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This App Automatically Cancels and Sues Robocallers
DoNotPay, the family of consumer advocacy services meant to protect people from corporate exploitation, is launching a new app aimed at helping end our long national nightmare surrounding robocalls by giving you a burner credit card to get their contact dFBI is investigating more than 1,000 cases of Chinese theft of US technology
Members of the US government held a conference in Washington this week on the topic of Chinese theft of intellectual property from US technology firms and the US academic sector.
Members of the US government held a conference in Washington this week on the topic of Chinese theft of intellectual property from US technology firms and the US academic sector. Canada Wins, U.S. Loses In Global Fight For High-Tech Workers
Hundreds of tech workers pack an auditorium for a recent networking event in Toronto. The evening's host glides around the room on a hoverboard, equal parts game show host and techie.
"Who here is new to Canada?" asks Jason Goldlist, the co-founder of This greenhouse in a sea can in Gjoa Haven is powered by wind and solar energy
In a sea can outside Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, there are rows of ripening cherry tomatoes working to grow from green to red.Boeing 777-9X, the world's largest twin-engine plane, takes its first flight
The world's longest and largest twin-engine airliner, the Boeing 777-9X, has finally taken to the skies for its maiden flight.
The world's longest and largest twin-engine airliner, the Boeing 777-9X, has finally taken to the skies for its maiden flight.Two arrested after attempt to sell 12 billion passwords
The website purported to give access to stolen data from 10,000 data breaches, giving hackers easy access to user credentials. The police operation tracking the cybercrime involved the UK, US, Netherlands and Germany.
Tech | 175 hits | 1:32 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The website purported to give access to stolen data from 10,000 data breaches, giving hackers easy access to user credentials. The police operation tracking the cybercrime involved the UK, US, Netherlands and Germany. What kind of data is my new car collecting about me? Nearly everything it can, apparently
Your car knows all about you – your habits, where you like to go and when, and maybe even what sort of temperament you have. Cameras inside cars even track your eyes to see whether you’re watching the road. A lazy fix 20 years ago means the Y2K bug is taking down computers now
Parking meters, cash registers and a professional wrestling video game have fallen foul of a computer glitch related to the Y2K bug.
The Y2020 bug, which has taken many payment and computer systems offline, is a long-lingering side effect of attempts t Avro Arrow blueprints on display after sitting in Sask. man's home for decadesTech | 190 hits | 8:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thanks to an intrepid rescue more than 60 years ago, original blueprints of a famously cancelled Canadian military project are now on display at the University of Saskatchewan's Diefenbaker Canada Centre. A huge opportunity': Alberta oilfields could give rise to lithium industry fuelled by electric cars
The natural resources company, which was founded in 2016, has developed a patented ion-exchange extraction technology that produces purified lithium concentrate from the light metal that occurs naturally within the province’s oilfield brines. The company’ Could Your Car Be Responsible For Your Next Data Leak'Tech | 178 hits | 11:02 AM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Why electric cars complicate rescue work by firefightersTech | 248 hits | 1:15 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Firefighters are being extra cautious when they work to cut people free from wrecked vehicles these days because of the dangers found in electric cars.Cops baffled by mystery swarms of up to 30 drones that are spreading across states
Dozens of giant drones with at least six-foot wingspans have now been spotted in five counties in Colorado and one county in neighboring Nebraska.
Tech | 324 hits | 1:00 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Dozens of giant drones with at least six-foot wingspans have now been spotted in five counties in Colorado and one county in neighboring Nebraska.Chinese start-up Mobike loses more than 200,000 bikes
The bikes are designed to be locked and unlocked by members of the public via an app.
Tech | 165 hits | 12:24 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The bikes are designed to be locked and unlocked by members of the public via an app.Washington Post Hacks Into Chevy To Show How Much Cars Are Spying On Owners
The Washington Post hacked into a Chevy Volt several days ago with the help of a automotive technology expert to find out just how much automakers are spying on their owners and discovered that vehicles are recording their owners’ every move.
