Oura files for IPO amid Americans’ obsession with tracking their sleep, steps and heart rates

Nearly half of American adults (47%) say they’ve made a financial decision they later regretted because they didn’t fully understand it (Experian, April 2026). Sit with that number. The regret isn’t due to a lack of knowledge; the problem points to fear. People aren’t avoiding good advice because they don’t get the math. They’re avoiding…

Interest in using watermark removal apps on AI-generated content has gone through the roof and sadly spurred evildoers. getty In today’s column, I examine the flurry of lies and scams underlying those watermark removal apps that are supposed to be able to remove digital watermarks found in the outputs of generative AI and large language…

The semiconductor industry is notorious for going through boom-and-bust cycles, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doesn’t think a downturn is imminent, although he echoed reasoning that’s been used to justify past bubbles. After chip stocks soared on the AI frenzy, they have sold off hard in recent weeks amid renewed fears about the sustainability of…

Building an advisory firm from scratch is extremely difficult in the best of circumstances. While CFP educational programs teach the knowledge of financial planning, they don’t teach the practice of it – and there’s remarkably little established training or curriculum. From figuring out how to find or attract prospects in the first place, to establishing…

Taylor Farms bagged salad mixes for sale at a grocery store in Hercules, California, US, on Friday, July 17, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taylor Farms is voluntarily recalling iceberg lettuce in 27 states because the greens potentially could be contaminated with cyclosporiasis. The fruit and vegetable producer announced the move…

Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broking and advisory firm, announced the launch of its Digital Risk Practice, bringing together specialist expertise in AI liability, data centers, cyber, and digital risk engineering to help insurers and reinsurers understand, quantify, and manage rapidly evolving technology-related risks. Gallagher Re said the new practice expands its market-leading cyber capabilities…