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If you're on this website and into business, you've likely heard about (or from) @awilkinson.
The outspoken, sometimes-billionaire, B.C.-based co-founder of Tiny has been through high highs and low lows, and broadcast much of it here for the world to see.
Now for his second act, he's learning how to chill out a bit, @stephensmys reports.
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Canada’s video game sector has unlocked a new level: Layoffs.
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We miss the days when scammers were amiable flim-flam men focused on small, harmless rackets like musical instruments or monorails.
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Just as we sit down for dinner tomorrow night, four astronauts may be getting launched deeper into space than any human being has ever been.
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Think energy prices are high now? You ain’t seen nothing yet.
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AI chatbots are happily sending people down conspiracy rabbit holes.
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NDP members are betting that a sharp turn leftward can revive their party’s fortunes.
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Have a really good feeling that April will have a snow day? Soon you may be able to bet on that hunch.
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OpenAI and Disney’s industry-shaking partnership has blown up like the Death Star. Or gone up in flames like Claude Frollo. Or whatever Disney metaphor you think is appropriate.
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Betting that there’s strength in numbers, Canada’s indie bookstores are joining forces to take on Big Book.
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Cricket Canada is caught in a sticky wicket.
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After years of trying to convince the world he’s not a robot (and drinks water like a normal human), Mark Zuckerberg is finally steering into the skid.
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Good news: there are a lot of potential paid opportunities for unemployed stunt drivers right now. Bad news: these gigs aren’t above board, legally speaking.
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With 4.5 million people flocking to the same marquee attractions, overtourism fears have grown among Banff locals. Unlike Barcelona residents, they haven't started spraying tourists with water guns (yet), but crowds are only expected to grow this year.
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It seemed like nothing could stop the AI boom, but the war in Iran may just do the trick.
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World's most walkable cities (Average time to reach daily essentials)
🇮🇹 Milan — 6 min
🇩🇰 Copenhagen — 6 min
🇮🇹 Turin — 7 min
🇮🇪 Dublin — 7 min
🇫🇷 Lyon — 7 min
🇩🇪 Munich — 7 min
🇫🇷 Paris — 8 min
🇫🇷 Marseille — 8 min
🇮🇹 Genoa — 8 min
🇬🇧 Edinburgh — 8 min
(Source: The Economist)