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California Tech Giant Intuit to Lay Off 10 Percent of Workforce in Shift to AI
As part of its AI focused reorganization plan, financial company Intuit is firing 1,800 employees.
Canada’s Lacklustre Arctic Development Invites China’s Ambition
Canada’s Arctic sovereignty was just challenged by the United States and it also received overtures from China.
No Opposition to Inuit Sealing, says Humane Society International
Humane Society International is clarifying the group’s position on the Inuit seal hunt, as an Inuit protest against Ellen DeGeneres gains support.
Fighting Propaganda With Fashion
Propaganda and cultural bias are hurting Inuit hunters and communities that have relied on seal hunting for millennia and now need it to participate in the modern cash economy.
That was the message from several Inuit on Parliament Hill Tuesday to protest Europe’s seal products ban and share a culture that has evolved to include meticulously tailored sealskin coats that can cost up to $10,000.
