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Scientists want to sail the seas of Titan
Saturn's moon Titan has oceans made of methane. What would it be like to explore them, and how would we do it? CBC's Bob McDonald looks into the possibilities. The crazy quest to send spaceships to an Earth-like planet at Alpha Centauri
Scientists recently announced they had found an Earth-like planet in the star system next door. What will it take to send spacecraft there? And how close are we? Bear warning: How to stop trains from killing Canada's grizzly bears
With grizzly bears dying from train strikes at an alarming rate in the rail corridor between Banff and Yoho national parks since 2000, researchers have been studying why. Now there are signs that measures being taken by researchers, Parks Canada and the rA Proterra electric bus just drove 1,100 miles on a single charge
On Tuesday, Proterra revealed that one of its Catalyst E2 Max electric buses just set a new world record for the longest distance traveled by an electric vehicle on a single charge. The bus, which packs a hefty 660kWh of storage—equivalent to 11 Chevy Bol
On Tuesday, Proterra revealed that one of its Catalyst E2 Max electric buses just set a new world record for the longest distance traveled by an electric vehicle on a single charge. The bus, which packs a hefty 660kWh of storage—equivalent to 11 Chevy Bol BlackBerry Inventor Says Canada's Challenge Is Keeping Techies
The former chief executive officer of BlackBerry Ltd. added his voice to the chorus of people saying that Canada’s main economic hurdle is keeping technology talent.ISPs claim a privacy law would weaken online security and increase pop-ups
The country's biggest Internet service providers and advertising industry lobby groups are fighting to stop a proposed California law that would protect the privacy of broadband customers.
The country's biggest Internet service providers and advertising industry lobby groups are fighting to stop a proposed California law that would protect the privacy of broadband customers. Billions of devices imperiled by new clickless Bluetooth attack
Blueborne exploit works against unpatched devices running Android, Linux, or Windows. In the Trump era of fake news, more U.S. schools focusing on media literacy
In first full school year of the Trump era, more U.S. classes are focusing on media literacy and fake news: "Canada is far better in terms of sensing when there is BS," says a UCLA education professor who uses Canadian material. Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever
It's a sad reality in 2017 that a data breach affecting 143 million people is dwarfed by other recent hacks—for instance, the ones hitting Yahoo in 2013 and 2014, which exposed personal details for 1 billion and 500 million users respectively; another tha Innovative radio telescope to scan the skies from Penticton
A new radio-telescope capable of reaching back into the history of the universe by 11 billion years is built largely from cellphone components, gamers’ graphics processors and “five truckloads of computers. A Simple Design Flaw Makes It Astoundingly Easy To Hack Siri And Alexa
Hackers can take control of the world’s most popular voice assistants by whispering to them in frequencies humans can’t hear.Everything you need to know about Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Harvey caused unprecedented flooding and devastation in Texas and parts of Louisiana. Now Hurricane Irma — a powerful Category 5 storm that has already made its first landfall in the northeast Caribbean— seems to have its sights set on Florida.
Hurricane Harvey caused unprecedented flooding and devastation in Texas and parts of Louisiana. Now Hurricane Irma — a powerful Category 5 storm that has already made its first landfall in the northeast Caribbean— seems to have its sights set on Florida.Hackers lie in wait after penetrating US and Europe power grid networks | Ars Technica
Nation-sponsored hackers have penetrated the operational networks multiple US and European energy companies use to control key parts of the power grid that supplies electricity to hundreds of millions of people, researchers warned Wednesday.
Nation-sponsored hackers have penetrated the operational networks multiple US and European energy companies use to control key parts of the power grid that supplies electricity to hundreds of millions of people, researchers warned Wednesday.Cummins unveils electric semi truck before Tesla
Cummins has unveiled its Aeos class 7 electric urban semi tractor, with a 140-kWh battery pack providing 100 miles of range.
