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China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater

China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Meta spending big on AI talent but will it pay off?

Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions of dollars for top talent to make up ground in the generative artificial intelligence race, sparking doubt about the wisdom of the spree.

China’s humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts

While China’s men’s soccer team hasn’t generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involved than any athletic prowess shown.

Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on mainstay H2A rocket’s last flight

Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship designed to be more cost competitive in the global space market.

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children from seeing online pornography.

Experts warn of rising fraud risk with AI adoption

The first-ever Toronto Tech Week is nearing its end, wrapping up Friday after a packed week of events aimed at positioning Canada’s largest city as a global leader in technology and artificial intelligence.

Windows’ infamous ‘blue screen of death’ will soon turn black

Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background.

International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.

AI data-centre boom could destroy Big Tech’s net-zero plans

The fast-rising energy demands of Big Tech are undermining the ambitious climate pledges that Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have made.

Meta signs deals to source more solar, wind power for data centres

Renewable energy developer Invenergy and social media giant Meta Platforms have signed four deals to supply 791 megawatts (MW) more of solar and wind power to operate data centers, the companies said on Thursday.

Micron shares rise on bets of strong demand for AI-related memory chips

Micron Technology shares rose two per cent in premarket trading, after a robust forecast from the chipmaker for fourth-quarter revenue on demand.

Sharing ex’s nudes with her employer was in ‘public interest,’ B.C. tribunal rules

A woman who took her ex-partner to B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal over his sharing of intimate images she sent him has lost her bid for compensation under the province’s Intimate Images Protection Act.

Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blast off on a privately funded trip to the space station

India, Poland and Hungary launched their first astronauts in more than 40 years Wednesday, sending them on a private flight to the International Space Station.

Manitoba senior loses $2M in life savings to crypto scam

The Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) has issued a warning after a local senior lost their $2 million in life savings to a crypto scam.

For first time, Webb telescope discovers an alien planet

In addition to providing a trove of information about the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope since its 2021 launch has obtained valuable data on various already-known planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets. Now, for the first time, Webb has discovered an exoplanet not previously known.