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Hashtag Trending Mar.1- HP debacle; Humanoid robots closer to hitting our workplaces; Apple blew $10 billion on the electric car before pulling the plug

If rumours are true and this one should be, I started it, we have a special edition of the Weekend show where we talk about the evolution of the role of the CIO with two incredible CIOs as the CIO Association of Canada turns 20. Don’t miss it.  MUSIC UP Can HP make you love […]

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Hashtag Trending Mar.4- Canadian police need a search warrant to access IP address; Musk sues OpenAI; World Server Throwing Competition too violent?

In Canada, your IP address has the right to remain silent. Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for not being Open. Apple faces a class action not allowing competitive access to backup services and the World Server Throwing Competition in March 2024 is accused of being too violent towards servers.   All this and more on the […]

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Hashtag Trending Mar.5- Apple Music fined for market dominance; LockBit back from the dead; OpenAI kills ChatGPT plugins

Apple Music gives a whole new meaning to the phrase the hits just keep on coming.  It’s not the opposing candidates, it’s public AI systems that are spreading election disinformation, and LockBit, the cybercriminal gang may be back from the dead and saying so long to the ChatGPT plugins, which went from innovation to legacy […]

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Hashtag Trending Mar.6- Facebook goes down; Amazon nuclear-powered data centres; Public trust in AI sinking

Imagine a world without Facebook. For just half an hour. A group of AI leaders get together but don’t seem to invite Elon Musk. Amazon takes data centres nuclear. A new competitor for ChatGPT and Google. And public trust in AI is declining.  All this and more on the “just breath, Facebook will be back” […]

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Government of Canada announces major broadband investments in the west

The government of Canada has announced significant investments to improve connectivity in British Columbia and Alberta over the past two days. That includes combined federal and provincial funding of C$112 million to bring high speed internet access to more than 22,500 households in Alta. and another $37 million for 7,500 households in B.C.. The households, […]

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Mars study suggests ocean's amount of water could be miles beneath red planet’s surface

A new study suggests there could be water miles under the dusty surface of Mars, with enough water to fill a global-sized ocean a mile deep.



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Archaeologists unearth 13,000-year-old mastodon skull in Iowa

Iowa archaeologists have unearthed a 13,600-year-old mastodon skull in pristine condition during a nearly two-week excavation at an eroding creek bank in Wayne County.



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Scientists say X-rays from nuclear explosion may deflect asteroids from Earth

Scientists in New Mexico conducted several experiments and learned that asteroids can be deflected from Earth using explosions of nuclear warheads above the space rock's surface.



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Dark matter may be behind wobble in Mars’ orbit, study suggests

A bold new study in Physical Review suggests that a wobble detected in Mars' orbit could be the result of dark matter made up of primordial black holes.



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Geomagnetic storm expected to hit Earth following autumnal equinox

A coronal mass ejection could strike the Earth's magnetosphere this week and cause a geomagnetic storm due to conditions caused by the autumnal equinox.



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NASA releases clearest view of Mars, blue rocks seen on landscape

NASA has released the clearest view of Mars seen thus far, with a field of blue rocks seen on the Martian landscape on top of an ancient lake.



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Pioneers of AI win Nobel Prize in physics for laying the groundwork of machine learning

Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.



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Severe geomagnetic storm could stress power grid as recovery continues after 2 major hurricanes

The sun blasted a coronal mass at Earth earlier this week, and after back-to-back major hurricanes, some are concerned it could impact the power grid.



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Police seeking cruel yobs who filmed themselves harming animals



Police are hunting laughing yobs who filmed themselves hurling a cat off a bridge and posted the video on Snapchat.




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'Incredible' 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered in London



Archaeologists have discovered a "remarkable" section of one of Britain's most important Roman roads in southeast London.




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Mum-of-four who died in Manchester house fire named as heartbreaking tributes pour in



A mum-of-four was tragically found dead at her home following a fire.




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Three hospitalised as car 'mounts pavement' and smashes into Piccadilly Circus restaurant



Three people have been taken to hospital after a car mounted the pavement and smashed into a restaurant in Piccadilly Circus, the Metropolitan Police have said.




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AMD: patches coming for Windows 11 performance issues

Ryzen and Epyc chips have two main issues; L3 cache latency, and 'preferred core' tech.




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Noctua releases chromax.black versions of its NH-U12A and NF-A12x25

Its latest roadmap suggests that if you want white fans, you should wait for an announcement in Q1 2022.




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Apple intros the M1 Pro and M1 Max 5nm computer SoCs

Highly efficient SoCs offer up to 10 CPU cores, 32 GPU cores, 64GB of 400GB/s RAM.




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Neuroscientists Identify 16 Neuronal Types Involved in Human Sense of Touch

New research led by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania, Karolinska Institute and Linköping University provides a landscape view of the human sense of touch.

