If there was ever a headline that summed up 2025 perfectly, this is it.

You know you’ve made it when you’re featured in @wired.com Congrats @erictopol.bsky.social - and great read. www.wired.com/story/big-in...

Why is it I need to rewatch the entire West Wing series every four years just to remain sane and continue to believe in our democracy?

Coffe that’s packaged like perfume kind of screams pricey.

Many streaming listeners are turning to vinyl for a renewed relationship with the music, and the artists, that they love. I’m one of them. www.bgr.com/2039461/musi...

The AI era is not about replacing the human workforce entirely, but rather shifting the focus of human intelligence from execution to orchestration and judgment. fortune.com/2025/11/25/w...

The health of the AI industry — and the wider U.S. economy — may depend on whether those businesses find enough value in AI tools to spend a lot more on the technology in coming years. Here’s a good look at Bubble or Not … www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

If you’re shopping for a new health plan, the good news is there are lots of new options out there. Personally, I kind of like the Dwayne Johnson plan. www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...

Interesting new research out from Gallup and West Health takes a deep dive into healthcare experiences on a state-by-state basis, from best to worst in cost, quality, and access. news.gallup.com/poll/698042/...

A growing batch of companies give customers access to whatever medical tests they want — no doctor’s orders required. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...

Interesting idea. Will consumers embrace this, and if so, it could mark a significant milestone in AI adoption. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/i...

“The world, at its best, no longer runs on the equation “my finished product for yours.” It runs on 21st-century networks of collaboration built on trust, not bullying.” Great read. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...?

What does shopping with an AI assistant change for consumers—and for the sellers and advertisers trying to reach them? bit.ly/3LEfbzk

Well this is a spectacular global relations fail for the U.S. www.voronoiapp.com/geopolitics/...

The American Dream isn’t cheap. Owning a home, raising a family, and retiring comfortably now total over $5 million across a lifetime for a household. What does the rest cost? www.visualcapitalist.com/cost-of-the-...

Consumers (68%) and senior marketers (75%) expressed an increasingly positive outlook on the possibilities of generative AI this year, according to a September report from Kantar. www.emarketer.com/content/cons...

The robot became available for preorder on Oct. 28 for $20,000 for those who want to own it, and $499 per month for anyone who wants to try it out through 1X's subscription option. www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...

Most Americans are going to have sticker shock when they sign up for health insurance this year. Here’s why. stocks.apple.com/AVSJ5hCm3TfO...

Last night’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver attempted to explain Medicare Advantage and the great advertising that promotes it. To sum up: "All the pitfalls of private insurance, and the economic significance of novelty slippers." youtu.be/Ejoi9yfLVCc?...

New research has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors in some tasks but also created safety risks and amplified social inequities. To be fair, also seeing AI reduce inequities, but like a lot of advances, I suspect both results can happen. ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

Apple’s subsequent success in this category — whether it’s the current MacBooks or even the rise of mobile devices like the iPhone — owes a huge debt to the PowerBook 100 series. And I had one. www.cultofmac.com/apple-histor...

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January. This will have a devastating impact on America's health and safety. bit.ly/4qhARkH

Maybe the best AI cartoon ever.

The Governors Public Health Alliance is the latest and so far the largest move to create an alternative public-health universe outside the federal government. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Walmart is forming a partnership with OpenAI to let shoppers buy its products directly within ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence chatbot. Online shopping is going to become a different experience from the retail websites we are used to. www.wsj.com/business/ret...

Lego sets focus on ways to support psychosocial and emotional wellbeing of patients and families at children’s hospitals and opportunities to play are key. Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world. . www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/l...

Excellent read. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Patients are shouldering responsibility for diagnosing their own symptoms, tracking their own medical data and even ordering their own lab tests. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Increases to ACA premium payments will be brutal in most parts of the country. This, on top of commercial insurance premiums jumping double digits, will make healthcare unaffordable for millions. www.kff.org/affordable-c...

So many thoughts on this. www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

The measure, SB 53, requires some AI developers to publicly disclose their safety and security protocols. It also creates a way for companies and the public to report major safety incidents to the state. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

I don’t think Ben’s will have the same brand appeal, but good for Jerry for having the courage of his convictions. Life is short, and he’s accomplished a lot of good in his life.

Dubbed the “social media dark horse,” Reddit has earned recognition for its growing importance in health and wellness advertising. www.mmm-online.com/news/why-red...

We used to have a war on cancer. Now it’s a war on public health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Unbelievable and incredibly irresponsible public health. Children will die. www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...

Maybe one of the most important healthcare stories that not enough of us are talking about is going into 2026. www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/b...

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...

At least three top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted their resignations on Wednesday, saying the recent changes and leadership at their agency are preventing them from fulfilling their duties as public health authorities. thehill.com/policy/healt...

OpenAI wants to build its own healthcare applications with two new leaders at the helm – adding Doximity's cofounder and Instagram's cohead of product to its healthcare team. www.businessinsider.com/openai-taps-...

America first? Not when it comes to your health. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

There are some weird new products coming out.

Data privacy and security top the list of C-level exec concerns for AI. www.emarketer.com/content/priv...

Reddit, Wikipedia, and YouTube top the list of most cited websites by AI. www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m...

This is shameful.

Get ready for systems like GoLaxy that continually mine social media platforms to build dynamic psychological profiles. The result is a highly efficient propaganda engine that’s designed to be nearly indistinguishable from legitimate online interaction. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/o...

Expert on future of work says it’s a little early for dire predictions, but there are signs significant change may be coming news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

The AI funding tidal wave continues topping $40B for the third straight quarter. Good data and trends from the recent State of AI Q2'25 Report from @cbinsights.bsky.social www.cbinsights.com/research/rep...

Options to avoid utter collapse: Private equity cost cutting, AI transformation, crisis-induced disruption — or more likely some combination of all three. Good read. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...

While health systems are looking to implement AI, they are hyper-focused on getting returns on their investments that will help minimize a challenging financial environment. www.modernhealthcare.com/health-tech/...

This is an amazing resource from @chrischirp.bsky.social and much needed.