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Microsoft will unveil a new laptop powered by Nvidia’s chips, seeking to turn Windows into a platform for AI agents to handle tasks, analysts said.

The International Energy Agency and European Union were discussing an oil and diesel stocks release proposed last week with diplomats and analysts.

Streaming giant Spotify announced Wednesday it is expanding access to its audiobook service to more than 180 markets, up from 22 currently, as the format continues to gain popularity.

Iraq devalued its currency Wednesday, changing the official exchange rate from around 1,300 Iraqi dinars to the U.S. dollar to 1,500 dinars to the dollar.

The family behind Canada’s biggest pharmacy and grocery chains is growing its empire with the acquisition of U.K. drugstore Boots.

Groups serving LGBTQ+ people are urging the Carney government to extend funding and programming aimed at growing mental health and security concerns.

Countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the artificial intelligence boom, heavy borrowing and shocks from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.

Existential and financial risks posed by the artificial intelligence boom were top of mind for investors and policymakers at two conferences in Singapore on Wednesday, highlighting a cautious shift in mood around the AI trade.

The world’s largest technology companies are tapping debt markets and raising equity to bolster AI infrastructure, marking a shift for Silicon Valley firms that typically relied on cash to fund their investments.

Titan Mining said on Wednesday its subsidiary signed a preliminary agreement with the U.S. Department of the Army outlining commercial terms for a proposed graphite processing facility in Alabama.

Continuity will be the immediate emphasis for Skydance, the newly created entertainment behemoth borne of Paramount’s US$81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery that closed on Tuesday.

Canadians are willing to make compromises to afford a home that better meets their needs, a new survey from Re/Max finds.

Eligible Canadians have begun receiving their second payment under the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, but some say the extra money does little to ease the pressure of rising food and household costs.

An Ontario-based company that’s building its own rockets says its first satellite in orbit is working well after hitching a ride on an American rocket.

Paramount Skydance on Tuesday completed its blockbuster US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and handing CEO David Ellison control of one of the world’s largest entertainment companies.