{"id":813660,"date":"2024-12-21T23:21:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T05:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/doc-visits-for-weight-loss-drugs-walmart-body-cams-and-2025-predictions-business-news-roundup\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T23:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T05:21:14","slug":"doc-visits-for-weight-loss-drugs-walmart-body-cams-and-2025-predictions-business-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/doc-visits-for-weight-loss-drugs-walmart-body-cams-and-2025-predictions-business-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Doc visits for weight loss drugs, Walmart body cams, and 2025 predictions: Business news roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"e8eaee6d8449671e46257f8bdbf6c130\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/e8eaee6d8449671e46257f8bdbf6c130\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"720\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"false\" data-imagerights=\"in-house-art\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image for article titled Doc visits for weight loss drugs, Walmart body cams, and 2025 predictions: Business news roundup\" data-chomp-id=\"e8eaee6d8449671e46257f8bdbf6c130\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"720\" data-alt=\"Image for article titled Doc visits for weight loss drugs, Walmart body cams, and 2025 predictions: Business news roundup\" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/e8eaee6d8449671e46257f8bdbf6c130.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>Image: UCG \/ Contributor (Getty Images), Bloomberg \/ Contributor (Getty Images), J Studios (Getty Images), Oleg Nikishin (Getty Images), Photo: Sam Wolfe\/Bloomberg (Getty Images), Allen J. Schaben\/Los Angeles Times (Getty Images), Genesis Trading<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"e8eaee6d8449671e46257f8bdbf6c130\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/e8eaee6d8449671e46257f8bdbf6c130\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"720\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"393b8e4dd26dd820ee37db810d717ce4\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/393b8e4dd26dd820ee37db810d717ce4\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"5200\" data-height=\"3467\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. \" data-chomp-id=\"393b8e4dd26dd820ee37db810d717ce4\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"3467\" data-alt=\"Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. \" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/393b8e4dd26dd820ee37db810d717ce4.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. <\/figcaption><figcaption>Image: UCG \/ Contributor (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"393b8e4dd26dd820ee37db810d717ce4\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/393b8e4dd26dd820ee37db810d717ce4\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"5200\" data-height=\"3467\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are boosting the use of healthcare in the U.S.<strong>, <\/strong>leading to an uptick in patients getting<strong> <\/strong> diagnosed and starting prescriptions for other conditions, according to a new <span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/www.truveta.com\/blog\/research\/research-insights\/first-time-glp-1-prescriptions-and-new-comorbidity-diagnoses\/\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truveta.com\/blog\/research\/research-insights\/first-time-glp-1-prescriptions-and-new-comorbidity-diagnoses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">analysis<\/a><\/span> by health data firm Truveta. <\/p>\n<p><span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/ozempic-glp-1-medical-care-diagnoses-1851722868\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/ozempic-glp-1-medical-care-diagnoses-1851722868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"ee1739e69cf8c9d60e8df3d153a402e7\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/ee1739e69cf8c9d60e8df3d153a402e7\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"4701\" data-height=\"3133\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A bird\u2019s nest logo sits on display at the Nestle SA headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland.\" data-chomp-id=\"ee1739e69cf8c9d60e8df3d153a402e7\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"3133\" data-alt=\"A bird\u2019s nest logo sits on display at the Nestle SA headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland.\" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/ee1739e69cf8c9d60e8df3d153a402e7.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>A bird\u2019s nest logo sits on display at the Nestle SA headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland.<\/figcaption><figcaption>Image: Bloomberg \/ Contributor (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"ee1739e69cf8c9d60e8df3d153a402e7\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/ee1739e69cf8c9d60e8df3d153a402e7\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"4701\" data-height=\"3133\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Nestle, the world\u2019s largest producer of packaged food, just rolled out a new protein shot drink that it says will help people looking to lose weight manage their hunger.