Microsoft says a “problematic code change” was responsible for thousands of Microsoft 365 customers having issues with services like Outlook on Saturday. In a series of posts on the social platform X, the company said affected users were unable to access one or more Microsoft 365 services. Data from Downdetector, which tracks outages, showed thousands...
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Private lunar lander ‘Blue Ghost’ aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming...
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Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright
OTTAWA — The battle between AI companies and copyright holders notched an early win for publishers in the U.S. in mid-February when a court ruled that a legal research firm didn’t have the right to use a rival’s content. But even as the number of legal cases grows, a definite answer to the question of...
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Canadian chip and hardware makers brace for tariffs, seek domestic support
Ramee Mossa was months into fundraising for his power hardware company FTEX when U.S. President Donald Trump started looming over the negotiations. As soon as Trump took office, potential financiers in the U.S. began feeling “uneasy” and started asking questions about what a succession of tariffs would mean for Mossa’s Montreal-based company. “For hardware startups,...
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Zelenskyy says progress made on reaching an agreement with the U.S. on rare minerals deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A contentious U.S. proposal that would have seen $500 billion worth of profits from Ukrainian rare minerals given to the United States as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, a sign the two sides may be drawing closer...
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Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney pledges temporary cap on immigration
OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney says he would cap immigration until it returns to sustainable, pre-pandemic trendlines. Carney’s campaign released policy documents Monday that flesh out his economic and housing plans ahead of the first leadership debate in Montreal. Carney is pledging to double the pace of new housing construction over a decade....
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Canadian chip and hardware makers brace for tariffs, seek domestic support
Ramee Mossa was months into fundraising for his power hardware company FTEX when U.S. President Donald Trump started looming over the negotiations. As soon as Trump took office, potential financiers in the U.S. began feeling “uneasy” and started asking questions about what a succession of tariffs would mean for Mossa’s Montreal-based company. “For hardware startups,...
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Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines
Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. In a letter to employees released Monday, Niccol said the company will inform employees who are being laid off by mid-day Tuesday. Niccol said Starbucks is also eliminating several hundred open and unfilled positions. “Our intent is...
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Canadian Pacific mechanics ratify new contract
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. and Unifor say 1,200 mechanics have ratified a new collective agreement. Coming days before a strike deadline, the four-year deal marks the second contract greenlit by CPKC employees in Canada this month, while binding arbitration for its 3,300 engineers and conductors continues after a work stoppage last summer. Canadian Pacific...
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Online marketplace Temu allowing Canadian businesses to sell through platform
Temu says it’s launching a program allowing Canadian businesses to sell goods through the e-commerce platform to customers in the country. Temu says the move marks the first time Canadian businesses will be able to list their products directly on the site. Only businesses registered in Canada with local inventory and fulfilment capabilities will be...