Good morning, Quartz readers!
What to watch for today
Canada’s central bank reacts to US elections. Deputy governor Timothy Lane will talk about Canada’s economic outlook in the wake of Donald Trump’s big win. US is the destination for roughly three-quarters of Canadian exports.
India starts dyeing money-changers. Indelible ink, placed on the index finger, will be used to bar people who repeatedly try to exchange defunct banknotes. The measure is intended to ease crowding at banks since the Rs1,000 and Rs500 notes were banned.
Chinese internet giant Tencent reports earnings. The owner of popular apps like WeChat and QQ is expected to post a 45% increase in profit, as it expands its advertising and mobile payments businesses.
While you were sleeping
Donald Trump’s transition got bumpy. The president-elect’s team dismissed its top national security advisor, former congressman Mike Rogers, amid reports of an internal power struggle. Separately, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is now the leading contender to become secretary of state.
Russia’s economy minister was arrested for bribery… Alexei Ulyukayev was accused of accepting $2 million to facilitate the purchase of oil company Bashneft by the state-controlled giant Rosneft. Many analysts cast doubt on the official account, speculating that Ulyukayev fell victim to Kremlin infighting.
…as Russia restarted airstrikes in Syria. Hours after Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict with Trump, Russian planes targeted ISIS and Syrian rebel. Observers reported attacks on three hospitals in Aleppo, which Russia and Syria denied.
Ford’s CEO vowed to proceed with new factories in Mexico. Mark Field said the company still planned to shift production of small cars south of the border, despite Trump’s threat of heavy tariffs. Ford is also building a small SUV in India for import to the United States.
France and the UN warned Trump about climate change. President Francois Hollande that Trump’s threat to pull out of the Paris Agreement would be “disastrous for future generations” and “dangerous for peace.” Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon also called on Trump to drop his campaign pledge to disavow the treaty.
Quartz obsession interlude
Mike Murphy on Apple’s smart glasses. “Apple has explored at least one design for its glasses that looks similar to some popular sunglasses already on the market. In a design mockup shared with Quartz by a source with knowledge of the project, the glasses looked rather like a pair of sunglasses made by the online glasses startup Warby Parker.” Read more here.
Quartz haiku interlude
Iron, copper are down.
Like Trump, the surge in metals
was a bit too much.
Matters of debate
US cities will be the only effective counterweight to Trump. They are the only institutions still controlled by Democrats.
Humans and AI will be inextricably linked in less than a decade. “Symbiotic autonomy” will forever change the decision-making process.
Anger should not drive policy on free trade. NAFTA has driven job growth and increased competitiveness, says former US president George W. Bush.
Surprising discoveries
Argentina wants to exterminate its beavers. The invasive animals have wreaked havoc on its ecosytem.
A philosopher anticipated the rise of Trump in 1998. He also predicted his first move once elected: a truce with the ultra-wealthy.
Wal-Mart is warning employees not to download a chat app. It was designed by a group trying to organize workers.
Coconuts are in danger. A bacteria is attacking palm trees in the Caribbean, just as the coconut market is booming.
Human blood can revive old mice. Plasma from teenagers improves memory, cognition, and physical activity in one-year-old rodents (that’s 50 in rat years).
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