Canadians fume over Donald Trump’s ‘humiliating’ annexation taunt

Canadians fume over Donald Trump’s ‘humiliating’ annexation taunt

The political circumstances that surrounded the publication of Ultimatum, once a bestselling novel that imagined an American effort to annex Canada, may ring familiar to anyone following recent headlines. A US leader announces tariffs on Canadian imports, signalling a more confrontational relationship, and a prime minister named Trudeau scrambles to respond. But the American, in…

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Elon Musk is ratcheting up his attacks on his old partner Sam Altman, calling him ‘Swindly Sam’ and OpenAI a ‘market-paralyzing gorgon’

Elon Musk is ratcheting up his attacks on his old partner Sam Altman, calling him ‘Swindly Sam’ and OpenAI a ‘market-paralyzing gorgon’

Once Elon Musk’s cofounder, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is now at the top of Musk’s “list of enemies”—and he’s not staying quiet about how much he resents him and his company. In an expanded version of a previous lawsuit, Musk called OpenAI a “market-paralyzing gorgon,” the Wall Street Journal reported. He’s also taken to calling…

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Trump election victory cheers up cryptocurrency proponents in China

Trump election victory cheers up cryptocurrency proponents in China

“Trump’s pro-crypto stance is expected not only to invigorate the US virtual-asset industry, but also to encourage Hong Kong to further relax its own virtual-asset policies in its quest to become a global Web3 hub,” said Livio Weng, chief executive of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency trading platform HashKey Exchange. “This shift could also positively influence regulatory…

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