DataVault has moved from early-stage infrastructure into a company approaching multi-billion valuation territory within a compressed period. Its growth places it at the center of a shift in how data is understood, priced, and exchanged.

In a recent interview, co-founder Nate Bradley described a system designed to convert data from an operational burden into a structured financial asset. The implications extend across enterprise balance sheets and into national economic systems.

Bradley’s entry into this space did not begin in finance. He previously founded AudioEye, a digital accessibility company that builds infrastructure enabling people with disabilities to navigate online systems. That experience established a framework for addressing structural gaps through technology while maintaining commercial scale.

“When I started DataVault, I was looking to have social impact equivalent to what I did at AudioEye,” Bradley said.

DataVault, operating as DataVault AI Inc., builds on that foundation with a model that treats data as an asset that can be valued, scored, and monetized. The company integrates artificial intelligence, blockchain infrastructure, and financial exchange systems to create a market layer where data is no longer static.

“We did what Zillow did to real estate,” Bradley said. “We did that to data.”

The company’s framework introduces what functions as a credit system for data. Datasets are evaluated based on completeness, ownership rights, and usability, then assigned a financial value that can be acted upon across markets.

“We added a layer of valuation and score,” Bradley said. “So you can look at a server or a phone and know how much data is on it in terms of dollar value.”

The system operates across three mechanisms that define its architecture. Data is indexed regardless of how it enters an organization. It is assigned value based on production cost and demand. It is scored to determine quality and rights before entering exchange environments.

“Our clients can use DataVault to look at their data in its value, score it, and then ultimately turn it to cash,” Bradley said.

This model aligns with broader structural changes across the global economy. The International Data Corporation projects the global datasphere will reach 175 zettabytes, while McKinsey & Company reports that data-driven organizations significantly outperform peers in operating margins. Despite that scale, most companies still lack a system to directly price data.

DataVault positions itself within that gap by operating as an indexing and valuation layer rather than a storage or processing platform.

“We never take custody of the data,” Bradley said. “We simply do a white glove appraisal of it.”

That distinction matters in a market defined by risk. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report , the global average breach cost has reached $4.45 million. By evaluating data in place rather than duplicating it, DataVault reduces exposure while preserving ownership.

“We believe AI should be subordinated by human beings,” Bradley said.

That perspective aligns with global policy direction. The OECD AI Principles emphasize human-centered systems that maintain accountability as automation expands.

DataVault’s model extends beyond enterprise systems into financial infrastructure. The company is building tokenized exchanges connected to markets, including systems aligned with NASDAQ.

“We’re building a token exchange that rides on the most trusted infrastructure ever, the NASDAQ,” Bradley said.

The company’s acceleration is tied to its position within real-world asset tokenization. Deloitte research and Boston Consulting Group projections identify this as a multi-trillion-dollar market opportunity.

“Less than 10 percent of real-world assets could eliminate national debt,” Bradley said.

The company is also expanding globally through initiatives tied to digital economies, including collaborations with the Mandela family aimed at enabling countries to enter Web3 systems.

“We’re putting the technology on top of countries to help them enter the Web3 ecosystem,” Bradley said.

That expansion reflects a broader thesis that data ownership can generate new forms of economic participation. DataVault’s system allows individuals and organizations to monetize data tied to identity, performance, and lived experience.

“If we can convert data into a cash asset, it becomes a renewable source of revenue,” Bradley said.

The company’s valuation growth reflects increasing institutional interest in this model. DataVault has moved from a $9 million valuation to hundreds of millions within a short period, with projections pointing toward multi-billion scale as adoption expands. Every organization produces data, yet few have infrastructure to measure or monetize it.

“We take a cost center and turn it into a revenue generating asset,” Bradley said.

The next phase of development centers on automation within the data economy, where artificial intelligence systems transact directly with one another.

“AI will go out with a budget and buy the data that you need,” Bradley said.

That shift introduces a market where data is continuously valued and exchanged as a financial instrument within an AI-driven economy. Ownership shifts toward those who generate the data rather than the platforms that aggregate it.

“It’s a big responsibility and an opportunity beyond belief,” Bradley said.

DataVault is building a system that treats data as measurable, tradable, and owned, establishing a financial structure around information that has historically existed without one.

Global capital isn’t retreating—it’s consolidating into fewer rooms, fewer players, and more controlled access.

FII PRIORITY Miami 2026 opens as access to capital becomes more selective and more controlled.
What was once visible is now increasingly gated.

As FII PRIORITY Miami begins March 25, confirmed participation from Donald Trump places economic diplomacy at the center of a tense global moment.Gathering sovereign wealth funds, policymakers, and institutional investors to determine how capital moves across regions.

Geopolitical tension has not reduced participation. It has narrowed access.

The Future Investment Initiative Institute confirms that FII PRIORITY Miami will proceed March 25–27, 2026 at the Faena Hotel, with registration now closed ahead of opening day. That detail matters. It suggests demand has held, even as global instability intensifies. Donald Trump is expected to deliver a keynote during the summit’s closing session, reinforcing continued U.S. engagement with Gulf-backed investment platforms, while Donald Trump Jr., Partner at 1789 Capital, is also a confirmed speaker.

The presence of Gulf leadership—including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund—and senior U.S. figures places the event inside a larger economic conversation: how to maintain financial cooperation when political alignment is under strain.

Trump’s return to the FII stage reflects continuity in economic relationships that extend beyond election cycles or diplomatic fluctuations. His participation aligns with ongoing efforts to sustain U.S.–Saudi investment tie.

Recent reporting by the WorldsEdge team previewed this significant summit:

https://newyorkedgenews.com/fii-priority-miami-2026-returns-as-global-capital-repositions-for-a-fragmenting-world/

This year’s summit is taking place in a climate where every appearance is even more strategic. Trump’s confirmed participation places U.S.–Gulf economic alignment in plain view at a moment when global audiences are watching  closely.

And in Miami this week, the sphere of influence remains intact. 

FII Miami 2026 is a global investment summit where sovereign wealth funds, policymakers, and institutional investors shape how capital moves across regions.

Geopolitical tension does not stop capital movement. It compresses access and concentrates decision-making among fewer participants.

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For decades, schools and workplaces rewarded consistency, speed and compliance. The model favored those who could follow instructions, meet uniform benchmarks and operate within predictable systems. That structure is now under pressure. A growing body of research across psychology, neuroscience and labor economics suggests that the traits once labeled as disruptive or inefficient are increasingly aligned with how work actually gets done.

The claim that “the future belongs to the neurodivergent” is often overstated. What experts are observing is more precise. The modern economy is rewarding people who can adapt, synthesize information across domains and operate outside rigid systems. Many of those traits are associated with neurodivergent cognition, including ADHD, autism and dyslexia.

A 2020 report from World Economic Forum identified analytical thinking, creativity and complex problem-solving among the most in-demand skills through 2025. Those capabilities rely less on standardized processing and more on flexible cognition. The report notes that as automation expands, “human” skills—those tied to interpretation and innovation—carry greater value.

At the same time, psychological research has reframed how neurodivergence is understood. Rather than deficits, many researchers describe a distribution of cognitive styles with distinct strengths. A widely cited paper in Nature Reviews Neuroscience introduced the concept of neurodiversity as a natural variation in human cognition, arguing that conditions such as autism should be considered part of that spectrum rather than deviations from a norm.
 

That reframing has practical implications. In sectors ranging from technology to media, employers are beginning to recognize that cognitive differences can drive innovation. A 2017 study published in the Journal of Business and Psychology found that employees with ADHD traits often demonstrate higher levels of creativity and entrepreneurial intention, particularly in environments that allow autonomy.
 

The shift is operational. Three capabilities are emerging as central to this transition.

First- pattern recognition. The ability to detect connections across large volumes of information is now a core function in fields shaped by data and artificial intelligence. Research from the National Institutes of Health has shown that individuals on the autism spectrum often excel in identifying patterns and systemizing information, particularly in technical environments.
 

Second- nonlinear thinking. Traditional workflows prioritize sequential logic. Many emerging industries do not. A 2018 paper in Harvard Business Review described how cognitive diversity improves team performance, particularly when solving complex, non-routine problems. Teams that include individuals who approach problems differently are more likely to generate novel solutions.

Third- adaptive self-direction. Careers are no longer defined by single trajectories. A report from McKinsey & Company found that workers increasingly need to reskill throughout their lives as roles evolve or disappear. The ability to pivot, learn independently and operate without fixed structures has become a baseline expectation.
 

These shifts do not suggest that neurodivergent individuals will automatically dominate future industries. Structural barriers remain. Access to diagnosis, workplace accommodations and equitable hiring practices continues to shape outcomes. A 2022 review in The Lancet Psychiatry emphasized that while neurodivergent individuals possess valuable strengths, systemic exclusion still limits participation in the workforce.
 

What is changing is the alignment between how certain people think and what the economy now requires. The distance between “difference” and “advantage” is narrowing.

Technology is accelerating that convergence. Artificial intelligence can now handle repetitive tasks that once defined productivity. That shift places greater emphasis on interpretation, strategy and creative synthesis. It also allows individuals to design workflows around their cognitive strengths rather than forcing conformity to standardized systems.

In media, that transformation is already visible. Independent creators, analysts and founders are building platforms that do not rely on traditional institutional pathways. Success depends less on credentials and more on the ability to identify cultural patterns, translate them and move quickly.

