Vancouver businesses say they won’t enforce BC’s vaccine passport
08/27/2021 8:16 AMFollowing the provincial government’s announcement that B.C. residents will need to show proof of vaccination to attend certain social events, many small businesses took to social media to announce they will not be enforcing the order. The movement was spurred by the...
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Elon’s AI-powered “Tesla Bots” can deadlift 150 lb and travel at speeds of up to 5 mph
08/27/2021 7:54 AMElon Musk says he'll have a humanoid robot to show off next year, but the iconoclastic entrepreneur has a mixed record when it comes to promises and predictions. It's worth revisiting them before you plan your next moving day around the Tesla Bot's debut. Last week at...
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India To Boost LNG Import Capacity By 12%
08/26/2021 1:07 PMIndia is planning to expand its import capacity for liquefied natural gas by 12 percent by building a new floating import terminal in the western state of Gujarat. The terminal is due to become operational next year, Reuters reports, and will bring India’s total LNG...
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“Bond King” says US running its economy like there’s no tomorrow
08/26/2021 10:26 AMBillionaire investor Jeffrey Gundlach told Yahoo Finance in a video interview on Monday that the US is running its economy like it doesn't care if the dollar loses its global reserve currency status. The DoubleLine Capital founder and CEO reiterated his long-held view...
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Going for gold: European investors pour nearly $1bn into gold ETFs in July
08/26/2021 10:03 AMEuropean investors poured nearly $1bn into exchange traded funds that invest directly in gold in July, more than offsetting outflows from US funds and indicating the emergence of divergent views on inflation, the global economy and future direction of the precious...
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Take a bitcoin, leave a bitcoin: asset managers and companies accumulate 1.2M Bitcoin worth $57 billion
08/26/2021 9:36 AMAround 6% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply has been accumulated by asset managers and companies, signaling ever increasing mainstream and institutional adoption of crypto assets. According to Buy Bitcoin Worldwide, 816,379 BTC worth $40.1 billion is currently held by...
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Canada sees supply of main crops dropping 26% on drought impact
08/26/2021 9:22 AMCanada, the world’s biggest canola grower and a major wheat producer, forecasts a 26 per cent drop in supplies of its main crops as drought ravages output and inventories shrink. Grain and oilseed exports are expected to fall in the marketing year that started Aug. 1...
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“Directions to Alcatraz”: Waymo Launches Robotaxi Service in San Francisco
08/25/2021 10:46 AMWaymo, Google’s sister company, started offering robotaxi rides to people in San Francisco yesterday. These vehicles do drive themselves, but beware: There will be a safety driver at the wheel, and they will pitch you their app idea. SF becomes Waymo’s second market...
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The best journey takes you home: Trudeau vows two-year ban on foreign homebuyers if re-elected
08/25/2021 10:19 AMPrime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to introduce a two-year ban on foreign home buyers to tackle housing affordability in Canada if he’s re-elected. The proposed restriction is an attempt to cool a housing market that has soared during the Covid-19 pandemic....
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to go public via $3.2B SPAC deal
08/24/2021 9:05 AMVirgin Orbit is set to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisitions company (SPAC), the company has confirmed. The deal values the combined enterprise at $3.2 billion, and will provide Virgin Orbit with $483 million in cash at close, including a $100...
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