New research suggests an Ottawa-area freshwater turtle is under threat of extinction within the next few years due to the mass urban growth near its habitat in Kanata’s South March Highlands. Urban sprawl and inadequate relief measures likely to blame, researchers say New research suggests an Ottawa-area freshwater turtle is …
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Historic wildfire season raises questions about tree planting methods
Canada has lost more trees to wildfires this year than in any other year on record. It’s led some tree planters to question if their methods of the past have contributed to the fires of today. 'It was hard to think that I might have contributed to that smoke in …
Read More »Scientists drop antimatter to see if it falls
We all know an apple will fall down because of the Earth’s gravity. But what about an “anti-apple”? For the first time, scientists have “dropped” antimatter, and found that it, too, feels the downward pull of the Earth’s gravity. Antimatter is influenced by gravity just like matter, ALPHA-g experiment finds …
Read More »How Elon Musk and Tesla Helped Spark the UAW Auto Strikes
Aarian Marshall Business Sep 21, 2023 7:00 AM How Elon Musk and Tesla Helped Spark the Auto Strikes Tesla isn't involved in the strike at Detroit’s Big Three automakers. But the EV maker and its irrepressible CEO had plenty to do with why the walkouts happened. United Auto Workers members …
Read More »Palantir’s Reputation Stalks Its Bid for the UK’s National Health Data
Morgan MeakerGrace Browne Business Sep 21, 2023 6:00 AM Palantir’s Reputation Stalks Its Bid for the UK’s National Health Data US-based Palantir is favored to win a $595 million NHS contract, but activists and doctors worry about its controversial ties to cofounder Peter Thiel, the military, and US border control. …
Read More »The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died
By Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron Business Sep 20, 2023 3:20 PM The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked …
Read More »This has been the worst wildfire season on record. What could 2024 have in store?
Canada is coming off its worst wildfire season ever. Can the devastating fires of 2023 help prepare us for 2024? 'If next year is going to be a warmer year, I would expect that the dice will be loaded,' says fire expert What a summer that was — the hottest …
Read More »Amazon Upgrades Alexa for the ChatGPT Era
Will Knight Business Sep 20, 2023 11:30 AM Amazon Upgrades Alexa for the ChatGPT Era A sweeping upgrade to Amazon’s Alexa taps AI technology like that behind ChatGPT and also allows the virtual assistant to attempt to read body language. Charlie French, director of smart home at Amazon.com Inc., speaks …
Read More »The Kids Don’t Want to Go to College Anymore, and Why Would They?
By Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode Culture Sep 20, 2023 7:00 AM The Kids Don’t Want to Go to College Anymore, and Why Would They? Journalist and author Paul Tough tells us about what’s driving rising tuition fees, lower enrollment, and the myth of college as an equalizer in the …
Read More »Get Ready for ChatGPT-Style AI Chatbots That Do Your Boring Chores
Will Knight Business Sep 19, 2023 8:00 AM Get Ready for AI Chatbots That Do Your Boring Chores Move over, Siri. Startups are using the technology behind ChatGPT to build more capable AI agents that can control your computer and access the web to get things done—with sometimes chaotic results. …
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