The conversation around neurodivergence is often framed as inclusion. That framing misses the larger point. This is not only about accommodating difference. It is about recognizing that the definition of value has changed.

The future does not belong to a single cognitive type. It belongs to those who understand how they think and can apply that awareness in systems that reward adaptability. Neurodivergent individuals are part of that shift, not because of a label but because many have spent years navigating environments that were not designed for them.

In 2023, during a presentation that circulated widely through technology policy circles, Center for Humane Technology co-founder Tristan Harris and technologist Aza Raskin delivered a stark assessment of artificial intelligence and democracy. In their talk, Raskin suggested that the 2024 election cycle could become the “last human elec tion.” The phrase was less prediction than warning. Harris and Raskin argued that generative AI systems—capable of producing persuasive text, images, audio, and video on demand—were arriving faster than democratic institutions could adapt.

The idea did not come from the political class. It emerged from technologists watching the acceleration of machine-generated media. In the presentation, Harris and Raskin explained how rapidly improving generative models could scale persuasion beyond anything produced by traditional campaigns, advertising firms, or media organizations. Synthetic political messaging, once difficult to create, could soon be generated in unlimited variations.

Three years later, that warning is resurfacing in a different environment.

Artificial intelligence companies that once described themselves as research labs are now deeply embedded in global infrastructure—from search engines to cloud computing systems and government technology programs. Among them is the company behind ChatGPT.

OpenAI began in 2015 as a nonprofit research initiative founded by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and several leading AI researchers. The organization’s founding mission was to build advanced artificial intelligence in a way that would benefit humanity broadly rather than concentrate power within a handful of companies.

But the cost of training large AI models quickly forced a structural shift. In 2019 OpenAI created a capped-profit subsidiary designed to raise the billions of dollars needed for computing infrastructure while maintaining oversight from its nonprofit board.

That transition transformed the company from a research initiative into one of the most influential AI firms in the world. Microsoft invested heavily and integrated OpenAI systems into its cloud platform and software ecosystem.

The technology now powers tools used daily by hundreds of millions of people.

At the same time, OpenAI’s systems are moving into government environments.

Earlier this year the company confirmed an agreement allowing its models to operate within secure government networks used by the U.S. Department of Defense. The Pentagon has been expanding artificial intelligence programs for years as part of broader modernization efforts, according to the Defense Department’s.

The partnership enables government agencies to test generative AI for tasks such as software development, data analysis, and operational planning.

On its own, the contract does not involve elections or political messaging. But it represents a broader shift underway across the technology sector.

Companies building the most advanced generative models are becoming national security contractors.

That development brings the Harris-Raskin warning into sharper focus.

Artificial intelligence systems capable of generating persuasive content are now embedded inside institutions that also manage intelligence systems, cybersecurity operations, and digital infrastructure.

The overlap is structural, not conspiratorial.

Political campaigns already rely heavily on data analytics, targeted messaging, and digital advertising. Generative AI expands those capabilities dramatically. A single model can produce thousands of variations of political messaging tailored to different audiences.

Researchers studying election security have warned that synthetic media and automated persuasion tools could accelerate misinformation campaigns if used irresponsibly.

OpenAI itself has acknowledged those risks. Ahead of the 2024 global election cycle, the company announced safeguards intended to prevent its systems from producing targeted political persuasion or election interference content, according to reporting from.

Still, the broader AI industry remains divided about how closely companies should work with governments.

Anthropic, a competing AI company founded by former OpenAI researchers, has emphasized AI safety and regulatory oversight in its public policy work. The company has supported stronger testing and evaluation requirements for advanced models before widespread deployment.

In policy discussions around national security and AI governance, Anthropic has also pushed for transparency and regulatory clarity regarding how powerful AI systems should be classified and controlled.

Those disagreements reveal a deeper tension inside the AI sector.

One side argues that rapid development is necessary to maintain technological leadership in an increasingly competitive global landscape. Another camp warns that deployment is moving faster than democratic institutions can build safeguards.

The Harris and Raskin presentation explored precisely that imbalance.

The talk described how generative AI could flood digital networks with persuasive synthetic content. Unlike earlier technologies—radio, television, or social media—AI systems can create political messaging instantly and endlessly.

Campaign slogans, speeches, videos, and images can be generated automatically and distributed across social networks.

For election administrators and researchers, the concern is not only misinformation. It is scale.

When persuasive messaging can be produced automatically, the volume of political communication could expand beyond the capacity of traditional oversight or fact-checking systems.

Sam Altman has acknowledged similar risks in public testimony and policy discussions. He has repeatedly argued that advanced AI will require new regulatory frameworks to address its societal impact.

The United States now approaches the 2026 midterm elections during a period of extraordinary technological change.

Generative AI tools are integrated into everyday software. Governments are experimenting with AI systems across defense and intelligence programs. Political campaigns are beginning to explore automation and data-driven communication strategies.

None of those developments guarantee that elections will be manipulated by machines.

But they illustrate the transformation Harris and Raskin were describing.

For most of modern history, political persuasion depended on human infrastructure—speechwriters, strategists, media organizations, and campaign staff.

Artificial intelligence introduces a new actor into that system: machines capable of producing persuasive communication at industrial scale.

The technology does not vote.

Yet the systems shaping public information increasingly rely on algorithms designed and controlled by a small number of companies.

The phrase “last human election” therefore functions less as a prophecy than as a question.

If democratic institutions cannot keep pace with the technologies shaping public discourse, future elections may still be human contests—but they will take place inside an information ecosystem increasingly influenced by machines.

The Web2 era of the internet has taught us that concentrating power in the hands of a few big tech players doesn’t end well. Outsized power over culture, commerce and Capitol Hill rarely moves society forward.

Yet consecutive outages at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure have led to major disruptions online and across financial systems, hospitals and airlines—impacting millions of people globally.

These incidents highlight one undeniable truth: the cloud, as we know it, is breakable. It’s breakable because it’s centralized. A few major players control the infrastructure that society runs on. That concentration is not only unstable, it increasingly represents a national security risk.

A 15-hour AWS outage reported in October 2025 was traced back to an issue at one of Amazon’s data centers. Approximately 1,000 websites and web services that rely on AWS for storage, hosting or databases were affected. Experts say incidents like this are unlikely to remain isolated events. Without structural changes to how cloud infrastructure operates, disruptions will likely become more common as demand grows.

Decentralizing Compute

Argentum AI Founder and CEO Andrew Sobko says the moment should serve as a wake-up call for policymakers and the private sector to confront what is at stake if the current infrastructure model remains unchanged.

Argentum AI is an open, enterprise-level, AI-powered compute marketplace designed to make compute liquid, verifiable and globally accessible.

Sobko’s experience building marketplaces comes from the supply-chain world, where the core challenge is matching supply and demand under real-world constraints: location, reliability, compliance and time.

“When AI hit, I saw the same pattern but worse: compute supply is fragmented, underutilized, and locked inside a few gatekeepers, while demand is exploding. The ‘aha’ moment was realizing the shortage wasn’t only about manufacturing more GPUs—it was about unlocking the massive amount of idle and second-life capacity already out there and making it enterprise-trustworthy,” he said.

The marketplace connects buyers—enterprises and AI teams that need compute—with providers such as data centers, neo-clouds and enterprises that have GPU capacity available.

Buyers submit workloads with constraints including GPU type, timeline, budget, region, latency, sovereignty and compliance needs. The platform then matches those workloads with the best-fit supply based on price, performance, reliability and jurisdiction—not simply the cheapest GPU hour.

It’s important to note that the cloud becoming centralized was partly a necessity. Economies of scale, reliability demands and operating complexity historically favored large providers capable of building and maintaining global infrastructure.

However, that same model now concentrates risk.

Today the industry faces systemic outages, security concentration and geopolitical vulnerabilities that must be addressed.

“One failure can cascade across airlines, banking, health systems and emergency services,” Sobko explained. “Access can be constrained by sanctions, policy shifts or jurisdictional conflict. A small number of targets become ‘crown jewels’ for attackers.”

Those risks only increase in the AI era.

We need infrastructure that is resilient by design—multi-provider, distributed, verifiable and capable of graceful failover. Infrastructure must also offer transparent pricing and open access so compute power is not controlled by a small number of monopolies.

So why do we accept extreme centralization in digital infrastructure in ways we would never accept for food, water or energy?

Sobko believes the answer is simple: digital infrastructure scaled faster than public understanding of its implications. The same could be said about AI today.

“For payments and fintech, a small number of processors and cloud dependencies can freeze millions of transactions. For healthcare systems, centralized EHR and cloud dependencies can halt clinical workflows,” he warns.

It is also worth noting the irony that cryptocurrency platform Coinbase went down during a previous AWS outage. Even exchanges promoting decentralized finance often rely on centralized infrastructure behind the scenes.

What remains uncertain is how emerging infrastructure models will function at scale.

Is decentralized compute still proof-of-concept, or is it a viable alternative to hyperscale cloud providers? Where might this idealistic vision fall short?

Time will tell.

During a media session for the opening of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Detroit campus at Michigan Central, Usher, Big Sean, Shawn Wilson, Carolina Pluszczynski, and Ryan Gustafson addressed the significance of placing youth inside an active economic district, followed by a private soft opening celebrating the launch.

DETROIT — The future of youth development is being financed, staffed, and built inside Michigan Central Station, where the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Detroit has opened a new campus after three years of planning.

