It can be daunting to sift through the noise today to find the news that truly matters. That's where The Navigator from #NewRules comes in. Our weekly news roundup is meticulously curated to expand upon our weekly reporting to help you better understand the complexities of current events and successfully chart the future.
China’s Xi Jinping pushes ‘disruptive innovation’ at first Politburo study session of the year (South China Morning Post)
At a meeting of the Communist Party’s top policymaking body, Xi says China must ‘fight the battle in core technologies’ and increase supply chain resilience
Apple is at a lull right now in terms of disruptive innovation, says Rosenblatt's Barton Crockett (CNBC)
Barton Crockett, Rosenblatt Securities senior analyst, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Apple’s leadership at top of the tech sector, the lack of product innovation from the company, how the tech giant plans to catch up in the AI race, and more.
Broke boomers are moving in with their millennial kids, who are seething: ‘Where were they when I needed help?’ (FORTUNE)
Get the guest room ready, because mom and dad are moving in. What sounds like the logline of a ‘90s sitcom is reality for Lars, a college instructor in her late 30s whose boomer parents didn’t save enough for retirement.
Hospitals make incremental progress on leadership diversity (Becker’s Hospital Review)
Hospitals are making progress to diversify their C-suites, management and boards, though there is still significant room for improvement, according to a Feb. 28 report from the American Hospital Association.Â
Improving women’s fertility choices: avoiding environmental catastrophe caused by population growth (AAAS)
Declining fertility rates and aging populations in Western nations have recently set off alarm bells, but continued global population growth will actually raise the pressure billions more people place on a destroyed environment, according to new research.
Immigration will add 350,000 more to the UK's population (Daily Mail)
Immigration will add 350,000 more people to the population over the next five years than previously predicted, the economics watchdog has said.
New method to predict medical risks decades ahead (Science Magazine)
The world population is aging at an increasing pace. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2023, one in six people were over 60 years old. By 2050, the number of people over 60 is expected to double to 2.1 billion.
South Korean marriages down by 40% in just 10 years (The Independent)
In 2023, country sees about 190,000 couples tying the knot, with those opting for marriage also having fewer children.
Artificial Kindness (NewScientist)
Millions of us are turning to chatbots for emotional support. But can AI ever be capable of empathy? And what could possibly go wrong?