Coming to a wedding near you: boozier Champagne Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/Getty Images France’s hottest summer ever is hitting winemakers right in the grapes, making it harder to produce Champagne that meets the strict classification regulations set by French authorities. So, officials are making an exception this year and allowing the drink to have a higher alcohol content. In other words, boozy brunch just got boozier. FYI: This specifically impacts just the grapes from the Champagne region of France, not all sparkling wine everywhere. Growing ’pagne: Thanks to record temperatures and drought, grape growers had to harvest their crop earlier than ever, leaving them with a fruit that had way higher sugar levels than normal. Thanks to the magic of fermentation, more sugar equals more alcohol. And since winemakers have to ferment Champagne long enough to get those signature bubbles, French authorities are allowing the drink’s alcohol limit to reach up to 15% for products made fro...

America posts a surprise job market slowdown Illustration: Morning Brew Inc., Joe Raedle/Getty Images Relatively few Americans had to come up with a fun fact to share with their new coworkers last month. The US added an underwhelming 29,000 jobs in September, the government said yesterday—below the 84,000 that economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected. Government data released yesterday shows that last month:Even healthcare, typically the all-star job-creating industry, disappointed, gaining just 17,000 workers, compared with the 33,000 jobs it added in an average month over the past year. Construction and manufacturing added a modest 11,000 and 9,000 jobs, respectively. AI-exposed industries like business services and the information sector shed jobs. The summer’s strong job creation may have been a mirage: Government statisticians revised down July and August jobs numbers by a combined 60,000. The job market is still chugging along Though the unemployment rate notched up from 4.1% ...

Update to AdSense impression measurement Aligning ad impression measurement with industry standards. Hello, To provide more consistent measurement and align with industry standards, Google AdSense is updating its methodology for counting display ad impressions. What is changing? Currently, AdSense counts an impression when an ad starts to download to a user's device. Beginning on 17 February 2027, we will move to the begin-to-render methodology. This means that an impression will only be counted once the ad has successfully loaded and has started to render on the user's device. Why are we making this change? This update ensures that the ad impressions reported by AdSense align with industry standards, like the IAB and MRC . What this means for you • No action is required: This change will happen automatically on 17 February 2027. For details on impression methodology, see the Help Centre . • Potential impact: After the transition, you may see a change in total impressions. This...

SpaceX’s Starship makes its debut in orbit Brandon Bell/Getty Images Like a middle schooler at the gas station, Starship just hit orbit for the first time. A couple of years before it could be used as a NASA lunar lander, SpaceX’s biggest rocket reached this milestone yesterday, surpassing the suborbital levels of its previous 13 flights. Mission report:Starship launched from Texas and splashed down in flames north of Hawaii three hours later. It was meant to orbit for 10 hours, but the flight was cut short for safety reasons. (CEO Elon Musk recently said that SpaceX is being careful to avoid the craft breaking apart over land, which would “diminish” his company’s popularity.) Still, Starship successfully deployed the 26 Starlink satellites it was carrying, marking the first time the 407-foot craft delivered Musk’s revenue-generating internet providers to space for operation. Zoom out: SpaceX has invested $15+ billion into Starship, which the company is relying on to achieve its ambit...

AI More agents go rogue — but AI companies aren’t slowing down yet THIS WEEK IN ENTERPRISE by Robert Hof It’s becoming more apparent every day that artificial intelligence agents are escaping our control — but it’s not yet apparent who or what is going to rein them in. This week a researcher found that a swarm of AI agents, at least two of them from OpenAI, hacked into a government agency among other organizations. Both AI model companies and cybersecurity firms, not to mention enterprises rolling out agentic systems, are scrambling to contain them, but it’s clear no one was really prepared for these possibilities despite ample warnings beforehand. Surely these incidents will be neither the last nor the worst. Bill Gates will appear on “Meet the Press” this weekend to explain why AI could cause a billion deaths or more if not controlled better. If the industry doesn’t start to fix this issue soon, someone else will try — such as the U.S. government, many parts of which are looking t...