The new campus places members of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Detroit inside Michigan Central’s innovation district, where more than 200 companies are actively building and scaling. The long-term investment strategy, structured to reach $30 million over the next decade, reframes youth development as economic participation rather than preparation.

Inside Michigan Central’s operating ecosystem, the campus places youth alongside founders, engineers, and employers across mobility, technology, manufacturing, and creative industries as active participants rather than observers.

 

The campus is part of Michigan Central’s broader economic footprint, which spans mobility research, advanced manufacturing, and creative production. Rather than separating youth programming from economic activity, the model shortens the distance between learning and participation and positions young people inside working systems where decisions and production already occur.

Carolina Pluszczynski, chief operating officer of Michigan Central, described the campus as a pipeline connecting young people to real work and real opportunity. Speaking during the opening panel, she said the investment represents

“a commitment to build to provide access and opportunity for the youth of Detroit,” adding that the focus is placing young people inside “a live ecosystem” connected to “the jobs of the future.”

“When we started at Michigan Central, I think we had 10” startups nearby, she said. “Today we have over 200 companies” building in Detroit because the city connects universities, industrial expertise, and industries capable of manufacturing, deploying, and hiring.”

For a global audience, the distinction is structural. In many cities, youth programs sit near innovation districts and emphasize inspiration. At Michigan Central, the Boys & Girls Club campus operates within daily activity, reducing the gap between exposure and participation.

Shawn Wilson, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Detroit, said the Michigan Central campus is not a replacement for neighborhood clubs but an extension of them. He described the approach as a feeder system, with neighborhood clubs preparing youth who then move into the district and carry knowledge back into their communities.

Wilson pointed to outcomes achieved, including sending youth to Abu Dhabi to compete in autonomous racing leagues and to New York Fashion Week to present their own designs. What changes at Michigan Central, he said, is proximity.

 

“To literally sit side by side” with founders and learn “real time,” Wilson said, is “the power of this collaboration.”

Big Sean, who participated in the opening discussion, described what is happening inside Michigan Central as “a whole new model,” created by bringing startups, academics, industry partners, universities, and youth into a shared environment where collaboration happens daily.

He later spoke directly about his financial involvement, stating that he has invested $1.5 million into Boys & Girls Club-related work. He rejected the idea that the effort is performative. “Cameras on, cameras off,” he said. “It don’t matter to me.”

Stripped of celebrity, the argument presented throughout the panel was economic.

Ryan Gustafson, chief executive officer of Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, framed the initiative as a private-sector responsibility tied to workforce outcomes. He said the work sits “at the intersection” of what his organization believes, investing in community and expanding opportunity, while using sports and entertainment “as a platform” to help access translate into jobs.

Usher widened the lens beyond Detroit. While acknowledging the attention surrounding the opening, he cautioned against mistaking visibility for outcome. “The fact that we have this media, we have this opportunity, is great,” he said. “But it’s what’s going to happen… in these small rooms” that determines whether time and effort become reality.

That emphasis aligns with national data. According to the most recent U.S. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report, 24 percent of people ages 18 to 24 are currently entrepreneurs, while 21 percent say they plan to start a business within three years. Rising entrepreneurial interest without infrastructure often leads to churn. Access paired with space, mentorship, equipment, and employer proximity can lead to companies, careers, intellectual property, and retention.

The opening also surfaced a harder truth about readiness. Author and activist Shaka Senghor spoke about literacy as a structural dividing line rather than an abstract metric. “There’s no secret that there’s a correlation between our incarceration rates and our literacy rates,” he said. He described the Michigan Central space as different because “what we’ve done here is we made literacy cool.”

Nationally, Boys & Girls Clubs of America reports serving 4.2 million young people in 2024 across the United States and U.S. military installations worldwide, with nearly 500,000 engaging with a club each day. Detroit’s approach places that model inside an innovation district where young people can see how industries operate and move from exposure to skill, from skill to pay, and from pay to ownership.

As the panel concluded, Wilson encouraged visitors to walk the space and meet the youth, calling what they were seeing “just the beginning.”

Former presidents often build libraries. Barack Obama and Michelle Obama built a media company.

Higher Ground, the storytelling venture founded by the former president and first lady, announced it will co-produce the Broadway revival of Proof, David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award–winning play. The production stars Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri and Golden Globe winner Don Cheadle, both making Broadway debuts. The limited sixteen-week engagement begins March 31 at the Booth Theatre with an opening night scheduled for April 16. 

The move places the Obamas inside another influential creative industry and reinforces a strategy that has defined their post-White House years.

Higher Ground launched with a simple idea. Storytelling shapes public understanding of history, culture, and power. Film, television, podcasts, and digital media became the company’s primary tools. Theater now joins that portfolio.

Key art, created by visual artist Alexis Frankin. 

Proof centers on Catherine, the daughter of a renowned mathematician named Robert. After his death, a notebook containing a revolutionary mathematical proof appears among his papers. Questions emerge about authorship and credibility. Catherine must navigate grief, intellectual inheritance, and the pressure to prove her own brilliance. 

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama described the revival as exactly the type of story Higher Ground was created to champion. The play examines doubt, genius, and what people inherit from those they love. 

That philosophy has guided the company’s rise across entertainment.

Higher Ground earned an Academy Award for American Factory. The company produced projects including Crip Camp, Rustin, American Symphony, and the Netflix film Leave the World Behind. The slate spans documentary, narrative film, audio storytelling, and digital series. Emmy and Grammy honors followed as the catalog expanded.

The company also built an independent podcast network featuring IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, and Audible Originals such as The Wonder of Stevie and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. 

Broadway represents a natural extension of that storytelling ecosystem.

The theater remains one of the most influential artistic institutions in the United States. Productions on Broadway often shape artistic conversation across television, film, and touring productions. A revival supported by figures with global visibility brings additional attention to a work that already holds a prominent place in American theater.

The creative team behind the revival includes Tony Award–winning director Thomas Kail and producer Mike Bosner. Their involvement adds a strong Broadway pedigree to the production. 

Casting also signals an intergenerational moment in entertainment. Edebiri has emerged as one of the most recognizable performers of her generation through television and film. Cheadle carries decades of acclaimed screen work into his first Broadway role. Their collaboration connects contemporary Hollywood with live theater tradition.

For the Obamas, the production adds another layer to a legacy that now extends far beyond electoral politics.

Political leadership focuses on nation building. Cultural investment shapes imagination.

WorldsEdge readers first saw coverage of the revival when casting news surfaced on New York Edge News where Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle’s Broadway debuts were first reported. 

Proof opens in April.

Tickets for the Broadway revival of Proof now on sale through Telecharge at: https://www.telecharge.com/proof-tickets, by phone at 212-239-6200, or through the production website https://www.proofbroadway.com. 

The run lasts sixteen weeks.

 by Kianga J Moore for New York Edge News 

(Original Interview, September 2025) 

Nearly forty years after he first painted a polka-dotted house on Heidelberg Street, Dr. Tyree Guyton’s  Heidelberg Project remains one of the most audacious public art environments in the world. Born from neighborhood abandonment and rebuilt after arson, threats of demolition, and doubt from hesitant neighbors, the massive public arts work has become both a philosophy and an economic engine that continues to shape Detroit’s identity on the global stage.

Guyton calls his approach and philosophy Heidelbergology. He describes it as “the practice of reintegrating discarded objects and people into the community from which they came.” Guyton has evolved his ideology of creation into a living practice. Vacant houses became storyboards. Neighborhoods with little investment were turned into open-air museums. And when fires gutted his work, the artist used the setback to dig deeper, finding new ways to use unconventional materials, refusing to accept that anything or anyone could be written off as junk.

“I knew as a kid I wanted to be an artist,” Guyton said. “Yahweh kept me going. This is my life’s work.”

The Heidelberg Project’s reach is undeniable. Jeanine Whitfield, who has worked alongside Guyton for more than three decades, noted that visitors from more than 144 countries have signed the guest book.

“A Williams College study determined the Heidelberg Project was the third most visited cultural destination in Detroit, contributing over $7.2 million to Wayne County,” Whitfield shared. “This was achieved with no government funding. The impact is wild, and it continues to be relevant.”

The Heidelberg Project began in 1986 when Guyton, encouraged by his grandfather Sam Mackey, involved the neighborhood kids to pick up a couple of brooms and brushes and contribute to the transformation of their everyday surroundings. They cleaned their street, then gathered the scattered fragments of thrown-away items and began assembling the scraps into appendages of possibility. Out of boarded-up homes and broken furniture emerged a world of its own. Think of Yayoi Kusama’s obsessive use of polka dots, shapes, and lights spilled over into a constructed universe born from imagination with her pop culture phenomenon—“Infinity Mirror” rooms.

At a time when Detroit’s east side landscape was littered with trash and pockets of neglect, Guyton’s vision dared to imagine that beauty and meaning could grow from waste.

Guyton’s bold contribution did not go without controversy. He endured city demolitions, public criticism, and repeated fires that destroyed parts of the installation. Yet every setback reinforced the project’s resilience in tandem with the growing fascination from the public. One of the pieces from Heidelberg currently on display, Faces in the Hood, still carries the scars from the arson. To Guyton, the evidence of destruction is not tragedy but testimony and proof that art can endure, shift, and be the truth our soul seeks.

