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Global trade tensions escalate as U.S.-Canada negotiations fail, while tech giants accelerate AI integration and domestic market shifts.

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Key Points

The U.S. and Canada are entering a trade war as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs following the collapse of talks over new 50 percent U.S. levies.

Alibaba reported a 45 percent surge in cloud and AI division revenue, signaling a faster-than-expected return on their $56 billion capital expenditure plan.

Nvidia has notified major customers of price increases exceeding 15 percent for servers equipped with AI chips, driven by rising costs for memory components.

Harvard Business School launched a $699 startup bootcamp featuring AI-generated avatars of its faculty, drawing attention to new digital delivery methods in elite education.

The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, forcing lawmakers to confront difficult fiscal decisions regarding government spending and economic policy.

Pakistan's exports of goods and services rose 13.1 percent year-on-year to $3.94 billion in July, even as the country faces domestic pressure from labor strikes and economic policy criticism.

Tesla faces its largest recall to date in China, affecting approximately 3 million vehicles, largely due to issues with door handles that the company plans to address via over-the-air software updates.

U.S. financial markets saw a rally in gold and bitcoin prices after the Treasury Department announced plans to double its bond buybacks, weakening the U.S. dollar.

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