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From customs chatbots to services that help find clients, AI-powered tools are helping companies steer through the messy new world of global trade thelogic.co/news/ai-help...
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AI is helping Canadian firms stay on top of the tariff chaos - The Logic
From customs chatbots to services that help find clients, AI-powered tools are helping companies steer through the messy new world of global trade
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November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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A Canadian man claims ChatGPT destroyed his reputation and sent him into a mental health crisis.

He’s one of 7 plaintiffs suing OpenAI for allegedly encouraging dangerous delusions.

In 4 of the 7 cases, the people talking to ChatGPT died by suicide.

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Lawsuits claim ChatGPT encouraged delusional spirals and suicides - The Logic
Allan Brooks, one of the plaintiffs, spent weeks speaking to ChatGPT about a mathematical formula he had devised that could bring down global financial systems. Then he realized it was all a lie.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Shopify "parted ways" with 3 key executives, said new COO Jess Hertz in an internal message to staff earlier this month, including CRO Bobby Morrison. The departures marked a "turning point" after Shopify drifted too far from its "core."
Shopify’s new COO said sudden departure of key execs was a ‘turning point’ - The Logic
The firm had shifted too far from its “core,” new chief operating officer Jess Hertz told staff in an internal message seen by The Logic
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October 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Quantum firm Xanadu to go public in SPAC deal valuing it at US$3.6B.
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Quantum firm Xanadu to go public in SPAC deal valuing it at US$3.6B - The Logic
Toronto firm will add AMD and Canadian banks in private placement as it joins quantum stocks jumping on the technology’s potential
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November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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"The AI is just not there," says one merchant who pays for a premium tier that promises 24/7 support and a dedicated service rep, but is now faced w/ an "endless back and forth" with AI. How Shopify's plan to turnaround its struggling customer-service dept. by using more AI has left merchants angry:
Shopify merchants left angry and confused as company goes big on AI support - The Logic
Following years of layoffs, Shopify has turned to AI to improve its floundering merchant support service. Many paying customers aren’t happy.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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When Amazon ditched Quebec, Ottawa suggested it might ditch AWS as part of a review of its deals with the firm.

Documents obtained by @thelogic.co show that Ottawa concluded it would take years, and cost huge sums of money, to do so.

Scoop by @lauraosman.bsky.social.

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Documents reveal why Ottawa can’t stop using Amazon Web Services - The Logic
When Amazon pulled out of Quebec, Ottawa said it would review its contracts with the firm. Documents obtained by The Logic reveal how much it depends on the tech giant.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Shopify unleashed AI on its support system—and merchants aren't happy.

An early version of the firm's support chatbot made merchants so angry that devs created a feature that connected them to a human faster if they started swearing.

Story by @aleksagan.bsky.social.

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Shopify merchants left angry and confused as company goes big on AI support - The Logic
Following years of layoffs, Shopify has turned to AI to improve its floundering merchant support service. Many paying customers aren’t happy.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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If you work(ed) at #Shopify and have been a part of the ongoing quiet layoffs, and want to speak about it securely, reach me at aleksagan.12 on Signal or pop into my DMs.
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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“How do you even understand what you have to pay? It’s a challenge,” Jim Jarrell, CEO of Linamar, said in an interview with @thelogic.co as he described how the growing list of tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives is becoming a problem.
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Calculating tariffs on steel and aluminum products like ‘unscrambling an omelette,’ says Linamar CEO - The Logic
The cost of the tariffs is one thing, but even running the numbers on them is becoming a huge headache for the auto parts industry
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October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Canada's border agency says it has taken steps to stop outages on a $706-million digital system to assess and collect customs duties and taxes. The glitches were one reason the platform landed on a U.S. list of non-tariff trade barriers
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Canada’s new online customs system is plagued by glitches - The Logic
Ottawa says it has taken steps to stop constant outages that landed the $706-million tool on a U.S. list of non-tariff trade barriers
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October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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The U.S. government is encouraging domestic industries to snitch on businesses they suspect of evading tariffs as part of a trade-fraud crackdown that some lawyers say should put Canadian companies on guard. More in @thelogic.co on how to stay out of trouble.
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U.S. ‘trade fraud’ crackdown spells risk for Canadian firms—even if they follow the rules - The Logic
A new task force is encouraging U.S. businesses to tattle on rivals they think are tariff cheats. For exporters, there’s no margin for error.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Online sellers in Canada are joining the paperwork push to avoid U.S. tariffs on low-value goods thelogic.co/news/de-mini...

