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Meta launches ‘workforce academy’ to train workers to build data centers
Wall Street Journal: The company is starting a “workforce academy” to train Americans to build its data centers…
June 8, 2026
White House, Hill relaunch effort to block state AI laws
Axios: The White House is negotiating a federal preemption of state AI laws in exchange for its support…
June 8, 2026
Fight to break China’s rare-earth dominance moves to new front in Brazil
Wall Street Journal: Brazil holds the world’s second-largest reserves and wants to become a processor of critical minerals,…
June 8, 2026
Alibaba, Baidu accused by Pentagon of aiding Chinese military
Bloomberg: The companies were added to the Pentagon’s 1260H list, which also includes Tencent Holdings Ltd. and targets…
June 8, 2026
Meta furious over bombshell smart glasses revelation
Futurism: “Despite the billions of reasons not to, Meta seems to have created the capacity to turn their…
June 8, 2026
Apple renames Siri as ‘Siri AI’ with new push into artificial intelligence
NBC: The overhaul puts Siri into more direct competition with modern AI assistants such as ChatGPT… Apple unveils…
June 8, 2026
Andrew Tate’s empire of abuse
New Yorker: How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting…
June 8, 2026
New privacy frontier: Europe eyes crackdown on smart glasses
Politico Europe: Concerns peaked when Swedish media reported earlier this year that subcontractors for Meta in Kenya were reviewing…
June 8, 2026
Macron courts China with G7 outreach
Politico Europe: French President Emmanuel Macron is set to host a video call between the Group of Seven…
June 8, 2026
‘Reckless’ British defence chiefs unable to say how many Chinese devices MOD uses to build critical weapons despite security concerns
Daily Mail: Britain’s defence chiefs have no idea how many Chinese-made 3D printers it has installed to build…
June 8, 2026
U.S. military quietly turned GPS into global ‘numbers station,’ evidence suggests
404 Media: That means every device that uses GPS has been receiving hidden government information for years, and…
June 8, 2026
Chagos Islands ‘not a piece of real estate for sale’, Trump warned amid reports he wants to buy territory
The Independent: …Misley Mandarin, the first minister of the Chagossian government in exile, who is already in a…
June 8, 2026
Some UCP members are threatening to oust the premier. Here’s how they plan to do it
Edmonton Journal: Assuming separatists can rally enough support within the UCP to muster a special general meeting and…
June 8, 2026
‘Not just a bunch of whiny cowboys’: At least four former Conservative MPs support Alberta’s separation from Canada
The Hill Times: Alberta’s long-standing grievances will never be addressed within Canada, which means leaving is the only…
June 8, 2026
Poilievre says Alberta needs new priorities from Ottawa, not new country
The Canadian Press: Albertans could benefit from freeing up resources, building pipelines, respecting provincial autonomy and reducing taxpayer…
June 8, 2026
Carney govt to ban social media for kids younger than 16, but will allow exemptions
National Post: A government official, speaking on the condition of background, confirmed plans to present a bill in…
June 8, 2026
Elections Alberta kicks off hiring spree ahead of ‘colossal’ fall referendum vote
The Canadian Press: The agency has said between 60,000 and 90,000 elections officers will be needed to hand…
June 8, 2026
Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
Associated Press: The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American…
June 8, 2026
In first official speech, Gov. Gen. Arbour calls on Canadians to learn from diversity
The Canadian Press: She said our ability to coexist peacefully, despite our differences, is critical to maintaining a…
June 8, 2026
Prosecute Orbán’s inner circle over ‘stolen’ billions, Hungary’s anti-corruption watchdog says
Politico Europe: The head of the Hungarian Integrity Authority claims top officials oversaw a scheme to systematically defraud…
June 8, 2026