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AI agents lag far behind human workers. Why are tech companies laying off the humans?

AI agents lag far behind human workers. Why are tech companies laying off the humans?

AI-related layoffs are in full swing as tech companies invest in artificial intelligence agents they say will take over tasks traditionally done by humans. But a major AI infrastructure and software company says the agents fail to produce professionally acceptable work more than 19 times out of 20, and some analysts say the technology is overhyped and being using as an excuse for laying off workers.

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Sports

March 3, 2026

Dan Ralph

NLL defenceman La Roue looking forward to donning football pads at CFL combine

Sam La Roue is getting another chance to be a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 3, 2026

Toronto police investigating after gunfire hits synagogue

TORONTO — No one was injured after gunfire struck a…

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Sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline, researchers find
Star

March 3, 2026

Sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline, researchers find

After online gambling was privatized in Ontario, contacts to Ontario’s…

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Business, Finance, Mining, Prairies/BC

March 3, 2026

Yukon’s Eagle Gold Mine ‘moving closer’ to sale after 2024 ore storage site failure

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says the receiver of a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Prairies/BC

March 3, 2026

Edmonton man wanted in two Toronto-area murders, another suspect ID’d: police

Police in Toronto and York region say a 19-year-old suspect…

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IN PHOTOS | See the 'blood moon' eclipse
Star

March 3, 2026

IN PHOTOS | See the ‘blood moon’ eclipse

Moongazers across Canada and abroad got treated to a full…

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'Absolutely not': Complainant denies having consensual sex with Stronach in sex assault trial
Star

March 3, 2026

‘Absolutely not’: Complainant denies having consensual sex with Stronach in sex assault trial

The seventh complainant in the sexual assault trial of Frank…

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Health, Ontario/Quebec, Science, Social

March 3, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

$25M donation to establish new model for tackling homelessness in Toronto

TORONTO — A philanthropic organization says it’s donating $25 million…

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N.L. reaches deal to open path for construction and production of Bay du Nord offshore oil project
Star

March 3, 2026

N.L. reaches deal to open path for construction and production of Bay du Nord offshore oil project

Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial government has signed an agreement with…

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