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Small merchants rush to claim USMCA carve-out as de minimis ends - The Logic
Online sellers in Canada are joining the paperwork push to avoid U.S. tariffs on low-value goods
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September 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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"When it came to explaining how his government overshot a half-billion dollar contract by half a billion dollars, Legault sounded suddenly laissez-faire."

@patriquin.bsky.social on Quebec premier François Legault's terrible Tuesday.

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François Legault is cooked - The Logic
Legault told the Gallant commission that he would have liked to have known about SAAQclic’s $500-million overspend. That he didn’t speaks volumes.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Telecoms are scrambling to catch copper thieves running riot across their networks. Stopping the thieves, though, is a little like playing Whac-A-Mole. And so far, the thieves are winning.

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Copper thieves are running riot. Telecoms are trying to stop them - The Logic
Bell, Telus and Rogers are engaged in a game of Whac-a-Mole against increasingly sophisticated copper thieves. So far, the thieves are winning.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Canadians ought to be observing Trump's attacks on the Fed with a mix of dismay and relief. Imagine if we had two strongman leaders attempting to fire central bankers at the same time? My latest:
Carmichael: There's upside for Canada in Trump's attack on the Fed - The Logic
The U.S. president's penchant for self-harm offers opportunity for stable democracies—if their leaders don't waste it
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September 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Come work with me! @thelogic.co is hiring a business reporter to work on the finance desk in Toronto. More details here: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/41... Please send a DM if you want to hear how great it is to work here, or have any questions. Please share!
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August 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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My latest is on the danger of binary thinking.
Carmichael: Mark Carney has to play Trump like a chess master, not a hockey player settling scores - The Logic
Carney must deal with a U.S. president who plays by the rules of professional wrestling, where narrative arcs decide outcomes.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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A registry set up to shed light on attempts to influence government policy is vulnerable to misrepresentations, the federal lobbying watchdog acknowledged after her office published false claims about a Middle Eastern bank's interests in Canada. What went wrong? thelogic.co/news/saudi-s... #cdnpoli
Saudi bank saga reveals the lobbying registry’s vulnerability - The Logic
A report from The Logic could be a wake-up call about a system that wasn’t designed to prevent fraud, experts say
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August 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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An updated guide to the various layers of U.S. tariffs on Canada to help you keep track of what’s officially on paper, not just what President Donald Trump’s saying out loud. thelogic.co/news/trump-t... #TradeSky #Tariffs #CanadaUS
Everything you need to know about U.S. tariffs on Canada - The Logic
This is how Donald Trump's trade war is hitting Canadian goods—from softwood lumber to metals and autos
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August 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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A B.C. man claiming to represent the Saudi Investment Bank raised hopes of money pouring into major projects in Canada. A bank official now calls the claims ‘gibberish.’

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An investigation for @thelogic.co by me and @catherinemcintyre.bsky.social
Saudi Investment Bank says it has nothing to do with mysterious Canadian lobbyist - The Logic
A B.C. man claiming to represent the bank raised hopes of Saudi money pouring into major projects in Canada. A bank official now calls the claims 'gibberish.'
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July 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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The Logic is hiring!

We're looking for two fantastic journalists to join our editing and production desk. You can be based anywhere in Canada.

Assistant Editor, $58,902 to $78,536: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...

Senior Editor, $89,739 to $119,653: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
July 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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July 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Scoop: Flo, Canada's biggest EV charging company, has lost access to charging networks in New York State and California.

Story by @patriquin.bsky.social.

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Flo has lost access to North America’s biggest EV charging market - The Logic
Canada’s largest EV charging company can no longer install its equipment in California and New York state, The Logic has learned
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July 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Canada imported a little less than $1.1 million worth of American wine in May—a 98 per cent decrease from the same month last year. What's going on? Check out The Big Read for @thelogic.co by me and @aimlo.bsky.social thelogic.co/news/the-big... #TradeSky #Wine
Who's winning and who's getting crushed in Canada's war on U.S. wine - The Logic
California winemakers are feeling the pain of bans and boycotts. So are the Canadians who sell their products
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July 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Trump administration took note of Ottawa’s recent action on foreign steel and aluminum, says Dominic LeBlancRead more from my interview for @thelogic.co with the federal minister leading the Canada-U.S. trade file. thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky #CanadaUS #Steel #Aluminum #Tariffs
Canada’s harder line on foreign steel a key step toward a deal with U.S., says LeBlanc - The Logic
American officials took note of Ottawa’s recent action on foreign steel and aluminum, says minister leading trade file
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July 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM