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AI Research | July 22, 2025 New Standard Report Data Shows Gap Between AI Funding and What Workers Support According to a recent WORKBank audit, a major new study from Stanford's SALT Lab, 41% of Y Combinator-backed AI agent companies are to tasks that workers have no desire for automation. These 'no go zones' represent

Plastic water bottles aren’t cool. Or at least Mike Cessario doesn’t think so. Liquid Death has made a name for itself in the consumer-packaged goods space, not just in its name itself, but also in its edgy marketing, social following, … Continue reading →

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Small business owners across the U.S. are increasingly using AI, and they say it is a positive, and will lead to human job losses.

After a rocky start to 2025, President Trump's approval is rising among small business owners, and so is Main Street's economic confidence.

Congress has created a new student loan repayment plan, called RAP. Here's what to know about the option, which will be available next summer.

Tokenization RWA | July 22, 2025 Toronto’s AuCan Gold Launches A Tokenised Gold Platform Backed by Real Bullion and Blockchain On July 22, 2025, Toronto-based AuCan Gold announced the launch of a US$2.5 billion real world asset tosenized gold platform in partnership with TheBlock. The platform offers accredited investors secure digital access to institutional-grade gold

Crypto | July 22, 2025 Charles Schwab Confirms It Will Let Users Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Directly On July 18, 2025, Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster confirmed in an interview with CNBC Television that Schwab will soon let users buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum directly in its brokerage accounts, with the trading option to

Financing | July 22, 2025 Trusty Secures $1M to Help Families Organize and Share Legacy Wishes Using AI On July 15, 2025, Toronto-based Trusty announced it has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered estate planning platform. The round was co-led by Relay Ventures and Graphite Ventures, with support from Mistral Venture

Some investors follow company insiders on the notion that they would know better than anyone when it's the right time to buy or sell shares.

AI Competition | July 21, 2025 Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2 Offers Strong Open Source Performance at a Fraction of the Cost of Top U.S. Models On July 11, 2025, TechTarget reported that Alibaba-backed Chinese AI startup Moonshot released Kimi K2, a fully open source language model to compete toe to toe with top U.S. AI

July 21, 2025 Creating a proper website for a portfolio is a big deal for anyone who works online. While a polished portfolio might raise your credibility and help you gain recognition in professional circles, a sloppy one can cost you an offer. What is a Portfolio? A rich portfolio can be used interchangeably with

July 21, 2025 Canada’s home-care system is approaching a pivotal moment. According to federal projections, the country will need 39,000 additional personal support workers (PSWs) by 2043 to keep up with demand. As the population ages and more Canadians express a preference to age in place, this gap will only grow especially in rural and

Tokenization | July 21, 2025 SEC Meets Ethereum Groups on Tokenized Securities Standards On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a private meeting with Ethereum-linked groups including ERC-3643 Association and Chainlink Labs to explore standards for compliant tokenized securities. At the same time, SEC Chair Paul Atkins confirmed that the

President Donald Trump’s "big beautiful bill" includes key tax changes that are effective for 2025. Here is how they could impact you.

TipRanks' analyst ranking service spotlights three stocks, including Uber Technologies and Alphabet, favored by Wall Street.