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Yes in my backyard: Halifax volunteers help the homeless as winter nears
A tent encampment on the Grand Parade in Halifax is shown on Oct.16, 2023. Halifax Regional Municipality says it will no longer be advising all homeless people living in tents in Grand Parade to leave. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lyndsay Armstrong
technology
Discord, Snap and X CEOs subpoenaed to testify at U.S. hearing on child exploitation
FILE - Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University, on Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington. Zuckerberg, the Meta Platforms CEO and mixed martial arts enthusiast posted on social media Friday, Nov. 3, 3023, that he tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs, while training for a fight early next year. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
world
Meta launches AI-based video editing tools
From left; moderator Laurene Powell-Jobs, Founder and Chair, Emerson Collective, Chris Cox, CPO, Meta, James Manyika, SVP of Research, Technology & Society, Google, and Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI, participate in a discussion entitled "Charting the Path Forward: The Future of Artificial Intelligence" during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
u.s. business
UAW workers at GM’s Flint assembly plant narrowly vote against new labour deal
FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
international business
To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imagery
FILE - The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
international business
UAW members at first Ford plant to go on strike overwhelmingly approve new contract
FILE PHOTO: A United Auto Workers On Strike sign is seen outside the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan U.S. October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
technology
Facebook-parent Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
technology
Facebook-parent Meta launches business verification program in Canada for $36.99 per month
he Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, on June 14, 2023. Meta says it will begin testing a paid verification program for businesses on Facebook or Instagram in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Thibault Camus
international business
Facebook-parent Meta beats revenue estimates on digital ad strength
(FILES) This picture taken on January 12, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France shows a tablet displaying the logo of the company Meta. Meta on October 25 reported that its quarterly profit more than doubled from last year's figure to $11.6 billion as ad revenue climbed. The tech firm behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp said revenue also grew 23 percent to $34 billion when compared to the same period a year earlier. "We had a good quarter for our community and business," Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in an earnings release. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)
technology
Facebook-parent Meta beats revenue estimates on digital ad strength
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
opinion
The Israel-Hamas war represents the Michael Bay-ification of geopolitics
Richard Poplak
politics
Ottawa should accommodate Google’s C-18 concerns, urges group representing Canada’s major publishers
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.
canada
Montreal man was killed in Hamas attack at music festival in Israel, family confirms
Alexandre Look, Montreal man who was among the victims of Saturday’s attacks in Israel according to family and friends. SOURCE: Alain Haim Look via FACEBOOK
politics
Online News Act not perfect but necessary, Heritage Minister says
Pascale St-Onge, Canada's minister of Canadian Heritage, speaks alongside Frederic Vanasse, general manager and editor of The Canadian Press french services, during the MINDS International conference in Toronto, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
opinion
The government dug a deep hole for itself with Bills C-11 and C-18. And it’s only digging deeper
Andrew Coyne
technology
Facebook-parent Meta starts rolling out generative AI tools for all advertisers
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
technology
Meta considering ad-free subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook users in Europe: sources
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
technology
Meta used public Facebook, Instagram posts to train new AI virtual assistant
Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration taken September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
technology
Meta unveils new AI assistant, Ray-Ban smart glasses that can stream on Facebook
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds an electronic device, as he delivers a speech at the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
alberta
Alberta government appears to extend E. coli compensation program to more daycares
Alberta Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak linked to multiple Calgary daycares surpassing 200 cases, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The Alberta government appears to have extended a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak in Calgary to 19 daycares. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Amplify: My adventures as a Facebook Marketplace bride
Ming Wong Amplify Sept 22
world
Ethiopian Facebook campaign for migrant workers enables human trafficking, forced labour in Saudia Arabia, advocates say
4.jpg. For Geoffrey York story. nw-wo-Saudi-Ethiopia-09XX 4. A recent graduate prepares to practice with a vacuum in the town of Tepi in Ethiopia's South West Regional State, 585 km south west of the capital. The image highlights something exhibited with MANY of the Facebook posts: the government has made a strenuous effort to convince college and university graduates to trade their careers at home for domestic work in Saudi Arabia. Photo credit: Sheka Zonal Government.
politics
Video in which Tamara Lich referred to as convoy ‘president’ played in court
Tamara Lich walks with her lawyer Lawrence Greenspon as they make their way to the courthouse for trial, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
technology
Tech titans give U.S. senators advice on artificial intelligence in closed-door forum
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights President and CEO Maya Wiley (L) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attend the "AI Insight Forum" outside the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers are seeking input from business leaders in the artificial intelligence sector, and some of their most ardent opponents, for writing legislation governing the rapidly evolving technology. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
politics
Lich, Barber trial sees Facebook videos from Ottawa truck convoy featuring ‘hold the line’ slogan
Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Lich and fellow Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
technology
Pulitzer winner Michael Chabon, other authors sue Facebook-parent Meta over AI program
FILE - Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Oct. 28, 2021. Thirteen state attorneys general – all Republicans – sent a letter Thursday, July 13, 2023, to the CEOs of the U.S.'s 100 biggest companies, warning of legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
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Australia resolved its news standoff with Meta. Could Canada?
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technology
Facebook-parent Meta is reportedly developing a new, more powerful AI system
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
politics
CBC stands to get largest share of cash from Online News Act, experts say
Canada’s leading media companies are banding together to work on reducing their collective impact on the environment. People walk into a CBC building in Toronto on April 4, 2012.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
first person
Who elopes at 65? We did – because, well, why not?
technology
Meta to drop ‘Facebook News’ tab in some European countries
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
report on business
Facebook class action in Quebec can go ahead after Supreme Court declines to hear appeal
FILE - This photo shows a Facebook logo being displayed in a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F, in Paris on Jan. 17, 2017. Nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook are suing the company and a local contractor in a court case in Kenya that could have implications for the work worldwide. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
report on business
Meta may allow Facebook, Instagram users in EU to pay to avoid ads
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Facebook and Instagram and the words "Monthly subscription" are seen in this picture illustration taken January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
politics
Politics Briefing: Meta says Ottawa’s new C-18 regulations aren’t enough to stop it blocking news
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
advisor news
Big week in U.S. tech earnings in Advisor Lookahead
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