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GOSHEN, N.Y., May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orange Investment Advisors, Inc. (OIA) has announced a strategic partnership with Bison Wealth LLC., a leading investment advisory firm specializing in sophisticated portfolio construction and institutional-grade research. Through this partnership, Bison Wealth will serve as a key architect of OIA’s investment strategy. This collaboration provides OIA clients with immediate access to a deeper bench of analytical talent, cutting-edge technology, and a modernized approach to global asset allocation.”We are thrilled to join forces with the exceptional team at Bison Wealth,” said Richard Rowley, Board Chairman of Orange Investment Advisors, Inc. “This isn’t just…

© venuestock / Getty Images Owning rental property can be a great income stream, but getting started isn’t easy. The Retire SMART Podcast recently offered tips for first-time landlords. Step 1: Buy the starter home like it is your first rental “If you’ve never had a rental property, [and] if you’re buying your first house, buy it knowing you’d be willing to rent it in 5 to 7 years,” the podcast host advised. Think of your first home as “an investment property” rather than a forever home. Live in it long enough to build equity, then you can “step out…

Apple’s iPads come with built-in productivity tools like Notes, Calendar, and Reminders, but if you’d like to explore new ways to maximize productivity and organize your life, there are many apps out there to help you. Although the iPad started off as a device that could be used to stream content or browse the web on the go, Apple has essentially turned its iPads into computers that can handle a variety of different tasks for personal, work, and school use. As a result, there are numerous apps to help you do things like create a single place to organize your…

One way to help silence the critics would be to find another name for digital transformation. We should stop using the term blindly and instead focus on the outcomes we’re trying to achieve with technology.That approach resonates with the CIO community. Almost every IT chief will tell you that their organization is running business transformation, not technology transformation, projects. That’s certainly the case for Richard Corbridge, CIO at property specialist Segro. “I like business transformation more,” he told ZDNET.”I think the word transformation has become a bit untrendy; a bit tried and tested. Transformations have been happening for such a…

Faraday Future Announces that FF AI-Robotics has Signed an MOU with RobotShop, One of North America’s Leading Robotics-Focused E-Commerce Platforms FF’s EAI robotics products are now live and available for purchase on RobotShop’s global platform. With FF’s products now live, professional buyers across RobotShop’s global network can purchase FF EAI robotics today. FF is the first U.S. company to deliver both humanoid and bionic EAI robots and to expand into the education market and has cumulatively shipped 68 EAI robots with a positive product gross margin. May shipments will continue to accelerate as the Company progresses steadily toward its first…

Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, April 23, 2026, are showing stability despite ongoing global uncertainty. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate stands at 6.10%, while the 15-year fixed rate is at 5.56%, according to the latest market data. These small one-basis-point movements signal a pause rather than a shift. For borrowers, this means a rare window of predictability in an otherwise volatile economic environment. Mortgage and refinance interest rates today reflect cautious investor sentiment as markets absorb geopolitical developments and economic signals.The average 30-year mortgage interest rates are hovering near 6.1% to 6.3%, according to recent updates. That is…

JPMorgan Chase & Co. spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of more than a decade developing systems using blockchain, a novel technology that was supposed to radically upend financial markets, but has yet to become a game-changer.In at least one area, though, the bank and the technology are beginning to make progress: repo.The nearly $13 trillion market isn’t the flashiest outpost on Wall Street, but it’s the vital plumbing that keeps the money flowing. Through repurchase agreements, or repos, firms exchange Treasuries for cash — typically overnight — providing the short‑term funding that underpins trading, settlement and…

DJI’s dominance in the pocket gimbal camera market is being tested by more than just competition from Insta360. While the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro features advanced features like a telephoto lens for cinematic bokeh and refined color science, Tech Court highlights a deeper issue: the growing importance of ecosystem reliability and accessibility. Concerns about product availability, warranty support and long-term ecosystem stability, especially in the U.S.—are reshaping consumer expectations. This shift suggests that trust and convenience are becoming as crucial as technical excellence in influencing purchasing decisions. Explore how these evolving priorities are impacting the competitive landscape and what…

