Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government’s handling of a $250-million program which reportedly is set to be scrapped next month.PrescribeIT was launched in 2017 to modernize the way doctors send prescriptions to pharmacies, and to phase out older technology such as fax machines.But Canada Health Infoway, the not-for-profit organization which runs PrescribeIT and is funded by the federal government, says the program…

The world’s largest semiconductor-maker is reaping the rewards of a global memory chip shortage driven by AI demand so rapacious that it’s making everyone else miserable.Samsung said in its latest earnings report that it saw record profits, up almost 500% from the same period last year, to $31.72 billion. The…

Croatia signed a deal with the United States on Wednesday to boost the expansion of gas pipelines and energy infrastructure throughout the Balkans, a step that could bind the country to long-term reliance on fossil fuels and threaten the EU’s energy and climate objectives. The agreement, signed in Dubrovnik by…

The world’s militaries spent $2.88 trillion in 2025, an increase of 2.9 percent from the year before, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) latest report.To put that number into perspective, $2.88 trillion amounts to $350 of military spending for each person on the planet.In this visual explainer,…

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US policy makers have two choices: strategic engagement or a spiral into irrelevancyJust three years after entering the auto market, the Chinese tech company Xiaomi has made no effort to temper expectations. Best known for challenging Apple and Samsung on smartphones, Xiaomi is now positioning its new-generation SU7 electric sedan…

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