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In 1999, researchers captured the first confirmed footage of a deepsea anglerfish — bobbing around belly-up just above the ocean’s floor. Now, more than two decades later, scientists can say for certain the phenomenon goes beyond "one wonky fish." Study finds female whipnose anglerfish spend their days belly-up, on purpose …

The rapid rise of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and other internet buzzwords has undoubtedly brought transformative opportunities. However, alongside these innovations, a growing concern has emerged over the prevalence of scams targeting individuals with a limited understanding of these concepts. Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, is proactively addressing this issue through …

New York City is lagging in the electric vehicle transition, and officials want to speed it up. What could go wrong? Well, the court’s involved now. A Tesla car driving through Times Square in New York City on January 26, 2023.Photograph: Leonardo Munoz/Getty Images George Saliba didn’t get it: Why …

By Lauren Goode Backchannel Nov 21, 2023 6:00 AM Twitter’s Former Head of Trust and Safety Finally Breaks Her Silence From Israel vs. Hamas threats to Donald Trump’s “wild” posts, Del Harvey helped make the platform’s hardest content moderation calls for 13 years. Then she left in 2021 … and …

A team of engineers at the Université de Moncton is fine-tuning an algorithm that works with satellite and drone images to detect fires more accurately than humans. The technology also predicts where a blaze will spread, helping firefighters know where to send resources. Technology uses satellite images to quickly detect …

Last week Sam Altman was sensationally fired from OpenAI, tipping the AI company into chaos. It remains unclear what made the board decide to act. Sam AltmanPhotograph: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/Getty Images More than three days after OpenAI was thrown into chaos by Sam Altman’s sudden firing from his post as CEO, …

Enjoying the relatively dry, balmy fall? There may be more to come, say experts, thanks to El Niño making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus. Prairies are usually warmer, drier than normal when climate pattern occurs El Niño is making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus, and forecasters …

This video was produced by Trevor Kjorlien as part of the CBC Creator Network. Learn more about the Creator Network here. During wintertime in Montreal, it's easy to think that we live in a northern part of the world. It's cold, it's snowy and it's dark at 4:30 p.m. But …

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center is advising the public to be extra careful in doing their Christmas shopping online as the shopping scam rate in the country reached 35.9 percent which is the highest among 11 Asian countries surveyed. The 2023 Asia Scam Report released at the 1st Anti-Scam …

Pregnant individuals face “extreme health risks from climate catastrophes,” according to a report released this week by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations agencies. New report outlines risks of extreme heat, air pollution, severe weather shifts This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly …