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Shopify optimistic about 'new shape' of business following layoff, AI announcements

Shopify optimistic about 'new shape' of business following layoff, AI announcements

Shopify Inc.'s president said a recent move to streamline operations with a significant layoff and bolster merchant offerings with technology like artificial intelligence has left the company well positioned for growth.
Amazon to open robotics-backed fulfilment centre in Southwold, Ont., will hire 1,000

Amazon to open robotics-backed fulfilment centre in Southwold, Ont., will hire 1,000

SOUTHWOLD, Ont. — Amazon Canada. says it will open a new robotics-backed fulfilment centre south of London, Ont. later this year. The e-commerce giant says the new fulfilment centre is expected to open in Southwold on Oct. 1.
What students should keep in mind when shopping for a laptop

What students should keep in mind when shopping for a laptop

Amanda Round’s parents splurged on a high school graduation present for her: a $3,000 Microsoft Book 3 laptop.
National Bank to buy the Canadian branch of SVB's commercial loan portfolio

National Bank to buy the Canadian branch of SVB's commercial loan portfolio

MONTREAL — National Bank of Canada says it will acquire the Canadian branch of Silicon Valley Bank's commercial loan portfolio.
BlackBerry software to be used by international electric vehicle consortium

BlackBerry software to be used by international electric vehicle consortium

BlackBerry Ltd. says some of its software and services have been chosen for use in a Foxconn-backed electric vehicle consortium. The Waterloo, Ont.
Shopify dives deeper into AI with new products, including chatbot for merchants

Shopify dives deeper into AI with new products, including chatbot for merchants

As Shopify President Harley Finkelstein works, he often keeps a ChatGPT window up on his computer.
Threads collects so much sensitive information it's a 'hacker's dream,' experts say

Threads collects so much sensitive information it's a 'hacker's dream,' experts say

TORONTO — It knows when you've been online shopping, the last time you worked out and whether you’ve been lurking on your ex’s profile.
Rodriguez leaves door open to regulating Meta's new social media platform Threads

Rodriguez leaves door open to regulating Meta's new social media platform Threads

Canada's heritage minister is leaving the door open to regulating new social media platform Threads under a bill forcing Google and Meta to pay publishers for content they link to or repurpose.
As more notable Canadians join Threads, will the Twitterati flock over?

As more notable Canadians join Threads, will the Twitterati flock over?

TORONTO — Having tweeted more than 60,000 times and amassed upwards of 6,000 followers in the last decade, Dan Seljak is a self-described Twitter "power user" — one with complicated feelings about the direction the site has taken since it was purchas
Amazon pushes back against Europe's pioneering new digital rules

Amazon pushes back against Europe's pioneering new digital rules

LONDON (AP) — Amazon is disputing its status as a big online platform that needs to face stricter scrutiny under European Union digital rules taking effect next month, the first Silicon Valley tech giant to push back on the pioneering new standards.