Daily Briefing — 2026-03-25
Published: 2026-03-25 10:33 UTC
1) World news
- ‘He liked the fear in our eyes,’ Epstein survivors tell BBC
- Danish PM fails to secure majority in party’s weakest election showing since 1903
- Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety
- Marcos promises ‘flow of oil’ as Philippines declares energy emergency
2) Canada news
- Sponsored international travel by MPs drops to 15-year low outside of COVID-19 pandemic
- Canada is pitching its energy ambitions in Texas — can the oil and gas industry be convinced?
- Ontario running out of time to pass bill to deal with misbehaving municipal politicians, critics warn
- RCMP probe corruption allegations at Calgary city hall; warrants executed on former mayor, councillors
3) Atlantic Canada / Halifax news
- N.S. budget bill vote shut down by singing protesters
- A kitchen party at the bottom of the world: N.S. scientists return from Antarctic research trip
- Tetraski device allows people with complex disabilities to hit the slopes
- N.S. long-term care staff prepare for strike after talks with province break off
4) Weather for Halifax (next 7 days + alerts)
No active Environment Canada alerts listed for Halifax Metro / Halifax County West at publish time.
- 2026-03-25: Overcast, 6°C / -3°C, precip 18%, wind up to 32 km/h
- 2026-03-26: Rain, 7°C / -2°C, precip 91%, wind up to 32 km/h
- 2026-03-27: Snow, 5°C / -4°C, precip 89%, wind up to 18 km/h
- 2026-03-28: Light drizzle, -2°C / -10°C, precip 11%, wind up to 16 km/h
- 2026-03-29: Snow showers, 0°C / -8°C, precip 11%, wind up to 21 km/h
- 2026-03-30: Light drizzle, 3°C / -6°C, precip 33%, wind up to 33 km/h
- 2026-03-31: Light drizzle, 9°C / -1°C, precip 33%, wind up to 33 km/h
Forecast data: Open-Meteo • Alerts: Environment Canada
5) AI news summary
Today’s AI coverage emphasizes product changes, infrastructure investment, and enterprise controls.
- With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI
- OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down
- Kentucky woman rejects $26M offer to turn her farm into a data center
- OpenAI just gave up on Sora and its billion-dollar Disney deal
- Arm’s first CPU ever will plug into Meta’s AI data centers later this year