The AI semiconductor trade has a passport, and lately it has been stamped more often in Seoul than in San Jose. On a recent Reuters Morning Bid podcast segment titled Chip stock boom, the host pushed back on the assumption that the chip rally is a Wall Street phenomenon, pointing to Korea’s market surge as evidence of something bigger. The framing from the host: “this is not solely a demand and an AI buildout and a chip demand from Wall Street or from the US. This is all around the world.” The host added that “the scramble for those hot…

© kate_sept2004 / E+ via Getty Images Northwestern Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study reveals that nearly half of American millionaires (49%) say their financial planning needs improvement, and only 36% describe themselves as wealthy. People who reached seven figures are reassessing their plans and finding them inadequate. The reality: if a million dollars does not feel like enough, the rest of the country has every right to ask what “on track” actually means in 2026. The confidence gap The Northwestern Mutual data describes people who saved, invested, and ran the math themselves. The big takeaway is that 79% of…

Investors increasingly rely on web and mobile trading platforms for faster stock market access and portfolio management | file photo Stock trading looked very different just a few years ago. Investors had to jostle outside the exchanges to place their orders. The process was slower, investors had limited control, and most trades depended on intermediaries. But today, things are very different. Digital trading platforms have changed everything. Now, you have two main options. You can use a web-based trading platform on your laptop or desktop. Or you can use a mobile trading app on your smartphone. Both let you place…

If you’re looking for a tech job, a new analysis identifies the states posting the most openings. gettySince January 2025, over 1,247 companies have announced mass layoffs. Despite layoff fatigue, tech hiring is surging in certain parts of the country. Some states are dedicating a much larger share of their job market to technology. If you’re interested in finding one of these tech jobs, wondering where they are, you’re in luck. A new nationwide study identifies the states where the demand for tech job professionals is strongest in 2026.Why The Demand For Tech Jobs MattersLast year I wrote a story…

For years, the promise of technology has sounded almost magical: smarter factories, faster decisions, automated services, personalized medicine, self-driving systems, and artificial intelligence that can process more information than any human ever could. But beneath all that excitement sits a quieter question: Will any of this actually make human life better? That question is at the heart of a growing conversation around Relationships 5.0, Society 5.0, and Industry 5.0. Society 5.0, first promoted in Japan, envisions a “super-smart” society in which digital systems and physical life are deeply connected, with human well-being at the center. Industry 5.0, advanced especially by…

Built on Lending, Not on Users. Powered by the Strongest Unit Economics in Philippine Banking. MANILA, Philippines and SINGAPORE, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tonik, the holder of BSP Digital Banking License No. 001 and the Philippines’ first standalone digital bank, has reached a defining milestone: sustained profitability. The company generated consolidated positive cash net income (after all costs including cost of risk) in Q1 2026, becoming the first standalone digital bank in the country to do so—and one of the fastest non-ecosystem neobanks globally to reach this point. At the same time, Tonik’s regulated bank subsidiary, Tonik Digital Bank,…

TLDR Between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026, Binance’s artificial intelligence security infrastructure prevented $10.53 billion in potential cryptocurrency theft and user losses. The exchange intercepted 22.9 million phishing and scam operations in the first quarter of 2026, safeguarding $1.98 billion in customer assets. Artificial intelligence now manages 57% of Binance’s fraud prevention systems, achieving card fraud rates 60–70% lower than industry standards. The platform facilitated the recovery of $12.8 million across 48,000 fraud incidents, representing a 41% increase compared to the previous year. Industry-wide cryptocurrency fraud reached $17 billion in 2025, marking a 30% surge as AI technology makes malicious…

Haley Billey bought an Oura Ring to track her fertility. It arrived the day after she learned she was pregnant. She slipped the $450 titanium band on anyway.Months of worrisome readings on measures of energy and stress, levels she initially attributed to pregnancy, persuaded her to seek a professional opinion. The ultimate cause: Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disorder.“The ring can’t diagnose you,” said Billey, 31, a manager at National Park Friends Alliance in Ann Arbor, Mich. “I can look at the data and take it to my doctor.” But she’d like the ring to do more. So she’s now handing…