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'Making history': Kamala Harris becomes first Black woman to lead major-party ticket
CHICAGO - Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic party's nomination Thursday. If elected, she would beco...
Aug 23, 2024
National security agencies should detail how they're using AI: federal advisory body
OTTAWA - A federal advisory body is calling on Canada's security agencies to publish detailed descriptions of their current and intended uses of artificial intelligence systems and software applicatio...
Aug 23, 2024
Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
VANCOUVER - More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Sec...
Aug 22, 2024
CBSA to use facial recognition app for people facing deportation: documents
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency plans to implement an app that uses facial recognition technology to keep track of people who have been ordered to be deported from the country. The mobile r...
Aug 16, 2024
Quebec launches group to study how AI can be used ethically in universities
QUBEC - The Quebec government is creating a consultation group to study the pedagogical and ethical issues related to the use of artificial intelligence in universities. In a news release today, the p...
Aug 13, 2024
Manitoba to provide update on cellphones in school following Saskatchewan's ban
WINNIPEG - Manitoba, now the only western Canadian province without an overarching cellphone ban in school classrooms, says an update is coming. "Manitoba's plan on cellphone use in classrooms will be...
Aug 12, 2024
Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that coul...
Aug 05, 2024
Ottawa latest city to turn to AI to predict chronic homelessness
OTTAWA - How old are you? What is your gender? Are you Indigenous? Are you a Canadian citizen? Do you have a family? Those are just a few of the data points that a new artificial intelligence system w...
Aug 04, 2024
U.S. Senate passed bill to protect kids from dangerous online content
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by ...
Jul 30, 2024 It would force companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm on online platforms frequently used by minors, requiring them to exercise “duty of care” and ensure that they generally default to the safest settings possible. (The Canadian Press)
Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials ...
Jul 30, 2024
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