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Vancouver, BC – Brand experience agency Inventa has appointed Alexa Freudigmann as its new President effective today. A long-time veteran of the agency, Alexa replaces David Nichols, who continues in his role as Founder & CEO.Alexa’s roots at Inventa run deep, joining the company in a full-time role in 1998 to run programs and accounts including BC Lottery Corporation, Coca-Cola, Nike, Nestle and Nintendo. Over the course of the last two decades, she has contributed significantly to the growth of the agency and applied her experience & expertise to some of Canada’s biggest marketing campaigns, including work with the Vancouver…

In October, Supper Mario Broth, a cross-platform blogger and video maker who covers Nintendo history, published a heartbreaking plea to his fans, explaining that he could no longer make a living on ad money from his YouTube channel alone. He told his audience that he was starting a Patreon as one last attempt at keeping the project running. Much to the relief of his followers, he quickly accrued several thousand subscribers.A happy ending? Yes. But Supper Mario Broth is just the latest YouTube creator to say they can no longer support themselves through the platform. In the past year, YouTubers…

While not frequently used, snuff films have been a presence in cinema for a great while. Of course, no production can reach the heartwrenching depths of 8MM (which remains Schumacher’s best), but that does not mean no one should. Written by Mike Gerbino and directed by John Balazs, Freelance is a thriller set in Australia about snuff films. Does the country that produced the beautiful One Perfect Day strike gold again? The story follows freelance editor Katie (Nicole Pastor), who is hard-pressed for a well-paying gig as she can not even afford a cup of coffee, much less her rent.…

ChatGPT maker OpenAI just announced a new “12 days of OpenAI” event, revealing a new model or feature every weekday for the next two weeks.The AI lab has remained tight-lipped on specifics, but this could include any number of previously hinted at or revealed technologies that have remained hidden away due to anything from misinformation risk to the cost of running it.Most predictions on social media point towards the AI video generator Sora, the full version of the o1 reasoning model and some form of improved control over the voices in ChatGPT Advanced Voice using Voice Engine.CEO Sam Altman wrote…

Investing.com– Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Thursday, seeing little safe haven demand despite political turmoil in France and South Korea, as risk appetite improved and the dollar remained strong. A rally on Wall Street- to record highs- largely undermined haven demand for gold, as did comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagging a more cautious approach to future interest rate cuts.  fell slightly to $2,649.09 an ounce, while expiring in February fell 0.1% to $2,672.99 an ounce by 23:14 ET (04:14 GMT).  Gold sees limited safe haven demand as risk assets surge  The yellow metal saw…

On the second day of AWS re:Invent 2024, Dr Swami Sivasubramanian, vice president of AI and Data at AWS, announced an array of new advancements for Amazon Bedrock, the company’s platform that allows businesses to build generative AI applications. On the first day, we saw AWS CEO Matt Garman and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy introducing some new models and capabilities. On Thursday, December 5, Sivasubramanian showcased new model capabilities with a glimpse of how AWS is affecting change in their respective industries with generative AI. The new upgrades aim to offer greater flexibility and control to build and deploy generative…

ILLINOIS (25News Now) – Illinois officials announced this week that they are bringing a federal competition program to the state level in an effort to prevent hate in high schools. Invent2Prevent is a national competition put on by the Department of Homeland Security. Illinois leaders liked what they saw in Washington, so they are teaming up with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and EdVenture Partners to create a statewide competition.Each high school participating in Illinois Invent2Prevent will receive $1,000, which students will use to create a program designed to stop targeted hate and violence.“They are not made by a bunch of…

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It’s no secret that inflation-strapped Americans have been seeking out alternative ways to make ends meet in recent years.A combination of higher inflation and sluggish wage growth has resulted in significantly less purchasing power for the average working person. The result: Two-thirds of Americans reported living paycheck to paycheck in a recent MarketWatch Guides study, and more than half of those (54%) reported adopting “side hustles” — a supplementary source of income outside of their primary workplace — to combat rising costs.  Sophia Duffy, associate professor of business planning at the American College of Financial Services These individuals usually earn…

Many Americans associate the holiday season’s festivities with extra spending and a loosening of their budgetary belts. Yet, for savvy investors, it can also be a time for financial housekeeping. The end of the year is an ideal time to examine one’s financial picture and make strategic moves. Advisors share smart year-end actions and a few pitfalls to watch out for in the year ahead.  Year in Review The U.S. economy remains robust as 2025 approaches. After a couple of years of intense monetary tightening, the U.S. economy appears to have achieved a so-called “soft landing” — receding inflation coupled with steady growth.Overall,…