WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has proposed imposing additional import duties of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 countries, following findings that several trading partners have failed to adequately address the import of products linked to forced labor, in a move that could heighten tensions in global trade relations. The proposal was issued by the…
In the first weeks of 2026, OpenClaw spread through the AI world like a sonic boom, introducing many of the industry’s most ambitious technologists to the joy and chaos of an unrestrained AI agent. The project’s momentum tailed off after OpenAI scooped up its founder, but the influence is still being felt — particularly at…
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The future of the Fairview homeless encampment in Penticton, B.C., will return to court next month as concerns continue to grow over safety at the site following a series of fires. The latest incident occurred Sunday when a tent caught fire at the encampment. The blaze followed a larger and more explosive fire two weeks…
The US Trade Representative has proposed new duties targeting 60 economies, including Pakistan and India, for alleged failures to act against forced labor, as the Trump administration seeks to rebuild its tariff agenda following legal setbacks. The proposed tariffs range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent, according to a government filingand they will undergo a…
Martin Scorsese has signed on as a partner and adviser to AI image-generation startup Black Forest Labs, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The caveat is that one of the world’s most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding. “For 70 years, I’ve been creating my own storyboards,” he said in…
May’s performance suggested that internal market dynamics were the major driver of weakness, rather than macro conditions. Similar to previous bear markets, bitcoin (BTC) is now on track to experience a slow bleed regime. As analysts explained in the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, this seasonal pattern is further aggravated by weakening demand from spot and…
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SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking above 160 yen as fresh hostilities flared in the Gulf after US-Iran peace talks stalled. US crude futures jumped around 2% to $95.40 a barrel. The dollar hit 160 yen, then paused as traders became…
Audiobook, e-book, or both? Now, you won’t have to choose. The Scribd-owned reading subscription service Everand wants to make the choice unnecessary. On Tuesday, the company took the wraps off a combined subscription that brings together Everand’s catalog of over 1.5 million audiobooks and e-books with the social book club app Fable, which Everand acquired…
