The fog of (trade) war 😶‍🌫️- The feds unveil tariff plan, Canadian researchers can’t seem to make money.

Canada’s federal government has unveiled its retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. alongside $7.5 billion in relief measures for workers and businesses, matching American levies on more than 700 imported goods as the trade war escalates.

Plus, Canadian universities are spending more on research but making less from intellectual property, raising fresh questions about why so many campus discoveries struggle to become commercially successful businesses.

And in The Big Picture: Kepler launches a space data relay service, OpenAI says its in-house chip outperforms Nvidia, Honda warns of trade-war price hikes, Fitbit founders target elder care, WestJet flight attendants ratify a deal, and more.

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