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Epic Games Raises $2 Billion From Lego Investors & Sony for Family-friendly Metaverse

Epic Games Raises $2 Billion From Lego Investors & Sony for Family-friendly Metaverse

Upload VR | Ian Hamilton | Apr 11, 2022 Epic Games continues to align with partners on efforts to build a 3D-focused version of the Internet with $2 billion raised from the investors behind Lego and Sony. Epic just launched Unreal Engine 5 for a wide range of 3D creation tasks ranging from film production


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OFSI issues guidelines for Culture Risk Management and seeks for input by May 31, 2022

OFSI issues guidelines for Culture Risk Management and seeks for input by May 31, 2022

OFSI | Mar 15, 2022 The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) examines the culture practices of federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) and how the risks created, perpetuated, or magnified by a FRFI’s culture can affect their safety and soundness.  OSFI plans to issue a principles-based, outcomes-focused culture risk management guideline for consultation


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Resources for Recruiting International Top Talent

Resources for Recruiting International Top Talent

Mentor Works | Myra | Apr 18, 2022 Many Canadian businesses seek out foreign workers to help fill labour needs after exhausting the domestic candidate pool and when there are no Canadian citizens or permanent residents available to fill positions. These individuals can arrive in Canada through a range of positions such as a temporary


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Venusverse launches a unqiue Canadian NFT collection:  Women of Venusverse

Venusverse launches a unqiue Canadian NFT collection: Women of Venusverse

Venusverse | Janelle Chalouhi | Apr 19, 2022 Canadian women are underrepresented in tech and particularly in Web3. The Canadian cryptocurrency-NFt-Web3 space is 95% men and a mere 5% women. It’s a massive gap for Canada.  Despite the enumerated benefits of diversity (McKinsey), when it comes to women in tech there continue to be inequality,


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IP Box:  Would a special IP income tax rate boost Canada’s flagging innovation?

IP Box: Would a special IP income tax rate boost Canada’s flagging innovation?

C.D. Howe | John Lester | Apr 5, 2022 Canada needs to create an Intellectual Property (IP) Box to improve its lacklustre innovation performance, according to a new study from the C.D. Howe Institute. An IP Box would tax income from patents and other intellectual property at a special low rate. This initiative would boost


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A $1 million winning Powerball ticket will expire soon. Here's how much lottery players leave on the table

A $1 million winning Powerball ticket will expire soon. Here's how much lottery players leave on the table

Whether due to losing a ticket, not checking it closely or some other mishap, lottery winners have left millions of dollars unclaimed over the years.

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Twitter’s board adopts ‘poison pill’ as Elon Musk vows $0 salary for board

Twitter’s board adopts ‘poison pill’ as Elon Musk vows $0 salary for board

Reuters via Global News | Staff | Apr 18, 2022 Elon Musk took a swipe at the board of Twitter on Monday after the social media company adopted a “poison pill” to protect itself from the second-biggest shareholder’s US$43 billion cash buyout offer. “Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s ~$3M/year


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Kevin O’Leary-backed WonderFi acquires Coinberry for $38.5 million

Kevin O’Leary-backed WonderFi acquires Coinberry for $38.5 million

Betakit | Josh Scott  | Apr 18, 2022 Less than a month after closing its acquisition of Bitbuy, WonderFi has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Toronto’s Coinberry, which offers a crypto trading platform, for approximately $38.5 million CAD in WonderFi stock, based on the company’s current share price. Once the deal has closed


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Gold House launches $30 million fund to invest in entrepreneurs of Asian descent

Gold House launches $30 million fund to invest in entrepreneurs of Asian descent

Gold House Ventures aims to boost API leadership in the corporate world by promoting Asian entrepreneurs.

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These states are poised to pass personal finance education legislation this year

These states are poised to pass personal finance education legislation this year

Georgia will likely be the next state to pass a personal finance education mandate, according to a bill tracker from Next Gen Personal Finance, a nonprofit.

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Here’s what to know on Tax Day if you still haven’t filed your return

Here’s what to know on Tax Day if you still haven’t filed your return

April 18 is the 2021 federal tax deadline for most Americans. Here's what to know before filing an extension or sending your return.

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Without stimulus checks or child tax credit payments, many Americans can’t afford emergency expenses. One work benefit could help address that

Without stimulus checks or child tax credit payments, many Americans can’t afford emergency expenses. One work benefit could help address that

The onset of Covid-19 prompted a sudden drop in income for many Americans. If that were to happen again, many would still be unprepared, a poll finds.

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You can't contribute to a health savings account once you're on Medicare. A bipartisan bill in Congress would change that

You can't contribute to a health savings account once you're on Medicare. A bipartisan bill in Congress would change that

A bipartisan House bill revives past efforts to let individuals on Medicare contribute to health savings accounts, or HSAs, which they currently can't do.

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How to decide whether to spend or save your tax refund

How to decide whether to spend or save your tax refund

For most Americans, a tax refund is an opportunity to shore up a safety net. If your savings is on track, put a portion toward something that makes you happy.

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