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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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Inside an extortion deportation case: The arsons, auto frauds and shootings linking crime across Canada
Star

February 23, 2026

Inside an extortion deportation case: The arsons, auto frauds and shootings linking crime across Canada

Immigration documents obtained by CBC News give new insight into…

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Travel bans, flight cancellations pile up as winter storm blasts U.S. northeast
Star

February 23, 2026

Travel bans, flight cancellations pile up as winter storm blasts U.S. northeast

Millions of people in New York City and a large…

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Why the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law matters to the whole country
Star

February 23, 2026

Why the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec’s secularism law matters to the whole country

What began as a fight over the right of teachers…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

February 23, 2026

Bus crash near Napanee shuts eastbound section of Highway 401

NAPANEE — Provincial police in Ontario say a bus went…

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Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel boss's death. Canadians told to shelter in place in Puerto Vallarta
Star

February 22, 2026

Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel boss’s death. Canadians told to shelter in place in Puerto Vallarta

Cancelled flights leave travellers in ‘no man’s land’Virginie Ann here,…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 22, 2026

Ontario’s police watchdog investigates after police shoot and kill man

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after police shot and killed…

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Parent creates safer social media; global measles outbreaks making travel risky: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet
Star

February 22, 2026

Parent creates safer social media; global measles outbreaks making travel risky: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet

The CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news…

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Canadians seemed destined for gold, until Connor Hellebuyck stood in the way
Star

February 22, 2026

Canadians seemed destined for gold, until Connor Hellebuyck stood in the way

The Canadians threw puck after puck at Connor Hellebuyck. Forty-two…

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Syrian Canadians waited years to return. For many, coming home has been harder than leaving
Star

February 22, 2026

Syrian Canadians waited years to return. For many, coming home has been harder than leaving

It’s been little over a year since the fall of…

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