Canada could gain billions from refining more metals
A sustained shift into more sophisticated exports could add as much as $70 billion a year to the country’s economy by 2035, EDC said.
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Nigeria’s exports to Africa hit N10.72tn amid naira illusion
Nigeria’s exports to African countries surged to N10.72tn in H1 2026, an increase experts attribute to naira devaluation and oil, not non-oil trade growth.
Gold rebounds to near $4,350 on weaker US Dollar, falling oil prices
Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to near $4,345 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal rebounds from a six-week low amid falling oil prices and a weaker US Dollar (USD).
Ford’s office says the premier didn’t endorse Olivia Chow for mayor with ‘read between the lines’ comment
Doug Ford’s office is refuting that he endorsed Olivia Chow for mayor of Toronto when the premier was asked about the upcoming municipal election yesterday “The mayor and I have a phenomenal…
OpenAI launches Astra for Law, a GPT-6 configuration for legal research
OpenAI Group PBC today launched Astra for Law, a version of its GPT-6 Astra model set up for legal research and drafting. Astra for Law is not a new model.
Marvell pushes GlobalFoundries to light up wafer production
It might be the next trillion-dollar company, but it'll need some help on the supply side to do it
Estes bets $56M on cross-border, offshore freight expansion
Estes Express Lines is deploying nearly $56 million into terminals, equipment and capacity serving Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The post Estes bets $56M on cross-border, offshore freight expansion appeared first on FreightWaves .
UAE arrests international gang leader as $7.2m crypto money trail uncovered
UAE authorities arrest a Swedish international gang leader wanted by INTERPOL as a joint investigation uncovers an AED26.5m money laundering network using cash and cryptocurrency
Flooded market leaves pioneering WA abalone ranch close to the end
Rare Foods Australia winds down operations amid a Chinese supply glut and falling prices for abalone, after once being the biggest employer in the WA seaside town of Augusta.
Japan Stock Market May Extend Winning Streak
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market has finished higher in back-to-back sessions, collecting more than 650 points or 1 percent along the way.
Downtown Vancouver business owner says rampant open drug use is everywhere
Kurtis Lemon said that his primary focus is to make his business successful and he thinks the street disorder is preventing that from happening.
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
OJI ONOKO recalls an encounter with the iconic actor, Olu Jacobs, few years ago This Monday evening as the car drops you in front of his Ikeja, Lagos home, you
US targets Iran’s crypto lifeline: BitBank sanctioned over alleged IRGC, Hormuz payments
The US has sanctioned Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank and its alleged network, accusing the platform of moving hundreds of millions of dollars to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
‘Best of the Best’ Review: If You Loved ‘Step Up 2: The Streets,’ This Is the Next Best Thing
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Friday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
Stocks posted a comeback on Thursday, one day after the Federal Reserve increased rates by a quarter percentage point and suggested an additional hike is ahead.
IperionX validates technology to scale US titanium production
System achieved a sixfold increase in throughput volume and a 75% reduction in energy use, the company said.
OLUDOTUN BAIYEWU JACOBS (1942 – 2026)
Olu Jacobs, iconic actor and film executive, dies at 84 After nearly two decades of acting in Britain, the late Olu Jacobs returned to Nigeria in 1990 to an emerging
Amazon-owned Zoox’s 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear
An updated permit shows the 100-cap will expire later this month just as competition in Las Vegas heats up.
51st state or 28th member? Canada wants to join Europe
Pressionado por Trump a se tornar o 51º estado americano, o Canadá está tentando se tornar o 28º país-membro da União Europeia – ou pelo menos o 1º membro-associado do bloco.
Grandmother falsely accused of theft after alleged AI facial recognition match sues
A Tennessee grandmother who was falsely accused of bank theft crimes in North Dakota and detained for six months is suing for $10 million.
