AI’s move into modern warfare is raising concerns about the ethical and safety risks of allowing a computer to make wartime decisions
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Social media influencers face competition from virtual models
Lower costs and more creative control over content attract businesses towards virtual models. But influencers say they can co-exist with AI
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How booking bots may be making your life difficult
Booking bots are displacing humans’ ability to snag sought-after reservations. Some provinces have banned ticket bots, but to little effect
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Apple explores making personal robots
Apple is working on a robot that would follow people around at home and be helpful, though it’s not clear if the work will result in a product
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World’s most powerful MRI scans first images of human brain
Researchers expect the world’s most powerful MRI scanner will allow for better detection and treatment for illnesses of the brain
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Microsoft unbundles Teams worldwide after antitrust scrutiny
The European Commission launched an investigation last year into whether Microsoft was “abusing” its market position by bundling software
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‘Grave step backwards’: Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year
CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Meta this years, a move experts fear will disrupt efforts to curtail misinformation
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Ontario school boards sue social platforms for disrupting education
Students are experiencing an attention, learning and mental health crisis because of prolific and compulsive use of social media products
Posted inFamily
Almost one child in six is cyberbullied
Parents’ socioeconomic status made little difference except in Canada, where lower income youth were more likely to experience cyberbullying
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Transport of the future? Europe’s longest hyperloop centre opens
Europe’s longest tunnel for testing hyperloop technology opens Wednesday. Operators expect it will help to popularize the high-speed trains