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The study of the potential for alien life elsewhere in the universe is ramping up as two major universities in the US have established astrobiology centres. Major U.S. universities launched centres dedicated to studying life on — and beyond — Earth The study of the potential for alien life elsewhere …

Matt Laslo Security Oct 13, 2023 9:30 AM US House Republicans Had Their Phones Confiscated to Stop Leaks In an attempt to wrest control from raucous far-right hardliners amid the fight for a new House speaker, Republican Party leaders are instituting phone bans to keep backroom deals secret. House majority …

CBC's Marketplace took smartphones and laptops to tech repair stores across Ontario — including large chains Best Buy and Mobile Klinik in a snooping test — and found that in more than half of the documented cases, technicians accessed intimate photos and private information not relevant to the repair. Marketplace …

Pepper growers in B.C. and Alberta are keen to get their hands on Pepper X seeds. Pepper X is three times hotter than the Carolina Reaper, which held the Guinness title for a decade The new Pepper X has been named the hottest chili pepper in the world by the …

Amanda Hoover Business Oct 12, 2023 3:19 PM Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the past two years. Competition for the jobs that remain is getting more and more desperate. Photograph: Shannon Fagan/Getty Images Save this story Save …

Will Knight Business Oct 12, 2023 11:00 AM The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other ChatGPT-style chatbots that pretend to be people are being used to help companies develop new product and marketing ideas. Photograph: Carol Yepes/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save Lena Anderson isn’t …

Andy Greenberg Security Oct 12, 2023 8:00 AM New Clues Suggest Stolen FTX Funds Went to Russia-Linked Money Launderers Whoever looted FTX on the day of its bankruptcy has now moved the stolen money through a long string of intermediaries—and eventually some that look Russian in origin. Illustration: fatido/Getty Images …

As people in B.C. practise for the "Big One" with the Great British Columbia ShakeOut on Thursday, new alerts are on the way that are meant to save lives in the event of a major earthquake. Ocean Networks Canada system will give heads-up to major infrastructure partners before shaking begins …

Morgan Meaker Business Oct 11, 2023 3:53 PM The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say European commissioner Thierry Breton warned X it could be fined for failing to control disinformation and illegal content. But critics say his threats lack teeth. Photo-Illustration: Cameron Getty; Getty Images Save this …

A senator and Liberal MP are both trying to ban the export of live horses from Canada for human consumption, a niche industry animal rights advocates say is inhumane. But others argue the ban has more to do with people's discomfort with eating horse. Draft horses are flown around the …