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Wheaton Precious Metals puts out call for mine decarbonization ideas

Wheaton Precious Metals puts out call for mine decarbonization ideas

Vancouver precious metals streaming company promotes decarbonization technology for mining
Canadian telecoms monitoring networks amid massive cyberespionage campaign from China

Canadian telecoms monitoring networks amid massive cyberespionage campaign from China

A group of hackers known as Salt Typhoon is being blamed for the sprawling cybersecurity attack that gave Beijing access to the calls and texts of a number of top U.S. officials
TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order

TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order

TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients.
LinkedIn pauses training AI models on Canadian user data: privacy commissioner

LinkedIn pauses training AI models on Canadian user data: privacy commissioner

Canada's privacy commissioner says LinkedIn has paused training its artificial intelligence models on data from Canadian users.
Telus asks court to quash cabinet order for review of wholesale fibre internet rules

Telus asks court to quash cabinet order for review of wholesale fibre internet rules

Telus Corp. is challenging a federal order for a CRTC review on whether Canada's Big 3 telecom providers should be able to access each other's wholesale fibre internet networks.
Ottawa outlines $2B in spending for artificial intelligence computing power

Ottawa outlines $2B in spending for artificial intelligence computing power

OTTAWA — The federal government says it will spend up to $1 billion to build public computing infrastructure for the Canadian artificial intelligence sector, part of a $2 billion commitment outlined in this spring’s federal budget.
CRTC launches consultation on home internet choice, proposes standard labels

CRTC launches consultation on home internet choice, proposes standard labels

OTTAWA — Canada's telecommunications regulator is launching another consultation to seek feedback on how to help consumers shop for home internet plans.
I quit my smartphone for two weeks to see if I’d have a better life

I quit my smartphone for two weeks to see if I’d have a better life

Using a flip phone helped me gain some perspective on smartphone and social media addiction, but giving up my iPhone was hard in surprising ways.
Five B.C. clean energy projects getting $12.5 million from feds

Five B.C. clean energy projects getting $12.5 million from feds

Funding to help B.C. cleantech companies advance technology for carbon sequestration, biofuels
Opinion: Why the metaverse isn’t ready to be the future of work just yet

Opinion: Why the metaverse isn’t ready to be the future of work just yet

While metaverse supporters claim VR can virtually recreate in-person collaborative experiences, the ways users interact with VR systems can introduce usability issues.