Curaleaf Purchases Portugese Processing Assets From Clever Leaves
At a time that most cannabis operators are cutting back operations in an effort to achieve profitability, Curaleaf Holdings (CSE: CURA) appears to be forging forward with an expansion strategy. The cannabis firm this morning revealed that it has entered into an arrangement with Clever Leaves (NASDAQ: CLVR) to acquire certain Portugese assets. The asset […]
Fed’s Population Growth Targets Aren’t Helping Ontario’s Housing Supply Crisis
With Canada’s population level hitting a new record-breaking high, the country’s housing supply could soon find itself in a crisis. According to Statistics Canada, the country set a new record for population growth in the first quarter of 2023, thanks to the immigration strategies adopted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government designed to buffer against […]
Twitter Intensifies Paywall Policy: TweetDeck Now Exclusively for Twitter Blue Subscribers
Twitter has revealed that another feature of its platform, TweetDeck, will soon be available only for its paid Twitter Blue service subscribers. This information was discreetly released in a statement regarding the launch of the revamped version of TweetDeck, a feature that lets users handle multiple Twitter accounts from a single interface. The upgraded TweetDeck […]
Great Scott! Flying Car Prototype Receives FAA Airworthiness Certificate, Targets Launch By 2025
We may be nearing living out the scenes from The Jetsons, Harry Potter, and Back To The Future. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted an airworthiness certificate to a flying car prototype by Alef Automotive, a California-based startup. The firm claims to have developed the world’s first fully electric flying vehicle capable of seamlessly […]
Volkswagen Cuts EV Production As Demand Falls, Pressure To Electrify Intensifies
Volkswagen, the UK’s most popular car manufacturer, has made the unprecedented decision to scale back production of electric vehicles (EVs) due to a significant decline in customer demand. The company announced that work on EVs will be halted for at least six weeks at one of its largest plants in northwest Germany, while production of […]
Snowfall at the White House: Cocaine Found on White House Grounds Sparks Evacuation, Secret Service Investigation
The White House and its surroundings were temporarily evacuated on Sunday following the discovery of an unknown substance on the grounds, later confirmed to be cocaine. It appears the presidential broom has been so busy working overtime sweeping political dirt under the rug, that it missed an entire line of cocaine. The Secret Service’s Uniformed […]
Bud Light Controversy Forces Closure of Glass Bottling Plants, Leaving 600 Employees Jobless
In the wake of a controversial promotion involving transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light, two glass bottling plants are being forced to shut down, resulting in the unfortunate layoff of over 600 employees. As Bud Light grapples with significant financial losses and declining sales, the Ardagh Group, a global glass producer contracted with Anheuser-Busch […]
Mark Vs. Musk Undercard: Instagram’s Twitter, Threads, Set To Launch This Thursday
Prior to the will-they-won’t-they cage fight between Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Twitter honcho Elon Musk, a real business battle is set to clash this week. Instagram’s highly anticipated Twitter rival, Threads, is set to launch this week, according to a listing on Apple Inc.’s App Store. The […]
EU Court Rules Meta Can’t Harvest Data Without Explicit User Consent
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) faces a setback as the European Union’s highest court upheld the ruling by German antitrust regulators that the company had engaged in data harvesting and abused its dominance in the social media realm. This ruling paves the way for Germany’s leading antitrust enforcer, the Bundeskartellamt, to restrict Meta from combining user […]
China’s Decision to Control Export of Key Metals Risks Backfiring in Trade War With G7
China has unveiled a new export licensing system for gallium and germanium, two key metals used in the production of chips, electric cars, and telecommunications equipment. The move highlights China’s dominant position in the global production of these metals, but it also carries the risk of backfiring on China’s efforts to maintain its technological development. […]