Ontario investing $7.7 million to support residential school survivors impacted by burial investigations

Ontario investing $7.7 million to support residential school survivors.  The funding is available to communities and organizations to provide culturally appropriate mental health and wellness supports to survivors and their families impacted by ongoing burial investigations at former residential schools.  “Ontario is continuing its steadfast support for Indigenous communities and organizations to deliver programs that […]

Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree

The freeze went into effect last week, and it’s not clear how long it will last, The Journal’s sources say. Meta is still likely working through its reorg, which split its AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, into four new groups: TBD Labs, run by former Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, and three groups focused on research, product integration, and infrastructure, respectively. 

Google Search’s AI Mode is going global and getting smarter

Google is putting AI Mode into Search in 180 countries and territories, allowing the AI-powered search feature to expand beyond the US, UK, and India. The expansion means more people can search for topics using a chatbot-like interface, though it’s still only available in English.Along with a global expansion, Google revealed that it’s building new agentic capabilities into AI Mode, starting with restaurant bookings. Now, if you’re a Google AI Ultra subscriber, you can ask AI Mode about restaurant reservations, while including specifics like the date, time, location, party size, and the…