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Leaders from the creative industries urge Parliament to act on foreign AI companies - University Affairs ‘Nearly every song ever written by a Canadian songwriter has already been scraped,’ says music industry witness.

Leaders from the creative industries urge Parliament to act on foreign AI companies - University Affairs universityaffairs.ca/news/leaders...

focused on AI companion apps—platforms like Replika, Chai, and Character.ai that are explicitly designed to provide emotional support, friendship, or even romance www.inc.com/bill-murphy-...

Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent Several years after launching a trial, Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026.

Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026 www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Donald Trump’s new "American Midnight" is upon us Historian Adam Hochschild sees echoes of post–World War I repression today

Donald Trump’s new "American Midnight" is upon us www.salon.com/2025/10/14/d...

How Canadian steelmakers are 'greening' their steel | CBC Climate Change News Steelmaker Algoma says U.S. tariffs on steel are pushing it to more quickly transition to electric steelmaking. Here's why decarbonizing steel is such a big deal, how it's being done in Canada and what's...

switching entirely to "secondary" steelmaking, which recycles scrap steel or relies on refined iron instead of iron ore www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

Study sheds light on musicians’ enhanced attention An MIT brain imaging study suggests people with musical training may be better than others at filtering out distracting sounds.

Study sheds light on musicians’ enhanced attention news.mit.edu/2025/study-s...

The Excellence Dividend  - University Affairs How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems

EDIA strengthens it. Across disciplines, diverse teams produce more novel, higher impact research; inclusive governance sustains collaboration and innovation; and accessibility broadens the talent pipeline, enhancing precision and creativity. buff.ly/D141qfJ

YouTube shapes young people’s political education, but the site simplifies complex issues As universities retreat, platforms like YouTube have increasingly stepped in as a political educator.

form political beliefs through hollowed-out university courses where students learn to connect experience to systems like racism or class inequality or through YouTube’s attention economy where they encounter simplified stories or clichés. buff.ly/Rrhw34t

Why people are watching livestreams of influencers gambling – and how it could be fuelling addiction A new study finds gambling livestreams, where influencers bet to huge audiences, are normalising risk and fuelling addiction among young viewers.

broadcasts are reshaping the landscape of online betting, and blurring the lines between entertainment and gambling advertising in ways that traditional media never could theconversation.com/why-people-a...

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that...

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...

I’ve been researching generative AI for a decade, and I’m tired of the consciousness debate. Humans barely understand our own | Fortune The hard fact is that we do not understand consciousness. Not in humans, not in animals, and not in machines.

I’ve been researching generative AI for years, and I’m tired of the consciousness debate. Humans barely understand our own | Fortune share.google/J5xuPJ0pwnb0...

‘A strange person opened the door’: How a Vancouver condo owner discovered his long-term tenant listed the unit on Airbnb When Hossein Tavakoli rented his furnished downtown Vancouver condo to a man named Morgan back in April, he did his due diligence before signing the one-year lease. He spoke to the tenant’s previous...

Vancouver condo owner discovers tenant listed the unit on Airbnb www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone? Sinking island states face an uncertain legal future.

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

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Are these the AI music industry jobs of the future? - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1134393...

'Job hugging' is the newest career trend: Here's what it means—and why Gen Z is into it This behavior has become more common in today's economy, says consultancy firm Korn Ferry.

'Job hugging' is the newest career trend: Here's what it means—and why Gen Z is into it

'Job hugging' is the newest career trend: Here's what it means—and why Gen Z is into it This behavior has become more common in today's economy, says consultancy firm Korn Ferry.

'Job hugging' is the newest career trend: Here's what it means—and why Gen Z is into it

College Students Have Already Changed Forever Members of the class of 2026 have had access to AI since they were freshmen. Almost all of them are using it to do their work.

By the spring of 2024, almost two-thirds of Harvard undergrads were drawing on the tool at least once a week. In a British survey of full-time undergraduates from December, 92 percent reported using AI in some fashion. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

The Job Market Sucks Right Now—and AI Interviewers Are Making It Worse The job market is a nightmare right now. Of course, companies are finding new and exciting ways to make it much worse...

The Job Market Sucks Right Now—and AI Interviewers Are Making It Worse www.vice.com/en/article/t...

Spotify Criticism Is Louder Than Ever, But Will It Make A Real Difference This Time? With Spotify criticism at an all-time high and another mass exodus of artists, is it possible that things could really change this time?

Spotify Criticism Is Louder Than Ever, But Will It Make A Real Difference This Time? www.vice.com/en/article/s...

Kodak Admits ‘Substantial Doubt’ Around Staying in Business Kodak—yes, that Kodak—says that after 133 years in business as a titan of film, it may be living out its final days...

Kodak Admits ‘Substantial Doubt’ Around Staying in Business www.vice.com/en/article/k...

If your flight gets cancelled, don’t accept a refund from Air Canada: expert One passenger rights expert says if your Air Canada flight has been cancelled due to a strike, don’t accept a refund.

If your flight gets cancelled, don’t accept a refund from Air Canada: expert www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

A Janitor Died on the Job at SFU. Co-workers Want Change | The Tyee

Court to hear Cineplex’s appeal of a $38.9 million fine in October A court will hear Cineplex Inc.’s appeal of a record $38.9-million fine it is facing for deceptive marketing practices this fall.

“price dripping” — a practice when customers are drawn into a purchase without full disclosure of the final cost.” www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/202...

Opinion: Ontario universities must be released from their financial chokehold Declining funding, in concert with fewer international students, has placed the province’s post-secondary system in peril. It’s time for a change

““Institutions can no longer solve their short-term problems by just recruiting another hundred international students. They actually have to change the way they do business. They have to change processes.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Canadian Taxpayers Federation has 5 members — why should we care what they think? | CBC News The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation has been around since the late 1980s, selling itself as a populist “citizens advocacy group” looking to cut waste and ensure accountability in government. But...

“The CTF's media presence is truly remarkable when you consider it has a membership of five people. You read that correctly: five.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends Mercenaries have returned to the central stage in Africa’s conflicts.

Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends theconversation.com/drones-disin...

Are College Professors Still Relevant In The Age Of AI? As new Artificial Intelligence tools are increasingly used to cut down on the rising cost of education, what are instructors to do when so much is stacked against them?

Are College Professors Still Relevant In The Age Of AI?

Are College Professors Still Relevant In The Age Of AI? As new Artificial Intelligence tools are increasingly used to cut down on the rising cost of education, what are instructors to do when so much is stacked against them?

Are College Professors Still Relevant In The Age Of AI?

Microsoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list Sorry, Gen Z: AI is coming for safe and secure teaching jobs, as well as grad roles.

Microsoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list