Colleges are about to start running out of students Unsplash There’s about to be fewer feet sticking to frat floors and hands slapping the bag. US colleges are facing an enrollment cliff after the population of Americans aged 18 peaked last year. Undergraduate enrollment is projected to decline by 13% in the next 15 years, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Meanwhile, many schools are already in a pickle : Families are increasingly bargain hunting for the most generous financial aid as they doubt the value of a higher education. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has restricted international student visas, denting enrollment in the process. College recession Smaller, lesser-known colleges are the first to see tumbleweeds in their quads:At least 10 small schools, including Hampshire College and the California College of Arts, have closed this year or plan to shutter in 2027. Schools are increasingly dipping into their endowments to fill budget shortfal...

Your parents might be in Delaware Nick Iluzada If your parents are introducing more Tommy Bahama into their wardrobe, they may not be thinking of heading south. They are probably going east. As traditional 65+ havens like Arizona and Florida get more expensive, Delaware is catching the eye of many retirees. Delaware’s 65+ crowd has grown more than any other state since 2020, jumping 23% . It’s not just the miles of sandy beaches attracting Baby Boomers—Delaware is financially attractive because it has no state taxes on social security or a sales tax. Property taxes are also among the lowest in the country, especially compared to neighboring east coast states. But the rapid growth in areas like the oceanside Sussex County—which has gained more than 40,000 people since 2020—has stretched resources in the once quiet area thin, straining the supply of labor, housing, and healthcare. The traffic can be bad thanks to outdated road systems, doctors appointments take forever to make, and ther...

Carney Is Showing the World How to Deal with Trump’s Threats Canada has a chance to fight the bully and win. Eric Van Rythoven YesterdayThe Conversation Eric Van Rythoven is an instructor in political science at Carleton University. This article was originally published by the Conversation. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. President Donald Trump, seen here with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 meeting in June, has upended the old order. Canada needs a new response to his attacks. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein, the Associated Press. Prime Minister Carney has announced the suspension of Canada-United States trade talks, citing “last-minute changes” made by American negotiators that “were unfair, uneconomic and called into question the reliability of any deal.” East Vancouver is the place to catch innovative theatre, circus, dance and music by local, national and international artists. Within hours, President Donald Trump’s new Section 33...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says That Sacrificing Our Children’s Minds to AI Is a Price He’s Willing to Pay "Does it matter?" By Joe Wilkins Published Sep 25, 2026 8:51 AM EDT Add Futurism(opens in a new tab) More information Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Email address Sign Up With so much hype about the future of AI safety, it can be easy to overlook the harms AI is causing in the here and now. On the consumer side, the impact generative AI has on the developing mind is becoming increasingly clear: students are losing critical thinking skills as chatbots become cognitive crutches , spurning human friends in favour of AI companions , and even turning to self-harm when their AI relationships go awry. Few tech executives have acknowledged these urgent harms. Instead, they’re choosing to push a narrative around the hypothetical threat of a runaway “superintelligence” which humans can...

 Canada's federal deficit for the first three months of the 2026-27 fiscal year. Tammy LynneTammy Lynne • 2nd2ndOwner, Project Eagle Feather Productions INC.Owner, Project Eagle Feather Productions INC. 14h • 14 hours ago • Visible to anyone on or off LinkedIn Follow Here's something you probably won't hear Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives talking much about. Canada's federal deficit for the first three months of the 2026-27 fiscal year came in at just $370 million. During the same period last year, the deficit was $6.28 billion. That's not a minor improvement. That's a dramatic change in the government's fiscal position. Federal revenues grew by 9.8%, driven largely by higher personal and corporate income tax revenues and GST revenues. Meanwhile, program expenses increased by 4.3%. In other words, revenues are growing considerably faster than government spending. Canada also recorded a $989 million surplus in June. Public debt charges did rise 6.1%, l...

