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VassB
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policy designer
Managing Director of the Canadian Shield Institute (@canadianshieldinstitute.ca)
- Co-author of The Big Fix, which is all about improving Canada’s competition policy
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Google must hand over its search results and some data to rival companies but does not need to break itself up by selling its Chrome web browser, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Here is what this all means for you, as explained by our tech columnist.
What the Fixes for Google’s Search Monopoly Mean for You: It’s a ‘Nothingburger’
A federal judge’s remedy stops short of making meaningful changes to how we use our phones, computers and the web.
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New: I wrote about an age of American consumerism that seems to be on its way out. (Also anyone else try to buy a Hobonichi this weekend?) www.theverge.com/analysis/769...
The tariff apocalypse is here
Online shopping is about to change.
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MAGA’s Plan for AI Dominance vs. Canada’s Quest for AI Sovereignty: Is North America Big Enough for Both? Don Lenihan breaks it all down. nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/02/m... #nationlnewswatch via @natnewswatch
MAGA’s Plan for AI Dominance vs. Canada’s Quest for AI Sovereignty:…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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For the evening crowd, my Loonie Politics column: Canada needs a real digital sovereignty strategy #cdnpoli
Canada needs a real digital sovereignty strategy - Loonie Politics
Digital sovereignty also means protecting our ability to make our own legislation, including the Online News Act.
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I have no idea! I could maybe see referencing a summary being useful as a refresher, if you have read something recently but then need to discuss it (?). Trying to keep an open mind. Also: what is reading for? It's more than just 'the key points' or 'tell me what I need to know....'
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*This is the program "SoBrief" that we touched on.
SoBrief
SoBrief is an AI-powered book summary tool that lets you read or listen to the essence of any book in just 10 minutes. With a massive library of 73,530 free book summarie
aitoolsmarketer.com/ai-tool...
#AITools #AITool #AI
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And here's Rebecca's excellent @vulture.com essay. @elamin.bsky.social suggested getting into some "2 person" mini book clubs with friends, and that sounded really fun! www.vulture.com/article/atte...
How I’m Fixing My Broken Attention Span
The infinite scroll has ruined our ability to focus. Is wasting more time the key to getting it back?
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We’ve sort of made reading into a bit of a sport: gamified "streaks" and shortcuts through summaries. Fun...until it hollows out our thinking. When we outsource interpretation to AI, we cede cultural + informational sovereignty. Chatted about this on CBC’s Commotion www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQfl...
What our shrinking attention span means for art and entertainment
YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
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President Trump’s tariff push is hurting American consumers, disrupting global trade, and straining U.S. alliances—including with Canada.
Quoted for LRT, I argue these tariffs are less about economics and more about political leverage. The costs are already adding up.
