With Interest Rates Rising, Are Canadian Dividend Stocks Still Worth Buying?
Over the past three years, the Bank of Canada consistently lowered interest rates. But higher oil prices forced it to raise rates by 25 basis points, to 2.5%, last week. What’s more, BoC said it might keep raising rates if inflation remains elevated
Solana commission records leave validator fees harder to audit
Solana’s staking payouts can remain visible while the validator fee, or commission, behind them becomes harder to verify. Agave leaves the commission-rate field empty in reward metadata when custom collectors are active, making a fee check depend on historical validator state as well
OpenAI’s funding round shrinks, plus 4 more
Welcome to the DailyAI Briefing, the day’s five biggest AI stories. OpenAI has reportedly cut its latest funding round by $10 billion as investors get nervous about AI spending. Four of the biggest AI companies say they will honour one shared opt-out for
MIT affiliates named 2026 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows | MIT News
Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni were recently named to the 2026 cohort of AI2050 Fellows. The honor is announced annually by Schmidt Sciences, Eric and Wendy Schmidt’s philanthropic initiative that aims to accelerate scientific innovation. Conceived and co-chaired by Eric Schmidt
Afraid of Losing Money? How Beginners Can Invest More Calmly
If you are new to investing, staying calm when the stock market feels frantic can be a challenge. Even experienced investors can struggle to keep their composure. Psychologists have discovered that the pain of losing money is twice as powerful as making money.
Binance Hack Rattles Crypto Markets
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Cryptocurrency markets extended their losses after Binance reported a major security breach estimated at $6.3 billion. BNB declined more than 8%, while Bitcoin approached $77,000 and Ethereum fell below
Walmart, Microsoft and JPMorgan block NYSE-backed venture from tokenizing their shares
Walmart and 37 other companies have objected to third-party tokenized versions of their shares trading on OKXICE, the proposed round-the-clock stock tokens venue backed by the owner of the New York Stock Exchange. The objections show that a venue can earn trading fees
It Costs (About) 10 Cents to Trade $10,000
We’ve been tracking the all-in cost to trade U.S. equities for several years, and the story has consistently been one of falling costs and rising efficiency. Today, we’re updating that analysis through 2025 and introducing a small but meaningful methodological tweak that makes
XRP Price Barely Moves on Ripple OCC Approval as Whales Control 68.5% of Supply
Key Takeaways Ripple gained OCC trust bank approval, but XRP remained stagnant between $1.29 and $1.31. The disconnect from positive news sparked retail investor frustration and claims of market suppression. Santiment Intelligence reported whales hold 68.5% of XRP supply, targeting a $1.50 breakout.
Google DeepMind Introduces Gemini 4 Carbon, Its Top Model for Cyber Defense and Coding
Google DeepMind has introduced Gemini 4 Carbon, its strongest model to date. Gemini 4 Carbon is a frontier model from Google built for long-horizon agentic coding and cybersecurity defense. It ranks #1 on the updated v5.0 Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with a score