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British Columbia’s mining sector is experiencing a rapid boom as gold and silver prices reach historic highs and Canada intensifies its focus on critical minerals like copper and nickel. The surge has created a sharp demand for skilled workers, especially mine engineers, prompting industry groups to warn of talent shortages. Universities such as UBC are seeing increased enrollment in mining engineering programs, while companies scramble to recruit graduates for immediate placement. The hiring frenzy reflects broader sovereign ambitions to secure domestic supply chains for strategic metals.
The Fantasy FC promotion in FC 26 introduces live Ultimate Team cards that can earn upgrades based on real‑world performances of players and their clubs. Upgrade criteria include club points, goals, individual contributions, clean sheets and defensive actions over the next...
SCOTUS just ruled Trump can’t use emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs. Why? The Constitution gives tariff power to Congress, and IEEPA never authorized a president to tax imports. The Court rejected the power grab and the economic overreach. It’s...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6‑3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not give the President authority to impose tariffs, invalidating both the targeted fentanyl duties and broader reciprocal tariffs. The decision could unlock up to $175 billion in...
The Polaris zinc‑lead underground mine on Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, is the world’s most northerly base‑metal mine. Discovered in 1971 after a seven‑year Cominco exploration program, the first drill hole intersected a Mississippi Valley‑type orebody. The deposit holds about twenty...
U.S. federal prosecutors have indicted three individuals, including two former Google hardware engineers, on 14 felony counts for allegedly stealing trade secrets tied to Google’s Tensor AI chips used in Pixel devices. The charges encompass conspiracy, theft of trade secrets,...
Dan Gertler, an Israeli businessman, leveraged deep political connections to dominate Congo's cobalt mining, turning the country into a linchpin of the global battery supply chain. His network of opaque contracts and bribes enabled Western tech firms to secure cheap...
Teck Resources CEO Jonathan Price says the engineering setbacks at the QB2 mine in Chile will be resolved by the end of 2026, clearing a major operational hurdle. The company is awaiting final antitrust clearance for Anglo American's US$20 billion no‑premium...
Nutrien Ltd. projects potash demand to expand for a fourth straight year, targeting sales of 14.1‑14.8 million tonnes in 2026. Benchmark potash prices are roughly 20% higher than a year earlier, reflecting tighter market fundamentals. CFO Mark Thompson highlighted constrained...
The current owner of the Ashes of Creation intellectual property, TFE Holdings, filed a countersuit that resulted in a judge granting a temporary restraining order against former Intrepid CEO Steven Sharif. The order bars Sharif from destroying any records and...
High‑net‑worth families are shifting from premium‑driven insurance to predictability as capacity tightens. A HUB 2026 Outlook survey shows willingness to assume risk fell from 39% to 25% since 2024. Advisors must expand beyond placement, defining risk appetite and managing cyber,...
NASA announced that the 2024 Boeing Starliner crewed flight test has been classified as a Type A mishap, the same designation used for the Challenger and Columbia disasters. The mishap stemmed from thruster failures, Boeing propulsion design flaws, and NASA’s overly...
Anderson Cooper announced his departure from CBS's 60 Minutes after a twenty‑year tenure, prompting the program to schedule his final segment for broadcast. The piece had been delayed by production and clearance hurdles, but 60 Minutes confirmed it will air...
Anyone have some good expert commentary on the departure of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, with a new era starting for Asha Sharma and Matt Booty. What's it all mean? What were Phil and Sarah's accomplishments? What has the era...
With today’s news I think it might be safe to say that Xbox is dead and or dying An AI corpo to manage video games? LOL it was a good run and I’m impressed Xbox lasted this long given M$’s history...
Eli Lilly announced a $3.5 billion investment to build a new injectable‑medicine plant in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The facility, slated to break ground in 2026 and run by 2031, will focus on next‑generation obesity and metabolic drugs such as the triple‑agonist retatrutide....
The U.S. Supreme Court declared President Trump’s IEEPA‑based tariffs illegal, opening the door to massive refund claims. Estimates suggest importers could seek as much as $175 billion in reimbursements, though the Court did not specify how refunds will be administered. Treasury,...
Casting veteran Cassandra Kulukundis, who began with Paul Thomas Anderson on 1996’s Hard Eight, is now the inaugural nominee for the Academy Award for Best Casting for Anderson’s latest epic, One Battle After Another. The film showcases her signature blend...
The FDA abruptly reversed its decision to approve Moderna’s mRNA‑based flu vaccine after the White House intervened, sparking intense discussion in biotech boardrooms. The reversal was driven by political considerations rather than new scientific data, underscoring the agency’s vulnerability to...
The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division won the Best Innovation award at the Army’s inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition for Project RED, a system that locates, identifies, and retrieves downed drones using AI and a robotic claw. The solution employs...
Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division won the Best Innovation award at the U.S. Army’s inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition in Huntsville, Alabama. Their Project RED system employs AI and a 3D‑printed carbon‑fiber claw to locate, retrieve,...
Accounting firms are rapidly losing compliance work to AI and automation, prompting a shift toward advisory services. Experts advise firms to prune low‑margin clients and replace them with high‑value, advisory‑ready relationships. Scaling requires moving from ad‑hoc consulting to structured, team‑based...
Creators are moving beyond ad revenue, launching product lines, acquiring startups, and building tangible businesses. MrBeast’s chocolate brand now out‑earns his media arm, and his purchase of fintech startup Step illustrates the shift toward diversified revenue. The TechCrunch Equity podcast...
enVista unveiled enMotion WES+, a cloud‑based warehouse execution system designed for highly automated distribution centers. The platform integrates third‑party WMS, WCS and robotic assets, using a visual Material Flow Graph to model every process from inbound to outbound. Machine‑learning analytics...
