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Republicans on Capitol Hill are growing visibly uneasy as President Trump's trade war with Canada deepens heading into midterm season. Negotiations broke down over the weekend, prompting the administration to raise tariffs on Canadian goods by twenty billion dollars, putting border-state Senate seats squarely in the crossfire.
Shifting to consumer tech, Uber has launched live video streaming for teenage riders, allowing parents to watch their child's trip in real time through the driver's phone. The rollout comes as the company faces intensifying scrutiny over passenger safety, and the feature is expected to reach users across the country over the coming weeks.
And out of Australia, the recorded music industry is drawing a hard line against artificial intelligence, barring wholly AI-generated tracks from official charts. The move follows a reworked version of Madonna's Like a Prayer, built almost entirely with AI vocals and drums, spending sixteen weeks on the Australian charts, a development the industry says threatens the livelihoods of working artists.
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