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AI chatbots are helping people communicate with dating partners. Here are some do's and don'ts
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (691+ words) Whether you love or loathe generative AI chatbots, they're becoming increasingly involved in the business of romance. There's understandable skepticism about the technology's place in dating. Still, a growing number of people are turning to AI as a de facto…...
Cheap AI labour is coming for your first rung job. Here's how you can survive
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (803+ words) Grads may soon find work once used for training is gone, writes Gleb Tsipursky. Canada's response should be a rethinking of the career ladder around verification, judgment, and knowledge. The first sign of AI'disruption in Canada's white-collar economy may not…...
Newsom urges a national "billionaires" tax" while fighting one in California
19+ hour, 50+ min ago (678+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is considering a run for president as he approaches the end of his term, called for a national "billionaires" tax" on Friday even as he fights another proposal targeting the wealthy in his…...
Data centres top Ottawa's big power requests, placing pressure on local utility
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (350+ words) Hydro Ottawa's offices on Hunt Club Road in Ottawa are shown on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Hydro Ottawa's CEO says the utility is under "extraordinary pressures" as energy-hungry data centres lead a historic surge in large-scale customers…...
Apple increases prices for Macs and i Pads, blaming a shortage of memory chips
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (253+ words) Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and i Pads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. "The rapid expansion of AI data centers has created an extraordinary surge in demand for…...
Mister Car Wash Directs Frontline Engagement to New Heights with Staffbase, Achieving 93% Active User Adoption Across 550+ Locations
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (405+ words) Before Mister Connect, we had a Share Point site available to managers and above. It was very limited'it was essentially a document repository," said Rosie Cayetano, Senior Manager of Communications at Mister Car Wash. "We have thousands of employees that…...
News, cultural groups want clarity on copyright after Ottawa releases AI strategy
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1050+ words) George Stroumboulopoulos, left, speaks with Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller at the Prime Time screen and media industry conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026." OTTAWA - News and cultural industry groups are calling on the government to take a…...
Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2. 5 B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (578+ words) A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is aiming to go public on Wall Street in a test of whether there is a market for putting AI-powered humanoid machines to work. Agility Robotics, based in Salem, Oregon,…...
Tolt IQ Partners with Pitch Book to Bring Private Markets Intelligence Into Diligence Workflows
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (248+ words) Tolt IQ users can access Pitch Book's extensive private markets dataset, including company financials, financing history, investor and executive profiles, fund information, LP and GP data, credit market research, cap tables, and market trend reports, directly within their diligence workflows....
Ontario needs 60, 000 more university grads in these key areas over next decade
1+ week, 2+ day ago (482+ words) Science/technology, health care and business are the biggest needs in'analysis from Stokes Economics, commissioned by Council of Ontario Universities. Ontario is in need of more than a million university graduates over the next decade in order to meet job…...