Elon Musk has once again sparked widespread debate about the future of work, money, and retirement, arguing that rapid advances in artificial intelligence will soon make traditional financial planning for old age largely unnecessary. In a resurfaced interview on the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast, Musk suggested that people will not need to “worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 years,” claiming that in the near future, “it won’t matter.” He de

Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving from computer screens into real-world kitchens, and a London, Ontario company is showing how quickly that shift is happening. Appetronix, an automation company focused on robotic food service, has developed a fully autonomous pizza-making machine that uses AI-driven dispensing technology to prepare fresh meals in places where traditional kitchens may not be practical. The company’s goal is to bring hot, made-to-order food into lo

Meta and Microsoft are the latest major technology companies to show how deeply artificial intelligence is reshaping the industry. Meta announced that it will cut about 8,000 workers, which is around 10 percent of its workforce, as the company continues pouring money into AI infrastructure and expensive AI talent. The cuts are being presented as part of a larger effort to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and create more room for new investments in other parts of the business

OpenAI has launched a major expansion of ChatGPT with the introduction of workspace agents, a system designed to move artificial intelligence beyond simple conversational assistance into fully autonomous, task-executing tools for organizations. Announced on April 22, 2026, the update allows teams to create shared AI agents that can manage complex, multi-step workflows across departments while operating within defined organizational permissions, controls, and security framewor

OpenAI is urging governments and businesses to start preparing now for a future shaped by far more powerful artificial intelligence, arguing that the shift could transform work, public policy, and the economy itself. In a new policy paper, the company says AI may soon complete projects that currently take people months, potentially reshaping how organizations operate, how knowledge is produced, and how people find meaning and opportunity in their careers. At the center of Ope

Big Tech has started telling a very specific story about layoffs: artificial intelligence is making companies leaner, faster, and less dependent on human labour. In recent months, firms including Amazon, Meta, Pinterest, and Atlassian have linked job cuts to AI driven productivity gains, while executives such as Mark Zuckerberg have framed 2026 as a turning point for how work will fundamentally change. The message is simple and powerful. AI is no longer just a tool for experi

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace, but the latest wave of reporting suggests the biggest story is not mass unemployment just yet. Instead, businesses and economists are describing a more uneven transition, one in which productivity gains are arriving quickly, experienced AI users are pulling ahead, and companies are beginning to rethink how many workers they actually need. Across research, executive commentary, and economic analysis, a new picture is emerging

Artificial intelligence may be approaching a turning point far sooner than many businesses, investors, and governments expect. According to recent research highlighted by Morgan Stanley, the first half of 2026 could bring a dramatic leap in AI capabilities that reshapes entire industries. The investment bank warns that rapid advances in computing power and model training are pushing large language models toward a new level of performance, potentially triggering a wave of econ

Artificial intelligence is often framed as a looming job killer, but three recent takes suggest a more grounded reality: AI is more likely to reshape tasks and workplaces than erase work overnight, and the bigger question is who captures the gains from higher productivity. In the Toronto Star, business columnist David Olive argues that the fear is real but exaggerated, noting that Canadians regularly tell pollsters they expect widespread job replacement even though automation

Artificial intelligence has advanced to the point where it can already perform work equal to nearly 12% of the U.S. labor market, according to a new set of studies from MIT. Using a large scale simulation model called the Iceberg Index, researchers created a digital twin of the American workforce by mapping 151 million workers, their occupations, and more than 32,000 skills against what today’s AI tools can already do. The result shows that current systems have the technica

Small businesses in Northwestern Ontario are getting a major boost in their efforts to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations, thanks to a new initiative from the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre (NOIC) in Thunder Bay. The centre has launched the Building Blueprints for AI Adoption (BBAA) program, a structured five-session training and funding initiative designed to help entrepreneurs gain hands-on experience and practical strategies for integrating AI

Energy technology giant SLB has taken a major step forward in its digital transformation strategy with the launch of its new artificial intelligence tool, Tela. Designed to automate processes and streamline workflows, Tela represents SLB’s continued effort to integrate advanced AI into energy operations to unlock growth and improve efficiency across the sector (Somasekhar; Channel News Asia; Reuters). The tool, unveiled on Monday, is set to be embedded within SLB’s portfolio