Care Counseling Access Foundation, founded by Dr. Maria Rodriguez, PhD, Licensed Professional Counselor, has officially launched to advance access to trauma-informed mental health clinical evaluations for immigrant and underserved communities navigating immigration-related legal processes. The nonprofit organization was created to address a critical and often overlooked gap in the U.S....
NYD Jeans Builds on Four Decades of Denim Heritage with Barbara Palvin Collaboration for 2026
NYD Jeans, the denim brand founded in New York in 1984 by brothers Nisso, Yosi and David Salame, is entering a new chapter of international growth with a 2026 collaboration featuring internationally recognized model Barbara Palvin. Built around the belief that denim should feel youthful, sexy and unmistakably modern, NYD...
Jessica Watkins Makes Space History as SpaceX Crew Sets Record on Express Flight to the ISS
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins has made history as the first Black woman to command a crew to orbit, leading a SpaceX mission that also established a new American speed record for reaching the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Crew-13 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October...
One-Time Gene Therapy Shows Lasting Promise Against Huntington’s Disease Four Years Later
An experimental one-time gene therapy from biotech company uniQure continues to show signs of slowing Huntington’s disease four years after treatment, offering potentially important evidence that gene therapy could alter the course of a devastating inherited neurological disorder for which no approved disease-modifying treatment currently exists. The treatment, called ifezuntirgene...
One CRISPR Infusion Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol for a Year in Early Human Trial
An experimental gene-editing therapy has produced substantial and lasting reductions in dangerous blood fats after only a single treatment, offering early evidence that CRISPR technology could eventually transform how some severe cholesterol disorders are treated. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic reported that a one-time infusion of the experimental therapy CTX310...
Meta’s Massive Network Gives Zuckerberg the Freedom to Fail Until the Next Big Idea Works
Mark Zuckerberg has survived a remarkable series of expensive technological bets, controversies and strategic mistakes, yet Meta continues to emerge with new opportunities for growth. The latest example is Muse, the company’s new artificial-intelligence assistant, whose rapid popularity demonstrates Meta’s greatest competitive advantage: an enormous global network that gives the...
Pablo Ferrer Saez and Capital Street Are Bringing Institutional-Level Market Expertise to a Wider Audience
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the financial sector, veteran market professional Pablo Ferrer Saez is betting that the future of investing will be defined by a combination of technology, experience and greater accessibility. Ferrer Saez, founder of Capital Street, has spent more than 20 years working in financial markets,...
From Sports Analytics to Venture Capital: AJ Gunasena Expands His Las Vegas Business Enterprise
For entrepreneur AJ Gunasena, building a business has never been about staying inside one industry. The Las Vegas-based founder of BETWITHAJ™ has spent years developing a portfolio that now reaches across venture capital, sports analytics, private real estate lending, media, and strategic brand development. His approach is built on the...
When Identity Becomes Business Architecture
In the analysis of contemporary entrepreneurship, two dominant archetypes tend to emerge: those who start entirely from scratch and those who manage inherited wealth. However, some cases do not fit neatly into either model. Álvaro Zúñiga Benavides, an engineer by training, today leads an international wellness organization operating in more...
Redefining Success: How Crismar Chacín-Ruiz Found Her Voice in Hollywood
When Crismar Chacín-Ruiz looks back at her earliest memories, she remembers the winding road from her hometown of La Guaira, Venezuela, to Caracas, where her parents would drive her two hours each way for a simple but powerful purpose: theater class. At just nine years old, she had found her...