To streamline its lending offering, Apple (AAPL) will discontinue BNPL – buy now, pay later – in the U.S. It plans to replace the service with a new loan program that users may access through Apple Pay instead.Apple users may choose installment loans that credit, debit cards, and lenders offer later this year. In reaction to the news, PayPal (PYPL) sold off sharply this month. Markets halted the PYPL rally at $68 as shares closed at $60.13.In restaurant and artificial intelligence news, McDonald’s (MCD) ended a key project. Instead of letting the AI fad dictate its business process, the…
Month: June 2024
Paramedic service looking for medication pouch
Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services is asking the public to help find a missing medication pouch. The black pouch was lost Saturday (June 15) and was discovered missing during a routine call to a home in Brantford. The paramedic service is advising people of the danger of the medication when used without proper medical supervision. The paramedic […]
Emissions cap not possible without oil, gas production cuts: Deloitte
Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says.
Stellantis recalling nearly 1.2 million vehicles to fix software glitch that disables rear camera
Stellantis is recalling nearly 1.2 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to fix a software glitch that can disable the rearview cameras.
Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Tuxedo byelection
Voters head to the polls Tuesday to elect a new MLA in the constituency of Tuxedo.
Firefighter injured while battling three-alarm blaze in Midtown
A firefighter injured while battling a three-alarm residential fire in Midtown this morning has been taken to hospital for treatment.
Will Toronto legislate a maximum temperature in apartments?
Anushen Selvasegar can barely fit his hand through the narrow opening in his bedroom window to feel the breeze outside of his 14th-floor apartment in St. James Town, one of Toronto’s most densely populated neighbourhoods.
Collision launches final Toronto conference, Geoffrey Hinton among speakers
Tech leaders are gathering in Toronto today for the final Collision conference that will be hosted in the city.
LCBO workers moving closer to strike action that could shut Ontario liquor stores
The union representing LCBO workers continues to take steps toward possible strike action. Leaders will hold an update around noon on Tuesday.
Housing starts up in Ontario but towns say they’ve missed out on millions of dollars
Several municipalities in Ontario say that counting errors from a federal agency meant they missed out on housing target money they should have received.