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Scientists make a robot that can have babies
Everyone who thinks robots are going to take over the world might be getting a lot more frightened: Scientists have created a machine that's able to have babies. Sort of.
Tech | 206855 hits | 5:44 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Everyone who thinks robots are going to take over the world might be getting a lot more frightened: Scientists have created a machine that's able to have babies. Sort of.
Why super-fast internet may come from a company you've never heard of
Bell and Telus pledged earlier this summer to wire up Toronto, Edmonton and other cities for ultra-fast internet, but it was old news for some residents who are clients of a handful of non-traditional companies. How Virtual Reality Can Unleash the Greatest Wave of Creativity in Human History
What would you do if you could do anything?
Would you be a rockstar, playing a sold out arena? Or be a surfer, riding the gnarliest 100-foot swells this side of Hawaii?
No seriously, stop for a second and picture it.
Imagine yourself there. Vancouverite Kurtis 'Aui_2000' Ling's team wins $6.6M US playing Dota 2 video game
Kurtis Ling, 22, left university to play video games professionally, and now his team has won the top prize at The International, worth $6.6 million.
As Taiwan was pounded by gale force winds from Typhoon Soudelor on Saturday, the Tapei 101 stood strong. The 508-metre skyscraper's tuned massive wind damper recorded its biggest movements ever as it helped offset the effects of 162 kilometres per hour wiWindows 10 Starts Charging For Missing Features
Now Windows 10 has launched, Microsoft is starting to fill in the blanks regarding features removed from Windows 7 and Windows 8 and it doesn�t make for pleasant reading. Why? Because behind this free upgrade are the first signs of where Microsoft will
Now Windows 10 has launched, Microsoft is starting to fill in the blanks regarding features removed from Windows 7 and Windows 8 and it doesn�t make for pleasant reading. Why? Because behind this free upgrade are the first signs of where Microsoft will Fast fibre-optic internet arrives in many small towns before big cities
Dozens of small communities have blazing fast home internet service because they've decided to install it themselves rather than wait for the big telecom companies.Dad who shot down drone hovering over his house is arrested and charged with criminal mischief
William H. Merideth, 47, from Kentucky has been charged with first degree criminal mischief and first-degree wanton endangerment after shooting at and destroying the $1,800 gadget.
Tech | 207060 hits | 10:34 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
William H. Merideth, 47, from Kentucky has been charged with first degree criminal mischief and first-degree wanton endangerment after shooting at and destroying the $1,800 gadget.WILL THE INTERNET LISTEN TO YOUR PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Like a lot of teenagers, Aanya Nigam reflexively shares her whereabouts, activities and thoughts on Twitter, Instagram and other social networks without a qualm.
Tech | 207898 hits | 12:44 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Like a lot of teenagers, Aanya Nigam reflexively shares her whereabouts, activities and thoughts on Twitter, Instagram and other social networks without a qualm.Japan fires world's most powerful laser and is compared to Death Star weapon
Osaka University was able to produce a 2-petawatt - or 2 quadrillion-watt - laser beam using the Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments. This is equivalent to 1,000 times the world's electricity consumption.
Tech | 208195 hits | 12:43 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Osaka University was able to produce a 2-petawatt - or 2 quadrillion-watt - laser beam using the Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments. This is equivalent to 1,000 times the world's electricity consumption. 
I'm more conflicted about Windows 10 than I have been about any previous version of Windows. In some ways, the operating system is extremely ambitious; in others, it represents a great loss of ambition. The new release tries to walk an unsteady path betwe Cord-cutting grows as more people flee traditional TV, report says
Cord-cutting will gain momentum over the next five years as people abandon traditional television for the growing choices and ease of use of online video streaming services, a new IDC Canada report projects. Conquest Knight XV mashes security, flash into extreme vehicle
Handmade in Toronto, this rare armoured truck is turning heads everywhere it goes thanks to a bold exterior and fully customizable interior that is highly sought after by wealthy collectors who can afford a car that guzzles 34 litres per 100 kilometres. Electronic Sports League starts random drug testing
The Electronic Sports League said Thursday it will begin randomly drug testing players at its competitive video game tournaments.
