Canada’s external accounts swung to a new low in the second quarter as sales to the United States shrank during the trade fight, pushing the country’s current account shortfall to a record. Statistics Canada said Thursday the deficit widened to C$21.16 billion ($15.4 billion) in the April–June period. That is the biggest gap since at least the early 1980s and far larger than the C$1.32 billion hole in the first quarter, when many U.S. buyers stocked up ahead of tariffs. Economists in a Bloomberg survey expected a C$19.3 billion deficit. The result shows that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have…
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Rebranding can greatly alter a company’s trajectory, and several recent examples illustrate this effectively. Facebook’s transformation into Meta signals a strategic move into the metaverse. KIA’s shift emphasizes a commitment to electric mobility. Similarly, Pringles and Doritos have modernized their identities to attract younger consumers. Victoria’s Secret is redefining beauty standards, as Keystone Light’s experience highlights the need for a clear brand identity. Each case offers valuable insights that could benefit your own business strategy. Key Takeaways Meta’s rebranding reflects a strategic pivot towards the metaverse, enhancing its focus on immersive technologies and reshaping public perception. KIA’s shift from motors…
Hut 8 (HUT), a public bitcoin BTC$110,726.61 mining and energy infrastructure firm, surged Tuesday after revealing plans to more than double the company’s power capacity.The plans include the development of four new sites across the United States with more than 1.5 gigawatts (GW), expanding total power capacity to over $2.5 GW across 19 locations, according to a press release.The stock rose more than 10%, hitting a seven-month high just shy of $26 per share even as bitcoin prices remain stuck in the doldrums below $110,000.Data center firms are enjoying renewed investor interest as demand for computing power soars to fuel…
by Jeroslyn JoVonn August 26, 2025 Missy Elliot and music producer Terry Williams have finally reached a settlement after a seven-year legal battle. After years of legal battles, Missy Elliott has reached a settlement with a music producer who claimed to have co-written songs from her early girl group days. On Aug. 22, Elliott reached an undisclosed settlement with music producer Terry Williams, just days before jury selection was set to begin for a Philadelphia trial, Billboard reported. The lawsuit stems from Williams’ claims that he co-wrote several songs during Elliott’s early years with the group Sista. According to Williams,…
Choosing the right LLM has become a full-time job. New models appear almost daily, each offering different capabilities, prices, and quirks, from reasoning strengths to cost efficiency to code generation. This competition creates strong incentives for AI labs to carve out a niche and gives new startups room to emerge, resulting in a fragmented landscape where one model may excel at reasoning, another at code, and a third at cost efficiency.AI, in one sense, is getting cheaper faster than any previous technology, at least per unit of intelligence. For example, input tokens for Gemini Flash Lite 2.5 are approximately 600…
Instruction:Terra Lunc is a digital asset that has been steadily growing in popularity. It was initially listed on the Binance exchange in 2022 and has since become one of the top 10 traded cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Terra Lunc offers users a number of advantages such as fast transaction speeds, low fees, and increased privacy compared to other cryptocurrencies. After collapse 2022 Terra Lunc community and Lunac Development trying to re-peg Terra USTC to $1. Price Prediction:When it comes to Terra Lunc price prediction, many investors are wondering what the future holds for this digital asset. Analysts and experts have provided…
August 22, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that AKE is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading AKE trading is live as of August 22, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made using other networks will be lost. Here’s some more information about this asset: Akedo (AKE) Akedo is a vibe coding game and content creation engine and launchpad that leverages AI agents to improve development efficiency 100x over traditional…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’ve built companies like SetSchedule and Rentastic across proptech, fintech, AI and insurance. I’ve sold businesses that generated billions in financial products and tens of millions in recurring revenue. I’ve hired wrong, I’ve hired right. I’ve scaled too fast, and I’ve scaled smart. And I’ll tell you this from firsthand experience: Hiring offshore isn’t controversial — it’s intelligent. It’s practical. It’s how real businesses scale in the real world.It’s not wrong to have your customer service rep in the Philippines. It’s not unethical to have your dev team in Poland or your…
Coral reefs are vital to marine ecosystems, supporting more species than any other ocean environment. More than 80 percent of the planet’s coral reefs have been bleached due to rising ocean temperatures and pollution, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The reef damage threatens marine biodiversity across the globe.High school student Sydney West built a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) designed to help preserve and sustain coral reefs. West, a graduate of Hanford High in Richland, Wash., and an incoming freshman at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, plans to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.Her project, The…
20 Aug Bitfinex Securities Market Inclusion Report Unveils LATAM Capital Market Challenges And Opportunities Posted at 15:41h in Education by ricardom SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR – August 20, 2025 – Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. de C.V, is pleased to announce the release of its inaugural Latin America Market Inclusion Report, spotlighting tokenisation as a transformative socio-economic opportunity for Latin America. The study, built on expert interviews and regional analysis, identifies systemic barriers to Latin American capital markets, ranging from relatively high fees and complex bureaucratic hurdles, to limited market depth and low financial literacy. These barriers are seen as…