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Zuckerberg apologizes to families at heated U.S. Senate hearing on social media child safety

Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them.

On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies went before the U.S. Senate judiciary committee to testify as lawmakers and parents grow increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives.

CBC

How Sun Life goes beyond thinking like a digital company and acts like one

Over the past several years, Sun Life has been through an ambitious and adventurous journey of transformation in the way it delivers holistic advice to the retail market. That’s been driven by a significant mindset shift towards thinking and acting like a digital company – which, according to one of the firm’s key leaders, required some counterintuitive thinking.

WEALTH PROFESSIONAL

“Prices are f*cking crazy”: Video compares Canadian grocery prices to Mexico

Despite Canada’s largest grocers saying they would work with the federal government to lower prices, Canadians are still struggling to afford their weekly grocery hauls.

It looks like Canada’s high grocery prices are catching the attention of folks in other countries as well. One content creator in Mexico came across a Canadian Costco grocery haul where someone spent $170 on staples like eggs, meat, yogurt, some vegetables, pasta and bread.

DAILY HIVE

 

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