THE MINISTER WHO FIXED THE QUEUE
Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, is making a difference, writes JOSHUA J.OMOJUWA Nigerians are not a generous people when it comes to public officers, and there is a reason for
Over 7,000 Flight Delays Pile Up Thursday—Chicago And Boston Hit Hardest
The National Weather Service said scattered flash flooding could soon span from the Northern Plains to the Upper Midwest.
RTX 5090s are going for as much as $9000, as AI server builders reportedly buy Nvidia's flagship by the pallet, but the photos behind the story may be AI-generated
AI firms are reportedly buying RTX 5090s by the pallet, which Nvidia's own driver license has prohibited since 2017.
Far Cry TV Show Adds Oscar Nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh, Spider-Noir's Brendan Gleeson to Cast
FX's upcoming anthology TV series Far Cry, based on Ubisoft's hit first-person shooter video game franchise, is adding five more actors to its cast as it heads towards production.
$90 trillion at stake and “acts of liquidity”: the drama of succession in families
Cerca de US$ 90 trilhões acumulados pelos baby boomers e a Geração X vão virar herança nos próximos 20 a 30 anos – na maior transferência “pacífica” de riqueza já vista.
Early Bowie music available to stream for first time
Previously unheard material from the start of the artist's career has been released for the first time.
Find a credible plan for British Steel, ministers told as ‘startling’ costs soar
Government spending watchdog warns of price of keeping publicly owned firm in business Labour has been urged to lay out a credible plan for the future of British Steel, as the government spending watchdog warned of the “startling” costs of keeping the struggling manufacturer in business with no end in sight.
Stripe to provide payments platform for BT Arnotts group
Department store group Brown Thomas Arnotts has announced a new partnership with financial technology company Stripe.
UK Lawmakers Say Thames Creditors Have Been Joyriding Family Car
Thames Water’s senior creditors should be blocked from taking full control over the utility, a group of British lawmakers said Friday.
EU ministers, Central Bank governors to discuss energy
EU finance ministers and Central Bank governors are gathering in Dublin today for an informal meeting to discuss the energy crisis and instability in the Middle East.
The virtual worlds where robots are trained
Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.
Magic: The Gathering's next big crossover is with itself
Reality Fracture introduces the cast of Magic to a mirror, and they don't love what they see.
Scaling up the detection of genome-edited rice lines
A new open-access study introduces RiSpy, a data-driven fingerprinting framework that makes the identification of genome-edited (GE) rice lines more robust, scalable and broadly applicable.
Chemists overturn 40-year assumption about a key class of superconductors
Scientists at Warwick have shown that a material treated for 40 years as a uniform, textbook superconductor is in fact a patchwork of different crystal structures throughout its bulk, using an…
‘Fauda’ Season 5 Surges on Netflix in the Middle East With Oct. 7 Storyline
The Israeli series scores its biggest Netflix chart ranking yet with 2.1 million viewers globally The post ‘Fauda’ Season 5 Surges on Netflix in the Middle East With Oct.
Math’s midlife crisis: AI solves in four days what stumped mathematicians for a century
NEW YORK, Sept 18 — OpenAI has rattled the quiet world of mathematics by using artificial intelligence to sol...
Weekend sleep-ins won’t undo a bad sleep week, neurologist warns, as dementia damage can start 20 years before memory loss
SUBANG JAYA, Sept 18 — Brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease were found to begin 15 to 20 years...
‘I don't know the future’: India’s transgender law change leaves patients, doctors in a bind
HYDERABAD, Sept 18 — When transgender woman Kali Sidharth Medepalli began hormone replacement therapy in India, sh...
VIOFO launches new dash cams, including telephoto and waterproof cameras
With 3- and 4-channel configurations that cover all the angles
Apple pushes UK court to lift secrecy around encryption backdoor order
In a hearing today, Apple challenged the UK government’s refusal to publicly confirm whether it has issued an order requiring the company to provide access to encrypted user data. Here are the details. more…
As AI behavior raises concerns, ex-researcher Jacob Coxon warns what may lie ahead
OpenAI announced it had discovered six new instances of "concerning or unexpected" behavior by its artificial intelligence models. It follows repeated warnings about how rapid advances in AI threaten to outpace the ability to develop the tech safely. One of those warnings came from Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic and OpenAI.
