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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed that Canada become the European Union’s first associate member, a move that would deepen ties between Ottawa and Brussels. The proposal comes amid rising U.S. tariffs and a breakdown in U.S.–Canada relations, prompting Canada to seek closer cooperation with Europe. The United States has warned that the move could be viewed as a hostile act and may trigger further trade restrictions.
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Netflix has introduced a new vertical-video feature called “Clips,” a TikTok-style feed that appears as a separate tab within the app. The service is being rolled out in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, India and four additional countries, offering users a dedicated space for short-form, vertically oriented content.
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Google is rolling out its Gemini AI feature in the Chrome browser for users in Canada, India and New Zealand. The rollout adds Gemini to Chrome and expands language support to more than 50 languages, including Hindi, French, Spanish and a range of Indian languages such as Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Telugu.
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Airbnb’s custom-built AI agent now manages roughly one-third of its customer-support issues across the United States and Canada, and the company is preparing to extend the same capability worldwide. In addition, Airbnb is embedding artificial-intelligence functions into its platform’s search, discovery and support tools, testing the new search feature with a limited group of users.
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Spotify’s Prompted Playlists, an AI-powered tool, lets users describe the music they want using natural-language commands. The feature creates personalized playlists based on that input and is now available to Premium subscribers in the United States and Canada. It was first tested in New Zealand before the broader rollout.
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Canada has cut tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles from 100% to about 6%, allowing the import of up to 49,000 cars per year. The move follows a new trade agreement with China and signals a shift in North American policy, with U.S. officials indicating a willingness to consider similar imports.
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