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The strongest influence on children’s brains may not be what many expect, study suggests

A child’s family income and the neighbourhood they grow up in may have a stronger influence on brain development than factors such as IQ, parenting style or health history, according to new research.

Zuckerberg says Meta made ‘mistakes’ in AI workforce shift

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told employees that the social media giant has made mistakes in its AI transformation of its workforce, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

Alleged multimillion-dollar crypto laundering scheme busted with help from Canada

Canada is one of several countries that helped take down an alleged cryptocurrency laundering scheme known as “AudiA6.”

Social media use at a young age is linked to earlier experimentation with drugs and alcohol

The minimum age requirement for most social media platforms is 13 years old, but nearly 40 per cent of adolescents between the ages of 8 and 12 use social media.

U.S. releases third batch of UFO files, including new videos and reports

The U.S. Department of War released a new batch of UFO files on Friday, including previously unseen videos and reports of unidentified objects and lights.

Is Instagram down? Users report issues accessing platform

Users are reporting issues accessing Instagram Friday morning, according to online tracker Downdetector.com.

B.C. firm 'over the moon' about contract to chart Canada’s role in lunar exploration

Shaun Riddell is “over the moon” — figuratively, if not quite yet literally — since his Langley, B.C., firm was named among three companies hired by the Canadian Space Agency to lay the groundwork for human and robotic missions to the lunar surface.

Privacy commissioner says Grok deepfakes violated Canadian privacy law

The federal privacy commissioner will today release the results of his investigation of sexual deepfakes created by Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot.

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen says he was surprised by Canadians' support for Artemis II

Jeremy Hansen, one of four astronauts who returned to Earth two months ago after travelling around the moon, said nothing could have prepared him for the awe he felt in space or the overwhelming support he’s received from Canadians.

The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts

Some workplace experts argue that with more businesses adopting AI tools, soft skills such as empathy, critical thinking and ethical decision-making are worth cultivating to help employees become indispensable.

Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter’s suicide

A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in U.S. court on Thursday alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to commit suicide, the latest lawsuit to accuse the company of failing to address dangerous conversations between users and the company’s chatbot.

What an airline passenger encounters when they try to storm a cockpit

Cruising above the clouds at 32,000 feet in the air, chaos erupted in the cabin of a Frontier Airlines flight from Puerto Rico to Chicago last month.

Spotify removed thousands of phony drug sales podcasts, investigation finds

Spotify has removed tens of thousands of phony podcasts promoting illegal online pharmacies, a new investigation has found, after reports from CNN and other news outlets exposed the issue last year.

How would Canada’s social media ban work? Platforms, apps not sure

As countries including Canada move toward social media bans in an attempt to keep youths safe online, tech companies are in a tug of war over who should be the gatekeepers.

Ubisoft closing Winnipeg studio

The company behind several popular video game franchises is closing its Winnipeg office.