What's a 'cobot'? Amazon's plan to replace jobs with robots
Episode Date: October 29, 2025Internal documents suggest Amazon is planning to replace more than half a million workers with robots — and automate 75% of its operations. We speak t...
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825 episodes transcribedInternal documents suggest Amazon is planning to replace more than half a million workers with robots — and automate 75% of its operations. We speak t...
The 2026 Winter Olympics are around the corner. This time the NHL is back, climate change could make snow scarce, and political spats are bound to mak...
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Jamaica is preparing for Hurricane Melissa. The category 5 hurricane is the strongest storm on the planet this year — and it could become the st...
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The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day trip around the moon and back. It’s the first crewed l...
Michelle Anne Ng travelled from her home in Singapore to Newfoundland to finally meet (and hug) Sonya Clarke Casey. The pair have been exchanging lett...
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As the Trump administration clamps down on exhibits focused on race and slavery, Bryan Stevenson's Equal Justice Initiative is expanding its monuments...