Tech | 278 hits | 1:49 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Washington Post hacked into a Chevy Volt several days ago with the help of a automotive technology expert to find out just how much automakers are spying on their owners and discovered that vehicles are recording their owners’ every move. More than 267 million Facebook users' data leaked online, including phone numbers, namesTech | 336 hits | 10:15 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The end of spam calls' CRTC call-blocking rules come into force | CTV News
Canadians should expect fewer spam phone calls as the CRTC deadline to implement call-blocking systems comes into force Thursday. Poll finds most Canadians want Huawei barred from the country's 5G networks | CTV NewsTech | 195 hits | 12:59 AM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
A new survey says Canadian public opinion is solidly against allowing Huawei as a supplier for the new generation of ultra-fast wireless networks that are being built by the country's telecommunications companies.YouTube bans 'malicious insults and veiled threats'
Videos containing insults based on race and sexual orientation will be removed, YouTube says.
Tech | 148 hits | 1:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Videos containing insults based on race and sexual orientation will be removed, YouTube says.Jeff Bezos' re-usable autonomous rocket launches into space
Jeff Bezos' re-usable autonomous rocket launches into space
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Jeff Bezos' re-usable autonomous rocket launches into space
. As its powers grow, cyber intelligence agency looks to fill hundreds of job vacanciesTech | 189 hits | 2:42 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada’s foreign signals intelligence agency says it’s struggling to find Canadians to fill vacancies in its cyber security centre.Google fires employee who protested tech giant's work with US border patrol
On Monday Google fired four employees for violating data security policies including software engineer Rebecca Rivers, who protested the company's work with Border Patrol.
Tech | 129 hits | 11:56 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
On Monday Google fired four employees for violating data security policies including software engineer Rebecca Rivers, who protested the company's work with Border Patrol. Former Hong Kong politician says Canada should be 'very worried' about including Huawei in 5GTech | 202 hits | 3:45 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As Canada continues to waffle on whether to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to join its next-generation 5G wireless network, former Hong Kong Democratic Party chairperson Emily Lau said Canada should be "very worried" about the company's potential inclusi Edmonton pilot hopes to cross the finish line in international electric airplane raceTech | 231 hits | 3:00 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Scott Holmes and his team are trying to accomplish something that's never been done before in the aviation industry: develop, build and successfully run an electric motor in an airplane race. Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough
A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet.
Heliogen, a clean energy company that emerged from stealth mode on Tuesday, said it has discovered a way to use artificial intelligence and a field of Saudis recruited Twitter employees to access critics' user data, U.S. prosecutors sayTech | 174 hits | 12:53 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Saudi government recruited two Twitter employees to get personal account information belonging to their critics, prosecutors said Wednesday. Insanely humanlike androids have entered the workplace and soon may take your jobTech | 247 hits | 1:01 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Russian start-up Promobot recently unveiled what it calls the world’s first android that looks just like a real person and can serve in a business capacity.
Robo-C can be made to look like anyone, so it’s like an android clone.
It comes with an artificiMind-reading tech' How private companies could gain access to our brains
Social media companies can use online data to make reliable guesses about pregnancy or suicidal ideation – and new BCI technology will push this further
Tech | 259 hits | 1:53 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Social media companies can use online data to make reliable guesses about pregnancy or suicidal ideation – and new BCI technology will push this furtherIsraeli Technology Converts Air Into Water for Residents in Northern Colombia
Residents of El Talento, a small town in Colombia adjacent to the city of Cúcuta, have been introduced to the GEN-M, Watergen’s medium-scale atmospheric generator (AWG) that produces water out of air.
Tech | 233 hits | 7:41 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Residents of El Talento, a small town in Colombia adjacent to the city of Cúcuta, have been introduced to the GEN-M, Watergen’s medium-scale atmospheric generator (AWG) that produces water out of air.Google claims 'quantum supremacy'
BERLIN; Google said on Wednesday it had achieved a breakthrough in computer research, by solving a complex problem in minutes with a so-called quantum computer that would take today's most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.
