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Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City

On Sunday, Mr. Adams called it quits in a nearly nine-minute video message posted to social media. He gave no indication that he had a specific job lined up after he leaves office.

Instead, the mayor conceded that despite his best efforts, he could not see a path to a second term.

Trump says U.S. military struck three nuclear sites in Iran The U.S. strikes come a week after Israel began its own assault on Iranian sites

Trump says the U.S. military have hit three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Trump says the US has launched strikes against nuclear sites in Iran American bombers hit Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan as president pulls country into Middle East war

Trump says the US has launched strikes against nuclear sites in Iran https://on.ft.com/45AsLMa

OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products.

OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products.

BREAKING: Mark Carney's Liberals will form the next government, CBC calls. Too soon to know if minority or majority.

If you're a Canadian who travels to the U.S. frequently for business, I'd love to speak with you for a story. DM me!

In a strange turn of events, the president seems to have added another 10 percent tariff to Canada and Mexico. Asked earlier if the 10 percent tariff extended to those countries, Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary, said that it did. And a White House official clarified for me just now that that was the case. Previously, Canada and Mexico had been exempted from this round of “reciprocal” tariffs, though they still faced a 25 percent tariff on many of their goods that the president imposed last month.

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What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.

NEW: Security experts tell @wired.com that X was hit with 5 DDoS attacks on Monday, but that X likely went down because its infrastructure was left exposed. They also refuted Musk's claim that the attack originated in "the Ukraine area." @lhn.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...

Canada is heading for a booze revolution—if the provinces stay out of the way - The Logic

Are they really going to "free the beer" (and wine, and spirits)? They could, but there are a lot of details to work out first, including how much (extra) it might cost you to buy it. My story for @thelogic.co with Claire Brownell thelogic.co/news/booze-i... #cdnpoli

What you need to know about Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister - The Logic The veteran economic policymaker has made some rookie mistakes in the political arena. And the game's about to get tougher.

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Laura Osman and @aimlo.bsky.social report on egg smuggling across the U.S. border.

Either you want to read that or you don't. (You do.)

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I’d like to announce my forthcoming US history book, covering a decisive but tumultuous era in that country’s history, titled “The trade policies of the United States: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm on Friday, March 7, 2025” It will be 400 pages.

Threat to annex Canada can’t be used to drive wedge between U.K and U.S., Starmer says - The Logic British prime minister passes up chance to defend Canada against Trump's takeover threats.

Keir Starmer says that Trump's threat to annex Canada can't be used to divide the UK and US.

We asked the High Commission for the UK's official position on the threat. No response.

We asked Buckingham Palace. No comment.

We asked the governor general. No response.

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Most of you say you'll keep buying Canadian, tariffs or not - The Logic Nine out of 10 respondents to The Logic’s latest survey are prioritizing Canadian goods—and they’re willing to spend more, too.

Over 80 per cent of respondents to @thelogic.co's latest subscriber survey have changed their buying habits due to U.S. tariff threats, a Buy Canadian push they say is unlikely to change even if tariffs never materialize. thelogic.co/intelligence... #CanadaUSTrade #TradeSky

New: Jeff Bezos emailed staff at the Washington Post this morning announcing that the Post opinion pages going forward were largely going to focus on defending personal liberties and free markets. Current opinion section editor David Shipley is out.

Via @muradhem.bsky.social: Shopify says it has taken down Kanye West’s online store for violating its policies after he used it to sell a Nazi t-shirt.

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He also talked about the dangers of AI: “We’re seeing the idea in a large number of people, who get fed by social media in such an aggressive way, that opinions have now become the level of identity."

Trudeau says Trump administration ‘prolific users’ of disinformation, leaked audio reveals - The Logic In private comments, Trudeau said the Trump White House was using dis- and misinformation for political purposes, leaked audio obtained by The Logic reveals

New from The Logic: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration are “prolific users of the tools of misinformation and disinformation for political purposes,” Trudeau said in a closed-door meeting Friday with business leaders.

