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Saskatchewan's Scott Moe speaks out against AI 'deepfakes' of him circulating online

Saskatchewan's Scott Moe speaks out against AI 'deepfakes' of him circulating online

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government is doing whatever it can to track down the creators of so-called "deepfakes" of him and other prominent figures.
Tesla awards CEO Musk millions of shares valued at about $29 billion

Tesla awards CEO Musk millions of shares valued at about $29 billion

Tesla gave Elon Musk a stock grant of $29 billion on Monday as a reward for years of “transformative and unprecedented" growth despite a recent foray into right-wing politics that has hurt its sales, profits and its stock price.
Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease

Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease

A team led by researchers in British Columbia has solved the mystery of a gruesome disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America, more than a decade after the die-off.
A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for the first time in centuries

A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for the first time in centuries

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash 6 kilometers (3.
Companies taking concrete steps toward capturing revenues from carbon dioxide

Companies taking concrete steps toward capturing revenues from carbon dioxide

It can be used to make fuel, fertilizer, building material and even soap, but can carbon dioxide be a money maker, too? Carbon capture has long been a focus of emissions reduction efforts in Canada.
'Tech is booming': Canada's first quantum computing hub boots up in southern Alberta

'Tech is booming': Canada's first quantum computing hub boots up in southern Alberta

LETHBRIDGE — Businesses in southern Alberta are getting the chance to try out a publicly accessible supercomputer.
SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours. The four U.S.
History at risk in Ontario's Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians

History at risk in Ontario's Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians

TORONTO — Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services and rehome nearly 35,000 artifacts.
Judge allows the National Science Foundation to withhold hundreds of millions of research dollars

Judge allows the National Science Foundation to withhold hundreds of millions of research dollars

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Science Foundation can continue to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars from researchers in several states until litigation aimed at restoring it plays out, a federal court ruled Friday. U.S.
Russian and US space chiefs meet to discuss continued cooperation

Russian and US space chiefs meet to discuss continued cooperation

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss plans for continued cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meet