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China offers tech giants cheap power to boost domestic AI chips Beijing introduces grants that slash power bills by up to half for some of the country’s largest data centres

China offers tech giants cheap power to boost domestic AI chips on.ft.com/4qM0lam

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.

FULL INTERVIEW | Pierre Poilievre speaks with CBC's Rosemary Barton ahead of Tuesday's federal budget CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton asks Leader of the Official Opposition Pierre Poilievre what he needs to see in the upcoming budget to support it. They also discuss the disinteg...

Is this some sort of Conservative detente with the CBC? Pierre Poilievre went on Rosie Barton Live on Sunday. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Food delivery was a convenience, until it became a lifestyle. Now America is a nation of order-inners—and it’s destroying restaurants as we once knew them, @elcush.bsky.social argues: https://theatln.tc/SghPaI1R

Carney says he raised foreign interference with Xi Prime Minister defends lack of progress in trade war with China, says talks under way

Carney says he raised foreign interference with Xi

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

FDA moves to restrict fluoride supplements as part of MAHA agenda | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it is taking action to restrict the use of prescription fluoride supplements, following a directive from the government’s Make American Healthy Aga...

The FDA said it is taking action to restrict the use of prescription fluoride supplements, following a directive from the government’s Make American Healthy Again Commission to assess the risks and benefits of the products.

Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Tariff Advertisement Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that he apologized to US President Donald Trump over a television ad that opposed tariffs, while saying he stands ready to negotiate a better trade deal with his southern neighbor.

Carney said he viewed the ad before it was aired, and asked Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to go ahead with it

Carney Says Canada Can’t Get China Tariffs Lifted Right Away Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said immediate action to reduce Chinese tariffs on Canadian goods such as canola was never a realistic outcome for his Friday meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said immediate action to reduce Chinese tariffs on Canadian goods such as canola was never a realistic outcome for his Friday meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

9 garlic recipes to ward off vampires and anyone else who drains you These are for anyone who always doubles the amount of garlic, no matter the recipe.

If you’re the type of person who embodies the meme where if a dish calls for one or two garlic cloves you add much more, these recipes are for you.

We Wirelessly Charged the Porsche Cayenne EV and Found Out Why the Charger Won’t Fry Your Cat Porsche’s much-anticipated 2026 EV has charging tech akin to a giant Qi puck. But what happens when Mittens or Fido gets in the way of 11 kilowatts invisibly flying through the air?

Porsche’s much-anticipated 2026 EV has charging tech akin to a giant Qi puck. But what happens when Mittens or Fido gets in the way of 11 kilowatts invisibly flying through the air? www.wired.com/story/porsch...

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

Trump: US 'Will Not Restart' Trade Discussions With Canada President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States "will not restart" trade discussions with Canada, signaling a fresh freeze in relations between the two longtime allies after months of stalled negotiations, reports Reuters.

Trump: US 'Will Not Restart' Trade Discussions With Canada

Mark Carney apologized to Donald Trump for Ontario’s anti-tariff ad during Asia trip However, when he was asked whether he would resume trade talks with Canada, Trump replied emphatically, “No.”

This is a bullshit hed since the PMO has not confirmed. All we have at this point is that *Trump says* that Carney apologised
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Pentagon to Resume Nuclear-Weapons Testing at Trump's Order Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Department of Defense is moving "quickly" to implement President Donald Trump's directive to resume nuclear-weapons testing.

Pentagon to Resume Nuclear-Weapons Testing at Trump's Order

Trump: "It's their fault. Everything is their fault."

Microsoft releases an Xbox Full Screen Experience preview for the MSI Claw Xbox FSE initially launched with the Xbox Ally.

Microsoft releases an Xbox Full Screen Experience preview for the MSI Claw

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data.

And, with the government shut down, they have done it all without pay.
https://cnn.it/47Mqkqt

Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...

Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.

We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

Just remembering when I changed my Facebook name to Andrea Boo 👻 for Halloween without realizing it only lets you change it once every 60 days and was stuck messaging sources like that until Christmas

A blood stain on a swatch of 100% Mulberry silk that sat untreated for several weeks. Headline: How to Clean Blood Stains

We learned that most fresh blood stains vanish with cold water and inexpensive household cleaning products, and that acting fast is a crucial part of the process. Here's what to do: nyti.ms/4hAYz7O

America’s Grocery Lifeline Is Fraying Inflation and tariffs are hitting canned food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up.

Inflation and tariffs are raising the price of shelf-stable food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Andrew Holness, the prime minister rebuilding Jamaica Catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Melissa will be the toughest assignment faced by a leader known for technocratic efficiency

Andrew Holness, the prime minister rebuilding Jamaica ft.trib.al/fbWw5ZI

Venezuelan Opposition Leader: ‘We Are Ready to Take Over Government’ Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado on life in hiding, Venezuela’s fight for democracy and why US military strikes may be “the only way.”

US military escalation in Venezuela may be the "only way" to oust Maduro, opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado says

'Happy Halloween!': DHS spokeswoman responds to report of immigration agents wearing horror masks in L.A. The story by a local news site featured images posted to social media showing what the outlet says were agents in unmarked cars donning Chucky and Momo masks.

A local news report said immigration agents were seen wearing Halloween masks in L.A.
When asked about the report, a DHS spokeswoman said, “Happy Halloween!”

I believe, at least as important as having a floor (UBI, social programs, free healthcare, etc) is having a ceiling, limit wealth.
Concentration of wealth inevitably leads to concentration of power, erosion of democracy, corruption and abuse of power.
(Like what we are experiencing now in US.)

Universal basic credit would create a fair AI economy Predistribution, not redistribution, is needed to close the inequality gap

Universal basic credit would create a fair AI economy ft.trib.al/GHcjYlt | opinion