While many AI companies are betting their products can be useful to a broad segment of businesses, a startup called Emanate is taking the opposite approach, building highly targeted tools designed for complex sales transactions in the industrial materials sector. Founder and CEO Kiara Nirghin says the somewhat esoteric market, which includes manufacturers, distributors, and service providers working with materials from steel building materials to metal piping, has intricate sales processes involving generating quotes for bespoke orders, connecting existing customers with goods they may need, and proactively finding new customers. The industrial materials sector, which provides raw materials like steel and aluminum and manufactured parts…
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It made sense 50 years ago to market to entire generations as if they were one persona. It was a way for companies to understand consumers when there was little else to go on. But does this approach still work today? In the 1960s, marketers needed to reach the large cohort of post-war consumers entering adulthood (and peak spending years). Et voilà, the idea of the Baby Boomer generation was born. The conventional wisdom was that the entire cohort had lived through similar experiences that shaped their values and spending patterns similarly. It was largely true at the time, but…
April was not a good month for the tech industry in terms of job losses. Last month, major firms—including Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Snap—all announced significant workforce reductions. But now, May is not shaping up to be any better. This week alone, news emerged that several major tech companies, including Cloudflare, PayPal, and Coinbase, are set to cut thousands of positions. And yes, you can blame AI for the job cuts—or at least the bosses are. Cloudflare cuts more than 1,100 jobs Yesterday, Cloudflare announced that it was laying off more than 1,100 workers across the globe. That equates to…
Sold Out — Due to Overwhelming Demand, A Second Advanced Trading Webinar Has Been Added for June 26–27 The response to our May Advanced Trading Webinar exceeded expectations. Every available spot was filled as traders and investors from around the world secured access to one of the most in-depth educational events we have hosted on the practical application of Reversals and Arrays. Due to overwhelming demand, we are now opening a second session for those who were unable to secure a seat in May. Updated Advanced Techniques and Considerations for using Reversals and ArraysJune 26–27, 2026 Register Here:https://armstronginternational.ticketspice.com/q2-26-advanced-use-of-reversals-and-arrays-for-trading This is…
We live in an age of entertainment abundance, yet for some, screens can be a source of friction. According to a recent study by Nielsen, the average viewer spends 12 minutes searching before deciding on content each time they turn on their TV. That’s just the visible symptom. As entertainment fragments across dozens of apps, devices, and profiles, the living room itself has become a place of negotiation and missed connection. Discovery becomes exhausting, and shared moments are rare. When you think about it, the TV remains one of the last shared screens in our lives. And so, its role…
Artificial intelligence—surely the most hyped technological development to seize the spotlight in a generation—does not appear to be very popular with the American public. A clear majority recognize AI is a big deal, but recent Pew Research Center polling found more concern than excitement, particularly in its impact on creativity and relationships. Quinnipiac surveys find opinions souring even as usage rises. It’s associated with job losses, cheating, dubious advice, excessive energy consumption, and a variety of doomsday scenarios up to and including the eradication of humanity. In March, 57% of respondents to an NBC poll said the risks associated with…
BlackBerry revivalist phones have been appearing in various forms over the last few years, but the Unihertz Titan 2 Elite is the most credible option yet. The small-scale Chinese boutique-of-sorts Unihertz has spent years refining its formula to balance modern Android capabilities with legacy tactile hardware. In 2026, it’s finally landed on a device that makes the most of its own identity. The naming convention here is admittedly a little confusing. Last year’s Titan 2 was a rugged, wide-format device clearly inspired by the BlackBerry Passport—it was, in every sense, “titanic.” But this new Elite successor isn’t a turbo-charged version…
Below, Piera Gelardi shares five key insights from her new book, The Playful Way: Creativity, Connection, and Joy Through Everyday Moments of Play. Gelardi is a creative entrepreneur. She cofounded the media brand Refinery29 and, more recently, the creative wellness company NoomaLooma. What’s the big idea? Playfulness means being curiously, creatively, and courageously engaged with life. Being playful isn’t the easy choice. It requires showing up authentically, risking looking silly, and trying something that might not work. In a world that rewards performance and polish, choosing play is a quiet act of courage that will help you feel alive. Listen…
QUESTION: Marty, I loved your speech about AI here in Canada and why AI cannot trade. You explained that you created a completely different form of AI and you system has made remarkable call for 40 years that I know of. You also said that they will be doing a Holywood movie on you and your contribution to humanity. You said before that they will allow people to invest in the film to expose cycle to society. I there any update on that front? JK ANSWER: These AI systems are good only for research. Trading is like a pocker game.…
When communications worker Suzanne Selkow decided to open her own consulting practice, she realized that going solo meant fewer opportunities to “turn to a colleague for a gut check,” she says. Knowing herself to get bogged down in “decision paralysis,” she figured she needed some kind of outside perspective as she launched her business. So she turned to a different kind of mentor—she created an AI career coach using Anthropic’s Claude. “I figured that was actually a practical use case for an LLM—to be able to take some of those bigger-picture ideas that I had workshopped with a human coach,…