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Islanders are being asked to help track the rare smooth greensnake this summer | CBC News

If you spot a smooth greensnake in the wild on Prince Edward Island, the province’s Forests, Fish and Wildlife division wants to hear from you. Officials are hoping to gather data on the elusive reptile, considered the rarest snake on the Island.

CBC News - Jun 28, 2025 5:01pm EDT

Four OpenAI researchers set to join Meta

Meta Platforms is hiring four more OpenAI artificial intelligence researchers, The Information reported on Saturday.The researchers – Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi and Hongyu Ren...

International The News - Jun 28, 2025 4:12pm EDT

Origins of COVID-19 still unclear, according to final report from WHO expert group | CBC News

An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic started released its final report on Friday, reaching an unsatisfying conclusion: Scientists still aren't sure how the worst health emergency in a century began.

CBC News - Jun 28, 2025 1:48pm EDT

Legion Go S With SteamOS Review: The Only Real Alternative to Steam Deck

Gizmodo - Jun 28, 2025 12:57pm EDT

Authors petition publishers to curtail their use of AI

NPR - Jun 28, 2025 11:38am EDT

A Woman “Failed” to Break the Four-Minute Mile. But the Setup Was the Real Failure.

The entire attempt was misguided from the start.

Slate - Jun 28, 2025 10:15am EDT

New PayPal scam uses real emails to trick you

A new sophisticated PayPal scam sends legitimate-looking emails from official PayPal addresses, using phone numbers instead of links to convince victims to download remote access tools.

Fox News - Jun 28, 2025 10:13am EDT

Fox News AI Newsletter: ChatGPT rewiring your brain

Fox News' AI Newsletter brings you the latest on this rapidly evolving technology.

Fox News - Jun 28, 2025 8:33am EDT

Hurricane expert says U.S. government cutting access to satellite data is 'insanity' | CBC News

Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cut-off of key data from U.S. Department of Defence satellites, something a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokesperson called a routine data rotation and replacement.

CBC News - Jun 28, 2025 7:26am EDT

ICE Rolls Facial Recognition Tools Out to Officers' Phones

Wired News - Jun 28, 2025 6:52am EDT

New device turns air into clean water and fresh coffee

The innovative Kara Pod device extracts moisture from air to create mineral-rich water and brew coffee, featuring UV sterilization and compatibility with Nespresso pods.

Fox News - Jun 28, 2025 6:17am EDT

The art of the pivot: How Tobias Lütke turned a failed online snowboard shop into E-commerce giant Shopify

Toronto Star - Jun 28, 2025 6:11am EDT

Covid 2020: The packed Covid beach described as 'Armageddon'

In June 2020, a popular British seaside town was swamped with beachgoers amid a global pandemic. One photographer captured the chaos.

BBC News - Jun 28, 2025 5:08am EDT

How to get free software from yesteryear's IT crowd

Register UK - Jun 28, 2025 4:46am EDT

US spent $800m on THAAD to shield Israel from Iran missiles

Mehr News Agency - Jun 28, 2025 12:46am EDT

Zohran Mamdani’s social media strategy was about more than viral videos

Mamdani’s online videos have echoes of the meme-fueled Kamala Harris presidential campaign, but there were key differences.

NBC News - Jun 27, 2025 10:17pm EDT

Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws

ABC News - Jun 27, 2025 10:14pm EDT

US Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring ID verification for porn sites

The state law was challenged by porn sites that argued the age-checking requirement violated constitutional rights to free speech.

BBC News - Jun 27, 2025 8:03pm EDT

Anthropic chucks chump change at studies on job-killing tech

Register UK - Jun 27, 2025 7:55pm EDT

Supreme Court rules for Texas age verification law

Register UK - Jun 27, 2025 6:34pm EDT

Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings

The new formation is set to recruit tech executives to work on major Army challenges, but the service has not articulated exactly what those individuals would do -- instead focusing on recruiting talent and creating jobs around them.

Military.com - Jun 27, 2025 5:50pm EDT

Scientists say they've proven these Canadian rocks are the oldest on Earth | CBC News

In 2008, Canadian researchers said they'd found the world's oldest rocks in northern Quebec. The find was controversial. But after more than a decade of hard work, they believe they've really proven it and are giving scientists a new glimpse into Earth's early history.

CBC News - Jun 27, 2025 4:57pm EDT

Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic

Register UK - Jun 27, 2025 4:23pm EDT

Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications

But it requires specific hardware support that is missing on current phones.

Ars Technica - Jun 27, 2025 4:12pm EDT