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ETF Upside

Invesco Hires Crypto Product Leader from JPMorgan

The firm, which offers six digital assets ETFs, announced a new global product leadership team earlier this year.

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Autos

Can Elon Musk’s Pajama Party Brighten Up Tesla’s Tomorrow?

Elon Musk is again sleeping at Tesla’s offices again, but that may not be enough to restart the top US EV-maker’s engine.

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Artificial Intelligence

Gecko’s AI Robots Represent the ‘Boring’ Future of Bots

More than 70% of the $2.3 billion raised by robotics companies in Q1 2025 was directed towards task-centric tech like Gecko’s.

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ETF Upside

Vanguard Files for ETF Share Class Approval

The company on Wednesday joined the ranks of fund managers that have filed for exemptive relief to offer ETF share classes of mutual funds.

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Consumer

Starbucks’ China Business May Need a Caffeine Jolt

In an interview with the Financial Times, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the company is exploring a partial sale of its China business.

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Media & Entertainment

Switch 2 Becomes Nintendo’s Fastest-Selling Console

The Switch 2 sold 3.5 million units in its first four days, and Nintendo’s targeting 15 million units for this fiscal year.

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CIO Upside

Nvidia Safety Patent Signals Physical AI Push

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The goal of Nvidia’s tech is to help give autonomous systems more reliable memory, hazard detection and depth perception.

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Google Patent Highlights AI and Quantum’s Symbiotic Relationship
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The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
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Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel
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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

CIO Upside

Does Agentic AI Have Staying Power?

Tom Zehren, CEO of Info-Tech. Photo via Info-Tech Research Group.

‘Humanity’s never automated intelligence before in the way that we’re doing it now.’

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