Investigation is first step launched under the EU’s Digital Services Act. It aims to understand what Meta has done about child sexual abuse
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Canada unemployment rate rises to 5.8% in November
Unemployment has affected all age groups, but was more pronounced among younger workers aged 15 to 24
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Montreal research hub spearheads global AI ethics debate
AI godfather Yoshua Bengio warned AI developments risked “creating a new species capable of making decisions that harm or even endanger humans”
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Spain bets on mixed gender prisons
‘It makes no sense for you to prepare for life outside jail with only half of the population:’ Nadia Arias, deputy prison director
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British inventor Dyson loses Brexit libel claim
Dyson claimed in a High Court action that the article’s claims were a “vicious and vitriolic” personal attack, but judge Robert Jay disagreed
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New Zealand to ban cellphones in schools
New Zealand now faces a “literacy crisis” with more than one-third of 15-year-olds barely able to read or write
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Penguins snatch 11 hours of sleep through seconds-long micronaps
Penguin naps occurred while standing or lying, with the average one lasting 3.91 seconds and occurring more than 10,000 times a day
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Billionaires increasingly swelling fortunes through inheritance
The trend will continue over the next 20 years as more than 1,000 billionaires pass an estimated $5.2 trillion to their children
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Canada GDP declined 1.1% in third quarter
Canada avoided a technical recession. Spending was stable and employee compensation increased 1.3 per cent
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German government loses key climate court case
The verdict is “internationally embarrassing” and a “severe reprimand” for the government: spokeswoman for Climate Alliance Germany