As body cameras for police become permanent in some New Brunswick communities, the new technology has become a mainstay in court proceedings — sometimes to the benefit of the accused and sometimes to their detriment. More New Brunswick officers will be wearing cameras when interacting with the public As body …
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I Looked Into Sam Altman’s Orb and All I Got Was This Lousy Crypto
Joel Khalili Business Jul 28, 2023 6:00 AM I Looked Into Sam Altman’s Orb and All I Got Was This Lousy Crypto Tools for Humanity has an iris-scanning Orb that decides whether you're human or a robot—and then gives you crypto. But is Worldcoin worth the price? Photograph: Joel Khalili …
Read More »Meta Just Proved People Hate Chronological Feeds
Paresh Dave Business Jul 27, 2023 2:00 PM Meta Just Proved People Hate Chronological Feeds Some social media users and lawmakers say chronological feeds are healthier. A new study found that Facebook and Instagram users who were forced to see time-ranked posts turned to TikTok instead. Photograph: MirageC/Getty Images Save …
Read More »Meta’s Election Research Opens More Questions Than It Answers
Vittoria ElliottParesh Dave Business Jul 27, 2023 1:59 PM Meta’s Election Research Opens More Questions Than It Answers Researchers were given unprecedented access to Meta’s data during the 2020 elections. Meta says their results show its platforms don’t cause political polarization. That’s not entirely true. Photograph: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Save …
Read More »What’s behind Ontario’s alpaca agri-tourism boom?
A dramatic rise in the popularity of alpaca farms in some areas of Ontario is driving a shift in the agri-tourism sectors, with at least 60 farms listed on Google alone, from Windsor to Ottawa and everywhere in between. 20 years ago, 5-10 alpaca farms were in the province, farmer …
Read More »Out-of-control wildfire leads to new evacuation orders in south-central B.C.
Residents of 13 properties near the Adams Lake West Forest Service Road were ordered to evacuate due to the Bush Creek East wildfire in British Columbia's Shuswap region on Sunday as officials confirmed three cabins had burned down in two separate fires near Lillooet. 13 properties under evacuation order due …
Read More »PH summons China envoy
PBBM: DFA fires off note verbale to protest latest WPS mess The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Beijing’s envoy Monday to protest the use of water cannons and dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said. “Our secretary of Foreign Affairs summoned …
Read More »Elevated NLEX part, water impounding system to solve flood woes
The government is looking at two ways to mitigate the flooding problems along the North Luzon Expressway that caused heavy traffic during the last two typhoons to hit the country. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday approved a proposal to elevate a portion of the NLEX in Pampanga, then ordered …
Read More »Speaker seals Vietnam pact to supply rice
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has secured the commitment of Vietnam to provide the Philippines with a stable supply of rice at affordable prices in an affirmation of the strong friendly relations between the two countries. This developed during Romualdez’s side meeting with Vuong Dinh Hue, president of the National …
Read More »Trump lawyer, Pence spar over former president’s election certification request
Donald Trump's defence lawyer says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of voters in the 2020 election, but only wanted the then vice-president to "pause" the certification of votes to allow states to investigate his claims of election fraud. Those baseless claims had already been …
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