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CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Carter Welling's 21 points helped Utah Valley defeat West Georgia 77-74 on Tuesday night. Welling had 11 rebounds for the Wolverines (4-1). Trevan Leonhardt added 11 points while going 4 of 5 from the field while they also had three steals. Dominick Nelson shot 3 of 11 from the field and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points, while adding six rebounds. Shelton Williams-Dryden finished with 18 points for the Wolves (0-7). Kyric Davis added 16 points and four blocks for West Georgia. Malcolm Noel had 14 points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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In a cute show of strength , Canada has flexed its tiny muscles for a second day in a row and in what it believes is an attempt to intimidate the Trump admin, has threatened to cut off its biggest customer from the one thing that keeps Canada's economy running (hint: it's not illegal aliens or illicit Chinese real estate funs): exports . According to Bloomberg, Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities it exports to its largest trading partner - the United States - including uranium, oil and potash, to retaliate if incoming president Trump carries out his threat to impose broad tariffs. Today's threat comes one day after Ontario premier Doug Ford (brother to infamous, and now deceased, Toronto mayor Rob Ford) also flexed what little muscles he has under that copious shell, and suggested that the province would cut off electricity exports to the US over Trump’s tariff threat (which amounts to some 14 million MWh, or enough to power to large data centers). Citing officials familiar with the discussions inside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, Bloomberg reports that export levies would be a last resort for Canada. Retaliatory tariffs against US-made goods, and export controls on certain Canadian products, would be more likely to come first. But commodity export taxes, which would drive up costs for US consumers, farmers and businesses, would be a real option if Trump decides to start a full-scale trade war, said the Bloomberg sources. The government of Turdeau, who recently hobnobbed with Trump at Mar-A-Lago exuding a self-indulgent smarminess found only among fanatical supporters of Fidel Castro, may also propose giving itself expanded powers over export controls as part of a scheduled update on the country’s fiscal and economic situation to be released on Monday. But since Turdeau's government is already socialist, will anyone know the difference. Even though the US is essentially self-sufficient, Canada remains the largest external supplier of oil to the US as some refineries depend on buying cheaper Canadian heavy crude and have few alternatives to it (all that would be required to make Canadian oil imports redundant, is a few billion in refinery capex spending). As a result, the US Midwest may be hit by higher costs. Fuel makers in the region rely on Canada for almost half of the crude they turn into gasoline and diesel. Of course, if Canada doesn't export its oil, its economy which is far less diversified, will be hit far harder if it were to voluntarily exclude its largest trading partner. Canadian uranium is also the biggest foreign source of fuel for US nuclear power plants, and potash from the country’s western provinces is a huge source of fertilizer for American farms. Meanwhile, the US Department of Defense has prudently been investing in Canadian projects to secure sources of cobalt and graphite and reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains. For those reasons, analysts have said they expect Trump will exempt commodities from his threat to place 25% levies on goods from Mexico and Canada, and focus instead on using tariffs against their manufacturing industries. In Canada’s case, that includes the auto manufacturing, aerospace and aluminum sectors, which are centered in Ontario and Quebec, where about 60% of Canadians live. It's unclear if that would change things: Turdeau’s government (sic) would have no choice but to respond if Trump simply exempted energy while hitting all other Canadian products, said Bloomberg sources, adding that’s a scenario that could prompt the use of export taxes by Canada. But for the prime minister, going down this path would cause serious political divisions within Canada. Oil, uranium and potash production are concentrated in the western provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Those provinces are the strongest voter base for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and their provincial governments are staunch right-wing opponents of Trudeau. In short, while Turdeau may retaliate in a Trump trade war, such an action will likely be his last. “It’s a terrible idea,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said when asked about the possible use of export taxes. “I don’t support tariffs on Canadian goods and I don’t support tariffs on US goods because all it does is make life more expensive,” Smith said. “Instead, we’re taking a diplomatic approach and we’re meeting with our allies in the US.” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said export taxes “are the wrong approach and Saskatchewan will vehemently oppose the federal government imposing export taxes on our potash, uranium or oil.” The market, however, does not have patience to see how all this plays out, and sent the loonie to a two year low, with the USDCAD surging to 1.420, the highest since the April 2020 depths of the covid crash.Australians can expect to use more artificial intelligence tools in 2025, according to tech experts, but the software will also become smarter, more regulated, and less likely to make things up. or signup to continue reading The forecasts come after a record-breaking year for generative AI tools, which saw the software introduced to smartphones, televisions, vehicles and social networks, and increasingly welcomed in universities, workplaces and government agencies. But with the value of AI expected to soar to $US826 billion by 2030, up from $US184 billion in 2024 according to , big changes are on the way. These are five AI trends to watch in the coming year, according to Australian academics and industry experts. AGENTS OF CHANGE While generative AI tools first appeared as chatbots in late 2022, the technology will power "agents" in 2025. In launching Gemini 2.0 in early December, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said AI agents would be able to perform a series of tasks automatically and "bring us closer to our vision of a universal assistant". "We have been investing in developing more agentic models, meaning they can understand more about the world around you, think multiple steps ahead, and take action on your behalf with your supervision," he said. The tech giant is not alone in striving to create smarter AI, UNSW AI Institute chief scientist Toby Walsh said, but the challenge ahead would be substantial. While AI chatbots answered questions or composed text, he said, AI agents would be tasked with making decisions and acting on them, creating legal and ethical challenges if something went wrong. "It's the real challenge of AI: systems that have some autonomy, some ability to act on their own in the real world," he said. "When you give it the ability to take control over parts of your computer or buy things and do things for you, the potential for things to go wrong is much greater." STRICT RULES The will gradually come into force in 2025, with a ban on some high-risk AI uses in February, such as social scoring, and obligations on general AI systems enforced by August. While some rules are already having an impact on internet users, University of the Sunshine Coast computer science lecturer Erica Mealy said its benefits were stacked in favour of European residents who were being offered the chance to opt in to AI features rather than having to opt out of them. "If you're not in the EU, too bad, so sad, we will make you opt out," she said. "That relies on you having more knowledge of the platforms and knowing what has been turned on." But Australia is likely to get its first legal restrictions on generative AI technology in 2025, with a parliamentary inquiry recommending the introduction of a law dedicated to regulating high-risk AI uses. The also recommended any law include restrictions on general purpose AI tools, and that the government consult with creative workers on the use of their copyright material. AI IN EVERYTHING First Samsung, then Google, now Apple: all three major smartphone manufacturers have added generative AI tools to their devices. The technology will enter even more technological spaces in 2025, Prof Walsh said, as manufacturers develop innovative ways to use the technology and embed it in all parts of an operating system, rather than keeping it in a single app. "A bit of AI is going to be sprinkled into everything electrical," he said. "Every device and every workflow is going to have some AI sitting in the background, trying to help you out." Users can expect generative AI technology to enhance more photos and videos they capture, Prof Walsh said, to appear in more cars, on more online platforms, and embedded in more services. BIG BUSINESS While the technology is expected to enter a lot of pockets in 2025, AI is forecast to play an even bigger role in the business world. The technology was named as the most revolutionary tech of 2025 by several Atlassian executives, and Team Anywhere head Annie Dean said it would continue to remove menial, routine tasks to help workers focus on larger projects. "AI will erase busywork and give teams the exactly support they need to explore and execute big ideas, faster," she said. "When teams collaborate with AI, they can more easily bring their ideas to life." The federal government has also revealed plans to launch a in the coming year to build on the $2 billion in venture capital invested in local AI applications in 2023. The plan is expected to launch in late 2025, following industry and public consultations. FOUNDATIONAL FIXES Investments in artificial intelligence are expected to keep growing in 2025, and some funds will be directed to fixing and improving foundation models. While more work was needed to tackle hallucinations, in which AI tools generate incorrect or nonsensical information to fill in knowledge gaps, Prof Walsh said, future research would also focus on expanding their abilities. "The foundation models are very good at retrieving information, summarising information, but they're very bad at reasoning," he said. "There are plentiful examples where they will say one plus one is not the same as two." To build on AI models' reasoning ability, researchers will need to train the technology in greater real-world context, such as gravity and rain, which programs are unable to experience. "AI is advancing at an amazing rate and that's because at the moment the world is spending a billion dollars a day on it," he said. "We are at the peak of the hype cycle and at some point the froth will blow off the top of the glass, but companies are still seeing a significant return." Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data. Read our . Advertisement