop now, including standout offers like 29% off the Oura Ring 4, our favorite smart ring, and more than half off the Eufy Omni S1 Pro, our pick for the best robot mop overall. If you've ever shopped during big sales events, you know that the retail prices listed can be inflated. To help you sift through the sea of deals of varying quality, we used our go-to price-tracking tools, deal-spotting expertise and deep knowledge across several product categories to find the deepest discounts. Ahead, find the best Amazon Cyber Monday deals you can shop now. "I genuinely love it and have no intentions of taking it off anytime soon," says senior strategy editor Katie Simpson in her review of the…...

31+ min ago (412+ words) There are other needs, like rebuilding the back of the bullpen, and the Cubs have taken some steps toward addressing those, but the starting rotation showed in 2025 the need for more arms. Cubs team president Jed Hoyer told reporters in early November that his priority this offseason will be on pitching, especially given that the offensive side of the team is pretty well set. Hoyer also said that the Cubs won't necessarily limit themselves to adding pitching via free agency. "You have to explore everything," Hoyer told reporters. "And we're not just going to focus on the free-agent market with pitching. I think we'll probably look at the trade market. It may come to fruition, it may not, whereas we're going to sign some free agents. I think there's no question. The trade market? We don't know yet." At this…...

33+ min ago (538+ words) Kevin Bacon and Kira Sedgwick are back on screen together with a heartfelt dramedy, The Best You Can, directed by Michael J. Weithorn and now available on digital. Sedgwick portrays Cynthia, a urologist who finds out that her husband, Warren -who's much older than her- is showing signs of dementia. One night, Stan, a security guard portrayed by Bacon, breaks into her house to prevent a home robbery attempt. The two develop an unlikely friendship that soon turn into something more romantic. The Best You Can is full of romance and funny moments, but it also has its share of heavier topics, especially when Cynthia has to deal with Warren's dementia. "You want to crack people open because that's what sort of like" That's the great thing about comedy and dramedy, is that you're sort of catching them unawares of how…...

41+ min ago (336+ words) Shaun White's winter sports league, The Snow League, kicked off its inaugural season in Aspen Snowmass March 78, 2025, and now prepares for the second of four events in its first year. The 36 snowboarders who competed in Aspen now travel to Yunding Snow Park in China for Event Two, to be held December 46, 2025. Joining them for the first time in The Snow League will be 16 freeskiers, fulfilling White's vision of a true winter sports league, not just a snowboarding competition. Though halfpipe is the only discipline for snowboarding and freeskiing, The Snow League plans to add more disciplines (for example, slopestyle and rails) in future seasons. Sena Tomita and Yuto Totsuka, both of Japan, won the women's and men's halfpipe competitions, respectively, at Event One in Aspen Snowmass. Each took home a first-place prize of $50,000 out of a total prize purse of…...

58+ min ago (1005+ words) While the public imagination has been captivated by the conversational abilities of chatbots, a new report from McKinsey & Company suggests the global banking industry is quietly approaching a far more profound transformation: the era of agentic AI. However, this technological leap comes with a stark warning. McKinsey predicts that while agentic AI could reduce bank unit costs by 15 to 20%, it also threatens to erode up to $170 billion in global profit pools by 2030 if banks fail to adapt their business models. For more like this on Forbes, What Is Agentic AI And What Will It Mean For Financial Services? To understand how financial institutions are bridging the gap between theoretical potential and production-grade deployment, I spoke with Jonathan Pelosi, Head of Financial Services at Anthropic, Scott Mullins, Managing Director of Financial Services at Amazon Web Services and Steve Suarez, CEO of…...

58+ min ago (998+ words) Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Founding Principal of International Market Analysis, a Washington, D.C.-based global risk advisory boutique. He is also Managing Director of the Energy, Growth, and Security Program (EGS) and a Senior Fellow with the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC). For 22 years, he was the Heritage Foundation's leading Russia/Eurasia and international energy expert. In addition to consulting for both the public and private sectors, Ariel testifies regularly before the U.S. Congress and appears on Bloomberg, CNN, FOX, BBC, Al Jazeera, and other TV channels. He writes regularly for The Hill, Newsweek, and The National Interest. Follow Dr. Cohen for coverage of political risk, national security, and energy policy, especially in Russia/Europe/Eurasia and the Middle East. 2025: AI Transforms Emerging Markets Worldwide In 2025, artificial intelligence underwent a transformative shift…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (419+ words) FC Barcelona star Raphinha confessed that he is "tiresome, but such open honesty, and holding both himself and his teammates to account, is gravely needed in this squad. After two pretty average seasons on the whole, Raphinha kicked to life upon Hansi Flick's arrival in 2024/2025 and won merits such as being the Champions League's top provider of goals and assists. Barca could only reach the semifinals in that competition, where it fell to Inter Milan, but the Brazilian still had a prominent role in a domestic treble that put the club back on top in Spanish football. Though Flick has been reminded that Barca boasts the same amount of points (34) after the same amount of matchdays (14) this season, something isn't right. Raphinha was seen consoling the German after the final whistle of a 3-1 comeback win over Alaves at Camp Nou…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago (441+ words) The Running Man, a new adaptation of the classic Steven King novel starring Glen Powell and Josh Brolin, is reportedly coming soon to digital streaming. The Running Man novel, originally written under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman, was published in 1982 and first adapted for the big screen in 1987 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Richard Dawson as Ben Richards and Dan Killian, respectively. Directed by Edgar Wright, the new adaptation of the novel was released in theaters on Nov. 14. The official summary for The Running Man reads, "In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television'a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Rated R, The Running Man also stars William H. Macy, Lee Pace,…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (225+ words) Disney's "Zootopia 2" dominated the domestic box office over Thanksgiving weekend, grossing $156 million according to early estimates reported by the Hollywood trade publications, to become the second-biggest Thanksgiving opening of all time. "Zootopia 2" grossed $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend across 4,000 theaters in North America, including an estimated $96.8 million from Friday through Sunday, The Disney animated film became the second-biggest Thanksgiving weekend opening of all time, behind only "Moana 2," which grossed $225 million over 2024's Thanksgiving, also for Disney. "Zootopia 2" also brought in an estimated $556 million overseas, according to multiple reports, including a record-breaking $272 million in China, Variety reported. "Zootopia 2" beat out another Disney animated film for the second place slot for Thanksgiving performance'Frozen 2," which grossed $125 million over the long Thanksgiving weekend in 2019. The sequel to 2016's "Zootopia" outpaced the original film's opening, which became a hit for Disney with a $75 million…...