Purpose Investments founder and CEO Som Seif says the financial services industry is dominated by incumbents who don’t like change, and they use the regulated nature of the industry against potential challengers. The news: Seif made the remarks in a keynote address kicking off the 2026 Canadian Finance Summit on Thursday morning during Toronto Tech…
Guru SIingh: It’s exactly like money. Ego is what ego does. Money is what money does. It’s a medium of exchange and ego is a medium of exchange, also. It’s a medium of exchanging your energy with somebody else’s or someplace else’s energies. And if you have a desire to be a leader and it…
by Ellen Hendriksen Ph.D: Learn graceful ways to cope with feeling defensive… What do a medieval fortress, a balled-up porcupine, and a linebacker have in common? They’re all pros at getting defensive. And when we humans are faced with criticism, we also ready the drawbridge, project a ball of spines, or prepare for the tackle….
by Kira M, Newman: America is in the midst of a spiritual crisis of disconnection—and that’s not my opinion, but a finding from some of the latest research by social scientist Brené Brown… Her new book, Braving the Wilderness, is about how we can find our sense of belonging in today’s divided political climate. But its…
Kim Kardashian is apparently stepping out with Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton. Her track record is not great in the relationship stakes with a brief first marriage which ended acrimoniously with hints of an abusive husband, a second that may or not have been a publicity stunt to boost the family brand, and…
Quantum chemistry has been touted as having the potential to revolutionize drug discovery. But Mark Fingerhuth, the co-founder and chief research and development officer of Toronto biotech startup ProteinQure, says we’re not quite there yet. The news: Fingerhuth’s comments were made at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)’s Super Session on Wednesday morning during Toronto Tech Week….
Wealthsimple users will soon be able to purchase certain US and Canadian IPOs at the initial offering price, a form of trading that is usually only available to high-net-worth investors. The news: Toronto FinTech company Wealthsimple opened access to IPO offerings on its website on Thursday. Retail investors can now request shares of select companies…
“Love life more than the meaning of it? Yes, certainly.” ~Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov When I was a child, there was a special moment during dusk when the old sodium lanterns switched on in the streets, morphing the world from one of saturation into one of yellow monochrome, and it always made me sad. One…
Wild and wayout actor Nick Cage is back in a well-reviewed (mainly) “Spider-Noir,” his first TV leading role, about a Depression-era private investigator pulled back into his crime-fighting Spider-Man alter ego. Cage’s surrealistic method of acting attracts divided opinion. Film director David Lynch described him as “the jazz musician of American acting”; others say…
Raquel Urtasun believes the time is now for Canada to go “all in” on physical AI, and that doing so could make the country a global player in the coming decades. Speaking with University of Toronto president Melanie Woodin at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall, the Waabi founder and CEO told audiences that the world…
