President Trump said on Friday that the U.S. would terminate trade discussions with Canada and assign a tariff rate on Canadian goods within the next week.
Why it matters: It is a fresh blow to the U.S.-Canadian economic relationship, which has come under historic strain since Trump took office.
The notorious Scattered Spider hacking gang is now actively targeting the aviation and transportation sectors, cybersecurity firms warned on Friday.
Why it matters: The group of mostly Western, English-speaking hackers has been on a months-long spree that's prompted operational disruptions at grocery suppliers, major retail storefronts and insurance companies in the U.S. and U.K.
Uber is in talks with former CEO Travis Kalanick to help fund his prospective bid for the U.S. subsidiary of Chinese self-driving car company Pony.ai, as reported by The New York Times and confirmed by Axios.
Why it matters: The 2017 breakup between Uber and Kalanick was brutal. When the ride-hail giant went public 23 months later, new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi rejected Kalanick's request to stand on the NYSE "balcony" to help ring the opening bell.
by Jim O'Leary, Chief Executive Officer, North America, and Global President, Weber Shandwick
Like many communications and marketing executives, I've spent a lot of time listening, learning, and thinking about where our industry is heading.
What you need to know: The next five years will transform communications more dramatically than the previous five decades. Chief communicators and marketing executives face a once-in-a-generation shift as technology fundamentally reshapes how attention is captured, how information spreads, and how reputations are shaped under intensifying pressure.
The Olympics has a bold plan to use AI to make upcoming games in Italy and Los Angeles more efficient and to improve the experience for those watching on TV around the world.
Why it matters: As one of the most watched and lucrative global events, the games have long served as a testbed for new technologies.
