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Carbon capture 🏭 — Carbon removal now critical to hitting climate goals, scientists tell COP28. KISS avatars herald weird new digital age for music industry. Foreign actors drive the digital divide.

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Most of the world’s countries agreed on a significant new renewable energy push at the UN’s COP28 climate summit over the weekend, but scientists war…

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McDonalds makeover 🍔 — Dropping your living standards. McDonald’s moneymaker gets a makeover. Dissecting the digital dollar debate.

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The Canadian economy has avoided a technical recession after economists updated the numbers that triggered alarm bells earlier this year. That’s #Eco…

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Media saved 📰 — A new news deal. A year of Chat GPT. Digital tax spat.

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Canadians will get to keep (some of) their access to news, now that the government has reached a deal with Google over the controversial Online News …

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Flying cooking oil ✈️ — Scotiabank earnings don’t bode well. Virgin flight lifts off powered by cooking oil. The Windsor’s battery plant drama

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Bank earnings season started not with a bang, but a whimper—one that could be sustained into 2024.

For those of you who are already freaked out by air…

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Mining crisis ⛏️ — Panama’s mining crisis, explained. Consumers go big on Black Friday. Alberta flexes its sovereignty.

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Panama’s top court is currently weighing whether or not to block a Canadian mining giant from tapping into the region's copper.

Shoppers don’t need to…

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Dairy victory 🐮 — Canada wins diary dispute with US. Scientists develop electronic nose to prevent food poisoning. The limit does not exist for Germany’s spending.

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While we, of course, have nothing but fondness for our southern neighbours, we also love beating them on the hockey rink, the soccer pitch, and in tr…

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Spy trial 🕵️‍♀️ — OpenAI and the case of the mystery letter. Canada’s momentous spy trial comes to a close. A truce between Israel-Hamas starts today.

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The fallout at OpenAI escalated from “spicy corporate drama” to “arbiter of humanity’s fate” real quick.

Canada’s historic spy trial wasn’t quite as e…

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Ski subscribers 🎿 — Sam Altman is the once and future CEO of OpenAI. Wild pigs are taking over. Ski resorts turn to subscriptions.

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After a whirlwind five days that included teary breakdowns, a pizza party, and even the launch of a new product, Sam Altman is once again CEO of Open…

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Battery breakthrough 🔋— C ya, CZ. Québec just bowled a turkey, ‘cause it’s got three straight strikes. Northvolt makes EV battery breakthrough.

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Like us, you may have thought your school days were behind you when you collected your expensive piece of paper at graduation, but with this AI thing…

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Fall update 💸 — The Las Vegas grand disappointment. Amazon wants you to go back to (AI) school. An update on the fall economic update.

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Like us, you may have thought your school days were behind you when you collected your expensive piece of paper at graduation, but with this AI thing…

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