Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. Owner Elon Musk also imposes other limits on tweets in response to data scraping …
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Canada wants to woo ‘digital nomads.’ Can we compete?
Remote workers have, for some time, been taking their talents to the places they want to stay. They are living and working in various cities around the globe — in some cases lured to specific locales by dedicated programs that make it easier for them to do so. Highly mobile …
Read More »2 Bank of Canada surveys show consumers and businesses expect high inflation to stick around
Two surveys from the Bank of Canada Friday show that while consumers and business are still expecting things like inflation and wages to be higher than usual for the foreseeable future, they are starting to come back to some sort of pre-pandemic normal — and they're less worried about a …
Read More »PSAC strike helped keep Canada’s economy flat in April, but May data shows signs of strength
Canada's gross domestic product was unchanged in April, the second monthly reading in a row of sluggish growth, but early data for May suggests things have started to pick up. Based on latest economic data, traders say there's a 50/50 chance of another rate hike in July Canada's gross domestic …
Read More »Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says Bud Light didn’t support her during backlash
Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says she felt abandoned by Bud Light after facing "more bullying and transphobia than I could have ever imagined" over her partnership with the beer giant. Mulvaney talks of struggling with loneliness and months of ridicule Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says she felt abandoned by Bud …
Read More »Petro-Canada payment problems continue, but company says it’s ‘making progress’ on fix
Petro-Canada says the problems that customers have experienced with things like payment and loyalty programs at the gas station chain are ongoing, but it is making progress on fixing them. Chain of gas stations says problems processing credit and debit payments persist after cybersecurity incident Petro-Canada says the nearly weeklong …
Read More »Google to remove news links in Canada in response to online news law
Google said Thursday it will remove Canadian news content from its search, news and discover products after a new law meant to compensate media outlets comes into force. Search giant responds to Liberal government's Online News Act, which became law last week Google said Thursday it will remove Canadian news …
Read More »Auto-parts makers agree to pay $78M in Canadian price-fixing class action settlements
Courts in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec have approved settlements of 23 class-action lawsuits worth $78 million in a series of cases alleging some auto-parts makers cheated car manufacturers, businesses and new-car buyers in a price-fixing scheme dating back nearly two decades. Anyone who bought a new car between 1998 and …
Read More »How the Shein influencer trip marked a turning point in the brand-sponsored vacation trend
Several influencers were lambasted this week for their social media posts enthusiastically highlighting a trip sponsored by the Chinese fast fashion clothing retailer Shein, which has previously been accused of labour exploitation and environmentally damaging practices. Company said influencer videos were 'authentic' reactions to facility tour Influencers on blast: how …
Read More »Has the Bank of Canada conquered inflation? It’s complicated
The latest data shows the Bank of Canada has inflation almost beat. So why doesn't the central bank just back off and give borrowers a break? The trouble is, prices keep rising. When inflation was soaring, hiking rates was a no-brainer. Now it's not so easy Whether you are a …
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