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Apple’s Film Division Finally Finishes First at Box Office

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While Apple has been able to produce a string of TV hits, making successful movies has proven a little more difficult.

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Consumer

Shein, Temu Sales Slide After Losing US Duty-Free Loophole

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In May, POTUS scrapped the “de minimis” exemption that allowed Shein and Temu to ship packages worth less than $800 to the US duty-free.

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Electric Vehicles

EV Dealerships Urge Slow-Walking Tax Credit Cutoff Amid ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Debate

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Experts have already warned that rollbacks to electric vehicle tax incentives will slow sales growth big time.

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CIO Upside

Coinbase Patent Tracks AI Contributions With Blockchain

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The technique is particularly useful for open source models that often involve many contributors.

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Kognitos Works to Remove the AI ‘Language Barrier’

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“Humans must be steering AI, even if it becomes superhuman.”

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Reducing Data Security Risks from Model Context Protocol

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“If you compromise that AI, you compromise everything that it’s connected to.”

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Electric Vehicles

BYD Downshifts Production into First Gear

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BYD is now the EV pace-setter in Europe, too, according to a recent report from automotive firm JATO Dynamics.

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Regulation

SEC Seeks to Rev Up ‘Engine of Growth’ by Loosening Corporate Disclosure Rules

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SEC Chair Paul Atkins’s stance on financial regulation contrasts starkly with that of his predecessor, Gary Gensler.

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Industrials

America’s Anduril Among Potential Winners of NATO Breakthrough

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NATO chief Mark Rutte said last week that the new defense 5% of GDP spending target amounts to a “quantum leap.”

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ETF Upside

ETFs Built On Tax Advantage Draw Congressional Scrutiny

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Rich investors with large stock portfolios and capital gains get a tax bonus with 351 ETF exchanges.

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ETF Upside

Calamos Launches First Autocallable ETF

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The fund enters into swap agreements with J.P. Morgan and tracks an index from MerQube.

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ETF Upside

ETF Investors Lured to AI, Crypto, Fintech

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People are also more informed than ever about their ETF investments, per a Nasdaq report.

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Energy

Low Battery: ‘Heat Dome’ Exposes Cracks in America’s Decaying Power Grid

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Rising temperatures and massive new data centers are providing a massive stress test for the US power grid.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors Increasingly in Scramble Mode Over Fee Pressure

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Advisors are getting creative with more services and non-traditional fee models.

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Blockchain

Kraken Launches Crypto’s Attempt at a Venmo-Killer

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Anyone who’s had to split a check with new hostel friends knows rivals Venmo and Zelle only support payments between US users.

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Semiconductors

After Reclaiming ‘World’s Most Valuable Company’ Crown, Nvidia Gilds the Tiara

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In the past month, Nvidia shares have surged 18.8%, more than the rest of the Magnificent Seven, including Microsoft.

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Finance

Dwindling IPOs Reward Investors With Return Bonanza

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New data compiled by Bloomberg found that shares in companies to debut on US exchanges this year have climbed by a weighted average of 53%.

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CIO Upside

Amazon Patent May Stabilize Quantum Computers

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The stability of qubits has long posed a barrier to scaling quantum computers.

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Location Bias: Why AI Data Centers Are Clustered in the North

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Is Meta Chasing a Superintelligence Pipe Dream?

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The risks may be greater than the payoff.

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Advisor Upside

Financial advisor news, market insights, and practice management essentials.

ARK’s Recent Highs Led to Massive Outflows. Are Institutional Investors to Blame?

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Former Military Court Judge to Lead SEC Enforcement

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These ETFs Are Hoping to Skip the Dividend Tax

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