The project has provided jobs, youth training, and artist development in a city previously defined by post-industrial ruin. Guyton and his team designed something that became more than a symbol found in some obscure neighborhood—it scaled and became a measurable cultural asset and contributor to the Detroit economy.

The Heidelberg Project (site view, 2025), Detroit, MI, 1986–ongoing. Photo courtesy of John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

What makes Heidelbergology powerful is the refusal to separate aesthetics from people. Guyton insists the work is as much about healing as art history.

“What we started with, using art as a medicine to heal—recycling not just objects, but the human spirit—is just as important today as it was when I began nearly 40 years ago.”

This fall, his philosophy entered a new chapter. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin opened Heidelbergology: Is It Art Now? on September 13, 2025, the first major museum exhibition of Guyton’s work. Ten monumental sculptures from the Heidelberg site, including Noah’s Ark—a boat covered with stuffed animals—and Penny Car, a vintage taxi encrusted in pennies, are shown alongside 50 paintings, studies, and archival sketches. The exhibition runs through February 2026, leading directly into the project’s 40th anniversary.

The title comes directly from criticism he once received. Guyton candidly stated, “People said it was junk. I said, you are right. Let’s put it in a museum and ask the world—Is it art now?”

The question isn't rhetorical. Guyton thrives on challenging beliefs with expectation.

“Institutions say art should be this way. I ask myself, can it be this way over here too?” He added, “I’m the salmon swimming upstream.” Guyton’s work isn’t linear for elite approval. It insists that art belongs in inner-city neighborhoods as much as it does in white-walled galleries.

Curators at JMKAC see the show as more than a retrospective.

“Relocating these works into the gallery challenges us to reconsider our own assumptions about what and where art is,” said Laura Bickford, collections curator.

The Heidelberg Project (site view, 2025), Detroit, MI, 1986–ongoing. Photo courtesy of John Michael Kohler Arts Center. 

For Guyton, the shift is another way to push boundaries.

 “If you are an artist in the soul, you can do it anywhere,” he says.

The collaboration with JMKAC was years in the making.

 “They are the only institution in the world that actually embraces art environments all over the world,” Whitfield explained. “Although we had a couple of false starts, everything happens as it should. Now is the right time, with our 40th anniversary next year. The show aligns perfectly.”

The Heidelberg Project has not always been welcomed. Some residents have been uneasy living alongside an evolving installation. But even detractors cannot ignore its impact. Detroit has benefited from the global attention it generates, and thousands of young people have developed artistic practices and learned the fundamentals of being an artist through Guyton’s program. To dismiss the project is to overlook the evidence of jobs created, tourists drawn, and imaginations sparked.

Guyton is quick to acknowledge his dedicated team. Whitfield helped build the organizational backbone of the project. He credits her business knowledge for providing structure.

“All I want to do is be free to create,” he said. “But you need a team.” That collaboration is itself part of Heidelbergology—bridges built between artists, administrators, and communities to make art sustainable.

As Detroit continues to navigate cycles of reinvention, Guyton is clear about the city’s creative energy.

“You love this place and you hate this place. But what makes it? You got some bad mama jamas here. When everybody else left, people like myself stayed and handled their business. You can’t get rid of this energy—it’s too much,” Guyton adds “It’s going to become greater, especially with the young folks I see today. They are thinkers.”

The Heidelberg Project turns 40 next year. Guyton is “cleaning up,” editing and refining the site, but refuses to predict what comes next.

“I don’t know what the future holds. But I know it holds something,” he says.

What remains undeniable is that Heidelbergology has shifted the frame of what art can be, making Detroit a proving ground for reinvention and a cultural magnet. In the words of Guyton,

 “The goal is nothing less than to “challenge the world” with Detroit’s art – to show that from the ashes of decline can rise a creative spirit powerful enough to reinvent a city.”

The upcoming anniversary of Heidelberg is a continuation of a living economy that began with one man’s refusal to see his neighborhood as disposable.

When Boris Kodjoe arrives on In The Valley he begins with a single word: “Present.” He explains that “the past is over and the future isn’t guaranteed.” His episode, taped live during FII9 in Riyadh, marks a turning point for the series. Kodjoe is the first major diaspora figure to appear on a podcast already known across Africa and the Middle East for spotlighting founders and investors who are building real companies rather than rehearsing familiar hype cycles.

In The Valley has become one of the most focused platforms documenting African innovation across borders. The series is now stepping into the U.S. market with intentional pace. Created by  Silverbacks Holdings and hosted by Ibrahim Sagna, the show has grown into a cross-continental presence with measurable traction: 34 episodes, 50 guests and 18 million views across platforms. Its audience reflects the reality of modern movement. Capital, talent and creative IP now circulate between Accra, Lagos, Dubai, Riyadh, London and the United States in a weekly rhythm.

That momentum gives its U.S. expansion weight. Podcasting continues to climb as a global medium.  Backlinko’s industry review records the 2025 worldwide audience at 584.1 million listeners, a rise driven by video-led discovery and YouTube’s dominance among younger audiences. Kodjoe’s appearance sits at the intersection of that growth and the increased demand for accessible African innovation narratives in the United States.

Airlines have noticed the shift. The series was recently added to Qatar Airways’ in-flight entertainment roster, extending its reach to global travelers and business audiences who may not yet be inside Africa’s tech or creative landscape but are already shaped by it.

Kodjoe’s interview moves away from nostalgia and celebrity promo. He discusses identity, migration and creative work without leaning on spectacle. He speaks directly about the “ancestral power” that shapes him and describes his path from Germany to the United States in terms that reflect presence rather than performance. The tone aligns with listeners who expect clarity and context from the media they follow.

Kodjoe has been building global bridges long before this episode. His  Full Circle Africa  initiative brings leaders in business, sports and entertainment to Ghana to discuss investment and narrative ownership. It matches a broader shift in which diaspora networks are driving capital toward African creative industries, fintech and emerging technology. Analysts have pointed to Africa’s young, highly connected population as the engine behind that trend.

The episode’s value sits in its detail. Kodjoe speaks about African creators who are building animation studios, mobile fintech platforms and AI-driven creative companies that lower production barriers and protect ownership. He says the old studio model is over and that audiences consume content differently. African creators, he argues, are already designing systems that reflect how people watch, listen and share today.

For many U.S. viewers, this episode is their entry into In The Valley. It immediately clarifies that the show is not a celebrity podcast. It is a platform committed to serious, grounded conversations about Africa’s present and future, delivered by guests who understand what it means to build across borders.

The Kodjoe episode is the entry point for many Americans, but it is also a preview of the series’ wider ambitions. The platform is expanding at a moment when Africa’s creative influence and tech footprint continue to rise. 

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Infineo Global calls itself a FinTech. The scale of what it is attempting places the company inside a larger conversation about money, trust, and the future of state blockchain compliance. Chief Revenue Officer Jay Rogers says the mission is direct: turn life insurance into a digital asset that regular families can use the same way banks and institutions have used it for decades.

“We are tokenizing the life insurance industry,” Rogers said in our interview. “We want everyday users to benefit from this asset the same way large institutions do.”

 Infineo says it has already tokenized more than half a billion dollars of life insurance assets, a volume consistent with the surge in real world asset blockchain activity identified in recent reports from The Block and Deloitte.

Rogers built his career inside the legacy system he now wants to modernize. He started at New York Life in 2010, became a partner at MassMutual, then helped run the credit-union focused Stearns Financial Group where he structured collateral assignment split dollar plans. 

“We implemented billions of dollars worth of these assets at credit unions. People would say, ‘I didn’t know life insurance could do that,’” he said. 

That gap in understanding drives Infineo’s approach. “Life insurance is personal property. A 1911 Supreme Court decision made that clear,” Rogers said, referencing Grigsby v. Russell, which held that policyholders can assign or transfer life insurance as property. 

“Most people think they can only borrow from the carrier. They should be able to pledge their policy for capital the same way a bank does.”

Families tend to think about life insurance only as a payout, but Rogers argues that the asset has immediate value.

 “People should think about emergency financial moments, not only end of life moments,” he said. “Cash value is one of the purest forms of collateral. It’s guaranteed to go up in value and it’s extremely accessible if you know how to access it.”

Federal Reserve data shows banks hold more than $180 billion in bank owned life insurance, a category used for liquidity, retention, and balance sheet strength. 

“Banks understand what this asset does. We want families to understand the same thing,” Rogers said.

As more retail users explore cash value products, a growing community has pushed the concept known as infinite banking. Rogers believes blockchain multiplies its effect.

 “When you combine infinite banking with blockchain, it compounds the benefits,” he said. “Transparency and access change everything.” 

Infineo’s chief economist Robert Murphy is considered an authority in the infinite-banking space, which Rogers says helps the company bridge traditional finance and decentralized systems.

 “If more providers of capital enter that ecosystem, the cost of capital goes down,” he said. “It becomes more convenient and more affordable for everyday people.”

Rogers separates education and automation from execution when the conversation turns to AI. 

“We’re not using AI to make financial decisions,” he said. “We can use AI to educate people or automate back-office tasks, but we’re not at a place where AI should execute trades or toggle death benefits.”

 He called agentic AI “a real concern,” especially with systems that involve health data, medical underwriting, or death verification. 

“This is in line with medical records. Protection of individual data is the most important thing. It all fails if that’s not the priority.”

