From labor uprisings to remote revolutions, May 1 charts a global arc of disruption, innovation, and digital empowerment that small businesses still feel today.

Tariff turbulence, economic strain, and breakthrough AI earnings highlight today’s 5 @ 5. Canadian, U.S., and global small businesses are recalibrating in real time as policy shocks and market signals reshape the business landscape.

Meta dominates the day with its standalone AI app, Xiaomi joins the open-source race, and DeepMind sets a new AGI safety benchmark. Vietnam negotiates AGI imports, and Anthropic launches its AI model welfare initiative.

April 30 marks key media, tech, and trade breakthroughs that reshaped how entrepreneurs grow, market, and adapt, proving small shifts can spark massive business change.

Canada launches new tax and tariff policies as small business advocates apply pressure, while global tensions and economic uncertainty reshape the playing field. Today’s 5 @ 5 spotlights the real-world impact of policy, programs, and people on small business resilience.

AI agents surge as MIND raises $8.5M and VIRTUAL’s token jumps 16%, leading today’s AI headlines. Plus, Meta’s new AI app, innovations in crypto risk management, and emerging AI-driven volatility trends.

Tariffs, taxes, labor reforms, and shifting trade alliances dominate today’s headlines, leaving small businesses worldwide scrambling to adjust, survive, and innovate under pressure.

A major new AI infrastructure project could redefine the future of artificial general intelligence. Nvidia launches new Rubin AI chips, RAND calls for a Manhattan Project-style effort on AGI, and OpenAI sharpens its focus. Here’s today’s top AI/AGI news