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Nextech AR Solutions Corp. (CSE: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF) (NEO: NTAR) (FSE: N29) (“Nextech” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: NEXCF) (NEO: NTAR) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE: N29) on May 12th, 2021 released a new innovation to deliver great customer experiences at scale, with the power of Augmented Reality (“AR”). Nextech AR “LiveX” the Company’s Digital Experience Platform is an open and extensible platform that enables Augmented Digital Experiences, AR E-Commerce, AR Advertising, and AR Products. Innovations include AR capabilities, general availability of AR Livestreaming Holograms, real-time customer data analytics, as well as new ways to personalize and deliver impactful digital and hybrid experiences. The Company’s AR Innovation Labs team is also currently working on NFT technology for the Augmented Reality experiences on LiveX.

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Before 1970, promising research was being conducted on the potential therapeutic effects of a broad category of psychedelic drug compounds, including substances such as psilocybin, DMT (dimethyltryptamine), LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) — and then the Controlled Substance Act was signed into law, which labeled those substances as drugs of abuse with no medical value. The severely limited research conducted thereafter continued to demonstrate the potential of these compounds to provide therapeutic value, particularly for notoriously difficult diseases such as depression, addiction, PTSD and others. In the past few years, the relatively unattended field of psychedelic therapeutics is seeing a revival of activity and excitement, spawning innovative approaches and creating valuable companies in the process. Tryp Therapeutics Inc. (CSE: TRYP) (OTCQB: TRYPF) (Profile) is one of the exciting new companies to enter the public domain, bringing a diversified pipeline and de-risked strategy that should usher the company right into phase 2 clinical trials. A public company since its IPO in December of 2020, Tryp aims to become a leader in the healthcare and drug development industries alongside others, including COMPASS Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS), Field Trip Health Ltd. (OTCQX: FTRPF) (CSE: FTRP), Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (OTCQB: CLXPF), Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD) (NEO: MMED).

Before 1970, promising research was being conducted on the potential therapeutic effects of a broad category of psychedelic drug compounds, including substances such as psilocybin, DMT (dimethyltryptamine), LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) — and then the Controlled Substance Act was signed into law, which labeled those substances as drugs of abuse with no medical value. The severely limited research conducted thereafter continued to demonstrate the potential of these compounds to provide therapeutic value, particularly for notoriously difficult diseases such as depression, addiction, PTSD and others. In the past few years, the relatively unattended field of psychedelic therapeutics is seeing a revival of activity and excitement, spawning innovative approaches and creating valuable companies in the process. Tryp Therapeutics Inc. (CSE: TRYP) (OTCQB: TRYPF) (Profile) is one of the exciting new companies to enter the public domain, bringing a diversified pipeline and de-risked strategy that should usher the company right into phase 2 clinical trials. A public company since its IPO in December of 2020, Tryp aims to become a leader in the healthcare and drug development industries alongside others, including COMPASS Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS), Field Trip Health Ltd. (OTCQX: FTRPF) (CSE: FTRP), Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (OTCQB: CLXPF), Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD) (NEO: MMED).

The exploding interest in all things plant-based has taken root around the world. And the trend is about much more than eliminating meat from concerned consumers’ diets. For millions of people, choosing plant-based products is a holistic lifestyle that reflects not only healthy eating habits but a commitment to social and sustainability values as well. As proof, recent research shows that ads highlighting the social costs of meat consumption are more influential in swaying a person to a plant-based meat alternative than those emphasizing taste. The concept of an all-encompassing way of living is at the heart of PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) (Profile), a rapidly growing company founded by serial entrepreneur Sean Dollinger as the digital face of the plant-based community and a one-stop shop for all things plant-based. The focus on putting people and planet first is a common thread running through the plant-based foods sector, a philosophy embraced by consumers to drive growth for manufacturers such as Beyond Meat Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND), Tattooed Chef Inc. (NASDAQ: TTCF), Laird Superfood Inc. (NYSE American: LSF) and Burcon Nutrascience Corp. (OTCQB: BUROF).

