An elementary school initiative that explores math concepts while incorporating Indigenous practices is making its way into classrooms across Canada. Recently, Guelph, Ont., students were elated to explore their creativity while designing and making beaded bracelets. Ontario's Wellington Catholic School Board hosting the second half of its Métis-math collaborative project …
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Why Elon Musk Had to Open Source Grok, His Answer to ChatGPT
Will Knight Business Mar 11, 2024 2:15 PM Why Elon Musk Had to Open Source Grok, His Answer to ChatGPT Earlier this month Elon Musk sued OpenAI for keeping its technology secret. Today he promised to give away his own “truth-seeking” chatbot Grok for free. Photograph: MirageC/Getty Images After suing …
Read More »Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras
Amanda HooverMatt Burgess Security Mar 11, 2024 10:38 AM Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras Starting at the end of April, Airbnb will no longer allow hosts to have security cameras inside their rental properties, citing a commitment to prioritizing guest privacy. Photograph: Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Getty Images Airbnb will soon ban …
Read More »North Bay, Ont., and DND move to remediate ‘forever chemicals’ site that contaminated drinking water
The City of North Bay, Ont. and the Department of National Defence (DND) are set to begin a $20-million project this spring to remediate a site contaminated with PFAS — often referred to as "forever chemicals." Some PFAS linked to certain cancers, fatty liver disease and Type 2 diabetes The …
Read More »Yoel Roth, Twitter’s Former Trust and Safety Chief, Is Trying to Clean Up Your Dating Apps
Lauren Goode Business Mar 11, 2024 6:00 AM Twitter’s Former Trust and Safety Chief Is Trying to Clean Up Your Dating Apps Yoel Roth suffered targeted harassment after quitting as top content cop at Elon Musk’s Twitter. Now he’s head of trust and safety at dating giant Match Group, owner …
Read More »Selective Forgetting Can Help AI Learn Better
Amos Zeeberg Science Mar 10, 2024 9:00 AM Selective Forgetting Can Help AI Learn Better Erasing key information during training allows machine learning models to learn new languages faster and more easily. Illustration: Valentin Tkach/Quanta The original version ofthis storyappeared inQuanta Magazine. A team of computer scientists has created a …
Read More »AI could have catastrophic consequences — is Canada ready?
A new report commissioned by the U.S. State Department is warning governments are running out of time to implement comprehensive safeguards on the development and regulation of advanced artificial intelligence — and that the future of the human species could be at stake. AI researcher warns governments are running out …
Read More »The Influencers Getting Paid to Promote Designer Knockoffs From China
Louise Matsakis Business Mar 10, 2024 5:30 AM The Influencers Getting Paid to Promote Designer Knockoffs From China Influencers on TikTok and Reddit earn a cut of the counterfeit goods trade by promoting high-quality “replicas” sourced from ecommerce sites in China. Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images Eben Fox makes it …
Read More »Screen time can affect children’s language development, study suggests
Scientists found that young children's exposure to screen time is interfering with their opportunities to talk and interact with grownups in their home environment. Scientists call it 'technoference' when technology interferes with interactions between a parent and a child You may have seen the sight of a very young child …
Read More »How animals act as the circulatory system of our planet — by eating, pooping, and dying
In a new book titled Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World, conservation biologist Joe Roman details all the ways that the biological activities of animals make and remake our world — and explores how protecting animals can help fix some of the damage humans have done. New book …
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