I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Though I hadn’t touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting, chilling the sweat on my back through the i Don't sit down! Patch ALL Windows AGAIN! Microsoft fixes THIRD Hacking Team hole
All supported versions of Windows now need to be patched - again - to fix an urgent remote code-execution vulnerability emerging from the ongoing Hacking Team hack fiasco.
Details of the vulnerability were found and reported to Microsoft by security re Ashley Madison hit with cyber attack; hackers threaten to leak client infoTech | 206807 hits | 11:24 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Is Flash dead' Player blocked on Firefox over security risk
Mozilla has blocked the Flash multimedia player add-on on its Firefox browser following a security alert from the player's maker Adobe.Giant mecha robots from Japan, US will meet in epic battle
Fresh from its defeat in women’s World Cup soccer, Japan wants to take on the U.S. once again—in giant robot combat.
Suidobashi Heavy Industry has agreed to a challenge from Boston-based MegaBots that would involve titanic armored robots developed by e
Fresh from its defeat in women’s World Cup soccer, Japan wants to take on the U.S. once again—in giant robot combat.
Suidobashi Heavy Industry has agreed to a challenge from Boston-based MegaBots that would involve titanic armored robots developed by eComputer creativity: Contest pits humans vs. algorithms for stories and poetry
Can an algorithm pass for an author? Can a robot rock the house? A series of contests at Dartmouth College is about to find out.
Tech | 206802 hits | 9:59 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Can an algorithm pass for an author? Can a robot rock the house? A series of contests at Dartmouth College is about to find out.California fiber optic cable vandalism continues unabated
New attack in underground vault brings to 11 the number of incidents in a year.
New attack in underground vault brings to 11 the number of incidents in a year. Cyberattack takes down CSIS websiteTech | 207981 hits | 12:24 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s website was temporarily down Monday night following a second cyberattack on federal government sites in less than two weeks. SpaceX rocket destroyed on way to space station, cargo lost
An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station broke apart Sunday shortly after liftoff. It was a severe blow to NASA, the third cargo mission to fail in eight months. Leap seconds: Why our clocks are being set ever-so-slightly ahead
Just before midnight Co-ordinated Universal Time on June 30, official timekeeping bodies around the world will add a single second to the clock. There's a good reason for that.Controversial trial of genetically modified wheat ends in disappointment | Science/AAAS | News
In setback, wheat engineered with insect alarm signal fails to keep aphids out of the field
In setback, wheat engineered with insect alarm signal fails to keep aphids out of the field 'Leap Second' Clocks In On June 30
If you're one of those people who just can't find the time to fit everything you want to do into a day, then mark June 30 on your calendar. On that Tuesday you'll have a little extra time on your hands because, at precisely 23:59:59 GMT, the world's clockGoogle reveals what machines 'dream' about in trippy photo series
Google's Artificial Neural Networks dream about many things — most of them, a lot creepier than electric sheep.
Google's Artificial Neural Networks dream about many things — most of them, a lot creepier than electric sheep. Facebook facial recognition algorithm uses more than your face to identify you
Facebook’s AI researchers have developed a technique which can identify users even when their face is not visible World will experience a 61-second minute at the end of June
At 2359 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on June 30, the world will experience a minute that will last 61 seconds. Dog owner wins legal battle to keep bad review of kennel onlineTech | 207091 hits | 9:43 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
After years of waiting and $20,000 in legal fees, a Calgary woman has finally won the right to tell the story of her nightmarish experience with a local dog kennel.France orders Google to expand 'right to be forgotten' WORLDWIDE
French data watchdog CNIL has given Google just 15 days to comply with the European 'right to be forgotten' rule. Google has removed information, but only on European domains and not on google.com.