 Windows 11 wants to know your age, and it plans to find out by looking at your face. A selfie or a government ID will do the job. That prospect drags a familiar question back into the open: what does Microsoft actually do with the image once it has it? Also, it seems Tesla’s Cybercab isn’t taking the right turns, while AI game merch is drowing the real deal. Windows 11 will soon verify your age using a selfie or government ID Microsoft is preparing to bring age verification directly into Windows 11 , requiring users to prove how old they are through their Microsoft account before apps and websites will treat them as adults. The system works through a new Windows Age API that returns age ranges to requesting apps, but unverified ages carry little weight. To earn a verified status, users must submit to one of three options: logging into a government account system, uploading a document such as a driver's license, or taking a selfie that estimates age from facial analysis. The featur...

Wile E. Coyote gets his day in court (and onscreen) Warner Bros. Pictures and Ketchup Entertainment After hitting a tunnel-painted wall three years ago, Coyote vs. Acme finally made it to theaters yesterday. Originally greenlit in 2020 by Warner Bros. Discovery, the film was shelved by the studio before the small distributor Ketchup Entertainment rescued it and released it this weekend to rave reviews. It was a long road. The film, which follows Wile E. Coyote fighting the Acme Corporation for making shoddy products, cost Warner Bros. ~$70 million, and was already completed when new leadership decided to kill it in 2023 as part of a $115 million tax writeoff. But, unlike other projects the company was tossing, Coyote vs. Acme got stellar reviews from early screenings and critics. The backlash was almost immediate, with Warner Bros. saying it would sell the title to another company:Last year, Ketchup said it would buy the worldwide rights to distribute the film for $50 million. Then it...

SailGP bullish on Middle East The final two events of the 2026 SailGP season take the 13 teams to the Middle East: • Nov 21-22 – Dubai, UAE • Nov 28-29 – Abu Dhabi, UAE But given the uncertainty in the region due to an ongoing military conflict with Iran and USA, and much of it occurring on the same waters as these race venues, would the league seek a more certain alternative? Apparently not, as tickets are now on sale for both events that will be “perfect for families, friends, and fans looking for a day of adrenaline and fun by the water.” That is, as long as Iran is not lashing out at the UAE in retaliation for USA actions. "We’re really pleased to confirm the ticketed experiences for the final two races of the season," said SailGP chief executive officer Sir Russell Coutts. The governments from Australia, Canada, USA, and many European nations are among those who consider travel to the UAE as a bad idea, with the USA issuing a Level 3 advisory “due to armed conflict ...

Democracy Is Under Siege Globally. Canada Is Being Tested | The Tyee Democracy Is Under Siege Globally. Canada Is Being Tested How the well-honed playbook for whipping up authoritarian populism is being employed here and around the world. Michael Harris 5 Apr 2024The Tyee Michael Harris, a Tyee contributor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. His investigations have sparked four commissions of inquiry. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. Former Canadian PM Stephen Harper, whose International Democracy Union helps hard-right leaders get elected, with one of them, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, who gushed : ‘International co-operation between right-wing, conservative governments is more important than ever. Chairman Harper is a great ally.’ Photo via International Democracy Union. If the polls hold, Pierre Poilievre will be our prime minister and Donald Trump will be ruling the United States, which — according to the Orange One’...

  250 Elite Investors, 167 Pitches: Some Clean Economy Projects Make the Cut as Canada Investment Summit Convenes in Toronto September 11, 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes Full Story: The Energy Mix Mitchell Beer Bank of England/flickr With as many as 250 of the world’s top investors converging on Toronto next week for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit, news reports say pipelines, nuclear plants, railways, AI data centres, and more will be among the 167 domestic projects on offer. The aim of the summit , co-hosted by Carney, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), is to attract $500 billion in foreign investment over the next five years and kick-start $1 trillion in economic activity to help reduce Canada’s dependence on its unreliable neighbour to the south. Summit participants with nearly $120 trillion under management are expected to show up from as many 28 countries to discuss a collec...

