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What Happened To Antonov? How The Aircraft Giant Lost Its Serial Production

Antonov produced many of the Soviet Union’s most iconic transport aircraft, including the huge An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya. It built most of the mid-sized military transports as well as…

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Whisky War: The (booze) battle over Hans Island still holds lessons

The “war” ratcheted up some years later. In a National Post article in 2022, Rob Huebert, an associate professor of political science at the University of Calgary, wrote: “In 2002,…

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Future Apple Watches May Include More Screen Sizes Or Even A Model With No Display

Smaller changes may see the return of the ceramic case, along with new colors and band options. Apple Apple is planning for a major overhaul of its smartwatches,…

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Transfer rumors, news: Manchester United turn to youth in chase for Leicester, Club Brugge stars

Aug 10, 2026, 03:27 AM ET Club Brugge left back Joaquin Seys and Leicester City wonderkid Louis Page are on the radar of Manchester United, while Liverpool could let forward…

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The scramble for critical minerals: An old curse in a new world

Lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements are reshaping global trade and great-power politics in ways reminiscent of the earlier scramble for natural resources. This column argues that the…

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House of the Dragon Season 3 Finale Recap and Review

Full spoilers follow for House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 8, “The Traitors of Tumbleton.” Back in the day, Game of Thrones typically delivered its big action beats in…

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Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 13 Deep Inside Russia

At least 13 people were killed and 39 others wounded on Monday in a Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial city about 600 miles east of Moscow, according to the…

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Conservatives tell Carney to show ‘backbone’ as trade team heads back to Washington

Negotiations between Canada and the United States have ramped up in recent weeks ahead of an Aug. 19 deadline that would see a range of Canadian exports hit with 50…

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Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah

WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and…

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Why a murder trial is beginning nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur’s death

For decades, no one was arrested in Shakur’s 1996 killing. Then an ex-gang leader, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, started talking. Source link

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These startups are chasing the next big thing in LLMs

It turns out this process works on text too. Inception has trained its LLMs to take a random string of words and turn it into sentences that make sense. Diffusion…

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Toronto to build its first public school in the base of a rental tower, where kids can ride the elevator to class

The JK-8 school would be near the old Ontario Science Centre grounds and accommodate more than 560 students. Source link

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Tailored Clothing Trends Shine at Chicago Collective: Menswear Retailers See Post-Pandemic Boost

CHICAGO — Tailored clothing continues to be the cash cow for independent menswear retailers as men embrace a dressier wardrobe in the post-pandemic world.  The category also helps bolster the…

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Japan’s productivity transformation: From within-firm stagnation to market-driven reallocation

Discussions on Japan’s ‘lost decades’ have long focused on sluggish demand and the survival of ‘zombie’ firms. However, new evidence from microdata suggests a fundamental shift. This column argues that…

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BBC Sport quiz: Who am I? Guess The Hundred star cricketer No 21

Welcome to our special cricket edition of our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. For each day of The Hundred there’s a new cricketer, taking part in the…

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China evacuates a million from homes as Typhoon Dolphin arrives | Weather

NewsFeed Typhoon Dolphin struck eastern China, including Shanghai, with winds up to 150 km/h, prompting more than one million people to evacuate their homes. The storm disrupted flights and transport…

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Carney’s lead over Poilievre may be more about vibes than policies, new poll suggests

OTTAWA — Do Canadians currently prefer Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ideas over those of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s or do they simply trust Carney more than Poilievre? A new Leger…

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Business in Vancouver — Aug. 10, 2026

Business in Vancouver — Aug. 10, 2026 Source link

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