The Link Between Interest Rates and the Stock Market – Guidance Financial Services

Interest rates are coming down for the first time in three years. For those with a mortgage, this is welcome news, whilst those with savings are forced to consider whether their term deposits still make sense.  But what impact do interest rate moves have on stock market investments? Given most of our superannuation is invested […]

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The new frontier: Meet the power players cashing in on the AI gold rush

If there is one unifying theme across the entire AI industry over the past year, it has been staggering, unprecedented investment. Hundreds of billions of dollars have poured into companies the world over, promising enormous innovation and profit-making opportunities in equal measure. Governments and private enterprises have scrambled to keep pace with its rapid evolution, […]

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ASML makes $1.5billion investment in Mistral AI — ASML becomes the largest shareholder for the French AI start-up

ASML this week invested €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) in Mistral AI, a French AI start-up, in its latest €1.7 billion funding round, reports Reuters. As a result, ASML became the largest shareholder of Mistal AI, which is primarily known for its sovereign AI initiatives and its close work with Nvidia. The deal is expected to […]

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Former Republican Senator Cory Gardner Becomes The Cable Industry’s Top Lobbyist

from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept Cory Gardner, who spent a decade as a Republican senator, has been freshly announced as the CEO of the NCTA–The Internet & Television Association–the cable industry’s biggest lobbying organization. As the revolving door spins you might recall that Gardner is replacing Michael Powell, former FCC boss, whose stint at the agency […]

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Prediction: Oklo Stock Will Be Worth This Much 1 Year From Now

Shares of Oklo have skyrocketed by 1,000% over the last year. The companies that have so far benefited the most during the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution straddle the line between hardware and software. Yet as AI applications grow increasingly complex, the conversation is beginning to expand beyond chips, data centers, and algorithms. The need for […]

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Essential Reasons to Prioritize It Over Personal Profiles

Are you still managing your real estate services through a personal Facebook profile? If so, you’re potentially missing out on a plethora of benefits that could take your business to the next level. The problem lies in the limitations personal profiles offer, with restrictions on follower count, lack of access to critical advertising tools, and […]

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How stablecoins and lightning fit the bill

The following is a guest post and opinion from Bobby Shell, Board of Directors & VP of Marketing at Voltage. AI is no longer just assisting humans—it’s making decisions, managing resources, and even spending money. But without instant, programmable payment rails, this new digital workforce is running on outdated infrastructure. Today’s AI systems are evolving […]

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