Cummins has unveiled its Aeos class 7 electric urban semi tractor, with a 140-kWh battery pack providing 100 miles of range. 711 million email addresses ensnared in "largest" spambot
The spambot has collected millions of email credentials and server login information in order to send spam through "legitimate" servers, defeating many spam filters. When it comes to internet privacy, be very afraid, analyst suggests | Harvard Gazette
Cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier, a fellow with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, discusses what consumers can do to protect themselves from government and corporate surveillance. Quebec man fights back after dealer remotely disables car over $200 fee
A Quebec man is back on the road after a dealership remotely disabled his vehicle over his refusal to pay an extra $200 fee to remove the device used to immobilize it - something consumer advocates say may have broken the law. 'Data is the new oil': Your personal information is now the world's most valuable commodity
Data has surpassed oil as the world's most valuable resource, much of it controlled by just five mega-companies — and jurisdictions are struggling with how to contain, regulate and protect all those ones and zeros. The CIA built a fake software update system to spy on intel partners
Anyone relying on the CIA for tech support got a nasty surprise this morning, as documents published by Wikileaks revealed a secret project to siphon out data through its technical liaison service, dating back to 2009. Hacker Helps Family Recover Minivan After Losing One-Of-A-Kind Car Key
After getting locked out of their Toyota Estima minivan for almost two months, a Canadian family has regained access to their car after a hacker agreed to help them. In fight for free speech, researchers test anti-censorship tool built into the internet's core
What if the routers and servers that underpin the internet could also double as one big anti-censorship tool? 
By saying mobile is good enough, FCC could find that deployment problem is solved. Americans might not need a fast home Internet connection, the Federal Communications Commission suggests in a new document. Instead, mobile Internet via a smartphone might Disney sued for allegedly spying on children through 42 gaming apps
A federal class action lawsuit filed last week in California alleges that the Walt Disney Company is violating privacy protection laws by collecting children’s personal information from 42 of its apps and sharing the data with advertisers without parentalMazda announces breakthrough in long-coveted engine tech
Mazda Motor Corp said it would become the world's first automaker to commercialize a much more efficient petrol engine using technology that deep-pocketed rivals have been trying to engineer for decades, a twist in an industry increasingly going electric.
Mazda Motor Corp said it would become the world's first automaker to commercialize a much more efficient petrol engine using technology that deep-pocketed rivals have been trying to engineer for decades, a twist in an industry increasingly going electric. FBI tracked 'fake news' believed to be from Russia on Election Day
The FBI monitored social media on Election Day last year in an effort to track a suspected Russian disinformation campaign utilizing "fake news," CNN has learned.First Evidence That Social Bots Play a Major Role in Spreading Fake News
Automated accounts are being programmed to spread fake news, according to the first systematic study of the way online misinformation spreads
Automated accounts are being programmed to spread fake news, according to the first systematic study of the way online misinformation spreadsDefending Tor - gateway to the dark web
Roger Dingledine co-created Tor, the software that criminals use to anonymously access the internet.
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Roger Dingledine co-created Tor, the software that criminals use to anonymously access the internet. Canadian military developing surveillance system to monitor Arctic waters
Department of National Defence scientists arrived this week on Devon Island, Nunavut, to work on a new system to monitor Arctic waters. System could consist of unmanned mobile sensors, underwater microphones and artificial intelligence Canadians' personal data on the table in NAFTA negotiations
The personal information of Canadians will be on the negotiating table along with auto parts and labour standards when North American free trade talks begin this month. Free TV! Gotta Be Illegal, Right?
Dan Sisco has discovered a technology that allows him to access half a dozen major TV channels, completely free. “I was just kind of surprised that this is technology that exists,” says Mr. Sisco, 28 years old. “It’s been awesome. It doesn’t log out and i It is easy to expose users' secret web habits, say researchers
Two German researchers say they have exposed the porn-browsing habits of a judge, a cyber-crime investigation and the drug preferences of a politician. The pair obtained huge amounts of information about the browsing habits of three million German citizen Facebook AI Invents Language That Humans Can't Understand: System Shut Down Before It Evolves Into Skynet
Facebook shut down one of its artificial intelligence systems after AI agents started communicating with one another in a language that they invented. The incident evokes images of the rise of Skynet in the iconic 'Terminator' series.
After the debacle of the 2000 presidential election count, the US invested heavily in electronic voting systems – but not, it seems, the security to protect them.
