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Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1

Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1

NEW YORK (AP) — If you're a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app's password management features are no longer usable and that your stored passwords will be inaccessible starting Aug.
Mustafa, Lou-Adriane Cassidy among contenders for first Polaris Song Prize

Mustafa, Lou-Adriane Cassidy among contenders for first Polaris Song Prize

TORONTO — Mustafa's heartfelt "Gaza is Calling" and Lou-Adriane Cassidy's theatrical "Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi" are among the five contenders for the inaugural Polaris Song Prize.
'It's pretty wild': How Toronto's Maggie Kang created global smash 'KPop Demon Hunters'

'It's pretty wild': How Toronto's Maggie Kang created global smash 'KPop Demon Hunters'

Growing up as a Korean immigrant in 1990s Toronto, Maggie Kang kept her love of K-pop to herself.
To stay sharper while aging, get active, challenge your brain, and eat healthy

To stay sharper while aging, get active, challenge your brain, and eat healthy

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s official: Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their brains and eating healthier. That’s according to initial results released Monday from a rigorous U.
Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai is up for the award again with a long-awaited novel

Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai is up for the award again with a long-awaited novel

LONDON (AP) — Indian author Kiran Desai, who won the Booker Prize and then didn’t publish a novel for almost two decades, is up for the award again with her long-awaited follow-up.
Let kids create their own garden, and other tips for instilling a love for growing things

Let kids create their own garden, and other tips for instilling a love for growing things

When I was a kid, my friends and I spent long summer days outdoors, picking daisies, observing roly-poly (also known as pill) bugs, holding caterpillars and trying to catch fireflies (lightning bugs).
Who wants to be a millionaire? 1 in 10 Americans already is but the status loses its luster

Who wants to be a millionaire? 1 in 10 Americans already is but the status loses its luster

NEW YORK (AP) — As a child, Heidi Barley watched her family pay for groceries with food stamps. As a college student, she dropped out because she couldn’t afford tuition.
George Weston reports $258 million Q2 profit, announces stock split

George Weston reports $258 million Q2 profit, announces stock split

TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. says its second-quarter profit available to common shareholders amounted to $258 million, down from $400 million in the same quarter last year. The company, which holds large interests in Loblaw Cos. Ltd.
Ciara is among the first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin

Ciara is among the first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.
UnitedHealth falls short of second quarter expectations and offers weak outlook for 2025

UnitedHealth falls short of second quarter expectations and offers weak outlook for 2025

UnitedHealth missed Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations and offered a new and conservative take on the rest of 2025.