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These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

TORONTO — Canadians are continuing to be laid off as part of a wave of job cuts that began in 2023 as companies assessed their operations after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic passed.
Japanese automaker Honda revs up on EVs, aiming for lucrative US, China markets

Japanese automaker Honda revs up on EVs, aiming for lucrative US, China markets

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda reaffirmed its commitment to electric vehicles Thursday, saying it will invest 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) through fiscal 2031 to deliver EV models around the world, including the U.S. and China.
Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe

Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes. These two gigantic black holes and their galaxies consolidated just 740 million years after the universe-forming Big Bang.
One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

LONDON (AP) — They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway.
A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation

A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation

SAO PAULO (AP) — While flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside, another scourge has spread across the region: disinformation on social media that has hampered desperate efforts to get aid to hundreds of thousa
Premier League clubs to discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review

Premier League clubs to discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review

The Premier League's 20 clubs will discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review — or VAR — for refereeing decisions. Wolverhampton has submitted a resolution to trigger a vote at the league’s annual general meeting on June 6.
DeSantis, amid criticism, signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority

DeSantis, amid criticism, signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday by Florida Gov.
Now armed with AI, America's adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn

Now armed with AI, America's adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S.
Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing i
Billionaire Frank McCourt says he's putting together a consortium to buy TikTok

Billionaire Frank McCourt says he's putting together a consortium to buy TikTok

Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt said Wednesday that he’s putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok’s U.S.