<\/p>\n<p><span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/nestle-protein-shot-boost-glp-1-1851724305\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/nestle-protein-shot-boost-glp-1-1851724305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"b34ecc34ffd7a9f5b2882d8cf33ab72e\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/b34ecc34ffd7a9f5b2882d8cf33ab72e\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"4000\" data-height=\"2125\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-alt=\"Boeing's South Carolina facility\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-alt=\"Boeing's South Carolina facility\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boeing's South Carolina facility\" data-chomp-id=\"b34ecc34ffd7a9f5b2882d8cf33ab72e\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"2125\" data-alt=\"Boeing's South Carolina facility\" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/b34ecc34ffd7a9f5b2882d8cf33ab72e.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>Boeing\u2019s South Carolina facility<\/figcaption><figcaption>Photo: Sam Wolfe\/Bloomberg (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"b34ecc34ffd7a9f5b2882d8cf33ab72e\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/b34ecc34ffd7a9f5b2882d8cf33ab72e\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"4000\" data-height=\"2125\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-alt=\"Boeing's South Carolina facility\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Although Boeing (<span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/quote\/BA\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/quote\/BA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BA<\/a><\/span>) has been slow to restart production of the planes built by its unionized workforce and has been <span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/boeing-layoffs-machinist-strike-1851671265\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/boeing-layoffs-machinist-strike-1851671265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">laying many of them off<\/a><\/span> amid a year of struggles, the company announced it would be making a big investment in a non-unionized plant. <\/p>\n<p><span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/boeing-south-carolina-1-billion-787-dreamliner-1851722125?_gl=1*g9hqlu*_ga*MTA1MTg2OTg2MS4xNzE3MDY4MzAz*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTczNDcyMzAxMi4xMDkuMC4xNzM0NzIzMDE1LjU3LjAuMA..\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/boeing-south-carolina-1-billion-787-dreamliner-1851722125?_gl=1*g9hqlu*_ga*MTA1MTg2OTg2MS4xNzE3MDY4MzAz*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTczNDcyMzAxMi4xMDkuMC4xNzM0NzIzMDE1LjU3LjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"98d6c853626dd2eaa198b66a822dbe01\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/98d6c853626dd2eaa198b66a822dbe01\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"6000\" data-height=\"4000\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-alt=\"A Walmart store\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-alt=\"A Walmart store\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Walmart store\" data-chomp-id=\"98d6c853626dd2eaa198b66a822dbe01\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"4000\" data-alt=\"A Walmart store\" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/98d6c853626dd2eaa198b66a822dbe01.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>A Walmart store<\/figcaption><figcaption>Photo: Allen J. Schaben\/Los Angeles Times (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"98d6c853626dd2eaa198b66a822dbe01\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/98d6c853626dd2eaa198b66a822dbe01\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"6000\" data-height=\"4000\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-alt=\"A Walmart store\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>As the holiday shopping season comes to a frenzied peak, <span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/walmart-aira-app-blind-and-low-vision-shoppers-retail-1851712307\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/walmart-aira-app-blind-and-low-vision-shoppers-retail-1851712307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walmart<\/a><\/span> is introducing a new tool that it hopes will help reduce tensions for frenzied staffers. CNBC (<span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/quote\/CMCSA\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/quote\/CMCSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CMCSA<\/a><\/span>) reports that the retail giant is going to start affixing body cameras to workers in its stores. <\/p>\n<p><span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/walmart-body-cameras-retail-workers-1851722793\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/walmart-body-cameras-retail-workers-1851722793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"ed20426088a3337554681d19c0e003e4\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/ed20426088a3337554681d19c0e003e4\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"6000\" data-height=\"4000\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-alt=\"Conceptual image of an AI symbol floating with a speech bubble above it\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-alt=\"Conceptual image of an AI symbol floating with a speech bubble above it\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Conceptual image of an AI symbol floating with a speech bubble above it\" data-chomp-id=\"ed20426088a3337554681d19c0e003e4\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"4000\" data-alt=\"Conceptual image of an AI symbol floating with a speech bubble above it\" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/ed20426088a3337554681d19c0e003e4.