The US-Canada trade war intensified, with Washington moving to ban a raft of goods from its northern neighbour after Ottawa imposed retaliatory tariffs on its biggest trading partner. The moves follow escalating rhetoric between the pair’s leaders, though a senior Trump administration official said the countries would try to negotiate ...
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Kenya’s foreign-trader crackdown exposes an economic fault lineKenya’s foreign-trader crackdown exposes an economic fault line
The News Kenya’s crackdown on foreign small-scale traders is exposing a tension at the heart of President William Ruto’s economic agenda in trying to protect jobs for Kenyans while keeping the country open to overseas capital and regional trade. Hundreds of Burundians crowded their embassy in Nairobi this week seeking ...
Pappas, Sununu to face off in crucial New Hampshire Senate racePappas, Sununu to face off in crucial New Hampshire Senate race
The News New Hampshire’s premier Senate race is on after party leaders secured their top choices in what’s shaping up to be one of the tightest contests in the entire country come November. Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas will face former Republican Sen. John E. Sununu after Pappas easily defeated progressive ...
Trump moves to ban Canadian importsTrump moves to ban Canadian imports
The Trump administration is moving to ban Canadian imports like alcohol, whey, and motorcycles in the latest escalation of the countries’ trade war. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has spoken with Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc in recent days, a senior administration official told reporters Tuesday, and the countries will ...
Justice Department to take a closer look at Fox’s $22 billion Roku dealJustice Department to take a closer look at Fox’s $22 billion Roku deal
The Scoop The US Justice Department is widening its antitrust inquiry into Fox’s $22 billion acquisition of streaming platform Roku, people familiar with the matter said. DOJ staff plans to seek more information from the companies through what is known as a “second request,” which generally involves another round of ...
CVC to name co-CEOs, poaching TPG execCVC to name co-CEOs, poaching TPG exec
The Scoop European private-equity firm CVC has hired a top TPG executive to be its co-CEO, people familiar with the matter said. Todd Sisitsky, who has been TPG’s president since 2021, will join CVC when his non-compete expires in a year or longer, the people said. At that time, he’ll ...
OpenAI agents find proof to $1 million Millennium Prize ProblemOpenAI agents find proof to $1 million Millennium Prize Problem
OpenAI announced the proof to one of math’s great outstanding questions — although not without drama. The Navier-Stokes equations describe fluid flow, from “your bathtub’s drain to… El Niño,” Scientific American wrote, but two centuries on, scientists don’t know whether they always work. Answering that question would win a $1 ...
Global AI infrastructure spending could top $31T, PwC estimatesGlobal AI infrastructure spending could top $31T, PwC estimates
Global AI infrastructure spending could exceed $31 trillion through 2050, PwC analysts projected, as firms forge ahead with a flurry of data center deals. US chipmaker Qualcomm on Tuesday announced a massive AI chip deal with Amazon, while TikTok is expanding its data center capacity in Finland as part of ...
China widens the scope of its polar ambitionsChina widens the scope of its polar ambitions
The first Chinese cargo ship traveling along the Northern Sea Route is set to dock in England this week, reflecting Beijing’s growing Arctic ambitions, though analysts cast doubt on the venture’s commercial feasibility. China considers itself a near-Arctic power and has moved to deepen its presence there; it conducted its ...
Strange new worldsStrange new worlds
, created by Gene Roddenberry. The first episode of the great, long-running show boldly went where no man had gone before 60 years ago today. The pilot was — unfortunately for the purposes of a daily recommendation slot — not very good. If you’d like to dust an episode off, ...