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The Harsh Reality of China’s “Leftover Women”

A viral video from China sparked intense online debate. It showed a 38-year-old woman at a marriage market, visibly upset and yelling in frustration. These markets are where families — often grandparents — bring their single adult children to meet potential partners for arranged introductions. On paper, this woman seemed to have it all: financial

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Financial Management

Knowing Next Week’s Sale

Today, I received a bonus from the grocery shopping app I use, and it sounded like a pretty good deal. For example, if you redeem about 90,000 points — which is usually worth around $90 — they’ll give you $150 back. That’s an extra $60, which is pretty nice. What was interesting, though, is that

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Business

When The Law Changes Your Business Model

Today, there was a lot of discussion about the UK’s proposed social media ban for users under 16. Essentially, young people would be blocked from platforms like YouTube unless an adult logs in using real ID verification. This has sparked significant controversy. Setting aside the ID requirements, it raises an important question for businesses: If

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Business

Using AI When You Are Rich

Today I was diving into some fascinating stories about YouTube’s biggest creator, MrBeast. He’s built a true media empire. Beyond the massive views that generate huge ad revenue, he’s launched successful businesses like Feastables, his chocolate brand, among others. MrBeast often implies he doesn’t live an extremely lavish lifestyle. Some even joke that he’s “broke”

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Business

Do Mega-Events Like FIFA Actually Pay Off for Cities?

Today in Vancouver, the FIFA events brought an undeniable energy to the city. Fans filled the streets celebrating, vendors were doing brisk business, and the atmosphere was electric. This got me thinking about the long-standing debate over whether hosting major sporting events is truly worthwhile. Critics often focus on the high costs, arguing they don’t

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Business

Suing AI Over Inaccurate Summaries

I was reading about a case today on how Google was found liable as a result of its AI summary feature that displays when users do a search nowadays where it apparently made inaccurate and damaging remarks about a business to the point where they got sued. Normally the platform would be shielded from this

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