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The Business of Synthetic Empathy: Monetization and Ethics in the AI Companion Market

The Right to Repair: IP Rights, Planned Obsolescence, and Market Competition

Servitization: Navigating Disruption by Shifting from Products to Services

The Attention Economy Paradox: Social Media, Privacy, and Cognitive Performance

Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives: Collaboratively 'Walking the Talk' on Corporate Responsibility

Algorithmic Price Discrimination: Regulatory Risk and the Business of Surveillance Pricing

National AI Strategy vs. Human Capital: Infrastructure Expansion, Environmental Costs, and Workforce Adaptation

Driving Corporate Performance: 3 Strategic Pillars of Innovation

Functional Utility vs. Square Footage: Navigating High-Density Urban Housing Strategy

Hyperscale Infrastructure: Energy Grid Strain, Moratorium Risks, and the Environmental Cost of AI

Systemic Revenue Leakage: Telecom Billing Architecture, Regulatory Compliance, and Consumer Governance

The Business of Synthetic Empathy: Monetization and Ethics in the AI Companion Market

Sex machina: in the wild west world of human-AI relationships, the lonely and vulnerable are most at riskA growing number of people (mostly men) find AI relationship apps addictive and alluring. So what are the likely effects of this technology on us as human beings?

The Right to Repair: IP Rights, Planned Obsolescence, and Market Competition

Giving Canadians the ‘right to repair’ empowers consumers, supports competition and benefits the environmentThe Canadian government is planning to implement ‘right to repair’ for electronic devices. This has the potential to give consumers more options, and challenges corporations’ hold over knowledge.

Servitization: Navigating Disruption by Shifting from Products to Services

How manufacturers can survive this period of radical change – move into servicesCOVID-19 is forcing us to look at business differently.

The Attention Economy Paradox: Social Media, Privacy, and Cognitive Performance

TikTok may be bad for privacy, but is it also harming our cognitive abilities?With most social media users logging in at least once a day, and one-third of teens using these apps almost constantly, it raises the issue of whether social media is hurting our attention abilities.

Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives: Collaboratively 'Walking the Talk' on Corporate Responsibility

How businesses can collaboratively ‘walk the talk’ on social and economic challengesMulti-stakeholder initiatives have the potential to help businesses tackle social and environmental issues, but they need to ensure that all members have their voices heard.

Algorithmic Price Discrimination: Regulatory Risk and the Business of Surveillance Pricing

Toronto's mayor says surveillance pricing gouges customers and the city should ban it | CBC NewsSurveillance pricing, where businesses use consumer data to offer different prices based on what they think each individual customer will pay, threatens to gouge Torontonians who are already struggling to afford the cost of living, says Mayor Olivia Chow. She's introducing a motion Monday to see if the city can ban the practice.

National AI Strategy vs. Human Capital: Infrastructure Expansion, Environmental Costs, and Workforce Adaptation

Canada’s ‘AI for All’ strategy has ambitious growth targets, but it falls short on workers and the environmentDelivering on Ottawa’s AI for All strategy will require governments to build wraparound supports for workers, businesses and communities.

Driving Corporate Performance: 3 Strategic Pillars of Innovation

3 ways for businesses to fuel innovation and drive performanceInnovative companies engage in many highly touted best practices. While they can enhance competitiveness, some are more important than others and need a strategy for effective implementation.

Functional Utility vs. Square Footage: Navigating High-Density Urban Housing Strategy

Why are Toronto condo layouts so weird? Architect explains | NOW TorontoCondo renters or buyers in Toronto have probably come across an unusual layout, and one expert is explaining what’s behind them.

Hyperscale Infrastructure: Energy Grid Strain, Moratorium Risks, and the Environmental Cost of AI

New York is pausing new data centres. Could that happen in Canada? | CBC NewsMore companies are looking to Canada to build out hyperscale data centres meant to power AI, launching a debate over whether the facilities are a net benefit for the country. Here's a look at whether provinces and territories here are considering their own moratoriums.

Systemic Revenue Leakage: Telecom Billing Architecture, Regulatory Compliance, and Consumer Governance

Retired Rogers worker calls out 'broken by design' billing practiceA former Rogers worker is leading the charge in a bid to stop a "broken" billing practice that makes Canadians overpay and chase refunds.

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