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>Image: J Studios (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"ed20426088a3337554681d19c0e003e4\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/ed20426088a3337554681d19c0e003e4\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"6000\" data-height=\"4000\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-alt=\"Conceptual image of an AI symbol floating with a speech bubble above it\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Since the launch of OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT two years ago, the artificial intelligence industry has been in a race to develop chatbots that have prompted both excitement for human-level intelligence and fears of stolen jobs.<\/p>\n<p><span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/chatbot-predictions-ai-industry-chatgpt-gemini-claude-1851723073\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/chatbot-predictions-ai-industry-chatgpt-gemini-claude-1851723073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"d67bf0be7101b8bf3ddbe4298904d9e5\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/d67bf0be7101b8bf3ddbe4298904d9e5\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"4000\" data-height=\"2667\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President-elect Donald Trump\" data-chomp-id=\"d67bf0be7101b8bf3ddbe4298904d9e5\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"2667\" data-alt=\"President-elect Donald Trump\" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/d67bf0be7101b8bf3ddbe4298904d9e5.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>President-elect Donald Trump<\/figcaption><figcaption>Image: Oleg Nikishin (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"d67bf0be7101b8bf3ddbe4298904d9e5\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/d67bf0be7101b8bf3ddbe4298904d9e5\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"4000\" data-height=\"2667\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump likes to surround himself with people he trusts \u2014 friends and allies \u2014 and people who win. <\/p>\n<p>During his first term in office, that meant establishing the richest cabinet in U.S. history, with a collective net worth of $11 billion, <span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/donald-trump-cabinet-richest-in-us-history-historians-say\/\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/donald-trump-cabinet-richest-in-us-history-historians-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News reported<\/a><\/span> in 2016. Now, his group of appointees and nominations, both inside and outside cabinet positions, are worth many times that. Just one of his chosen confidants is worth about 40 times that net worth alone.<\/p>\n<p><span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/trump-rich-cabinet-billionaires-musk-lutnick-rfk-jr-1851718924\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/trump-rich-cabinet-billionaires-musk-lutnick-rfk-jr-1851718924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"7f225e907197e6522c08740d1a282079\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/7f225e907197e6522c08740d1a282079\" data-format=\"png\" data-width=\"1968\" data-height=\"1476\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"false\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Noelle Acheson\" data-chomp-id=\"7f225e907197e6522c08740d1a282079\" data-format=\"png\" data-height=\"1476\" data-alt=\"Noelle Acheson\" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/7f225e907197e6522c08740d1a282079.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>Noelle Acheson<\/figcaption><figcaption>Photo: Genesis Trading<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"7f225e907197e6522c08740d1a282079\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/7f225e907197e6522c08740d1a282079\" data-format=\"png\" data-width=\"1968\" data-height=\"1476\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>This year has been nothing short of monumental for the cryptocurrency industry. Bitcoin began the year hovering around $40,000, only to <span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/bitcoin-price-hits-100-000-all-time-high-trump-crypto-1851704990\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/bitcoin-price-hits-100-000-all-time-high-trump-crypto-1851704990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surge past $100,000<\/a><\/span> in December. The industry shook off the lingering shadows of a prolonged crypto winter, <span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/first-bitcoin-exchange-traded-funds-are-cleared-by-us-r-1851157071\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/first-bitcoin-exchange-traded-funds-are-cleared-by-us-r-1851157071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrated the landmark approval of a Bitcoin ETF<\/a><\/span>, and found itself increasingly entrenched in the political conversation. In many ways, 2024 marked a turning point, solidifying crypto\u2019s role as a key player in both financial markets and public discourse.