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Don't get lost in the 'distant sci-fi': Cohere prefers to focus on AI's simpler side

Don't get lost in the 'distant sci-fi': Cohere prefers to focus on AI's simpler side

TORONTO — In a world where artificial intelligence has helped professional soccer teams develop game strategies, created a fake viral tune reminiscent of Drake and The Weeknd and played brewmaster, Nick Frosst loves the simpler uses of the technology
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Wholesale inflation in US slowed further last month, signaling that price pressures continue to ease

Wholesale inflation in US slowed further last month, signaling that price pressures continue to ease

Wholesale inflation in the United States was unchanged in November, suggesting that price increases in the economy's pipeline are continuing to gradually ease.
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Shares of cannabis company Canopy Growth to be consolidated on a one-for-10 basis

Shares of cannabis company Canopy Growth to be consolidated on a one-for-10 basis

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says a consolidation of its shares on a one-for-10 basis is expected to become effective on Friday.
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Poland's new Prime Minister Donald Tusk is sworn in, completing the transition of power

Poland's new Prime Minister Donald Tusk is sworn in, completing the transition of power

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Cabinet were sworn in by the president on Wednesday morning, in a ceremony which marked the end of eight tumultuous years of rule by a national conservative party, Law and Justic
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Missiles from rebel-held Yemen miss a ship loaded with jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Missiles from rebel-held Yemen miss a ship loaded with jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen's Houthi rebels missed a commercial tanker loaded with Indian-manufactured jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Wednesday, a U.S. official said.
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Argentina sharply devalues its currency and cuts subsidies as part of shock economic measures

Argentina sharply devalues its currency and cuts subsidies as part of shock economic measures

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic “emergency
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CN resignations show firms need to take Indigenous reconciliation seriously: Experts

CN resignations show firms need to take Indigenous reconciliation seriously: Experts

In the wake of the resignation of Canadian National Railway Co.'s Indigenous advisory council, experts say corporate Canada needs to do some soul-searchingand decide if it is serious about reconciliation.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,233.84, down 84.52 points): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 45 cents, or 1.61 per cent, to $28.40 on 10.
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TSX down as price of oil falls on Tuesday, U.S. markets up ahead of rate announcement

TSX down as price of oil falls on Tuesday, U.S. markets up ahead of rate announcement

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in energy, utilities and battery metals, while U.S. markets rose after the latest inflation report ahead of Wednesday's interest rate announcement.
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Bank regulator maintains uninsured mortgage stress test rate

Bank regulator maintains uninsured mortgage stress test rate

TORONTO — Canada's banking regulator says it has left the stress test rate for uninsured mortgages unchanged.
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