Infineo is pursuing SOC 2 compliance as it builds out its infrastructure, treating underwriting information with the same sensitivity as medical files.

Rogers says AI still has a path toward improving the insurance experience. He believes underwriting costs can drop significantly.

 “Almost 40 percent of applicants who start the process never buy anything,” he said. “The carrier pays for the medical visit, the questionnaire, the inspection report. What if we eliminated upfront underwriting and instead underwrote the death event using AI to detect bad actors. That could eliminate millions of dollars of cost for carriers.”

A 2024 McKinsey report found that AI-driven underwriting could reduce insurer costs by up to 30 percent, aligning with the efficiencies Rogers describes.

Infineo is rolling out its system in two phases. The first focuses on institutions that already use life insurance at scale. 

“Bank owned life insurance, credit union owned life insurance, collateral assignment split dollar plans. That’s where we started,” he said. Retail consumers come next. “The question is how we add value to their interaction with these products. That’s the second phase.”

He believes a digital ecosystem for life insurance is inevitable.

 “There will be on-chain issuers of life insurance,” Rogers said. “Guaranteed issue will expand. AI will reduce costs. Blockchain will add transparency. People will access capital from more providers.” 

He doesn’t frame this as a collapse of the traditional system but as a collaborative shift.

 “Life insurance will not move on-chain without the buy-in of legacy institutions. We’re not dragging them. We’re building technology that improves their value proposition.”

Rogers describes the future as an intersection.

 “Think of a triangle connecting blockchain, traditional financial institutions, and AI,” he says. “When those three work together, the end user wins.”

In July 2025, the White House released a digital‑assets roadmap promising to usher in a “Golden Age of Crypto.” On July 30, 2025 the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets — established by executive order — said America must become the “crypto capital of the world” and urged Congress to pass legislation that embraces decentralized finance and gives regulators clear authority over non‑security digital assets. It was the latest sign that digital currency has moved from the fringes of Silicon Valley into the center of federal policy.

The political embrace of crypto has already paid off for those close to power. A special report by Reuters found that the president’s sons, Eric and Donald Jr., have used their World Liberty Financial venture to sell governance tokens to foreign investors. In the first half of 2025 alone, the family collected more than $800 million from crypto sales, with potentially billions more in paper gains. The windfall illustrates how quickly wealth can accumulate in this new market — and how easily it can consolidate in familiar hands.

Silvina Moschini wants a different outcome. The Argentine‑born entrepreneur became the first Latina to lead a startup to unicorn status when her workforce‑management platform reached a billion‑dollar valuation. Now she is the co‑founder of Unicoin, an asset‑backed cryptocurrency that she envisions as a vehicle for democratizing investment. During our conversation, she said the industry has long been run by coders and traders and “doesn’t talk to normal people.” She said that has to change. “Normal people want to invest in an easy, fast way, without an operations manual,” she told me. To make that possible, Unicoin is building a token ecosystem that rewards users with experiences, from yoga retreats to Formula 1 paddock visits, for contributing content or bringing in new investors.

Her focus on accessibility is personal. Moschini recalled stepping onto the stage at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore this October as the only woman delivering a keynote. She used the spotlight to call for more women to become founders, investors and advocates in crypto. She said the sector’s narrow audience has been a barrier to real inclusion. “One of the main challenges I see to get more people into crypto is access to money‑making opportunities and investing,” she said. For her, the solution is an “international token for everyone” that combines investment returns with a loyalty program. She described Unicoin X, a forthcoming token, as part financial product and part community builder. Users can earn crypto by leveraging their expertise and network, then redeem those tokens for rewards or donate them to social causes.

Moschini wants to change how we think about wealth. “For many years wealth has been associated with money,” she said. “We believe that money doesn’t bring happiness, but it can enable other things.” She defines wealth in multiple dimensions: wellness, impact, passion and time to care for oneself. Her loyalty program reflects that philosophy. Investors can redeem tokens for wellness treatments or support initiatives such as animal welfare and women’s economic development. “We invest with the mindset of community,” she said. “We invest with the mindset of impact.”

This vision arrives at a pivotal moment. Fortune reports that about $124 trillion will transfer from baby boomers and older generations to heirs over the next 23 years and that women are expected to receive 70 percent of that inheritance. Yet many women lack confidence about investing; Fidelity’s 2025 Women & Money study found that one in five women still has no emergency fund and only a third have an estate plan. Moschini sees crypto as a way to empower those new asset owners, but she knows education must come first. Unicoin has already hosted investors’ academies for women and plans to expand its curriculum to cover budgeting, asset allocation and long‑term planning.

Her message resonates with broader research on gender and wealth. William Blair & Co. notes that women are creating wealth faster than at any time in history and tend to channel it toward socially responsible investments, impact enterprises and philanthropy. That tendency aligns with Moschini’s attempt to reframe crypto as a tool for good. She believes that if more women understand crypto wealth, they will use it to drive positive change — and that, in turn, will help shift the industry’s image from speculative playground to instrument of empowerment.

Moschini’s optimism doesn’t blind her to the sector’s challenges. She mentions cumbersome exchanges and clunky wallets. “Engineers need communications people and user‑experience people to do a good job,” she said, noting that many platforms are “cumbersome” and “not even nice to see.” She argues that people will only adopt digital assets when buying them is as simple as using a payment app. She also champions stablecoins and central bank digital currencies because they make international transfers cheap and fast. A pilot by the Bank for International Settlements found that CBDCs can cut cross‑border payment times from days to seconds and reduce costs by up to 50%. Those efficiencies could matter most for women sending remittances or running global businesses.

Regulation is another hurdle. Moschini criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission under former chair Gary Gensler for what she called a “war on crypto.” The Trump administration’s digital‑asset plan, recommends a fit‑for‑purpose market structure and urges regulators to provide clarity on trading, custody and record‑keeping. She believes clear rules will encourage entrepreneurs to build in the United States rather than flee abroad. Still, she warns that policy must not become a tool for insiders.  

Moschini’s own commitment to transparency is costly. Unicoin is registered in the United States and provides audited financial statements. She said the company spends millions on compliance because she wants to set a precedent. “If they want to attract entrepreneurs, they have to take care of the matters they left behind,” she said, referring to unresolved regulatory issues.

The stakes are high. Crypto may not yet be the great equalizer, but its potential is vast. Digital assets can make remittances cheap, open venture capital to new audiences and let people invest in projects that reflect their values. If the coming wealth transfer puts trillions into women’s hands, platforms that combine education, accessibility and impact could reshape finance. Silvina Moschini is betting that a token backed by real assets, guided by clear rules and wrapped in a community of educators and creators will prove that crypto can be more than a game for insiders. 

In an industry prone to hype and headlines, her insistence on simplicity, integrity and purpose offers a different story — one in which the great wealth shift empowers those who have long been left out. Toward the end of our conversation, she reflected on the importance of representation. “We cannot be what we cannot see,” Moschini said. “I have a responsibility to show any girl or woman out there that this is for them.”

Zohran Kwame Mamdani, born in Kampala and raised in Queens, became the youngest, Muslim, African-born mayor in New York City history after securing a decisive primary victory at 34. His campaign combined traditional organizing with an understanding of how digital storytelling moves culture. Mamdani’s team used social platforms to amplify what was already happening offline — neighborhood canvassing, community listening sessions, and debates that drew standing-room crowds. Social media was not his campaign. It was his amplifier.

The son of Ugandan academics who emigrated to the United States when he was a child, Mamdani often describes Queens as the foundation of his identity. His policies reflect that background — housing stability, fair transit, and dignity for working-class immigrants. That grounding made him a different kind of candidate: one who could navigate both borough streets and digital spaces with equal fluency. His message wasn’t rehearsed for virality; it became viral because it sounded like the city itself.

Comparisons to Barack Obama’s early rise are inevitable. Both are sons of Africa shaped by America’s promise and contradiction. Both ran on optimism tethered to policy. But while Obama’s campaign rode on televised speeches and long-form interviews, Mamdani’s momentum came through short clips and cultural moments — videos shared, remixed, and dissected by young voters who saw themselves in his cadence.

As New York watches, the test is whether the same agility and cultural fluency that defined his rise can shape how power is exercised inside City Hall.

Five Clips That Defined the Campaign

Water is life, but around the world it’s running out. More than 2.2 billion people live without safe drinking water, and regions once abundant with rain are drying faster than they can adapt. As data centers multiply and agriculture expands, the planet’s most essential resource is being consumed faster than it can be replenished.

CEO and Founder Roheen Berry says the water crisis is man-made and solvable. “Every environmental crisis is a design problem we haven’t rethought yet,” he told me. His company Beyond Water, builds atmospheric generators that turn sunlight and air into drinking water—no wells, no pipes, no extraction. “We’ve mastered pulling moisture from the air in a very efficient and healthy way,” he said.

Berry’s shift from manufacturing luxury cars at Weismann Motors to building water systems began with frustration. 

“I grew up in Africa and saw how badly farms suffered,” he said. “Even when it rains, it runs off quickly. My father has farms there, and I thought —we’ve got to do something about this.” 

The breakthrough came when he met a scientist from a space agency at an airport serendipitously.

 “They were using this technology in space,” he recalled. “I asked, why not here?” 

