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Chinese e-retailer Temu files lawsuit in US against rival Shein, alleging antitrust violations

Chinese e-retailer Temu files lawsuit in US against rival Shein, alleging antitrust violations

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts accusing its rival Shein of violating U.S. antitrust law by preventing garment makers from working with it.
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Britain’s MI6 chief says his spies are using AI to disrupt flow of weapons to Russia

Britain’s MI6 chief says his spies are using AI to disrupt flow of weapons to Russia

PRAGUE (AP) — British spies are already using artificial intelligence to hamper the supply of weapons to Russia, the head of Britain’s MI6 agency said Wednesday, predicting that Western spies will increasingly have to focus on tracking the malign use
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Canadians' vacation plans hit by inflation, airline delays: Leger survey

Canadians' vacation plans hit by inflation, airline delays: Leger survey

TORONTO — A third of Canadians have changed or cancelled their vacation plans due to inflation, according to a new survey by Leger.
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Ransomware attackers getting more sophisticated: Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

Ransomware attackers getting more sophisticated: Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

TORONTO — The head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says ransomware attacks are getting more common and sophisticated, but there's a lot the country could do to better defend itself.
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As Macron's criticism reverberates, US economist says she won't take top EU job

As Macron's criticism reverberates, US economist says she won't take top EU job

BRUSSELS (AP) — One day after French President Emmanuel Macron criticized her appointment because of her nationality, the American candidate to become one of the European Union's chief economists will now not take up the position because of the polit
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Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering a broad strip unfit for crops. Now, extreme heat is killing his wheat before it is ready for cultivation.
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St logs 15-month high close on AI hopes

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St logs 15-month high close on AI hopes

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial intelligence and stronger-than-expected profit reports from big financial companies helped pushed U.S. stocks to their best level in more than 15 months.
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B.C. port strike back on after union rejects deal, saying four-year term is too long

B.C. port strike back on after union rejects deal, saying four-year term is too long

VANCOUVER — Workers are back on strike at British Columbia ports after their union rejected a mediator's tentative agreement, stunning business community leaders who had welcomed the end of strike action last week.
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Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spanish election

Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spanish election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Spain holds a pivotal election , misleading claims about mail ballots and election fraud are spreading on social media and casting doubts about the results even before the votes have been counted.
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First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K - about 380 times its original price

First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K - about 380 times its original price

A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373 , almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007.
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