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Laser Mapping Reveals Previously Unknown Maya City with Stone Pyramids in Mexico

Using a laser-based detection system, archaeologists have discovered over 6,500 pre-Hispanic structures -- including a previously unknown Maya city named Valeriana -- in Campeche, Mexico.

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Several Denisovan Populations Introgressed into Modern Humans Multiple Times: Study

The identification of a new hominin group called Denisovans was one of the most exciting discoveries in human evolution in the last decade.

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Voyager 2’s Flyby of Uranus in 1986 was During Anomalous Solar Event, New Study Suggests

When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus in 1986, it provided scientists’ first close glimpse of this ice-giant planet.

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Physicists Find Evidence for Superfluidity in Low-Density Neutron Matter

An accurate description of low-density nuclear matter is crucial for explaining the physics of neutron star crusts, according to a team of theoretical physicists led by Argonne National Laboratory’s Dr. Alessandro Lovato.

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Earliest-Known Maya Salt Works Discovered in Belize

Jay-yi Nah is an underwater archaeological site dating to the Early Classic Maya period (250-600 CE) that focused on salt production for local use or perhaps local production for down-the-line trading.

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Intestinal parasites may reduce covid-19 vaccine effectiveness

Around 25 per cent of the world’s population has intestinal parasite infections – these could hinder the effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines, according to research in mice




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Your brain may be mutating in a way that was thought to be very rare

DNA from mitochondria, the energy powerhouses inside cells, sometimes gets added to our genome – and the number of these mutations in the brain could be linked to ageing




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Most detailed map of uterine lining yields clues about endometriosis

An intricate atlas of the inner lining of the uterus could help researchers better understand conditions like endometriosis, infertility and abnormal menstruation




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Rejecting standard cancer treatment like Elle Macpherson is a big risk

People with cancer may have understandable reasons to follow Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson in declining chemotherapy, but the odds aren’t in their favour, warns Elle Hunt




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Microglia: How the brain’s immune cells may be causing dementia

They fight invaders, clear debris and tend neural connections, but sometimes microglia go rogue. Preventing this malfunction may offer new treatments for brain conditions including Alzheimer's




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Clown visits may shorten the amount of time children spend in hospital

Medical clowns, who play with children in hospitals, may help them be discharged sooner by reducing their heart rates




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One dose of a smallpox vaccine still gives good protection for mpox

A single dose of a smallpox vaccine seems to lower the risk of catching mpox by around 60 per cent, and two doses would probably be even better




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Evidence grows for dramatic brain remodelling during pregnancy

A woman's brain was scanned throughout her pregnancy, adding to the growing body of evidence that dramatic remodelling takes place in preparation for motherhood




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Evidence points to Wuhan market as source of covid-19 outbreak

Genetic testing on samples collected during the earliest days of the covid-19 outbreak suggests it is likely that the virus spread from animals to humans at the Huanan seafood market




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Children with cancer may benefit from having a cat or dog 'pen pal'

Interacting with animals seems to provide emotional support to young people with a serious illness, even when the contact is via letters and not face to face




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Pain relief from the placebo effect may not actually involve dopamine

Dopamine was long thought to play a part in the placebo effect for pain relief, but a new study is questioning its true role




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Map of the immune system changing with age may help optimise vaccines

Our immune cells change a lot as the decades progress, which could explain why we become more susceptible to certain conditions




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The remarkable science-backed ways to get fit as fast as possible

A better understanding of what happens to our bodies when we get fitter can unlock ways to speed up the journey – and it might be simpler than you think




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Rapamycin could make an epilepsy drug much safer during pregnancy

The epilepsy medication sodium valproate is linked to developmental problems in fetuses, but lab studies may now have found a way to prevent this




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MDMA was hyped as a promising treatment for PTSD – what went wrong?

For years, it seemed MDMA-assisted therapy would revolutionise PTSD treatment. But poor trial design and alleged misconduct ultimately stopped the treatment from receiving government approval




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All your questions about Marburg virus answered

Everything you need to know about Rwanda's outbreak of Marburg virus, which has been described as one of the deadliest human pathogens




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Fresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions

New research into the moments between wakefulness and sleep could bring hope for insomniacs and even make us more creative problem-solvers




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Do certain foods suppress inflammation and help you live longer?

Recent research shows that anti-inflammatory diets are not as faddish as they might sound, with the power to reduce the risk of heart attacks and some cancers




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Michelangelo's 'The Flood' seems to depict a woman with breast cancer

The Renaissance artist Michelangelo had carried out human dissections, which may have led him to include women with breast cancer in some of his pieces




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Bird flu was found in a US pig – does that raise the risk for humans?

A bird flu virus that has been circulating in dairy cattle for months has now been found in a pig in the US for the first time, raising the risk of the virus evolving to become more dangerous to people