Tech | 206781 hits | 12:03 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
French data watchdog CNIL has given Google just 15 days to comply with the European 'right to be forgotten' rule. Google has removed information, but only on European domains and not on google.com.German parliament may need to replace all software and hardware after hack
All software and hardware in the German parliamentary network might need to be replaced. More than four weeks after a cyberattack, the government hasn’t managed to erase spyware from the system, according to a news report.
Trojans introduced to the Bun
All software and hardware in the German parliamentary network might need to be replaced. More than four weeks after a cyberattack, the government hasn’t managed to erase spyware from the system, according to a news report.
Trojans introduced to the Bun Alberta the only place in North America without energy conservation programs
British Columbia puts $54 per capita into energy conservation, smaller Saskatchewan manages to find $24 per capita while the tiny state of Massachusetts spends $90 per capita. But Alberta? There is no funding to encourage energy efficiency. It is the onlyMeet the world's first luxury monster truck | CTV News | Autos
At just shy of 10 meters in length and standing 3.65m tall, the Sin City Hustler is bigger than the average studio apartment.
At just shy of 10 meters in length and standing 3.65m tall, the Sin City Hustler is bigger than the average studio apartment. WestJet plane slips off runway at Montreal's Trudeau airport
A WestJet plane slipped off the runway while landing at Montreal's Trudeau airport this afternoon.Federal agency hit by Chinese hackers, around 4 million employees affected | Ars Technica
The Office of Personnel Management, the government agency that manages federal employees, announced Thursday that its network was breached in December 2014, potentially compromising the personal records of approximately 4 million former and current employ
The Office of Personnel Management, the government agency that manages federal employees, announced Thursday that its network was breached in December 2014, potentially compromising the personal records of approximately 4 million former and current employ Major work to ready the LHC experiments for Run 2 | CERN
Next week, the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be back in action, taking data for the accelerator's second run. The detectors were shut down two years ago for; maintenance and refurbishment in preparation for collisions at the higher eHow Russia's army of 'trolls' are working to shape opinion online
Known as 'Kremlin trolls,' men and women work 12-hour shifts around the clock, flooding the Internet with propaganda aimed at stamping President Vladimir Putin's world vision on Russia, and the world.
Known as 'Kremlin trolls,' men and women work 12-hour shifts around the clock, flooding the Internet with propaganda aimed at stamping President Vladimir Putin's world vision on Russia, and the world.$100,000 check awaits mystery Apple I donor
A South Bay recycling firm is looking for a woman who, in early April, dropped off boxes of electronics that she had cleaned out from her house after her husband died.
Tech | 207810 hits | 7:20 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A South Bay recycling firm is looking for a woman who, in early April, dropped off boxes of electronics that she had cleaned out from her house after her husband died.Creepy app lets Facebook Messenger users pinpoint your location
A Harvard student who created an app allowing users to see the location of their Facebook friends to within a metre says he did it to prove a point; we’re sharing a shocking amount of data online.
Tech | 207909 hits | 1:28 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Harvard student who created an app allowing users to see the location of their Facebook friends to within a metre says he did it to prove a point; we’re sharing a shocking amount of data online. Canadian hoverboard designer's goal: 'to get this thing in the hands of others'Tech | 207690 hits | 10:45 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Montreal engineer is hoping the day will soon arrive when Canadians can wake up in the morning and hop on their hoverboards.U.S. unveils pinpoint electromagnetic pulse weapon | News | Tech | Toronto Sun
The U.S. air force last week unveiled its new electromagnetic pulse weapon, called the counter-electronics high-powered microwave advanced missile project, or CHAMP, which can fry electronics with precision accuracy.
The U.S. air force last week unveiled its new electromagnetic pulse weapon, called the counter-electronics high-powered microwave advanced missile project, or CHAMP, which can fry electronics with precision accuracy.Back to Canada News
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