Digital Trends

Strive, the asset management firm co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, purchased $94.5 million worth of Bitcoin, lifting its total holdings above 27,000 BTC. The company continues to build one of the larger corporate Bitcoin treasuries, a strategy that has drawn attention from investors watching how publicly listed firms use digital assets on their balance sheets.

Some members of Gen Z are deliberately relearning touch typing, a skill skipped by many who grew up on phones and tablets. They say faster, more accurate typing helps them write better prompts for AI chatbots and gives them an edge in office jobs where quick keyboard work still matters. The trend highlights a gap between mobile-first digital natives and the keyboard-heavy demands of professional work.

Data centers are drawing growing interest from real estate investors, driven by surging demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. As developers and funds race to secure land and power capacity, the facilities are increasingly viewed as a lucrative asset class within commercial real estate portfolios.

OpenBao is an open-source tool written in Go for managing, storing, and distributing sensitive data such as passwords and API secrets, encryption keys, and digital certificates. It emerged as a community-maintained alternative to HashiCorp Vault after licensing changes. On GitHub's trending list this week it has picked up new stars and attention, with developers discussing it as a free, open option for handling secrets securely in their infrastructure.

As artificial intelligence spreads through daily life, interest in analog products and experiences is growing, according to a new report from the Star Tribune. The piece describes a cultural counter-trend: people turning to vinyl records, film cameras, paper notebooks and other non-digital formats as a reaction to an increasingly AI-saturated world. Retailers are said to be responding to renewed demand for tactile, offline goods.

France's Catholic Church is seeing a surge in adult baptisms, driven in part by young evangelists dubbed 'digital missionaries' who spread faith content online. Their social media outreach is credited with drawing new converts, particularly among young adults, in a country long considered one of Europe's most secular. Observers say the trend marks a notable reversal for the Church.

Football coaching is being reshaped by technology, with digital tools increasingly used to call, signal and analyse plays from the sideline. Teams are moving away from traditional handwritten sign-calling toward tablets and electronic play sheets, which speed up decisions and reduce errors. The trend reflects a wider shift across football as clubs at all levels adopt data and communication technology in game management.

Canadian apparel brand Duer has launched its own print magazine, part of a broader revival of analog media among retailers looking to stand out and build deeper connections with customers. The move taps a wider trend of brands turning to physical publications as digital channels grow crowded and expensive.