Amazon shuts down Shanghai AI research lab: report

Amazon shuts down Shanghai AI research lab: report

Published Wed, Jul 23, 2025 · 08:49 PM Amazon is shutting down its Shanghai artificial intelligence lab, which was established by its cloud services arm in 2018, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Jul 23). The report comes after Reuters first reported last week that the company had cut at least hundreds of jobs globally…

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EISEN, THOMPSON: Albertans should question municipal gov’t spending

EISEN, THOMPSON: Albertans should question municipal gov’t spending

Article content According to our recent study, from 2008 (the earliest year of available data) to 2023 (the latest year of data), total spending by municipal governments around the province increased from $3,187 per person to $3,750. That’s an increase of 18% (inflation-adjusted). During the same period, total municipal property tax revenue increased by 13%…

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Calgary Sun letters to the editor, July 23, 2025

Calgary Sun letters to the editor, July 23, 2025

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Published Jul 23, 2025  •  Last updated 17 minutes ago  •  2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Mark Carneygreets Alberta Premier Danielle Smith during the premiers meetings in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Photo…

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STI inches up on Wednesday, mirroring regional indices

STI inches up on Wednesday, mirroring regional indices

[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) closed higher on Wednesday (Jul 23), mirroring regional indices. The STI inched up 0.6 per cent or 23.02 points to 4,231.28. Across the broader market, advancers outnumbered decliners 427 to 164 after 2.4 billion shares worth S$1.7 billion changed hands. The trio of local banks closed higher on Wednesday,…

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Joey Lawrence Details Reconciling With Wife Samantha Cope After Breakup

Joey Lawrence Details Reconciling With Wife Samantha Cope After Breakup

Angus T. Jones Jones was best known as the son of Jon Cryer‘s sadsack divorcé (and nephew of Charlie Sheen‘s playboy songwriter) on the ’00s hit sitcom Two and a Half Men. In 2012, a video of Jones trashing the comedy, calling it “filth,” surfaced online. The footage was from a 15-minute religious testimonial for Forerunner Chronicles, an Alabama-based Seventh-day Adventist ministry. Jones…

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Starbucks opens free study rooms in China to lure back customers

Starbucks opens free study rooms in China to lure back customers

[BEIJING] Starbucks has launched free “study rooms” in some of its China outlets, the company’s latest initiative to help boost consumer traffic as domestic competition surges in its second-biggest market. The study areas have been launched in some stores in southern Guangdong Province, home to millions of young workers at the country’s export, manufacturing and…

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