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Advertising Confronts AI-xistential Crisis

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Advertising companies are scrambling to make changes as their businesses get hammered by advances in artificial intelligence.

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Can Robotaxis Take Over New York?

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Tesla and Waymo are among the entrants trying to turn congested New York City, the home of the yellow cab, into a robotaxi hub.

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These ETFs Are Going Nuclear

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Energy demand is rising globally, in part because of AI use, and a handful of ETFs focused on nuclear energy stand to benefit.

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Are Cyclical ETFs Worth the Boom and Bust?

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Cyclical industries can provide some regularity for ETF investors, but not without downsides.

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Trump Media Delays Registration for Bitcoin ETF

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The filing marks President Trump’s latest move to bring his spot bitcoin strategy to the ETF market. Will advisors bite?

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Can Reddit Provide a Human-Centric Haven from AI Chatbots?

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In our increasingly artificial digital age, sometimes internet denizens desire an actual human touch. Enter Reddit.

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Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI and the ‘Second Half of the Chessboard’

Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group.

While predicting the future of the global economy is anybody’s guess, today’s normal is unlikely to continue.

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China’s Revolutionary DeepSeek Turns to American Hardware for Upgrade

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Seven months after DeepSeek’s debut, it appears the company needs some American rocket power to get its AI Sputnik off the ground.

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Trump Admin’s MAHA Agenda Brings Politics to the Dinner Table

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Most major brands in cereal, snacks, and drinks are putting out announcements about how they’re aligning with MAHA guidelines.

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Warren Buffett Reveals Multibillion-Dollar Pre-Retirement Bets

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The big surprise was a brand new, $1.6 billion stake in UnitedHealth, accumulated entirely during the second quarter.

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Wells Fargo Patent Highlights Fatal Flaw in Deepfake Detection Models

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Synthetic content is becoming more realistic by the day. Can detection tech keep up?

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How AI-Powered Robotics Face Obstacles in Real-World Scenarios

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Nvidia has announced a host of new models, libraries and infrastructure for robotics developers.

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Big Tech’s AGI Dreams Overshadowed by Smaller, In-Demand AI Advances

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Though AGI could have some enterprise viability, most businesses are better off with small models.

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VOO Becomes First ETF to Top $700 Billion in Assets

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The development illustrates Vanguard’s ongoing dominance in ETFs as well as client demand for low-cost, passive strategies.

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Advisors May Take the Next Exit if NJ Passes New Contractor Rule

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The Garden State is considering changes to rules regarding contractors and employees. Advisors don’t like it, a poll suggests.

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Could Silver Be Clients’ Golden Ticket?

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Silver’s role as an inflation hedge, its industrial uses and a supply deficit have created strong tailwinds.

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New York Accuses Bank-Backed Zelle of $1 Billion Security Bungle

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Zelle was launched in 2017 as an alternative to peer-to-peer payment platforms like PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo.

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Amazon Cuts in Line at Online Grocery Checkout

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Amazon has struggled to take a bite out of the $875 billion US grocery market since launching an online grocery storefront in 2006.

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Can OpenAI Recover From Botched GPT-5 Rollout?

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Where recent iterations of ChatGPT allowed users to tinker with various settings, GPT-5 attempted to do the tinkering for the user.

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China Recreates a Shipbuilding Dreadnought

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To the extent they ever really were, China’s two major state-owned shipmakers will no longer be ships that pass in the night.

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Walmart Patent Signals AI Transformation for Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

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Why AI Augmentation Tech Is More Than a ‘Cost-Cutting Tool’

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Why Access Controls May Be AI’s Biggest Security Vulnerability

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