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Vass Bednar

The Walrus

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Are a Handful of Wealthy Tech Bros Bringing DOGE to Canada?

Are a Handful of Wealthy Tech Bros Bringing DOGE to Canada?

The country’s future is being treated like a software update The post Are a Handful of Wealthy Tech Bros Bringing DOGE to Canada? first appeared on...

03.04.2025 10

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Vass Bednar

23andMe’s bankruptcy may be a way bigger problem than you think

27.03.2025 9

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Vass Bednar

Enjoy watching TV? Because it likes watching you

10.03.2025 10

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How Trump’s Tariffs Put Canada on a Collision Course

The trick is balancing retaliation with economic survival The post How Trump’s Tariffs Put Canada on a Collision Course first appeared on The Walrus.

28.01.2025 30

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Dynamic prices at grocery stores? Electronic labels could make budgeting a wild west

15.01.2025 10

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‘Ghost jobs,’ where companies put up ads but don’t actually want to hire anyone

Earlier this month, Klarna’s chief executive officer, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, admitted that the fintech company had stopped hiring, but still...

30.12.2024 10

The Globe and Mail

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Subscriptions are everywhere, and they are ruining our lives

Business groups have been pushing back against efforts to institute a 'one-click rule' that specifies that it needs to be as easy for customers to...

25.11.2024 4

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Online Shopping Can’t Be Trusted

I n 2023, UK-based Reddit user “pacacinnoscafe” wrote that they endured chemical burns after reordering their usual sunscreen from Amazon. Chemical...

29.10.2024 2

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An algorithm may soon decide your salary. Welcome to the future

Algorithmic management in the workplace isn’t all that new, but regulators have been too slow to respond to it. Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Vass...

23.09.2024 4

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Why the rise of house brands such as Loblaw’s No Name is not okay

No Name logos on shopping carts at a Loblaws store in Ottawa on Aug. 21. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Vass Bednar is a contributing columnist...

26.08.2024 10

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The grocery code of conduct has suppliers settling for scraps

People shop at a Loblaws store in Toronto on May 3, 2018. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Vass Bednar is a contributing columnist for The Globe...

22.07.2024 4

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Vass Bednar