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  US immigration crackdowns are pushing top AI talent to China The United States may be winning battles in the AI chip war while quietly losing the more consequential fight for human talent. The Trump administration has proposed steep new fees on H-1B visas and is weighing a $100,000 charge on Optional Practical Training, the program that allowed roughly 419,000 international graduates to work in the U.S. after finishing their degrees in 2024. At the same time, the window for students to remain in the country after completing a degree has been cut from 60 days to 30, meaning students are now spending the final stretch of their doctoral programs scrambling for employment rather than thinking about how to turn their research into companies. The consequences are already visible. Yang Zhilin earned his Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon, interned at Google and Meta, and received a job offer from Apple, yet he returned to China to found Moonshot AI, whose Kimi K3 model is now drawing compari...

Hisense TV owners, listen up! You're about to get a major Dolby Vision upgrade News By Lewis Empson Published 3 hours ago Dolby Vision 2 is finally launching after a year of speculation (Image credit: Dolby / Hisense) Share this article 0 Join the conversation Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter After almost a year of anticipation and uncertainty, Dolby Vision 2 is finally launching, although you'll need one of the supported TVs to use it. Dolby surprised home cinema fans with the announcement of Dolby Vision 2, the latest iteration of its dynamic HDR format, just before IFA 2025. With it came a buzz of excitement, but also many questions, most of which have been periodically answered throughout the year. Now, Dolby has officially announced which TVs will be the first to access the new HDR format, and they all come from launch partner Hisense . We've also seen Dolby Vision 2 running on TVs from TCL and Philips at past press demo...

Canada assesses risks to imports after India raid finds fake labels on food products By Maria Cheng and Aditya Kalra September 3, 202612:04 AM PDTUpdated 7 hours ago Item 1 of 2 A Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official displays two packets of Kurkure chips, one (left) with the original nutrition information and another (right) with a modified nutrition information sticker, during a raid at a warehouse in Turbhe, India, August 25, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo [1/2]A Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official displays two packets of Kurkure chips, one (left) with the original nutrition information and another (right) with a modified nutrition information sticker, during a raid at a warehouse in Turbhe, India, August 25, 2026. REUTERS/Francis... Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read more Summary Companies Canada says monitoring reports of mislabelled food exports from India No sign products from the operation entered Canada, agency s...

Canadian 'banking' company linked to sanctioned money-laundering network Visual investigation reveals 'red flags' experts say should prompt review of secretive firm Ivan Angelovski , Eric Szeto · CBC News · Posted: Sep 04, 2026 9:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: 36 minutes ago Latvians Andrejs Carenoks and Janis Zvigulis are behind a B.C. company linked to a Russian money-laundering operation. Carenoks was sanctioned in 2024 by the U.S. for his role in the TGR network. (Illustration: Froilan Untalasco/CBC, LinkedIn, Instagram, Maple Finance, CBC) Maple Digital Financial Solutions describes itself as a "revolutionary banking" company, with an address in a skyscraper in the heart of Vancouver's financial district. On paper, the company is registered with Canada’s financial intelligence agency, and offers "fast and easy" global currency transfers and "convenient banking" with the click of a button. In practice, however, it’s a shell company. Its...

  Australian airline will charge for overhead bin use Unsplash Aussies might soon want to buy their vacation outfits at their destination. The Australian budget airline Jetstar said yesterday that it will charge flyers for carry-on luggage stowed in overhead compartments. Starting next year, an overhead item will cost at least $18 one way—with one Melbourne–Tokyo round-trip flight charging $194. Small personal items that can fit under the seat will still fly free. Bag bargain The airline said its surveys showed that customers view weighing their bags at check-in and finding space in overhead bins as the most stressful parts of flying. It thinks the change will reduce hassle for everyone: There will be no more stuffing your pockets to cut weight, as Jetstar won’t weigh bags and said it’ll nix its 15-pound limit for personal items. It says less jostling for suitcase space will speed up boarding and reduce delays. But only 20% of people polled by the Australian site news.com.au said...