Can workers compete with machines and stay relevant in the AI era?

Can workers compete with machines and stay relevant in the AI era?

Whether you are a “doomer” or a “boomer” on the subject, it’s impossible to ignore AI, which is seeping into every corner of our personal and professional lives. The UN has been banging the drum for a “people-first” approach to the subject for years now. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council back in 2024 that the…

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B.C. RCMP help 71-year-old find shelter after 14 years unhoused

B.C. RCMP help 71-year-old find shelter after 14 years unhoused

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Burnaby RCMP, working with the City of Burnaby, have helped a 71-year-old man who had been homeless for more than a decade move into temporary housing. In a release Friday, police said officers with the RCMP’s Police Mental Health and Outreach Team first learned of the man…

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14-year-old dead in Oxford County after snowmobile, pickup truck collide

14-year-old dead in Oxford County after snowmobile, pickup truck collide

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in Oxford County on Saturday morning. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., OPP officers and emergency services responded to a report of a collision involving a snowmobile and a pickup truck at the intersection of Road 92 and 23rd…

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Power outages hit Ukraine, Moldova as Kyiv struggles against winter cold

Power outages hit Ukraine, Moldova as Kyiv struggles against winter cold

Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighbouring Moldova on Saturday (January 31, 2026), officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to U.S. President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the outages…

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Mother dies after arm amputation as doctors dismiss blackened hand as ‘newspaper ink’ |

Mother dies after arm amputation as doctors dismiss blackened hand as ‘newspaper ink’ |

Mum forced to have arm amputated days after doctors ‘mistook black hand for newspaper ink/ (Kennedy News and Media) A 52-year-old mother was forced to have her arm amputated just days after medical staff dismissed the darkening of her hand as bruising, and even suggested it could be newspaper ink, before she later died. Lorraine…

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Activist Dan Loeb dusts off his poison pen as he seeks a board refresh at CoStar Group

Activist Dan Loeb dusts off his poison pen as he seeks a board refresh at CoStar Group

Company: CoStar Group Inc (CSGP) Business: CoStar Group engages in the provision of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the commercial and residential property markets. It operates through the following segments: CoStar Portfolio, Information Services Portfolio, Multifamily Portfolio, LoopNet Portfolio and Other Marketplaces Portfolio. The CoStar Portfolio segment consists of two classes of…

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Roche, Sanofi tout pharma pipelines as earnings fail to excite

Roche, Sanofi tout pharma pipelines as earnings fail to excite

Drugmakers Roche and Sanofi’s latest earnings were largely as expected, with the companies talking up the potential of experimental medicines ahead of a looming “patent cliff” for Big Pharma. Both companies’ stocks were down less than 1% on Thursday after reporting earnings before the bell. They are both among the pharmaceutical companies that could see…

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U.S. Fed rates, gold, Nikkei 225, HSI

U.S. Fed rates, gold, Nikkei 225, HSI

Traffic moves through the buildings in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spot gold prices rose to a fresh record Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve overnight kept its benchmark rate steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. The bullion rose more than 3% to breach the $5,500 per ounce…

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Apple’s ‘staggering’ iPhone sales are from ‘pent-up demand’

Apple’s ‘staggering’ iPhone sales are from ‘pent-up demand’

Apple CEO Tim Cook called his company’s recent iPhone sales surge “simply staggering” on Thursday. What was behind the iPhone 17 family’s successful debut? Analysts have a few theories. The company topped Wall Street’s expectations in the most recent quarter, posting $143.76 billion in total revenue for the period that included a 23% year-over-year bump…

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Iranian media report explosion at southern port of Bandar Abbas

Iranian media report explosion at southern port of Bandar Abbas

An explosion occurred at Iran’s southern port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Iranian media reported, without giving a cause for the blast. The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that social media reports alleging that a Revolutionary Guard navy commander was targeted in the explosion were “completely false”. Iranian media said the blast was being investigated…

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