CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Luka Doncic led Dallas to the NBA Finals last season. Anthony Davis won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. They have switched teams now — in an absolute blockbuster.

Right up to this week with Companion, the warning that robots are a bad idea is an entrenched part of cinema. But just how close are we to a robot-infused society? And how accurate is Hollywood’s picture of our robot future?

Restaurants, events and even hospitals generally offer meat as the default meal option. What if they nudged us to make healthier choices for our bodies and the planet instead? Some hospitals, universities and other groups are doing just that.

The Trump administration’s ‘two gender’ policy is sparking fear and confusion among trans and non-binary people. The executive order claims it’s a return to “biological facts,” but experts say it ignores both biological and historical reality — that humans have never fit into just two sexes or two genders.

Many Ontario colleges have cut programs, put others under review and closed satellite campuses. Cuts have also started in other provinces, and experts worry there will be less choice for students and, in the long run, fewer qualified grads entering the workforce of some sectors.

Vuyo Ginindza has always felt pride in being Swati and from Africa. So when he moved to Canada and first heard himself described as Black or a person of colour, there was a disconnect.

Elon Musk’s comments at a rally for Germany’s far-right AfD party last weekend have raised concerns about the billionaire’s escalating political interference in foreign countries — including Canada.