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From cow-milking robots to weed-zapping lasers, farmers embracing A.I.
New York Times: …The equipment is expensive, and learning to use it takes time. It also requires accepting…
June 5, 2026
Trump lawyers refuse to reveal financial information to BBC in defamation case
The Guardian: The US president’s lawyers accused the BBC of a “fishing expedition”, according to court filings, after…
June 5, 2026
Ex-CIA official accused of stashing $40m in gold bars is ‘master manipulator’, prosecutors say
BBC: At a hearing in Virginia on Friday, government lawyers said Rush “cannot be trusted” and was “fully…
June 5, 2026
Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records
The Register: The US spy-tech biz will also handle Home Office licensing for explosives, explosive precursors, and poisons.…
June 5, 2026
Moroun family of Michigan expanding controversial concrete empire to Canada
CBC: Now, a Moroun-backed concrete business has popped in Windsor, Ont., at the south end of the Sandwich…
June 5, 2026
Too soon to call recession, says Canadian authority on economic downturns
CBC: The C.D. Howe Institute’s Business Cycle Council is traditionally viewed as the arbiter for calling a recession…
June 5, 2026
Solid May jobs report ‘should silence the recession crowd’: BMO economist
The Canadian Press: “Just when you think Canada is crumbling amid a string of negative data points, things…
June 5, 2026
Alberta’s Smith says law will be enforced if separation vote spurs civil disobedience
CBC: At an unrelated news conference in Calgary on Friday, she said: “I hope it doesn’t come to…
June 5, 2026
Alberta separatism support drops sharply from early 2026: Ipsos poll
Global: The survey conducted between May 28 to June 1 found 19 per cent of Albertans said they…
June 5, 2026
Liberal MP Erskine-Smith confirms plans to leave federal politics in supporter email
The Canadian Press: Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith has sent an email to supporters confirming he will resign his…
June 5, 2026
Canadian economy adds 88,000 jobs in May, helping offset job losses so far this year
CBC: Canada had lost 112,000 net jobs in the first four months of 2026, but May’s big addition…
June 5, 2026
Businesses ‘desperately in search of certainty’ on trade deal—but at what price?
The Canadian Press: Canada’s business community says a deal that lets most goods flow to the United States…
June 5, 2026
Clarity Act architects Dion, Chrétien call legislation ‘perfect’ and ‘very important’ as Bloc moves to repeal it
The Hill Times: “What the leader of the Bloc was advocating for [on June 2] would be rejected…
June 5, 2026
Meet SpaceX employees who are about to become overnight millionaires
Wall Street Journal: Many current and former staffers have stakes valued at millions of dollars and will be…
June 5, 2026
Pentagon likely to cancel missile sale to Germany over fears of Russia
Politico: U.S. officials fear Moscow will retaliate if the Trump administration follows through on the effort to deploy…
June 5, 2026
‘Unbelievable how accurate’: How paid influencers hype Polymarket’s odds
Politico: At least 20 of the content creators identified by POLITICO promoted Polymarket on social media after they…
June 5, 2026
Chinese, HK investors banned from SpaceX IPO on security grounds
Bloomberg: The lead banks overseeing the deal have told other banks in the underwriting syndicate not to permit…
June 5, 2026
Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims
Washington Post: A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used…
June 5, 2026
China builds economic fortress as global tensions rise
New York Times: Beijing says the changes are needed for national security, but they could complicate efforts by…
June 5, 2026
Russia floods Armenia with disinformation ahead of election
New York Times: Fearing a loss of influence, groups linked to the Kremlin and intelligence agencies have sought…
June 5, 2026