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Leaked audio: Trudeau says Trump wants to annex Canada for its critical minerals - The Logic In closed-door session with business leaders, PM suggests 51st state talk is serious, says Canada needs to mend fences with Mexico.

New from @joannasmith.bsky.social and me: Behind closed doors, Trudeau told business leaders that Trump talk of absorbing Canada is about critical minerals

In scoop-ier detail: He said "political sensitivities" kept 🇺🇸 firms quiet on tariffs, and 🇨🇦 needs to make up with 🇲🇽 thelogic.co/news/trump-c...

The pet-care boom is making your local vet a takeover target - The Logic Big corporations and large investors are transforming the vet industry, for better and worse.

Vet clinics have become targets for takeovers by large investors and multinational corporations. They bring new money and equipment—but some vet workers say they also raise prices and threaten to change the culture of veterinary care: thelogic.co/news/big-vet...

How an IT worker from Saskatchewan made the best game of the year - The Logic Balatro is up for every video game award going. Its developer, an anonymous former IT worker from Saskatchewan, explains where the idea came from.

My latest for The Logic, an interview with Balatro developer LocalThunk.
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How to pitch to The Logic - The Logic We want to encourage more writers to pitch amazing stories to us. This is a guide to what we’re looking for, and how much we pay.   The Logic is one of Canada’s leading sources of business and technol...

🚨 Send me your pitches 🚨

I'm looking for stories about the downstream impacts of business and tech on our everyday lives here in Canada. Email your short, punchy pitches to james[dot]temperton[at]thelogic[dot]co. Competitive rates!

More details here: thelogic.co/how-to-pitch/

Amazon is closing all its facilities in Quebec and cutting 1,800 jobs - The Logic The move follows the unionization of an Amazon warehouse in Laval in May 2024. The company said the decision was unrelated.

New this afternoon: Amazon is closing all of its delivery facilities in Quebec, laying off 1,800 workers.

An Amazon warehouse in Laval successfully unionized this past May, the first ever in Canada to do so—though Amazon says the closures are unrelated. thelogic.co/news/amazon-...

Draft mini-budget includes $2B to entice pensions to invest in startups and scale-ups - The Logic The proposals, seen by The Logic, include renewing Ottawa’s flagship venture-funding program and a new fund for mid-cap companies.

SCOOP: A draft of the fall economic statement seen by @thelogic.co includes plans for two funds totalling $2B to entice pensions to invest in startups and scale-ups.

Story by @catherinemcintyre.bsky.social.

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Labor Board Classifies ‘Love Is Blind’ Contestants as Employees With its complaint against the Netflix hit, the National Labor Relations Board opened the door to unionization.

*huge* news for the reality tv industry: the NLRB just ruled that Love Is Blind cast members are employees—not contractors—which means they have a right to unionize, and can be afforded other protections www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/a...

Having viewed hours of footage it's clear to me that the roadrunner is afraid of engaging in open debate with the coyote

What Trump’s 25% tariff would mean for Canadian business - The Logic Key industries expected to be hit hardest are bracing for far-reaching consequences

The Logic's been hard at work today, boiling down what you need to know to understand Donald Trump's threat to put 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada.

First, it's @catherinemcintyre.bsky.social, Anita Balakrishnan and Claire Brownell with an industry-by-industry breakdown:

The real numbers behind Trump’s Canada tariff threat - The Logic Donald Trump’s tariff threat is apparently aimed at tackling illegal migration and drug smuggling at the U.S.-Canada border.

On Trump's Canada tariff threat...

Just 43 pounds of fentanyl has been seized at the US-Canada border since October 2023, compared to 21,000 pounds at the Mexican border.

Great reporting by @aimlo.bsky.social, @patriquin.bsky.social and @sebastianleck.bsky.social.

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