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Tuolumne County, CA, in the Yosemite foothills, lost more residents than any other fire-prone U.S. county in 2025. It was followed closely by Sutter County, also in rural Northern California. Just one-third of the country’s 308 fire-prone counties lost more residents than they gained, while the other two-thirds gained population. Pinal County, AZ, located between…
Alberta recorded a 4% year-over-year increase in for-sale housing starts in 2025, with Edmonton posting a 15% surge, according to Statistics Canada. The new agreement is intended to remove the servicing constraints, particularly in mid-sized cities where aging systems have acted as a ceiling on approvals, that have limited further progress. Red Deer’s $9 million gap…
India’s leadership in real-time payments could foster several billion-dollar fintech companies capable of serving global markets, a top Razorpay official said on Wednesday. While speaking during a session at Global Fintech Fest, Razorpay CEO Harshil Mathur cited the emergence of big tech from the US, like Google, Amazon and others, because of the country’s leadership…
(Bloomberg Opinion) — When the Supreme Court voted narrowly to preserve the independence of the Federal Reserve at the end of June, many investors breathed a sigh of relief. It may have been premature. Because on the same day, in another decision, the court killed the independence of every federal agency — including the Securities…
Sonder is back. Sort of. TravelAI, a Canadian AI travel company, announced Monday it purchased the Sonder brand and relaunched Sonder.com. The deal did not include Sonder properties or its operating business. Sonder, which operated boutique hotels and short-term rentals, filed for bankruptcy and shuttered its operations in November after hotel giant Marriott International abruptly…
Artificial intelligence (AI) security startup AIR publicly debuted Tuesday (Sept. 1) with $50 million in seed financing to help businesses monitor and secure the software supply chain developing around autonomous AI agents, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company was founded by CEO Yair Saban and Chief Technology Officer Niv Hoffman, both veterans of…