10 Questions about Bell’s AI Data Centre Expansion Answered
Through conversations with three experts, Bell Canada, and careful inspection of press releases, Global News seeks to bring you answers to the questions you may have.
Treble nabs $18M to generate audio simulations for robots
Icelandic audio startup Treble Technologies ehf today announced that it has raised $18 million in funding. Paladin Capital Group led the Series-A2 round.
Razer's new $100 Kraken headset adds physical haptic feedback to over 100 supported games
Razer has a new headset for players interested in feeling some "real" haptic feedback during their gaming sessions. The Kraken V4 X Sensa HD Haptics Edition employs the same Sensa HD Haptics…
Map Shows 15 States Hit with Hand Soap Recall Over Bacteria Concerns
Nearly 2,700 cases of hand soap are impacted by the recall, which has been classified as a Class II recall.
Apple Reportedly Accepts Even Higher RAM and Storage Prices in 2027
Apple has agreed to pay Samsung even higher prices for RAM and storage chips starting in the first quarter of 2027, according to a DigiTimes report this week citing an earlier report from Chinese…
Josh Shapiro Says Donald Trump Helped China Gain Edge in AI Race
Speaking at an AI summit in Pittsburgh, Shapiro warned of AI risks, criticized federal inaction and urged tougher safeguards.
Google expands CC into a shared AI agent for up to six family members
Google LLC today opened its experimental artificial intelligence agent CC to families, with as many as six people in a household able to share one.
Global warming increased flash flood risk in Nepal: Analysis
dpaLondonGlobal warming likely contributed to the deadly flash flood in the Himalayas in August, according to an analysis by the research initiative World Weather Attribution (WWA)...
Global water reserves are shrinking: WMO report
dpagenevaGlobal water resources have become scarcer in recent years, with river flows declining, glaciers shrinking and groundwater levels falling in many regions, according to the...
Novo to partner with Anthropic on drug discovery efforts
The one-time GLP-1 leader is betting AI will help it reclaim lost market share.
RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task force
The USPSTF sets insurance coverage from preventive services, like colonoscopies.
HIV injections work better than tablets for young people, clinical trial finds
Young people living with HIV manage their condition better when their antiretroviral therapy is given by injections every eight weeks rather than daily tablets, according to results of a trial in…
Motivational traits may help explain why some people report greater well-being
"People who are determined, passionate and believe in their ability to improve appear more likely to flourish and experience meaningful, engaging lives," says Professor Hermundur Sigmundsson at NTNU's…
Ad ASTRA Post-Workshop Debrief & Next Steps
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Ad ASTRA Community Science Workshop in Pasadena, CA! The post Ad ASTRA Post-Workshop Debrief & Next Steps appeared first on NASA Science .
Diving Like Sea Otters May Have Helped Our Ancestors Build the Stamina to Run
Learn how diving for food may have helped our ancestors develop the heart and lung capacity later used to chase prey across land.
NASA, SpaceX Continue Crew‑13 Prep as Crew Enters Quarantine
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission entered quarantine late Thursday at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Cancer survivors laugh off treatment struggles at Kobe comedy contest
KOBE -- It was a comedy contest with a difference. Dubbed the "S1 Grand Prix," the inaugural event in western Japan featured performers who all had on
- Cancer survivors perform at Kobe's first S1 Grand Prix comedy contest
- Competitors share personal experiences with laughter and treatment struggles
- Actors Tomoko Kusube and Kurumi Morino battle multiple myeloma and breast cancer
Kidney Organoids Reveal Inflammatory Drivers of Diabetic Kidney Disease
In kidney organoids, elevated glucose triggered tissue-intrinsic inflammation and epithelial cell detachment without overt cytotoxicity.