This year at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas, 30 computer-powered ballot boxe Stealthy Google Play apps recorded calls and stole e-mails and texts 
Google has expelled 20 Android apps from its Play marketplace after finding they contained code for monitoring and extracting users' e-mail, text messages, locations, voice calls, and other sensitive data.Hackers plan to break into 30 voting machines to put election meddling to the test
Think of it as a stress test for democracy. Hackers plan to spend this weekend trying to break into more than 30 voting machines used in recent elections to see just how far they can get. U.S. election officials have consistently said that despite Russian
Think of it as a stress test for democracy. Hackers plan to spend this weekend trying to break into more than 30 voting machines used in recent elections to see just how far they can get. U.S. election officials have consistently said that despite Russian Manure management system a boon to water qualityTech | 207645 hits | 9:56 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Boost Environmental Systems, a new firm, is testing a system that uses microwave heat and hydrogen peroxide to drastically reduce the volume and the composition of manure and sewage solids. The resulting waste is easily digestible with existing systems anYouTube launches its counter-terrorism experiment for would-be ISIS recruits
Google's experiment in digital counter-terrorism begins rolling out today. Collaborating with its own in-house think tank, Jigsaw, the new effort seeks to..
Tech | 208162 hits | 2:57 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Google's experiment in digital counter-terrorism begins rolling out today. Collaborating with its own in-house think tank, Jigsaw, the new effort seeks to.. Neuroscientists find new way to make lab equipment on the cheap
Using 3D printing, Raspberry Pi computers and other components you could pick up at at your local electronics store, researchers have pioneered a do-it-yourself alternative for prohibitively expensive lab equipment. BlackBerry wins right to sell secure messaging tools to U.S.
BlackBerry Ltd said on Thursday it has won the right to sell tools for encrypting phone calls and text messages to the U.S. federal government, garnering an endorsement from the National Security Agency for the products.Hyperloop One Conducts First Full Test Of Its High-Speed System But Only Traveled 70 MPH
You see that? The flattened, levitating vehicle of sorts, flying down a tube. That’s the future, folks, operated by Hyperloop One, which announced on Wednesday that it had completed the first full systems Hyperloop test.
You see that? The flattened, levitating vehicle of sorts, flying down a tube. That’s the future, folks, operated by Hyperloop One, which announced on Wednesday that it had completed the first full systems Hyperloop test. 1st close-up images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot released
Images from NASA's Juno spacecraft have begun to arrive less than two days after it flew just 9,800 kilometres above the cloud tops of Jupiter's raging storm, dubbed the Great Red Spot. Tech giants rally today in support of net neutrality
Technology giants like Amazon, Spotify, Reddit, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and many others are rallying today in a so-called "day of action" in support of net neutrality, five days ahead of the of the first deadline for comments on the US Federal CommunicAlexa calls cops on man allegedly beating his girlfriend
A New Mexico man was arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend and threatening to kill her — after Amazon’s Alexa called police, authorities...
Tech | 207306 hits | 12:17 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A New Mexico man was arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend and threatening to kill her — after Amazon’s Alexa called police, authorities... Google's artificial intelligence masterminds move into Edmonton
One of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies is setting up headquarters in Edmonton, signaling a boon for the city's science and technology sector. DeepMind Ltd, Google's high-profile AI research firm, announced this week that it will open After bet between billionaires, South Australia buys 129MWh Tesla battery
South Australia has suffered significant blackouts in recent months due to storms and heat. Now, the Australian state is looking for ways to fortify the grid, and it’s apparently turning to Tesla to provide some grid-tied storage. Canada's top court backs order for Google to remove firm's website from global searches
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a B.C. court ruling that ordered Google to remove the website of a company from its global search results. A Ransomware Outbreak Is Infecting Computers Across the World Right Now
A quickly-spreading, world-wide ransomware outbreak has reportedly hit targets in Spain, France, Ukraine, Russia, and other countries. A Canadian-made plane caused all those hot-weather flight delays in Phoenix: airlineTech | 207604 hits | 11:48 AM on Saturday | posted by shockedcanadian
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