The exploding interest in all things plant-based has taken root around the world. And the trend is about much more than eliminating meat from concerned consumers’ diets. For millions of people, choosing plant-based products is a holistic lifestyle that reflects not only healthy eating habits but a commitment to social and sustainability values as well. As proof, recent research shows that ads highlighting the social costs of meat consumption are more influential in swaying a person to a plant-based meat alternative than those emphasizing taste. The concept of an all-encompassing way of living is at the heart of PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) (Profile), a rapidly growing company founded by serial entrepreneur Sean Dollinger as the digital face of the plant-based community and a one-stop shop for all things plant-based. The focus on putting people and planet first is a common thread running through the plant-based foods sector, a philosophy embraced by consumers to drive growth for manufacturers such as Beyond Meat Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND), Tattooed Chef Inc. (NASDAQ: TTCF), Laird Superfood Inc. (NYSE American: LSF) and Burcon Nutrascience Corp. (OTCQB: BUROF).

Eight years ago, Hubspot’s Platform Ecosystem VP Scott Brinker introduced Martech’s Law, a now-famous thesis that technology changes at an exponential pace, while organizations change at a logarithmic rate (https://nnw.fm/ALrg5). By definition, the gap between technological advances and business implementation gets wider all the time, creating a conundrum for management that requires quick decision making to keep up with tech. For its part, the coronavirus pandemic tightened the gap by forcing the hands of businesses to rapidly adopt new digital solutions to reach consumers, a cataclysmic event that resulted in explosive growth for DGTL Holdings Inc. (TSX.V: DGTL) (OTCQB: DGTHF) (Profile), as major international brands came in search of DGTL’s artificial intelligence-driven marketing platform. What COVID-19 did to accelerate everyday use of adtech and martech will not be undone, which benefits an array of companies in the space, including Digital Turbine Inc. (NASDAQ: APPS), Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP), IZEA Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA) and PubMatic Inc. (NASDAQ: PUBM).

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) in China is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and with the sector poised to double over the next few years, the boom has just begun. Cloud infrastructure spending in China increased from about USD $107 billion in 2019 to $142 billion in 2020, surging more than 32% in the last quarter of the year. China’s accelerating cloud migration is driven by long-term structural trends in the digitalization of the country’s economy plus increased business acceptance of cloud and SaaS solutions, all indicative of massive sector growth. These drivers, among others, are propelling the market higher as ever more companies shift to cloud-based infrastructure to reduce costs and increase revenue as well as enhance customer service and satisfaction. The process is also spawning a fusion of SaaS and customer-engagement actions from passive traditional efforts to proactive artificial intelligence (AI)-powered SaaS solutions. This is exactly the type of sea-change coveted by smart money. However, the country’s SaaS market is extremely fragmented; the top 10 vendors account for only about 35% of total market share. Led by industry visionaries, Infobird Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: IFBD) (Profile) is launching the next generation of SaaS in China to capture a lion’s share of the massive market. With its past years of operation experiences, the company has served many leading enterprises in various industries, such as China Guangfa Bank and multinational ecommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA). Infobird’s solutions and product suites have been likened to Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN), except that Infobird’s solutions may appear to be more innovative and focused on proactive client engagements, which is to ultimately empower customers to increase sales. Other notable cloud-based SaaS companies include Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO), an American cloud communications platform as a service company, and Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM), the world’s predominant customer-relationship management (“CRM”) platform.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) in China is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and with the sector poised to double over the next few years, the boom has just begun. Cloud infrastructure spending in China increased from about USD $107 billion in 2019 to $142 billion in 2020, surging more than 32% in the last quarter of the year. China’s accelerating cloud migration is driven by long-term structural trends in the digitalization of the country’s economy plus increased business acceptance of cloud and SaaS solutions, all indicative of massive sector growth. These drivers, among others, are propelling the market higher as ever more companies shift to cloud-based infrastructure to reduce costs and increase revenue as well as enhance customer service and satisfaction. The process is also spawning a fusion of SaaS and customer-engagement actions from passive traditional efforts to proactive artificial intelligence (AI)-powered SaaS solutions. This is exactly the type of sea-change coveted by smart money. However, the country’s SaaS market is extremely fragmented; the top 10 vendors account for only about 35% of total market share. Led by industry visionaries, Infobird Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: IFBD) (Profile) is launching the next generation of SaaS in China to capture a lion’s share of the massive market. With its past years of operation experiences, the company has served many leading enterprises in various industries, such as China Guangfa Bank and multinational ecommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA). Infobird’s solutions and product suites have been likened to Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN), except that Infobird’s solutions may appear to be more innovative and focused on proactive client engagements, which is to ultimately empower customers to increase sales. Other notable cloud-based SaaS companies include Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO), an American cloud communications platform as a service company, and Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM), the world’s predominant customer-relationship management (“CRM”) platform.