Tech | 225 hits | 12:30 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
BERLIN; Google said on Wednesday it had achieved a breakthrough in computer research, by solving a complex problem in minutes with a so-called quantum computer that would take today's most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack. Here's what we know about the ransomware that hit 3 Ontario hospitalsTech | 166 hits | 11:13 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Hackers have crippled the computer systems of three Ontario hospitals in recent weeks, prompting concern about the type of malicious software used and whether more facilities may be at risk. Pearson airport to use AI-powered tech to detect weaponsTech | 210 hits | 10:23 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada's busiest airport will soon be using artificial intelligence-powered technology to detect weapons.The operator of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport says it has agreed to test the new system developed at an Ivy League American univer Best Buy, Staples accused of 'urging' customers to pirate TV shows with devices sold in storesTech | 284 hits | 8:03 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Super Channel, a pay TV network, has filed a lawsuit against four Canadian retailers, including Best Buy and Staples, for allegedly selling "pirate devices" and teaching customers how to use them to pirate content. 19 million Canadians have had their data breached in eight monthsTech | 239 hits | 12:13 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An estimated 19 million Canadians have been affected by data breaches between November 2018 and June 2019, according to numbers obtained by 'Attention Control with Kevin Newman,' a new podcast that launched Monday. Tesla owner wanted to control her Model 3, so she implanted a valet key in her armTech | 235 hits | 10:05 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
To the uninitiated, Dansby's desire to control her surroundings with an implanted microchip might sound like it was plucked from some dystopian future Jordan Peterson: The deepfake artists must be stopped before we no longer know what's realTech | 312 hits | 11:31 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
I can tell you from personal experience how disturbing it is to discover a website devoted to making fake audio clips of you — for comic or malevolent purposesTwenty-three Texas towns hit by 'coordinated' ransomware attack that crashed local government ops
Twenty-three Texas towns were struck by a 'coordinated' ransomware attack which began on Friday morning. The exact locations have not been named but it is believed to have cost $12 million.
Tech | 254 hits | 10:51 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Twenty-three Texas towns were struck by a 'coordinated' ransomware attack which began on Friday morning. The exact locations have not been named but it is believed to have cost $12 million.Flat-Earther to blast off Sunday in homemade, steam-powered rocket
A Flat-Earther is looking to blast off toward space in a homemade, steam-powered rocket, in a launch he’s dedicating to U.S. President Donald Trump.
A Flat-Earther is looking to blast off toward space in a homemade, steam-powered rocket, in a launch he’s dedicating to U.S. President Donald Trump. Lindsay Shepherd un-banned from TwitterTech | 279 hits | 11:53 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
She's back.What's that bug' How to identify any plant or animal with your smartphone
Have you ever seen a weird plant or bug in your garden and wondered what it was? Many nature apps can help you identify just about any plant or animal using the camera on your smartphone.
Tech | 320 hits | 8:50 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Have you ever seen a weird plant or bug in your garden and wondered what it was? Many nature apps can help you identify just about any plant or animal using the camera on your smartphone. FaceApp makes you look older — what else is it doing with your face'Tech | 342 hits | 8:24 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
While selfie-takers obsesses over what they'll look like in the future, privacy experts are concerned about the photos they send todayTHE HIGHLY DANGEROUS 'TRITON' HACKERS HAVE PROBED THE US GRID
ON THE SCALE of security threats, hackers scanning potential targets for vulnerabilities might seem to rank rather low. But when it's the same hackers who previously executed one of the most reckless cyberattacks in history—one that could have easily tur
Tech | 261 hits | 1:23 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
ON THE SCALE of security threats, hackers scanning potential targets for vulnerabilities might seem to rank rather low. But when it's the same hackers who previously executed one of the most reckless cyberattacks in history—one that could have easily tur Rogers to offer unlimited cellphone data plans — but there's a catchTech | 259 hits | 1:33 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rogers is introducing unlimited data plans with no overage charges starting Thursday. Plans will start at $75 and include 10 gigabytes per month at full data-transmission speeds and unlimited data at reduced speed after that. Mayor of latest Canadian town to be hit for online 'ransom' calls for national strategyTech | 244 hits | 4:32 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadian municipalities are "sitting ducks" for "cyber terrorists," says the mayor of Stratford, Ont. — the latest Canadian community to find itself targeted by an online ransom attack.Raspberry-picking MACHINES will replace dwindling numbers of migrant farm workers
A £700,000 machine built by the University of Plymouth has succeeded in plucking a raspberry from a plant and carefully placing it in a punnet.
Tech | 266 hits | 4:00 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A £700,000 machine built by the University of Plymouth has succeeded in plucking a raspberry from a plant and carefully placing it in a punnet.Facebook removes 3 billion fake accounts in 6 months
Facebook removed more than three billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the social networking company said Thursday.
Tech | 254 hits | 8:48 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Facebook removed more than three billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the social networking company said Thursday. 3 solutions to electronic car theft, a continuing threat to high-end Toronto automobilesTech | 491 hits | 4:26 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
CBC Toronto reported on the new electronic theft methods in December, describing how thieves now use high-tech gadgets to steal cars without ever having access to the keys. Toronto Police said they’ve seen a jump in the electronic theft of luxury vehiclesBack to Canada News
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