The RESTRICT Act: No, You Won’t Get 20 Years If You Use A VPN To Access TikTok
Today’s geopolitical climate has seen the US, as well as other countries in the West, become increasingly concerned over national security risks posed by some foreign information and communications technology (ICT) products and services, primarily Chinese-owned TikTok. In early March Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, introduced Senate Bill 686 or the Restricting the […]
Minnesota’s Lawsuit Against JUUL Labs Begins Trial
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison opened his state’s case against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the company of using deceptive marketing tactics to hook children on nicotine. The state is seeking more than $100 million in damages, claiming that Juul unlawfully targeted young people to create a new generation of nicotine addicts. “They […]
No to TikTok Ban: Was AOC Bought Out?
While the US Senate pushes to ban TikTok, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released her first video on the Chinese-owned video streaming app on Saturday to talk about why she thinks the app shouldn’t be banned in the US. In the now-viral video, the New York Democrat talks about how banning the app does not really “address […]
Amazon Sidewalk Is Now Open For Developers To Build On
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has opened up its low-bandwidth network, Amazon Sidewalk, for developer testing. First launched in 2021, the low-power, wide-area network (LPWAN) connects various devices with a secure and low-cost cloud connection. It doesn’t compete with your internet and mobile data provider, what it does is free up some precious bandwidth by letting less […]
Freeland’s Budget 2023 Winners: Clean Energy, Battery Minerals
Nothing says green more than the recently released federal budget, which clearly prioritizes the push for a “clean economy” with all the investment tax credits it is showering on the green energy sector. Labeled the “made-in-Canada plan,” the budget–chiefly assembled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland–hedges big bets on the green economy to create “an anchor […]
Doug Hurst: The Fed Is Done Raising Rates
Today on the Daily Dive, we sit down with Doug Hurst, Chairman of Elevation Gold Mining (TSXV: ELVT). Doug joins us this afternoon to give us his take on de-dollarization, central banks buying gold, and the Fed’s next moves. We then shift to mining and what could trigger capital to start flowing again, nefore we […]
Ottawa Relaxes Foreign Home Buyers Rules After Loosely Banning It
Only months after the new laws went into effect, the Canadian government is removing some limitations on foreigners acquiring residential property. “To enhance the flexibility of newcomers and businesses looking to add to Canada’s housing supply, the Government of Canada is making amendments to the Regulations, to expand exceptions to allow Non-Canadians to purchase a […]
Substack Asks Its Writers To Invest But They Can’t Ensure Future Projections
Substack, a newsletter company that apparently failed to raise funds last year due to a larger slowdown in the tech market, wants its next round of funding to come straight from its pool of writers. The firm most recently raised funds in a $65 million Series B round headed by venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz […]
Cheers! Federal Budget Cuts Planned Alcohol Excise Tax Increase
The federal government’s newly-released 2023 budget has great news for the spirits, wine, and beer industries. The scheduled increase in excise duties for alcoholic products beginning April 1, 2023 has been capped — temporarily — at 2% instead of the original 6.3% prescribed by the automatic escalator provision from 2017 which automatically indexes the amount […]
Core Assets Hits 5.64 Metres Of 659 g/t Silver Equivalent At Grizzly Target
Core Assets Corp (CSE: CC) has released the final assay results for drilling conducted in 2022 at the firms Silver Lime Porphyry-CRD and Laverdier Skarn-Porphyry projects at its Blue Property in British Columbia. “The first ever drill season at the Silver Lime and Laverdiere projects have yielded remarkable results – confirming the presence of large, […]