Nine years later, Beyond Water’s units are producing more than 100 million liters annually and, by Berry’s count, saving twice that amount by eliminating bottling, transport, and waste

He describes the filtress process simply: air is cooled until condensation forms, the water passes through mineral stones that “let it extract what it wants,” and a UV cycle sterilizes it. “We don’t put tablets in the water,” he said. “The water makes itself pure.” Internal tests certified by global labs show contamination levels between 9 and 47 particles per molecule, compared with over 300 in common bottled brands

The Water Cycle Visualization 

Berry says the machines are “carbon negative and water positive.” They remove CO₂ while generating clean water and filtered air. 

“For every liter you get, the planet loses nothing,” he said. 

The units run on any renewable power—solar, wind, or recycled energy from industrial flares. In Texas, he plans to tie Beyond Water to the Stargate project, which he calls “the largest IT infrastructure ever undertaken by man.” Oil-field flare gas that is normally burned off will instead feed turbines powering data-center cooling systems, with Beyond Water machines recycling the captured humidity into supply. 

The approach targets two escalating demands- agriculture and computing. The World Bank estimates agriculture uses over 70 percent of global freshwater (WB 2023), while AI-era data centers draw hundreds of billions of gallons a year (EESI). Berry believes atmospheric generation can relieve both. 

“We’re the perfect solution for databases,” he said. “AI will multiply the amount of water required, but we take CO₂ out of the air and give back water that can be recycled forever.”

Pilots are already active in India, Africa, and the Middle East. The company’s first U.S. plant is underway in Florida. 

“The U.S. adapts new technologies faster than anywhere else,” Berry said. “People understand health, nutrition, and good water—they’ll do the right thing if given the chance.” 

He also sees expansion into Latin America and the Caribbean, where many islands still import water. “Antigua literally means ‘anti agua’—without water,” he said. “Imagine producing it right there.”

Berry rejects the outdated process of traditional bottling. He laid out the math-

 “To make one liter of bottled water, you travel to a finite spring, use huge electricity to pump it, diesel to transport it, plastic to store it, and you lose more to evaporation. We can make that same Evian-quality water on-site without moving anything.” For the same cost, he added, “you get ten liters without harming the environment.”

The design principle extends to recycling and the act of eliminating excess. 

“Whatever you use goes back into the air,” Berry said. “Pour it into the ground, drink it—it returns to the atmosphere. You’re not wasting anything.” 

He wants entire cities to adopt that loop. “I’m looking at a country building a new smart city. I’d like every building to run on water from the air, not from finite sources. Let the planet keep what it has.”

An advisor to Beyond Water, underlined the stakes. “Agriculture takes 70 percent of global supply,” he said during the call. “By 2030 some 700 million people could be displaced by scarcity, and by 2040 one in four children will live under extreme water stress.” He calls it a security issue as much as an environmental one: “This isn’t a COP talking point—it’s migration, economics, investment.”

Berry’s forecast is blunt. “In five years people will realize water isn’t free,” he said. “When that happens, our solution may be the only one that doesn’t damage the environment in any way.” Beyond Water’s systems can scale from 250 liters per day to multi-unit grids producing tens of thousands.

Beyond Water plans to release smaller home and office devices that will make the technology as accessible as a coffee machine. “You’ll be able to produce water that fits your mood or mineral preference,” Berry says. 

The machines will connect to an app that monitors production and quality in real time.

Beyond Waters development suggests a shift in how humanity may come to view natural resources—not as static gifts to extract, but as dynamic systems to redesign.
Berry says, “Water can be infinite if we rethink how we make it.”

At this year’s Pepcom-hosted Holiday Spectacular in New York, technology brands shifted the narrative beyond specs and gaming into the realm of creative tools, personal safety, and smart living. The event gathered a cross-section of forty innovators, each vying for the spotlight ahead of the holiday shopping surge.

Perhaps the most compelling scene unfolded at NVIDIA’s booth, where the latest GeForce RTX platform was front and center—not just for high-end gaming, but as a creative engine for designers, filmmakers, and digital storytellers. The demo emphasized how RTX’s real-time rendering and AI-driven workflows are now as relevant to editors and motion artists as they are to gamers. With the company simultaneously hosting its developer-focused GTC AI Conference in Washington D.C., the brand’s dual presence proved how consumer hardware and creative software are converging.

The floor also featured one of the most elegant and meaningful displays: invisaWear smart jewelry. These pieces—necklaces and bracelets that double as personal-safety devices—alert emergency services and trusted contacts with one discreet press. Retailing around $149, they look like fine jewelry but function as life-saving technology. The fusion of design and security resonated deeply with a crowd attuned to style and intention.

Audio made a bold showing through JLab, which brought out a full lineup of polished gear. The JBuds Pods ANC and Go Pods ANC delivered hybrid active-noise cancellation, customizable EQ, and app-based controls—priced around $69.99. Sport-driven models like the Epic Open Sport targeted athletes, while the over-ear JBuds Lux ANC refined the experience for daily commutes. JLab’s latest color palette leaned toward modern jewel-tones and muted metallics—a welcome aesthetic upgrade that made functional hardware feel editorial.

Also catching attention was Hollyland’s LARK A1 Wireless Microphone System—a compact dual-transmitter setup delivering broadcast-quality 48 kHz/24-bit audio with three-level intelligent noise cancellation and up to 200 meters of range. It’s built for journalists, podcasters, and on-the-go creators who need plug-and-play clarity. Starting at $59, the system integrates directly with smartphones or mirrorless cameras and recharges in minutes inside its travel case. For content creators covering events like Pepcom, it’s a small but essential piece of the modern storytelling toolkit.

Among the startups, Hello Ambient stood out for introducing a softer vision of home tech. Its Dreamie sleep assistant, set to retail for $349 (early-bird $299), blends ambient lighting, subtle audio cues, and digital detox routines to help users wind down without a phone. It’s the kind of calm innovation that belongs in the same conversation as wellness design and slow-tech living.

The biggest nostalgia-meets-innovation story came from Napster. Once a rebel of the music-sharing era, Napster is now re-emerging in hardware form with the Napster View—a glasses-free, 2.1-inch holographic display priced at $99. Designed for Mac users, it projects a 3-D AI avatar that interacts visually rather than vocally. It’s a fascinating pivot: the same brand that once disrupted music is now redefining how we talk to our machines.

Napster Holographic Display 

From there, the conversation moved to workflow and power. EcoFlow displayed its RAPID Series of foldable GaN chargers and portable power banks. Compact, travel-ready, and efficient, they’re built for creators who shoot, edit, and charge on the move. The 30-watt model sells for $25.99, while the 45-watt version lists at $36.99—small, durable, and smartly designed for the kind of digital life that rarely sits still.

Design enthusiasts gravitated toward Epomaker, known for custom mechanical keyboards that merge tactile artistry with personal aesthetics. Their newest boards showcased softer lighting and sleeker profiles—evidence that even peripherals can carry visual language and mood.

Lifestyle-tech company PAX Labs also made its mark, bringing discreet, beautifully engineered devices with cleaner airflow and sustainability-minded materials. Though known for its sleek form factor, the updated models signaled a deeper shift—toward wellness-adjacent, design-driven tech for conscious consumers.

 PAX Flo System 

With forty brands ranging from household names like HP, Cricut, and TP-Link to forward-thinkers like Neurable and Withings, Pepcom’s Holiday Spectacular set the tone for what this shopping season will look like: less excess, more experience.

Holiday Gift Guide — Featured Highlights

• JLab JBuds Pods ANC: $69.99 — feature-rich, true-wireless earbuds with hybrid ANC and app control.
  
  

• invisaWear Smart Jewelry: $149 — a blend of elegance and emergency-alert tech in wearable form.
  
  

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series: starting $500+ — creative-grade GPU built for artists, gamers, and editors.
  
  

• Napster View Holographic Display: $99 — a 3-D, glasses-free companion that projects lifelike AI interaction.
  
  

• EcoFlow RAPID 30 W GaN Charger: $25.99 — compact charger for laptops, phones, and field gear.
  
  

• Hello Ambient Dreamie Sleep Assistant: $349 — a minimalist, phone-free device for better rest.
  
  

• Epomaker Mechanical Keyboard Series: $99 – $159 — customizable mechanical boards that merge design with performance.
  
  

• PAX Labs Devices: from $199 — sleek, discreet tech for mindful, on-the-go users.
  
  

For more on upcoming media-tech events, visit Pepcom Media Events.

By: New York Edge News 

Dr. K.L. Allen carries his hometown of Princeville, North Carolina—the oldest town founded by formerly enslaved people—he is passionate and aware of the responsibility he has as an advocate for higher education. Current regional vice president of Western Governors University, he frames his work as part of  his hometown legacy. 

“I carry that burden. I carry that weight, and how I live that out is ensuring that education remains accessible and affordable for all,” he said.

His comments come at a moment when the value of higher education is increasingly under question. Tuition and fees at public four-year institutions now hover around $29,000 a year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. A June 2025 Forbes report found that nontraditional learners—students over 22, working adults, parents—now make up the majority of college students in America, with more than 40 percent older than 22 (Forbes, 2025). Yet many of these students report financial strain, mental health stress, and a lack of flexibility as barriers to finishing their degrees.

Allen sees those obstacles not as an end but as a starting point for innovation.

 “Too often I hear people saying I can no longer afford education. I tell those moms, those dads, those aunties, those uncles, hey, you still have time,” he said. 

