Sci-Tech

When Janean Compton received a pair of text messages this week claiming she had a speeding ticket, her first reaction was to wonder if they were legitimate.

Virtual reality was supposed to transform entertainment. At least, that was the expectation roughly a decade ago with the arrival of the Oculus Rift, the first virtual reality (VR) headset that many believed would push VR into the mainstream.

An ancient Roman mystery is afoot in the rolling hills of northern Britain.

Researchers have started working on dinosaur fossils left sitting for decades after Saskatchewan’s most famous fossil was unearthed.

A team led by the Smithsonian has discovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur—a small, seagull-sized flying reptile that lived more than 200 million years ago in what is now Arizona.

The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil fuel that are crucial for tech products and military hardware.

A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been blocked by a federal appeals court days before it was set to go into effect. But there are ways to end those subscriptions and memberships, even if they take some work.

If it seems like your phone has been blowing up with more spam text messages recently, it probably is.

All open-net pen salmon farms are supposed to be out of B.C. waters by 2029 – but industry opponents and advocates say they don’t know if the federal government will follow through on the ban.

A group of leading tech companies is teaming up with two teachers’ unions to train 400,000 kindergarten through 12th grade teachers in artificial intelligence over the next five years.

A Toronto university professor aims to make the city a global technology leader by launching 50 artificial intelligence (AI) companies to ensure Canada benefits economically from its own research while retaining talent at home.

A meteorite flew over Montreal before landing in the Eastern Townships.

Tonight, stargazers can expect an eye-popping sight in the night sky. July’s full moon, sometimes called the Buck Moon, is rising.

WOOHOO, a restaurant that bills itself as “dining in the future,” is set to open in September in central Dubai, a stone’s throw from the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa and feature an AI chef.

Grok AI will be available in Tesla vehicles next week “at the latest,” the EV maker’s CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on Thursday.