Cashmere sweaters have become widely available at surprisingly low prices, offering consumers access to a fiber prized for its softness, warmth, and lightweight feel. But behind these bargains is a growing sustainability problem.  Cashmere comes from the fine undercoat of specific goat breeds, and each goat typically produces only four to six ounces of usable fiber per year through two shearings. As demand has surged and prices have fallen, herders have been pressured to she

Jeff Bezos is stepping back into a hands-on leadership role for the first time since leaving Amazon in 2021, taking on the position of co-CEO at a new artificial intelligence startup called Project Prometheus. The venture, which has already secured an extraordinary $6.2 billion in funding, is shaping up to be one of the most heavily financed early-stage startups ever launched ( Investing.com ; Forbes; TechBuzz). Bezos is contributing part of the investment himself, signaling