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Meta Patent Seeks to Track Users’ ‘Biopotential’ Signals

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While wrist-worn controllers may be the next frontier of artificial reality technology, it’s likely not the end goal for AR control.

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JPMorgan Patent Could Add Guardrails to AI in Banking

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Given that AI systems can’t always be totally accurate, observing when they make mistakes could mitigate a lot of harm.

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International Economics

How Long Can China’s Bull Market Last?

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China is grappling with a depressed job market, a struggling property sector, weak consumer spending, geopolitical tensions, and debt.

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Consumer

It’s Chicken Big Mac Week in America

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In another opportunity to beef up the bottom line, McDonald’s launches a chicken version of its iconic Big Mac in the US.

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Energy

Whom Should You Believe About Energy Demand?

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Fossil fuel producers and OPEC have rained on the IEA’s parade, offering wildly different projections for future energy demand.

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Markets

Weathering the Storm: A Q&A with Vanguard on Market Volatility

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The last four years have been head-spinning. Dan Newhall, Vanguard’s head of portfolio solutions, talked us through the volatility.

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Healthcare

Eli Lilly’s Weight-Loss Drug Finally Off FDA Shortage List

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The Food and Drug Administration declared an end to the scarcity of Eli Lilly’s highly in-demand weight-loss and diabetes drugs on Thursday.

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Consumer

Climate Change Forces Starbucks Deeper into Coffee R&D

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Starbucks is buying two farms in Central America to conduct research on the crop at the heart of its business: coffee.

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Industrials

Dock Workers Agree to Pause Historic Strike To Negotiate New Contract

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Three days into a historic work stoppage, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports reached a tentative deal with their employer.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia Robotics, Self-Driving Patents Could Make Its Chips Even More Popular

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Autonomous machines may need to be proactive, not reactive, to keep accidents from happening.

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Patent Drop

Wells Fargo Cloud Patent Could Fight Data Security Risks

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Wells Fargo’s recent patent wants to make sure you can trust the cloud.

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Adobe Marketing Campaign Patent Adds to Professional AI Tools

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Adobe’s recent patent signals that it may be creating a marketing co-pilot.

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Advisor Upside

Schwab Says Farewell to Retiring CEO Walt Bettinger

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Charles Scwhab’s next chief executive Rick Wurster looks to continue the legacy of current CEO Walt Bettinger.

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Advisor Upside

Inside State Street and Apollo’s Private Market ETF

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The asset managers are hoping to offer the first private asset ETF and open up alternative investments to the masses.

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Advisor Upside

LPL Financial Terminates CEO Dan Arnold Over Alleged Misconduct

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The $17 billion financial firm fired chief executive Dan Arnold for allegedly violating the company’s code of conduct.

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Advisor Upside

Sen. Warren Blasts Advice Industry Over ‘Kickbacks’

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Conflicts of interest may be costing retirement savers $5 billion a year in fixed-index annuities, an investigation found.

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Electric Vehicles

Toyota Invests $500 Million in Air Taxi Startup

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Toyota is investing $500 million into Joby Aviation, a California-based startup that wants to make flying taxis.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Closes Its Latest Funding Round with One Major Request

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As OpenAI wraps its latest funding round — a $6.6 billion raise at a $157 billion valuation — it’s asking financial backers for exclusivity.

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Banking

JPMorgan to Open Nearly 100 Chase Branches in Low-Income Neighborhoods

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JPMorgan Chase announced it will open nearly 100 brick-and-mortar locations in low-income inner-city and small-town American communities.

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Finance

Mastercard Buys Startup That Will Help You Manage Pesky Subscriptions

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Mastercard is acquiring Minna Technologies, which specializes in letting bank and card customers manage (and cancel) subscription services.

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FA Upside

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

The United Nations Wants to Stamp Out Cybercrime

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Obesity Drugmaker Rivus Wants in on the Healthcare IPO Boom

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Chevron and BP Hone Core Focus Amid Promising Oil Future

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