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Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'
A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found. Musk and his own AI sta...
Feb 10, 2025
Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A group of investors led by Elon Musk says it is offering more than $97 billion to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped f...
Feb 10, 2025
Manitoba premier cites need for affordable electricity rates as rate hike floated
WINNIPEG - Manitoba hydroelectricity rates must remain affordable, partly in order to help people switch from other fuels and protect the environment, Premier Wab Kinew said Monday. Kinew was asked fo...
Feb 10, 2025
Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can't bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui's catastrophic 2023 wildfire, allowing a $4 billion settl...
Feb 10, 2025
B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine
RICHMOND, B.C. - Shortly after Russia attacked Ukraine almost three years ago Danny Sitnam allowed a Ukrainian couple and their baby to stay in his family's cottage. Sitnam, who's the CEO of helicopte...
Feb 10, 2025
Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can't bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui's catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in m...
Feb 10, 2025
Singh promises 100% tariffs on Tesla, revival of electric vehicle incentive program
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should charge 100 per cent tariffs on Tesla vehicles for as long as the trade war with the United States continues. In a news release issued Monday, Singh...
Feb 10, 2025
Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. "For far too long the United S...
Feb 10, 2025
AI shouldn't only benefit ultra-wealthy 'oligarchs,' Trudeau tells global AI summit
PARIS - The world needs regulation to ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence aren't enjoyed only by extremely wealthy "oligarchs," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a speech Monday at a gl...
Feb 10, 2025
McGill University announces budget cuts in response to new Quebec policies
MONTREAL - McGill University is planning cost cuts and layoffs to address a projected $45-million deficit next fiscal year, which it blames partly on new Quebec government policies. Administrators at ...
Feb 10, 2025
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