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By Wyatte Grantham-Philips The Associated Press Posted July 24, 2026 4:50 pm Updated July 24, 2026 4:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Paramount on Friday agreed to delay closing its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery well into next year, as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states seeking to block the deal altogether. In a court filing, Paramount said it wouldn’t close the merger until either a court ruling is made on the merits of the states’ lawsuit or June 1, 2027.The move arrives just days after U.S. District Judge Araceli…

Qualcomm sent a letter to customers on Friday warning of plans to increase its prices by “a percentage in the double digits,” Bloomberg reports. The price hikes will go into effect starting with products shipped after September 1st.Qualcomm claims it has “exhausted its ability to absorb higher costs from suppliers,” as ongoing component shortages continue to drive up prices. The company also said it attempted to source components from alternate suppliers prior to announcing the price hikes.As Bloomberg notes, Qualcomm’s price increases will likely have a ripple effect, particularly for smartphones. Qualcomm’s chips power everything from Samsung’s new foldables to…

Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are trailing the leaderless Liberals by five points, according to a new poll, as the premier’s popularity plummets amid a spending scandal. New public opinion research from Liaison Strategies has the Liberals at 38 per cent, ahead of the governing PCs, who sit at 33 per cent. The NDP trail at 21 per cent, with the Greens at three per cent.“The Liberals continue to lead in Ontario, but this is not a runaway race,” Liaison Strategies principal David Valentin said.“The Liberals are unchanged from our June tracker at 38 per cent among decided and leaning voters,…

A Quebec doctor says health-care professionals would be “optimistically naive” to believe cases of cyclosporiasis won’t keep increasing, but he said there is no reason for the general public to be alarmed. “This is a real and substantial increase that deserves our attention, but it deserves our attention at the medical and public health level. It does not require an alarm at the general public level,” Dr. Donald Vinh, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at McGill University, told Global News.There have been 140 cases of cyclosporiasis reported in Quebec between May 1 and July 21,…

Meta’s smart glasses have been a PR headache for the company. Public backlash has been swift, and fierce; people are concerned about the erosion of privacy and expansion of surveillance. Some especially bad actors are using the glasses to film themselves “pranking” random strangers. Women have become unsuspecting social media content for men filming themselves hitting on them without their knowledge. When your product is being referred to as “pervert glasses,” you have a problem on your hands.On Thursday, Business Insider reported that Meta was taking the fairly extraordinary step of banning some content filmed with Meta glasses from the…

DENVER, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 2026 Colorado ORBIE Awards honored leading chief information officers (CIOs) from Johns Manville, Bio-Techne, Cetera Financial Group, Sage Hospitality Group, iFit, and Holland & Hart LLP, for their exceptional leadership. Hosted by ColoradoCIO, one of over 50 Inspire Leadership Network chapters, the prestigious award honors CIOs who drive business transformation and industry impact. View finalists, partners, and more on the Digital ORBIE Feature.  This exclusive event brought together top executives and industry leaders from Colorado. The morning honored excellence in technology leadership across six award categories at the Sheraton Denver Downtown. “Behind every…

Calgary, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cellar Insights today announced the launch of the Rotten Potato Data Project, a phased initiative designed to help the potato industry learn from past storage losses and improve early-warning tools for spoilage risk across North America. The program’s first phase invites growers and storage operators in Manitoba, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick to share digital records from significant past spoilage events, including rot, breakdown, and hot spots, with expansion to the United States, beginning next month. Qualifying submissions receive compensation. “Rotten potatoes are usually something growers want to forget,” said Terry…

NEW YORK, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Long DeFi today announced the continued expansion of its global AI computing infrastructure, introducing new high-performance cloud computing resources designed to support the rapidly growing artificial intelligence economy. As AI applications continue to expand across industries, businesses, developers, and entrepreneurs are entering a new era of digital innovation and productivity. Through its distributed computing platform, Long DeFi aims to provide the scalable infrastructure required to support the next generation of AI-powered applications worldwide. AI Is Reshaping the Global Economy Artificial intelligence is transforming the way organizations operate, create value, and compete. As…

NFL player Isaiah Adams is facing firearm charges following a Durham Regional Police guns and gangs investigation that also led to drug trafficking charges against three other people. Officers concluded an investigation on July 17 into a man believed to be in possession of a firearm and involved in drug trafficking, according to a police news release.Investigators arrested a man and a woman in a vehicle in Ajax, Ont., where they allegedly found more than three kilograms of suspected fentanyl.Police later executed a search warrant at a home in Pickering, where they say they seized a loaded firearm with a…

After selling a barely disguised version of the hit DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in the United States last year, Xtra Technology seemed ready to sneak in its version of the new dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4 Pro, too. But today, Xtra has abruptly removed the new Xtra Muse 2 Pro from its website landing page, is pausing preorders indefinitely, and says it’ll refund all the $20 deposits that it’s already collected.Just days after showing off the camera at a Los Angeles launch event, the company is no longer necessarily committing to launch at all: “XTRA has not made a final announcement…