WGU’s competency-based, flat-fee model allows students to move at their own pace, often while holding down jobs. Seventy percent of WGU students are already working when they enroll, and the average graduate sees a $15,000 increase in salary after completing a degree.

At a time when several states are rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, Allen points to history as a guide. 

“When any minority has been counted out, that’s when greatness happens,” he said. “The best way to have your voice is through education, whether that’s a two-year, four-year, or your own degree”.

Allen believes education still functions as the great equalizer, but he acknowledges the noise surrounding it. “Imagine getting off a bus at an opposing team’s stadium and you’re hearing all this noise about what you can’t do. Sometimes you just have to put on your headphones and block that out and walk your path,” he said.

He thinks scholarships and independent funding networks are essential to creating educational sovereignty. 

“Individuals have to get together, create scholarships. Too often entrepreneurs focus only on passion projects. But what problem are you solving?” he asked

Allen also refuses to buy into dystopian talk around artificial intelligence.

 “The people that don’t understand AI will be the ones that will be displaced,” he said. “AI can supplement, but don’t allow AI to run your business because AI will. AI still has its limitations”. 

For him, marginalized communities that adopt AI as a tool rather than a threat could create their own twenty-first century renaissance.

Making education “cool again” is a goal for Allen and making sure students get results from their experience.

“People have to see graduates being successful after leaving school. But when you hear stories of  ‘drowning’ in education debt- it hurts the coolness,” he said. 

By contrast, WGU’s undergraduate tuition averages just over $8,000 a year, a fraction of the six-figure debt carried by many traditional graduates.

Allen has no illusions about the turbulence surrounding higher education, but his stance is clear. 

“Greatness does not occur without turmoil,” he said. “Education is still the equalizer. Block out the noise, walk your path, and never stop learning.”

In the era of private rockets and celebrity space tourists, few names shout edge and attitude like Oakley. The California-based eyewear legend turned 50 this summer and celebrated by adding a cosmic chapter to its story  a partnership with Axiom Space in July of this year.  The Houston firm designing NASA’s next-generation spacesuit – will develop the visor system for the Artemis III mission. That’s right: astronauts will head to the lunar south pole wearing Oakleys, not because they’ll need to look cool for Instagram but because Oakley’s optical tech could be vital to mission safety and success.

Axiom Space isn’t a household name yet, but NASA entrusted it with building the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), a cutting-edge spacesuit for returning humans to the lunar surface in 2027 . The firm has enlisted unexpected partners for different parts of the suit—Prada for outer materials and now Oakley for the visor system. It’s part of a deliberate strategy to tap expertise outside traditional aerospace circles. As Axiom’s lead astronaut Michael López‑Alegría told reporters, the company balances lessons from Apollo with new creativity and partners “who are the best at what they do.” For Oakley, best has always been the goal. Its High‑Definition Optics (HDO) lenses have served cyclists, snowboarders and fighter pilots for decades, and the leap to space was inevitable.

Oakley is built to take on the extremes: snow-covered slopes, sun-scorched trails, and high-speed descents. The AxEMU visor system will bring 50 years of innovation in elite sports and performance eyewear to the Moon. 

If the partnership feels unexpected, consider the challenge. Artemis III’s landing site near the lunar south pole holds extremes unknown on Earth: sunlight slashes horizontally across crater rims while neighboring valleys are pitch-black. Light bends differently in a vacuum and shadows run deeper. Astronauts exploring permanently shadowed regions will face blinding glare one moment and darkness the next. Oakley’s job is to help eyes adapt seamlessly in an environment where a misstep could end a mission.

The resulting visor system is a marvel. It uses a stowable two‑part design that slides into place when solar exposure intensifies. The outer shield is coated with a thin layer of 24‑karat gold—an homage to Apollo‑era visors that filtered sunlight with gold film. Gold’s innate ability to reflect infrared and ultraviolet rays makes it ideal for blocking harmful radiation.

Astronauts will need a spacesuit optical system to provide clarity and protection against infrared light, extreme temperatures, and micrometeorites while working in the permanently shadowed regions of the lunar south pole. 

 The inner lens fine‑tunes visible light transmission while reducing haze, giving astronauts crystal‑clear perception of lunar terrain. Oakley also engineered scratch‑resistant coatings to protect against abrasive lunar dust and multi‑layered coatings on both the visor and secondary helmet bubble to maintain clarity. As Koichi Wakata, former JAXA astronaut and Axiom’s chief technology officer, explained, space sunlight is so harsh it feels like it pierces your eyes. “That’s why we need an exceptional visor system to protect our eyes and offer maximum visibility to enable astronauts to work in the challenging lunar environment.”

Beyond optics, the visor must withstand micrometeorite impacts and extreme temperature swings. Russell Ralston, Axiom’s executive vice president of extravehicular activity, noted that Oakley’s experience designing lenses for motocross and mountain biking gives it insight into dirty, high‑impact conditions. Oakley’s coatings, honed on downhill courses and race tracks, now meet NASA safety standards. The 24‑karat gold layer isn’t just flashy; it filters infrared light and helps moderate internal helmet temperature. 

Should an astronaut stumble on a jagged crater rim, the visor system must remain intact. “It actually has to be a pretty strong system overall and be able to take quite a bit of abuse,” said Ralston. To test the design, Axiom and NASA engineers have been evaluating the AxEMU in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at Johnson Space Center, where divers simulate moonwalks underwater.

Oakley executives see this as more than a one-off contract. Ryan Saylor, the company’s senior vice president of advanced product development, called it a milestone that reflects decades of relentless innovation. Oakley built its identity by designing gear for athletes who push boundaries; now its lens tech will accompany explorers beyond Earth. The company has more than 900 patents and a catalogue of innovations like Prizm lenses that manipulate light wavelengths to highlight specific colors. The AxEMU project could spawn spinoffs for terrestrial eyewear as engineers adapt space‑grade coatings to everyday glasses or goggles. If Oakley can protect astronauts from solar flares and razor‑sharp lunar dust, it can certainly tackle glare on alpine slopes or desert trails.

What makes this collaboration culturally interesting is its blend of space tech and fashion. Axiom intentionally chose design‑forward partners: Prada shapes the suit’s outer layers, Nokia provides communications, and Oakley finishes the look and function with a visor that resembles a futuristic sports shield. It’s an acknowledgment that astronauts are athletes operating at an extreme level. As Ralston noted, these suits are not just protective bubbles; they are performance gear. When Artemis III lifts off in 2027, its crew will embody this synthesis of engineering and style, stepping onto lunar soil with equipment born from motorcross, haute couture and cell towers.

Artemis III aims to send the first woman and person of color to the Moon and to establish a sustainable presence around the lunar south pole.Success hinges on dozens of innovations – rockets, landers, spacesuits and, yes, visors. For Oakley, it’s the ultimate proving ground. As Wakata observed, only an exceptional visor can protect eyes against the lunar sun. For Axiom, bringing in brands like Oakley shows that space exploration is becoming as much about collaboration and cross‑industry innovation as it is about thrust and payloads. When the moment comes and the next boot prints appear in dusty regolith, those gold‑flashed visors will remind us that even on the Moon, clarity is king.

As lawmakers wrapped up  Crypto Week  in Washington, where competing visions for digital currency took center stage, Chase Ergen was already building what many in Congress are still debating. The billionaire Dish Network heir and newly appointed board member of DeFi Technologies is positioning himself at the intersection of blockchain, artificial intelligence, and quantum security—pushing for a financial infrastructure designed to replace outdated systems and support the next phase of global transactions. 

Ergen views the evolution of the dollar as a national imperative.

 “The U.S. economy depends on printing the dollar and protecting its use globally. That only works if the dollar evolves,” he said. 

Billionaire and DeFi Board Member Chase Ergen

Ergen’s timing is no coincidence. Last week, the Senate introduced the GENIUS Act (S.394), a bipartisan bill that would legalize the issuance of stablecoins by U.S. banks and federally regulated entities. The legislation arrives alongside a growing push to block the Federal Reserve from issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), with many arguing such a move would centralize control of personal finance and mirror surveillance-heavy systems like China’s digital yuan.

“The GENIUS ACTeates regulatory clarity, while the anti-central bank Digital Currency Act limits government overreach,” Ergen said in a recent interview.

 “Together, it gives the right mix for innovation. You don’t want a government-only system that kills off everything else.”

Stablecoins—digital currencies pegged to the value of fiat money like the U.S. dollar—have long been discussed as a potential bridge between traditional banking and decentralized finance. Under the GENESIS framework, these coins would be issued and backed by regulated U.S. financial institutions, creating a legally recognized digital dollar without handing sole authority to the Federal Reserve.

But for Ergen, the conversation around stablecoins isn’t just about policy.

“The U.S. economy depends on printing the dollar and protecting its use globally. That only works if the dollar evolves,” he said. “The government doesn’t need to invent anything. The technology already exists. They just need to adopt it.”

Through his role at DeFi Technologies, Ergen is supporting the rollout of quantum-secure infrastructure designed to safeguard digital currency systems against future threats—especially the risk posed by quantum computing. His investment firm is backing BTQ, a company launching a quantum-secure stablecoin settlement network this fall. 

“Quantum computers are a real threat to today’s cryptographic systems,” Ergen explained. “If they can break digital money systems, that’s a huge national security problem. What we’re building will protect against that.”

