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Carney Sees Possibilities for Canada as He Wraps Up Trip to UN General Assembly

After attending this week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada can find opportunities in crisis. Carney’s visit coincided with a speech from…

Trump Administration to Appoint Dana-Farber Oncologist to Run National Cancer Institute

The Trump administration is expected to name cancer researcher Dr. Anthony Letai as the new head of its National Cancer Institute (NCI). According to two people familiar with the matter,…

Trump White House Hangs Image of Biden Autopen Signature in New ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’

President Donald Trump has introduced a “Presidential Walk of Fame” along a colonnade outside the West Wing of the White House. The new display, which was announced on Wednesday by…

Cohere Hits $7B Valuation a Month After Its Last Raise, Partners with AMD

Enterprise AI model maker Cohere announced on Wednesday that it has raised an additional $100 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $7 billion. This new capital is an extension…

Trump Administration Presented Gaza Peace Plan to Arab Leaders

The Trump administration has proposed a 21-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza to Arab leaders. The proposal was presented on Tuesday and, according to a senior administration…

Microsoft Adds Anthropic’s AI to Copilot

Microsoft is leaning into its new partnership with OpenAI’s chief rival, Anthropic. Starting Wednesday, the software giant began incorporating Anthropic’s AI models into its AI assistant, Copilot, which has previously…

Sam Altman on Worries About OpenAI’s $850 Billion in Planned Buildouts: ‘I Totally Get That’

Standing on the hot Texas dirt of what will soon be a massive data center complex, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled what he calls the largest infrastructure push of the…

Fed Chief Powell Says Stock Prices Appear ‘Fairly Highly Valued’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell noted on Tuesday that asset prices, a category that typically includes stocks and other risk instruments, are at elevated levels. Speaking at the Greater Providence…

WhatsApp Can Now Translate Messages on iOS and Android

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows users to translate messages into their preferred language. The Meta-owned company announced on Tuesday that if a user sees a message…

White House Demands Investigation After Escalator Incident at UN

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt demanded on Tuesday that if anyone at the United Nations “intentionally” stopped an escalator right before President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump…

The Point of No Return: Apple Blocks Downgrades from iOS 26

If you have yet to upgrade your iPhone to iOS 26, be aware that you cannot downgrade back to iOS 18. Apple has stopped “signing” iOS 18.6.2, a process where…

Amazon to Close All of Its Fresh Grocery Stores in UK

Amazon plans to close all of its Fresh supermarkets in the U.K., marking the latest recalibration of its grocery strategy. The company announced in a blog post on Tuesday that…

Trump’s ‘Right About Everything’ Rant Offers No Answers to a World on the Brink

As tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East hit Cold War levels and inflation threatens a comeback in the U.S., President Donald Trump delivered an address to the UN…

TikTok Child Data Protection Inadequate, Canadian Privacy Officials Say

A Canadian investigation has found that TikTok’s efforts to prevent children from using the app and to protect their personal data have been inadequate. The joint probe, conducted by Canada’s…

YouTube Creators Contributed £2.2bn to UK Economy in 2024

According to a new impact report from Oxford Economics, YouTube content creators contributed £2.2 billion to the UK economy in 2024 and supported 45,000 jobs. The findings of this report…

Trump Cancels Meeting with Top Democrats as Government Shutdown Looms

President Donald Trump on Tuesday canceled a planned meeting with the two top Democrats in Congress, increasing the likelihood of a federal government shutdown. The meeting with Senate Minority Leader…

Canada Won’t Split Its Submarine Contract Between Suppliers

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Tuesday that Canada will not split its submarine contract between two suppliers. Speaking to reporters in New York City, Carney said he sees…

After India, OpenAI Launches Its Affordable ChatGPT Go Plan in Indonesia

OpenAI is expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan beyond India, where it first launched a month ago. The company is now rolling out its ChatGPT Go paid plan in Indonesia…

Microsoft to Spend $4 Billion on Second Wisconsin Data Center

Microsoft has announced it will allocate $4 billion to build a second data center in Wisconsin. The announcement was made by Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith at a…

Bluesky Says It’s Getting More Aggressive About Moderation and Enforcement

Bluesky has announced it will be doing more to “enforce our moderation policies to better cultivate a space for healthy conversations,” with the new guidelines scheduled to take effect on…