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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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

The storms occur when there is a rapid drop in air pressure, which can bring heavy rain and powerful winds. The storms occur when there is a rapid drop in air pressure, and can bring strong winds and heavy rain After atmospheric rivers and heat domes, there appears to be …

Will Bedingfield Business Sep 19, 2023 2:00 AM Universal Music Declares War on Streaming Noise The world’s largest record label has struck a deal in France to demonetize “functional music” like AI sludge and noise tracks and give more money to artists. Photograph: Catherine Falls Commercial; Burak Ceyhan/Getty Images Save …

Peter Guest Business Sep 18, 2023 4:10 PM The Dark Economics of Russell Brand Russell Brand has built a massive following on YouTube and Rumble with conspiracy-laden videos. He says the mainstream is out to get him—but is it all just a grift? Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Save this story …

Anna Lagos Science Sep 18, 2023 1:50 PM Explore the Ancient Aztec Capital in This Lifelike 3D Rendering We spoke with Thomas Kole, a digital artist who re-created the capital of the Aztec Empire in such detail that it looks like a living metropolis. The 3D reconstruction of Tenochtitlán, the …

Adam Ford, Canada research chair in wildlife restoration ecology based at the University of B.C.'s Okanagan campus, said there are many unknowns and variables when it comes to understanding the impacts of wildfire on wildlife. Giant 'megafires' likely changing long-term landscape in B.C., but effects on wildlife still unclear Proof …

A space capsule that grabbed fragments from the asteroid Bennu arrived back on Earth Sunday, touching down in Utah after a mission that began seven years ago. Canada will get some of the celestial bounty from Bennu. Canada will get some of the celestial bounty from Bennu A space capsule …