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Good morning, good afternoon or good evening. Over the weekend, the US and Canada decided to escalate themselves into a trade war and we all know who's fault that is. More tariffs are coming in both directions starting in September unless something changes fast.
LinkedIn, the people who brought you optimize this post with AI, say that their "seems like AI slop" button is working. Elsewhere in AI news, the real cost of running models like Anthropic's Fable 5 is separating the haves and the have nots.
The EU adopted new laws this month to ensure businesses are more responsible with their packaging, but the founder of a maker's marketplace says it could force small businesses to stop shipping to the EU altogether.
Here's what's shaping up this week...