Daily Briefing, July 31

Bonfire Burritos has held a steady blaze in Golden for decades. And for the first time ever, the owners are expanding that flame out of the western city. Co-owner Ian Lanier said Bonfire is opening its second and third locations in Arvada and Wheat Ridge, pending city and municipality approvals. The company’s cult following can expect the same menu and that same Colorado “rustic charm,” he said. “We are recreating the heart of Bonfire,” Lanier said.

From Food Network shows to running her own business, Giada is now telling her own story through fresh Italian recipes, travel guides, and content. Italian-American chef Giada De Laurentiis began her career 23 years ago at Food Network doing TV shows, authoring New York Times best-selling cookbooks, and opening restaurants on both sides of the U.

DOJ: ‘Thank us later.’ The U. S. Justice Department’s double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world’s most valuable company. The parallels to the Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case in 1998 could provide a window into the potential breakthroughs that could be unleashed if regulators succeed in their attempts to crack down on Google and Apple.

Creativity is being redefined, and Canva can help turn every employee into a designer The past year has taught us a lot about the power of artificial intelligence and its impact on creativity. From the adoption of Canva’s Magic Studio suite of AI-powered tools, to insightful findings in our Marketing & AI Report and CIO Report, we have seen firsthand that AI has the potential to unlock ideas, streamline workflows, and save time across all roles and professions.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that Republicans were more likely than Democrats to think China was using the app to sway U. S. opinions. A majority of Americans believe that China uses TikTok to shape U. S. public opinion, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as Washington moves closer to potentially banning the Chinese-owned short-video app.

The lack of banking services often puts cannabis businesses in harms way as it forces them to operate only in cash. The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy. But it might do little to ease a longstanding problem in the cannabis industry—a lack of loans, checking accounts and banking services that other businesses take for granted.“As far as financial institutions, I don’t necessarily think it’s going to have a demonstrable effect” on how they deal with cannabis operators, said Morgan Fox, political director for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML.