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OpenAI is working on a desktop “superapp” that merges its ChatGPT app, the Codex AI coding app, and its AI-powered Atlas browser into one app, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company is making the change as part of an effort to simplify its various product efforts, according to a memo cited by the WSJ from Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications. Fragmentation “has been slowing us down and making it harder to hit the quality bar we want,” Simo said.“Companies go through phases of exploration and phases of refocus; both are critical,” Simo said on X in a post…

It has been six years since a man went missing after leaving his Courtenay, B.C., home in 2020. Michael Gazetas was last seen on Jan. 31 of that year.The 51-year-old had left his red 2011 Ford Ranger pickup truck and gone into the backcountry as he was known to do.His truck was last spotted in the Gold River area, about 140 km away, but Comox Valley RCMP said that despite extensive searches at the time and ongoing efforts, neither Gazetas nor his truck have been located.RCMP said with many new residents who might be out exploring Vancouver Island’s backcountry, including…

When somebody is using their phone and you’re physically with them, they’re at the dinner table with you, and yet when you talk to them, they hear nothing, because they’ve transported themselves through the glowing rectangle into a digital space. And it doesn’t have to be three dimensional, maybe they’re scrolling media, maybe that they’re in a text world, but like they have transported themselves. So we’ve always had this internally, at least me and Mark, this very expansive construct of the metaverse as this digital, physical construct.

Tennis Channel App Subscribers Surged with ‘Sunshine77’ Promotion  Coverage Continues for the “Sunshine Double” March 17-29 at the Miami Open, featuring Indian Wells Champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tennis Channel saw its highest viewership ever this year at the BNP Paribas Open. The tournament, highly regarded as the 5th Grand Slam, increased 39% from last year and drew record high engagement on social media and tennis.com. TC Live delivered another record with an increase of 57% from 2025. The ‘Sunshine77’ promotion, which launched at the start of Indian Wells, offers an entire…

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Outfit7 is expanding the Talking Tom house with coordinated updates across two of its free-to-download mobile titles, My Talking Tom Friends and My Talking Tom 2, redesigning some of the franchise’s most familiar spaces. The update adds a second floor to My Talking Tom Friends, enabling players to go upstairs in the Talking Tom house for the first time. At the same time, My Talking Tom 2 updates its bathroom to include multi-step care mini-games, adding structured activities that make the space more hands-on and interactive. Key Takeaways My Talking Tom Friends…

LONDON, Ontario, March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (“Aduro” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ADUR) (CSE: ACT) (FSE: 9D5), a clean technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils, into resources for the 21st century, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aduro Energy Inc., has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with a leading Global Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“GEPC”) company to jointly develop a comprehensive commercial licensing package for Hydrochemolytic™ Technology (“HCT”) to support deployment across multiple markets. The MOU follows several…

GONZALES, La., March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Take 5 Oil Change, a leading provider of fast, friendly, and simple car maintenance, announced today the grand opening of its Gonzales shop at 1501 N Airline Hwy. The new location marks the brand’s first shop in Gonzales, bringing fast and simple routine car maintenance to local drivers. Featuring three service bays, customers can remain comfortably in their car while receiving a high-quality oil change in about 10 minutes.  “We’re excited to bring Take 5’s quick, reliable oil change experience to Gonzales,” said Tim Austin, President of Take 5 Oil Change. “Our focus is on…

Prosecutors say there was not enough evidence to secure a conviction against self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo, offering new insight into why charges tied to a high-profile Saskatchewan compound raid were halted. The explanation, provided by Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice, marks the first time officials have publicly detailed why the case did not move forward.The case stems from an incident in which Didulo had been facing charges of failing to comply with an undertaking and intimidation of a justice system participant following a September 2025 RCMP raid in Richmound, Sask.Police executed a search warrant at a decommissioned school where…

A Republican bill introduced Thursday takes aim at Canada’s Online Streaming Act and threatens retaliatory measures for the “discriminatory” policy, including additional tariffs and even changes to the North American free trade agreement. The legislation from U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania would launch a U.S. Trade Representative investigation into whether the Canadian law unfairly burdens American commerce.If that conclusion is reached, the bill orders “necessary retaliatory action” such as tariffs or “the suspension, withdrawal, or modification of trade agreement concessions or benefits to Canada under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement,” referred to in Canada as CUSMA.“Digital trade plays a critical…

Canadian securities regulators on Thursday announced a pilot project to allow smaller issuers to voluntarily adopt a semi-annual financial reporting framework, in a bid to ease the regulatory burden for public companies. The move by the Canadian Securities Administrators mirrors a similar push in the United States, where regulators are working on fast-tracking U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to nix quarterly corporate disclosure requirements. The CSA is an umbrella organization for Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators.Under the pilot project, eligible so-called venture issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange or the CNSX Markets will be exempted from the requirement…