Key News Asian equities were mostly lower overnight, as Japan and Pakistan outperformed while Hong Kong and Mainland China underperformed. China released its manufacturing purchasing managers’ index overnight in July, which weighed on markets. The reading came in at 49.3, indicating a contraction in manufacturing activity for the fourth consecutive…

In early January, 18‑year‑old Justin Jin launched Giggles — an AI-powered social entertainment app that’s reportedly attracted over 120,000 waitlist sign-ups and generated 150 million impressions — all without a venture capital war chest, a marketing budget, or a traditional engineering team. Instead, he and his team of young co-founders…

Stephen Colbert will reportedly stay in the world of late-night television amid the cancellation of The Late Show. According to a report from Vulture, published on Friday, August 1, Colbert, 61, has signed on as a guest star in the CBS series Elsbeth — where he will portray a late-night…

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANK In a world awash in AI hype, the next wave of innovation won’t come from general-purpose tools but from a new class of highly specialized applications designed to embed expertise directly into workflows. Think of this emerging category as “tradecraft AI.” What Is Tradecraft…

Earnings season is among us, and with it comes the usual whirlwind of numbers, narratives, and noise. As you know, safely navigating earnings season requires more than just skimming press releases or chasing flashy metrics. Success doesn’t go to those who follow the crowd or latch onto “adjusted” EBITDA figures…

In today’s column, I examine the latest headline news that medical school grads are avidly pursuing psychiatry as their career pathway, which seems somewhat contradictory to ongoing pronouncements that AI is going to take over as a mental health advisor and usurp the role of human therapists. Why would sharp-as-nails…

Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson definitely had a lot of fun filming their long-awaited Naked Gun reboot. Between constantly singing one another’s praises and even sharing a kiss on the cheek at Naked Gun’s red carpet premiere in July 2025, the pair’s first time working together was clearly a memorable…

Shelia Anderson Leads Digital Future at Unum Unum Group, a global leader in workplace benefits with a legacy spanning over 175 years, has announced Shelia Anderson as its new executive vice president and chief information and digital officer. The company, which offers a wide range of services through its Unum…

By now you’ve no doubt heard the argument that AI is a bubble, and there’s no way Big Tech will make a significant profit from it, given the massive amounts of cash they’ve already piled in. That take is just plain wrong—truth is, the tech giants are already booking profits…

One of the most ambitious anime compilation movies of the 80s was Robot Carnival, and this Blu-ray release captures it astonishingly well. The main premise of Robot Carnival is to examine robots and mecha from a variety of standpoints. In Japan, robots and mecha are intertwined and aren’t viewed as…