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    Reuters

    Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals

    Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday overwhelmingly rejected six proposals addressing environmental and social policy issues at Warren Buffett's conglomerate, all of which the billionaire investor and his board opposed. By margins of more than 4-to-1, shareholders at Berkshire's annual meeting voted against two proposals that the company's insurance and energy operations disclose more about their efforts to address climate change including greenhouse gas emissions. They also turned down a proposal for more disclosure about efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

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    The Canadian Press

    London Drugs announces gradual reopening of stores following cybersecurity incident

    London Drugs says it is gradually reopening its stores following a cybersecurity incident that shuttered its more than 80 locations across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C. The Richmond, B.C.-based pharmacy chain says in a statement issued Saturday that it's "taking the time with each store to ensure systems are working and ready to serve customers." Because of that, it says it will not be communicating which stores are opening and when. The statement says pharmacists are on-site at all s

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    The Canadian Press

    Warren Buffett says AI may be better for scammers than society. And he's seen how

    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett cautioned the tens of thousands of shareholders who packed an arena for his annual meeting that artificial intelligence scams could become "the growth industry of all time." Doubling down on his cautionary words from last year, Buffett told the throngs he recently came face to face with the downside of AI. And it looked and sounded just like him. Someone made a fake video of Buffett, apparently convincing enough that the so-called Oracle of Omaha himself said he

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    Bloomberg

    A Post-Buffett Berkshire Is Omaha Focus After Munger’s Passing

    (Bloomberg) -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual meeting on Saturday gave shareholders a glimpse of how the conglomerate will operate without Charlie Munger, who died last year at 99. Then came the questions: How will it operate without Warren Buffett?Most Read from BloombergEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainThe World’s Hunger for Salmon Is Linked to an Ecological DisasterSaudi Arabia Steps Up Arrests Of Those