<\/p>\n<p><span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/2025-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-predictions-1851709640\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/2025-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-predictions-1851709640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id data-id=\"3e1363edb4fb4c0eb213cd189774ae26\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/3e1363edb4fb4c0eb213cd189774ae26\" data-format=\"png\" data-width=\"1792\" data-height=\"1024\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"false\" data-imagerights=\"in-house-art\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 49.94em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 63.75em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image for article titled Doc visits for weight loss drugs, Walmart body cams, and 2025 predictions: Business news roundup\" data-chomp-id=\"3e1363edb4fb4c0eb213cd189774ae26\" data-format=\"png\" data-height=\"1024\" data-alt=\"Image for article titled Doc visits for weight loss drugs, Walmart body cams, and 2025 predictions: Business news roundup\" data-anim-src src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/3e1363edb4fb4c0eb213cd189774ae26.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"3e1363edb4fb4c0eb213cd189774ae26\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/3e1363edb4fb4c0eb213cd189774ae26\" data-format=\"png\" data-width=\"1792\" data-height=\"1024\" data-lightbox=\"false\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>2024 was a transformative year  \u2014 and 2025 promises to reorder the global business landscape at an even more dizzying, breakneck pace.<\/p>\n<p>The AI arms race is upending companies, industries, and the way people live and work. That has made the formerly little-known chipmaker Nvidia (<span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/quote\/NVDA\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/quote\/NVDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NVDA<\/a><\/span>) a $3 trillion household name on par with Apple (<span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/quote\/AAPL\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/quote\/AAPL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAPL<\/a><\/span>), as ChatGPT and other generative AI tools transform customer service, content, and more. <\/p>\n<p><span><a data-ga=\"[[\"Embedded Url\",\"External link\",\"https:\/\/qz.com\/2025-predictions-ai-stocks-tech-bitcoin-banking-markets-1851720077?_gl=1*114qoej*_ga*MTA1MTg2OTg2MS4xNzE3MDY4MzAz*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTczNDcyMzAxMi4xMDkuMC4xNzM0NzIzMDE1LjU3LjAuMA..\",{\"metric25\":1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/2025-predictions-ai-stocks-tech-bitcoin-banking-markets-1851720077?_gl=1*114qoej*_ga*MTA1MTg2OTg2MS4xNzE3MDY4MzAz*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTczNDcyMzAxMi4xMDkuMC4xNzM0NzIzMDE1LjU3LjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-video-id=\"197398\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"kinjavideo\" data-video-title=\"Microsoft and Gretel team up to drive AI innovation\" data-video-blog-id=\"1638532506\" data-video-network=\"quartz\" data-video-duration=\"72\" data-playlist=\"197398\" data-current=\"197398\" id=\"197398\">\n<div>\n<p>Microsoft and Gretel team up to drive AI innovation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/no.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_542,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/197xrjaz7466rpng.png\" data-poster=\"https:\/\/no.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_542,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/8f5a66b05a21825c53bae1efaf3dae55.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197398\/197398_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197398\/197398_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197398\/197398_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197398\/197398_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/22936.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Discover how synthetic data simplifies AI model development for enterprises using Microsoft\u2019s OpenAI tools<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-video-id=\"197399\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"kinjavideo\" data-video-title=\"The key role of synthetic data in AI innovation\" data-video-blog-id=\"1638532506\" data-video-network=\"quartz\" data-video-duration=\"176\" data-playlist=\"197399\" data-current=\"197399\" id=\"197399\">\n<div>\n<p>The key role of synthetic data in AI innovation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/no.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_542,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/197xrjaz7466rpng.png\" data-poster=\"https:\/\/no.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_542,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/2bc5516bb8bce835eaa5d547ea95b1d2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197399\/197399_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197399\/197399_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197399\/197399_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197399\/197399_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/22937.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"><\/video><\/div>\n<p>From privacy safeguards to high-quality datasets, synthetic data is revolutionizing how businesses leverage AI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/weight-loss-drugs-walmart-body-cameras-boeing-1851726487\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Maribel Pingree<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: UCG \/ Contributor (Getty Images), Bloomberg \/ Contributor (Getty Images), J Studios (Getty Images), Oleg Nikishin (Getty Images), Photo: Sam Wolfe\/Bloomberg (Getty Images), Allen J. 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