The timing aligns with new federal mandates requiring cryptographic systems across federal agencies to become quantum-resistant. Ergen sees this convergence—AI governance, blockchain stability, and quantum safety—as the core of the next economic system.

“We think AI will need money,” he said. “That’s going to be the second generation of stablecoins—digital dollars that integrate with AI, run on satellite networks, and are secured by quantum encryption.”

Ergen’s focus on infrastructure isn’t limited to technology. In his view, regions like Africa, South America, and the Middle East are already outpacing the West in adopting next-gen financial tools. 

“They’re leapfrogging,” he said. “They skipped copper wire. That’s where the population growth is. We partnered with the Kenyan Stock Exchange so they can issue electronically traded products with digital asset access. That’s where the market is moving.”

As Congress continues to grapple with how—or whether—to regulate digital currencies, Ergen argues that financial innovation can’t afford to wait. 

“Decentralized finance gives people options. Right now, most Americans have a credit card with 30 to 40 percent interest. That’s insane,” he said. “With DeFi, you can bring that down to 5%. You could launch a business using capital from all over the world—not just what your local bank allows.”

Ergen believes the U.S. government has spent the last decade actively stifling innovation through backchannel pressure and opaque enforcement.

“Operation Choke Point 1.0 and 2.0—those were real. The government was blocking crypto companies from accessing public markets,” Ergen said. “Only now is there daylight. Only now can we build this publicly.”

That shift led him to take a more visible role this year as a public board member—something he hadn’t done before. 

“It’s not about visibility,” he said. “As a board member of a public company, it’s my obligation to be vocal. If the U.S. is going to lead in this space, it has to create conditions for entrepreneurs to stay here.”

The model of a digital currency tied to U.S. regulatory systems but deployed globally, with AI compatibility and quantum security, marks a departure from both traditional finance and unregulated crypto speculation. It also signals a new era of monetary sovereignty—one that doesn’t depend on paper bills or centralized banks.

“By 2030, there will be a trillion connected devices—watches, cars, machines, even robots doing agricultural work,” Ergen said. 

“All of them will need a secure identity, an AI interface, and money. We're building that layer now.”

Ergen also addressed his decision to share his viewpoints with the media.

 “I want the U.S. to be the leader in encryption, blockchain, and digital asset standards. The innovators left because of how this space was treated. It’s time to bring that back.”

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 By Amanda Smith for New York Edge News

This moment in digital history is one for the books. Never before has a technology moved with such speed and influence. Artificial intelligence is redefining not only how we work and create—but how we search. It’s both captivating and unsettling.

The tipping point? ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022. Since then, AI has become a cultural and technological juggernaut. From classrooms to boardrooms, the way we access information is transforming in real time.

In May 2024, Google’s AI Overview feature sent shockwaves through the media world. Even The Atlantic’s CEO warned that traffic from Google may soon drop to near zero. Why? Because users are no longer scrolling—let alone clicking. They're getting what they need directly from the AI snapshot at the top of the page.

Welcome to the era of zero-click search.

According to SEO firm Semrush, use of Google’s AI Overviews has more than doubled: from 6.49% in January 2025 to 13.14% by March. Categories like travel and health—where information is easy to summarize but difficult to monetize—perform particularly well in this new AI-layered search.

But don’t count Google out just yet. Search Engine Land argues that most ChatGPT interactions aren't even search-based. In 2024, Google logged 14 billion searches per day, compared to ChatGPT’s 37.5 million prompts. A study by onelittleweb confirmed that traffic from AI chatbots accounted for just 1/34th of total search engine traffic over the past year.

Still, the momentum is clear. ChatGPT led AI traffic with 47.7 billion visits between April 2024 and March 2025. DeepSeek and Gemini trailed behind with 1.7 billion. But Google remained the heavyweight champion with 1.863 trillion visits in the same timeframe.

Even more telling? An estimated 60% of Google searches in 2024 ended without a click. We’re not just outsourcing questions—we’re outsourcing trust, even when AI links can be wrong, outdated, or downright strange.

Decentralizing the Web

Search isn’t dying—it’s decentralizing.

Platforms like TikTok are becoming de facto news sources. Over 17% of U.S. TikTok users now get news from the app, bypassing traditional media altogether. While ChatGPT doesn’t yet integrate video content, the ability to ask precise, follow-up questions gives AI search its own edge. But it’s also rigid in ways Google isn’t—like video ranking.

The real shift? Search is no longer a destination. It’s ambient. It’s everywhere.

The Brand Equation

For brands, this change is seismic. E-commerce sites, publishers, and advertisers are feeling the impact—but consumers are, too. Fewer links, fewer ads, fewer brand discovery moments. So what does that mean for digital exposure?

AI might be transforming how we search, but not necessarily how we shop.

Ask ChatGPT something like “the best prenatal for a 37-year-old woman,” and you’ll get curated product lists, personalized breakdowns, and detailed picks. It’s cleaner than wading through a sea of sponsored posts. But the catch? Some recommendations come from questionable sources—forums or obscure sites—rather than authoritative medical outlets.

This reinforces a key idea: AI isn’t replacing traditional search. It’s augmenting it.

(ex. links shown are unfamiliar websites or forums, instead of legitimate health sites)

As with every major platform shift, advertising is likely to follow. Google already features ads in AI Overviews—though sparingly. And it’s only a matter of time before ChatGPT follows suit with sponsored integrations.

Enter the Age of AI Agents

To understand the magnitude of this shift, we need to zoom out. This isn’t just an evolution of tools. It’s a full paradigm shift.

ChatGPT ignited a cascade of innovation, pushing us toward agentic search—where AI agents perform tasks independently of users. Imagine a world where AI agents speak directly to one another, making decisions, filtering content, even purchasing products—all without human input.

That future raises deep questions. If AI agents handle the full search-to-transaction pipeline, what happens to ads? What becomes of branding?

It’s already happening. Take the founder of HubSpot, who sold his domain to AI powerhouse Perplexity—a company aiming to create a full-fledged AI operating system that can “do almost everything.” The goal isn’t just better search. It’s a new foundation, akin to the dawn of the computer.

Search is no longer just a query. It's becoming an autonomous system.

And in this rapidly shifting landscape, one thing’s certain:

We live in algorithmic times.

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Notetaking and transcribing needs have existed as long as humans. The mechanism of recording conversations has evolved over time, but the essence of the action has remained unchanged: Record and recall. The ancient Egyptians used clay to record laws, trade, and traditions. The Greeks used wax to document speeches and theories. The monks and scholars used their hands as their writing instruments. 

We’ve had the pen and paper, the typewriter, the computer, the iPhone, and the myriad of apps that have spurred these innovations – Evernote, Apple Notes and voice notes, for example. 

And now, as ChatGPT ushers AI into mainstream conversations and consciousness, it’s wearable AI notetakers. 

While the tools that came before took notes, they didn’t “free your intelligence” like PLAUD AI, a wearable AI memory capsule, promises to do. In a recent demo and discussion held at their New York City office at 4 World Trade Center , PLAUD announced they hit one million users. 

Its use case is simple: Capture, extract and utilize real-world intelligence – because there’s intelligence behind every human interaction. Up until now, the onus has been on the individual to record and recall the right details, which is subjective and simply unproductive. 

From the times of “meeting minutes” to the impersonality and intrusiveness of AI agents today, there has been a gap for a wearable device that records meetings on the move, with studio grade quality and AI enhancements. 

PLAUD presents as a wearable clip, wristband or lanyard, or as a sleek device the size of a credit card that attaches to a smartphone. 

“We don’t tell you what to say next or how to close a deal during a meeting. What we offer is the reflection after the conversation by giving you suggestions. It might advise changing the way you ask questions or bringing up an unsolved issue in a next meeting,” said Elina Tsao, PLAUD’s Head of Brand. 

While tools like Otter save time on transcription, PLAUD is changing the way people take notes – recording meetings on the move with noise cancellation, AI suggestions, and profession-specific templates. 

“We want you to integrate the conversations you have into your workflow and to get more engaged in your meetings,” Tsao said. 

She highlighted how the combination of hardware, software, cloud and AI is what makes PLAUD special. The deliberate physical action of turning it on and visibly seeing it adds a psychological element of safety, not fear. 

PLAUD only uses servers based in the United States and is HIPAA compliant, with more than 20% of users being medical professionals. Other professions include lawyers, doctors, dentists, sales managers, project managers, CEOs, lecturers, and students. 

• Tsao stresses they don't want to replace people but rather give more agency to users with AI technology. Half of the attendees in the room were using pen and paper, while the other half typed on their laptops or took no notes at all. Even with all the innovation, there’s still something powerful about the process of putting pen to paper. Research has shown writing by hand strengthens content processing and connection. 

So, are we getting in over our head with all this tech? 

Could a disgruntled employee report someone to HR, with their PLAUD transcript? Maybe. Could an individual use it personally to “outsource memory”? It’s possible. These are concerns with no clear answer, as we move into a world of wearable AI accessories. 

Having a hands-free device with end-to-end encryption is handy for any profession who relies on taking notes, but AI productivity tools need to ensure a balanced focus on efficiency and ethics. A tool marketed as a wearable AI memory capsule will undoubtedly go beyond the boardroom. 

And when everything is being recorded and critiqued, how will it change the tone, delivery and substance of conversation? Can it really be a one-on-one meeting if AI has access to it? Smarter notes or the start of a whole new conversation? Or, maybe both. 

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