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A boom of investment in artificial intelligence has led to an unforeseen problem: a shortage of the world’s memory chip supply, which threatens to drive up the price of consumer electronics like laptops, smartphones and video game consoles. Source link

The social media platform owned by Meta will now alert parents who are ⁠signed up to its ‌optional supervision setting if their teenager repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period. The alerts will begin next week for those signed up in ​Canada, the United States, Britain and Australia. Source […]

The recall applies to many popular models like certain years of the F-150, a number of Super Duty trucks, Mavericks and more. Ford says it will issue an over-the-air software update for all affected models by May, and consumers can also use mobile service or visit a Ford dealer for the update. Source link

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has provided CBC News with new details about the $10,000 fine it issued to a Loblaw-owned Superstore last month for promoting imported food as Canadian. The federal food regulator said the mislabelled product was a Loblaw-owned brand: President’s Choice broccoli slaw.  Source link

While Canadian airlines started flying to and from Mexico again on Tuesday, caution is still advised in the region, leaving tourists trying to decide what to do. And unless travellers bought the right kind of insurance, they might not be able to get their money back if they want to cancel or rebook their vacations. […]

Homebuyers who gambled that buying a home before it was actually constructed could get them an advance foothold in an expensive housing market are discovering they have few options to avoid losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, in a market that is considerably less expensive. Source link

Canada’s food regulator has fined a Loblaw-owned store $10,000 for promoting imported food as a “Product of Canada.” The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Toronto store used “maple leaf advertising decals” as part of an in-store display to promote a foreign product. Source link

The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in many products. Source link

An arbitrator reviewing wages for flight attendants at Air Canada has finalized rates at the airline, bringing an end to the labour dispute that saw travel disrupted for thousands of people last summer. Source link