Midnight Deadline Looms: US and Canada Scramble to Finalize Trade Deal and Avoid 50% Tariffs
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Midnight Deadline Looms: US and Canada Scramble to Finalize Trade Deal and Avoid 50% Tariffs

The United States and Canada are locked in eleventh-hour negotiations to finalize a trade agreement before a critical midnight deadline. If no deal is reached by 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday, a sweeping 50% tariff on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian imports—ranging from wine to hockey sticks—will officially take effect, threatening to disrupt trade between […]
Ohio Senate Battle Intensifies as Data Center Energy Debate Roils Re-election Bid
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Ohio Senate Battle Intensifies as Data Center Energy Debate Roils Re-election Bid

Ohio Senator Jon Husted is vigorously defending his energy and economic policies as concerns mount over the impact of large data centers on utility prices, an issue that could significantly influence his re-election bid this November. Appearing alongside Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials at the Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant in Middletown, Ohio, Husted […]
Private Equity Giant Apollo Global Management Confirms Data Breach Amid Financial Sector Cyberattacks
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Private Equity Giant Apollo Global Management Confirms Data Breach Amid Financial Sector Cyberattacks

Apollo Global Management, a prominent private equity firm, has officially acknowledged a significant data breach that compromised sensitive personal information from its cloud systems. The incident, which occurred between July 6 and July 10, involved hackers employing a social engineering tactic to gain unauthorized access to the company’s cloud environment. Stolen data includes names, birth […]
Starcloud Secures $250 Million to Power Orbital Data Centers Amidst Launch Uncertainty
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Starcloud Secures $250 Million to Power Orbital Data Centers Amidst Launch Uncertainty

Starcloud, a pioneering startup focused on developing in-orbit data centers capable of performing artificial intelligence inference, has successfully secured an additional $250 million in funding. This significant extension to its Series A round, which initially raised $170 million in March, now values the company at $2.3 billion. The substantial influx of capital is earmarked for […]
US Lab Probes Chinese Lidar for National Security Risks in Autonomous Vehicles
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US Lab Probes Chinese Lidar for National Security Risks in Autonomous Vehicles

A U.S. Department of Energy laboratory is currently investigating potential security vulnerabilities associated with Chinese-made lidar sensors, particularly as their adoption in American vehicles becomes more widespread. The Idaho National Laboratory is conducting this review, with funding reportedly provided by a consortium of companies within the electric and autonomous vehicle sectors. This investigation unfolds amidst […]
Oura Ring Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Sleep-Tracking Deception
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Oura Ring Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Sleep-Tracking Deception

A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Oura, the maker of popular smart rings, alleging that the company has misled consumers regarding the accuracy of its sleep-tracking capabilities. The legal action, initiated by Clarkson Law Firm in San Francisco, claims that Oura rings are fundamentally incapable of measuring the physiological signals necessary to accurately […]