Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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Vancouver Fintechs Combine Forces to Bolster Product Breadth, Expand Reach

Two Vancouver-based fintechs have reached an agreement. Parvis Invest is acquiring Atlas One Digital Securities, the companies recently announced. Parvis, a platform for private alternative investments founded in 2019 on blockchain technology, is acquiring Atlas One Digital, a fellow tech-forward financing...

The Vjosa in southern Albania runs 270 kilometers from the Greek mountains to the Adriatic without a single dam — making it the last...

The Vjosa river leaves the Pindus mountains of northern Greece as the Aoös, crosses into southern Albania near the village of Çarshovë, and runs approximately 270 kilometres to the Adriatic near Vlorë without meeting a single dam, weir, or...

I asked ChatGPT to describe my personality and forbade it from flattering me — it didn’t hold back

“You come across as highly self-directed, analytical, private, and restless. Not restless in the extroverted, chaotic sense. More like your mind keeps scanning: better wording, better option, better explanation, better product, better life structure, better way to understand yourself.”...

A new study modeling six of history’s deadliest heatwaves found that conditions had already crossed the threshold for human survival, and every single one...

A new study in Nature Communications modelled six of the deadliest heatwaves on record and found something the field has been slow to acknowledge: every single one of them killed thousands of people while staying below the wet-bulb temperature...

Too many options breed hesitation, regret, and less satisfaction in the end

I have a decision sitting open that I should have closed days ago. Before I get to that, the research is worth laying out, because it reframes what I thought was just my own quirk. Psychologist Barry Schwartz, in his...

Jobber Formalizes Vancouver Expansion with ‘Beautiful’ Waterfront Workspace

A Canadian technology company based in Edmonton has officially opened an office in downtown Vancouver. Founded in 2011, Jobber remains on a mission to help small home service businesses modernize operations, increase earning potential, and meet evolving consumer expectations through...

Farpoint’s Nicholas Ning on Building AI That Actually Works

For many organizations, the challenge with artificial intelligence is no longer deciding whether it matters. It is figuring out how to move beyond strategy decks, pilot projects, and consumer-facing tools into systems that actually work inside complex enterprises. That is...

Why entrepreneurship can destroy relationships – and how to avoid it

But do you place the same level of importance on your most critical and hopefully longest relationship – your life partner? I know the importance of a successful relationship with your life partner through my experience with my wife, Melinda....

If you’re paying staff from July 1, here’s what you need to know about the new payday super rules

Pay runs past July 1 must be payday super compliant, meaning employers have less than 24 hours to ensure their payroll and accounting systems are ready for the landmark transition. Businesses now have one last chance to stress-test their processes...

Consumer watchdog drags Amazon into court over 5 ‘unfair’ Prime contract terms

Customers of Amazon’s streaming service Prime were left with no choice but to pay more if they wanted to avoid ads under allegedly unfair contract terms, according to a lawsuit. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it had...
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The AI Wars Come to Ravenna

It seems likely that 2026 will be known as the year that AI broke through and became a mainstream...
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