Eight years ago, Hubspot’s Platform Ecosystem VP Scott Brinker introduced Martech’s Law, a now-famous thesis that technology changes at an exponential pace, while organizations change at a logarithmic rate (https://nnw.fm/ALrg5). By definition, the gap between technological advances and business implementation gets wider all the time, creating a conundrum for management that requires quick decision making to keep up with tech. For its part, the coronavirus pandemic tightened the gap by forcing the hands of businesses to rapidly adopt new digital solutions to reach consumers, a cataclysmic event that resulted in explosive growth for DGTL Holdings Inc. (TSX.V: DGTL) (OTCQB: DGTHF) (Profile), as major international brands came in search of DGTL’s artificial intelligence-driven marketing platform. What COVID-19 did to accelerate everyday use of adtech and martech will not be undone, which benefits an array of companies in the space, including Digital Turbine Inc. (NASDAQ: APPS), Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP), IZEA Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA) and PubMatic Inc. (NASDAQ: PUBM).

The world is hearing a growing chorus of urgency to change the curve of carbon emissions. Calling it a “climate emergency, “Scientific American” recently said, “the adverse effects of climate change are much more severe than expected. . . . Every effort must be made to reduce emissions and increase removal of atmospheric carbon.” It will take a concerted global effort to turn the tide, and nuclear energy is an integral part of the solution. Nuclear energy has been safely and quietly powering America with clean, carbon-free electricity for more than 60 years. The most reliable energy source in the country, nuclear power provides electricity to about one in five American homes and delivers more than half of the nation’s carbon-free electricity. Clean, safe and carbon free, nuclear power has all the attributes needed to help bend the curve on carbon — except that the United States is at the mercy of foreign sources for uranium. U.S. production has fallen to only a fraction of the uranium needed to fuel even one of the U.S. commercial reactors. The U.S. has become overdependent on foreign supplies, with about half of annual requirements now being imported from countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. These state-supported uranium mining companies from the former Soviet Union have been flooding the market with cheap uranium. Unable to compete, American companies have been forced to idle their plants, and the country is dangerously close to losing its uranium fuel industrial base. Recently, however, nuclear has gained government support and is included as  one of the power sources eligible for a national clean-energy mandate sought by the White House as part of its Clean Energy Standard. The infrastructure plan could be a boon for uranium companies. A leading pure-play, production-ready American uranium company, Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE American: UEC) (Profile) has been investing  in the next generation of low-cost and environmentally friendly in-situ recovery (“ISR”) mining uranium projects. UEC properties are primarily located within the United States, and the company controls one of the largest historical uranium exploration and development databases in the country. Others that may benefit from the government’s clean-energy push could be the iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index Fund (NASDAQ: ICLN) or perhaps an alternative energy company such as First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), or the electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) or even a miner like Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX), which supplies raw metals critical to solar and EV manufacturers.