Gregory Barber Business Sep 14, 2023 7:00 AM Your New Apple Watch Won’t Be Carbon Neutral Apple claims its new Apple Watch is carbon neutral and has done impressive work to decarbonize its supply chain, but making new stuff always leaves a mark on the climate. Apple Watch Ultra 2 …
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The AI Detection Arms Race Is On
By Christopher Beam Backchannel Sep 14, 2023 6:00 AM The AI Detection Arms Race Is On And college students are developing the weapons, quickly building tools that identify AI-generated text—and tools to evade detection. Illustration: James Marshall Save this story Save Save this story Save Edward Tian didn’t think of …
Read More »Meet Taiwan’s resistance. If China invades, civil defence groups stand ready
The Taiwan Hemlock Civil Defence group, which conducts regular training, is one of many organizations in Taiwan preparing for an invasion they are certain will come. Taiwan's Foreign Ministry thanks Canada, in exclusive interview with CBC News Dressed in camouflage, the armed group moves silently to the doorway — before …
Read More »What are the ‘Five Eyes’? As Canada accuses India, what you need to know about the intelligence alliance
Following Canada's accusation this week that agents with connections to the Indian government were responsible for the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada's Five Eyes allies have been reluctant to wade too deeply into the incident. Here's what you need to know about the intelligence alliance, and how it …
Read More »Ukraine’s medics wage their own war as offensive push brings more wounded their way
Over the past year and a half of war in Ukraine, most of the glory has gone to the country's soldiers resisting the Russian invasion. But there's another collection of recruits who are no less crucial: the medics performing life-saving surgery and emergency care near the front lines, where Ukraine's …
Read More »Ex-corporal says government putting sexual assault cases in peril by failing to change the law
A retired corporal says the federal government is failing military victims of sexual assault by dragging its heels on stripping the Canadian Armed Forces of its power to investigate and prosecute sexual offences. The charge in Arianna Nolet's case was stayed because of delays in getting to trial A retired …
Read More »Army set to scrap dozens of troop carriers — even as Ukraine pleads for more equipment
The Canadian Army has dozens of older troop carriers it plans to send to the scrapheap this year — even though a private company has offered to refurbish them for use in Ukraine. Private company has offered to refurbish the vehicles for Ukraine's war effort The Canadian Army has dozens …
Read More »As Canada moves toward 3-year training for family doctors, some worry about worsening shortages
The College of Family Physicians of Canada wants to increase the length of a family medicine residency from two years to three, as a way of preparing doctors for more complex patients. But the plan is raising concerns it will increase the shortage of doctors at a time when some …
Read More »Volcanic smog: Respiratory ailments, other health risks
MANILA, Philippines — Volcanic smog (vog) has been detected at Batangas' Taal Volcano, raising concerns about the potential health risks such activity can cause to individuals in the area and neighboring cities. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) describes vog as a mix of sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas and aerosols …
Read More »Classes suspended across Metro Manila as smog blankets region
Local governments in Metro Manila suspended classes on Friday due to the presence of suspected volcanic smog or vog, but the state volcanology agency said the vog did not come from the active Taal Volcano in Batangas. The smog hovering over Metro Manila “is not related” to activity from Taal, …
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