"This is the first time where there's hope - there is a pathway to doing more with less. There is a pathway for the job of being a clinician, being a nurse, to be a fulfilling one. There is a...
Ok, so somehow banks are going to retain a single customer's $10 million in noninterest bearing deposits? Like not pay someone any interest & they'll stay with the bank because they have FDIC insurance? This is such archaic thinking &...
A symposium on the digitalisation of justice will be held in Groningen on 29 May 2026, hosted by Dr. Benedikt Schmitz. The event features a keynote by Germany’s Justice Minister Benjamin Grimm and expert panels covering private international, civil, criminal, and administrative law. Emerging...
Codamail has launched a Privacy Law Directory that maps data‑protection, surveillance and intelligence frameworks across 21 jurisdictions, including the United States, the European Union and key international partners. The resource is organized around the Five, Nine and Fourteen Eyes intelligence...
Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) was named the 2025 Best Overall Non‑hub Airport in the United States by Swelbar‑Zhong Consultancy, a leading aviation research firm. The award recognizes GRB’s superior air‑service options, high‑quality passenger experience, strong financial performance, and...
Microsoft Gaming announced a leadership overhaul as longtime Xbox chief Phil Spencer retired and COO Sarah Bond departed. Asha Sharma, former head of Microsoft’s CoreAI division and veteran of Instacart and Meta, was appointed CEO of the entire gaming portfolio,...
The Office of Management and Budget has withdrawn the mandatory software bill of materials (SBOM) requirement, replacing it with a risk‑based menu of options for federal agencies. This shift moves compliance from a prescriptive checklist to agency‑driven risk assessment, granting...
Super Battle Golf offers a cooperative multiplayer mode that requires players to join together via Steam lobbies. Users must first add friends on Steam, then use the in‑game Invite option from the lobby screen to bring them into a match....
In this episode of Follow The Money, host discusses how two music‑tech companies—EVEN, a direct‑to‑consumer platform for artists, and Duetti, a music‑rights investment platform—have built scalable infrastructure by first serving the long‑tail of independent musicians before moving upmarket to major...
Norfolk International Airport unveiled a new two‑story, 26,000‑square‑foot Federal Inspection Services (FIS) building, designed to streamline customs and baggage handling. The $31 million project, funded partly by $13.5 million in federal aid, features floor‑to‑ceiling windows, an open floorplan, and a dedicated Global...
The low‑polygon Dancing Baby, created by animator Robert Lurye in 1995, became one of the internet’s first viral memes after circulating on CompuServe and email. Showrunner David E. Kelley saw the clip and inserted it into the Ally McBeal episode “Cro‑Magnon,”...
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In this episode, Professor Jack Goldsmith discusses the Supreme Court's recent tariff decision, focusing on how the justices applied the Major Questions Doctrine (MQD) to limit presidential authority over broad statutory delegations. He highlights the significance of three conservative justices...
One guess: we're about to find out how many game projects Spencer was shielding from Microsoft's quarterly math
Logisyn Advisors’ CEO Ron Lentz warns that a $4 trillion pool of private‑equity dry‑powder is set to spark a wave of logistics M&A in 2026. He argues that specialist, operator‑led advisors outperform generalist banks by preserving the unique value of logistics...
Italy’s AI Act (Law No. 132) became effective on 10 October 2025, making Italy the first EU nation with a comprehensive national AI framework. The law classifies AI systems used for employment decisions as high‑risk, mirroring the EU AI Act, and imposes strict...
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a solicitation for commercial space‑to‑space imaging solutions to monitor satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO). The contract calls for a minimum viable product delivering high‑resolution electro‑optical images within two years, enabling object identification and...
The post shares three space‑related items: Starlab’s full‑scale mock‑up displayed at Johnson Space Center, a reminder that Atlantis delivered the Destiny module to the ISS 25 years ago after three spacewalks, and the launch of Robert Zimmerman’s book *Genesis: the...
The biggest barrier to digital success is rarely technological or budget. It is leadership’s willingness to embrace change and take risks. Watch the full episode now: https://t.co/BQNDlxuwMR https://t.co/rgqIU4dXx1
The multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment landscape has exploded from four to 23 disease‑modifying therapies, giving clinicians a broad menu of oral, injectable, infusion, generic, and biosimilar options. Selecting a therapy now hinges on balancing efficacy and safety with real‑world factors...
American Airlines displays two balances—award miles and Loyalty Points—on its member portal. Award miles are the redeemable currency for flights, upgrades and seats, and they never expire for active accounts. Loyalty Points, however, are the metric used to qualify for...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Temu, alleging the discount marketplace operates as Chinese Communist spyware that harvests user data for the Chinese government. The lawsuit targets PDD Holdings, accusing it of deceptive marketing and seeking substantial civil penalties. It...
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls pre‑orders have launched across PlayStation 5 and PC platforms. The physical and digital Standard Edition are priced at $60 and include the Infinity Gauntlet lobby equipment, Baby Groot pet, and a Cosmic Surfboard ride. The Digital Deluxe Edition...
On February 20, 2026, a leading arms‑control organization issued a statement condemning recent U.S. rhetoric about possible military strikes on Iran. The statement argues that such actions would lack justification under international non‑proliferation norms and could destabilize the fragile Middle‑East...
Novartis began construction of a new biomedical research hub in San Diego. The 466,000‑sq‑ft center, part of a $23 billion US R&D and manufacturing program, will house about 1,000 researchers and target neuroscience, oncology, global health, and age‑related diseases. Scheduled to...
