🌍People around the world pay for things with cash.

🍁In Canada, it’s about 20% of in-store purchases.

Get the full story from our Methods-of-Payment Survey: https://bit.ly/4uxsEeg

#globalmoneyweek #MoneyAndYou

The Authoritarian Stack How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next

This site contains some fascinating interactive network visualizations of the U.S. tech industrial complex and its growing global reach. A reminder of just how closely private technology firms are intertwined with state power and global infrastructure.

www.authoritarian-stack.info

Excited to be part of the @gandersocial.bsky.social community and look forward to what lies ahead!

Can someone explain to me why neither OpenAI or Google have implemented this yet for their consumer facing products? At the very least in their Pro and Ultra plans (respectively) to start. A counter would be nice as well (like the one in Google AI studio).

"Instead of returning errors when conversations get too long, Claude Sonnet 4.5 will now generate responses up to the available limit and clearly indicate why it stopped. This eliminates frustrating interruptions and allows users to maximize their available context window".

Just read about Claude Sonnet 4.5's new
Smart Context Window Management -->

Does anyone know if there are plans to have @bsky.app posts be indexed by Google? Was there a strategic decision behind not being indexable? I think this significantly limits growth potential and discoverability.

Who is susceptible to misinformation? We looked at >60,000 people from 24 countries who took our MIST test. Key results: Gen Z are more susceptible & those on the extreme right (but they don't know it).

Led by the brill @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social & Fritz Götz

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

He definitely nailed the timing and tone of that one word,"ever".

Passport renewal screenshot

Has anyone been able to renew their Canadian passport online recently? I opted for digital-only photos to meet the online requirements, so I’m trying to avoid retaking them just to get print copies for in-person renewal. I keep getting a message that daily capacity has been reached. Any tips?

Handwriting on a whiteboard, "Don't forget to vote!"

Please do not underestimate the importance of the current Canadian federal election. If you haven't done so already, be sure to vote. Today is the day. Let's try to get a record overall turnout. #GE45 #elxn45 #CanadaVotes

Canadian Government Organizations with Official Bluesky Accounts

🔍 Know any Canadian government orgs on Bluesky?

I’m building a community-sourced directory of official accounts across federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal levels. View and contribute here: governmentonbluesky.ca

Let’s keep it growing.
#GoC #GovSocialMedia #Bluesky

Federal leaders’ debate: Carney, Poilievre and others square off in English at 7 p.m. Watch tonight’s debate here with live analysis and commentary from across the Star’s newsroom.

It's English debate night in Canada. I'll be posting frequent updates throughout the night over at @thestar.com. Tune in! www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

I'm in the process of building a list of Canadian government organizations with official Bluesky accounts. If you know of any at the federal, provincial/territorial, or municipal levels please let me know. I'll add the list to my profile. #canada #cdngov #cdnpoli

In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books

Thanks! Big Prof G. fan. Somehow I missed this in my feed today. I'll give it a listen on my run today.

It would be nice to see Mark Carney do at least one long-form interview before the coming week. Does anyone know if any are in the works? @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli #ge45 #canadavotes

Bank of Canada interest rate announcement  and release of the Monetary Policy Report On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision. The Bank will also p...

⏰ Happening soon.

Our next interest rate decision is happening today at 9:45 AM (ET).

bit.ly/3GbQ1FJ

#economy #cdnecon

Are Canadians Leaving X for Threads and Bluesky? Implications For Public Sector Organizations. - Mike Kujawski's Blog | Navigating Digital Disruption If you’re steering social media strategy for a Canadian government organization these days, you’ve probably noticed things are getting a little more complicated with X…

Just posted: Are Canadians Leaving X for Threads and Bluesky? Implications For Public Sector Organizations. I'd love to hear your thoughts! mikekujawski.ca/2025/03/21/a...

With so many AI models available (both free and paid), it can be hard to know which one to use for a specific task. Here’s a handy, time-saving tool that ranks AI models by category. Give it a try 👉https://lmarena.ai/?leaderboard

Anyone else noticing that Google's Gemini Advanced still has a tough time telling the difference between political and non-political government content? I'm finding that the 'political content' guardrails kick in far too often and I end up switching over to other models #GenAI

Has anyone encountered research exploring gun owners' home gun storage practices, particularly focusing on those who intentionally choose not to lock up their guns? #gunsafety #behaviorchange

Digital 2024 - We Are Social Canada Our Digital 2024 report highlights everything you need to know about social media, internet, mobile and ecommerce trends globally.

I'm curious if anyone has come across reliable 2024 Canadian stats on the use of Threads, Bluesky, and X. Most surveys on this topic have non-representative sample sizes. I find the We Are Social reports decent, but the latest one doesn't include Threads or Bluesky.
wearesocial.com/ca-en/blog/2...

PEW Research reports that almost half of U.S. adults under 30 are getting their news from online news influencers. I haven't seen any recent Canadian-specific surveys asking the same question, but I'm assuming it would be similar. Here's more on the topic: www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/two-...

Does Bluesky have any tools that mimic the capabilities of what Tweetdeck / X Pro can do in terms of search filters and column based displays?

Facts.

Hello, Bluesky world. Testing the theory that no one actually reads first posts. Prove me wrong. 😏