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AI picks up the pen

It feels like we’ve suddenly been transported back to 2013, because everyone is talking about BuzzFeed. The reason why they’re talking about it, though, is very 2023.

China’s facial recognition business

China’s manufacturing sector may be slowing, but its facial recognition industry is booming.

Canada joins the space race

The federal government wants to get into the space race, announcing plans to support a domestic rocket launch industry.

Google’s great AI push

When it rains, it pours. At least when it comes to tech layoffs, with Google-parent Alphabet becoming the most recent big name to announce a major headcount reduction. 

TikTok opens up

TikTok is prepared to open its algorithms to regulators in a move that could permanently change the relationship between governments and social media giants.

High-profile hacking

The image of hackers in the popular imagination is likely that of shadowy weirdos (or a gaggle of absurdly-dressed teens), but one group is giving hacking a more professional sheen.

Dating gets pricier

If it wasn’t bad enough that the cost of dating (read: rising restaurant prices) has skyrocketed, now the cost of landing a date is also on its way up.

AI wrote my homework

The days of take-home essays and tests may be over, as a new wave of generative artificial intelligence (AI) forces a rethink of traditional classroom learning.

Clearco’s unclear future

Life is a fickle thing. Just ask Michele Romanow. One day you’re the face of a Heineken advertising campaign. The next, you’re stepping down as the CEO of your company.

Feds pitch plan for quantum science

The federal government unveiled plans to spend $360 million on Canada’s quantum science sector to secure the country’s position as a leader in the space (and if everything goes to plan, render all your devices obsolete).

Why it matters: Canada has been a pioneer in the quantum computing space, but with rivers of money now flowing into the sector—$16.4 billion within the next four years, by one estimate—we risk losing our early lead.