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Federal government commits $492 million in grants for virus, AI research 6 days ago – The federal government is providing up to $492 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to fund Canadian researchers...
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The Queen makes first-ever public video call thanks to COVID-19 12 days ago – "I'm very impressed by what you have achieved already," the Queen says in the video chat.
Twitter tests new feature prompting Android users to open articles before sharing 13 days ago – The social media company has been tightening its policies in recent years amid criticism that its hands-off approach had allowed abuse, fake accounts and misinformation to thrive on its platform.
Online platforms scramble as content moderators in short supply amid coronavirus 16 days ago – Companies including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google have all been warning users since at least April that they are experiencing shortages of content moderators, causing a backlog in the removal of harmful posts.
U.K. instructs telecoms to stockpile Huawei gear over fear of U.S. sanctions: letter 4 days ago – "Escalating U.S. action against Huawei may affect its ability to provide updates for products containing U.S. technology," the letter said.
Australia says ‘state-based actor’ behind recent cyberattacks but won’t identify country 5 days ago – Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there were not a lot of state actors that could launch this sort of attack, but Australia will not identify which country was responsible.
Coronavirus tracing app not yet OK’d by privacy watchdog, but outside experts give thumbs up 5 days ago – The app, announced Thursday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will be beta tested in Ontario starting on July 2 and is expected to launch nationally soon after.
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Overclockersclub gets a First Look at the new Acer Predator 9000! - OverclockersClub 14 hours ago – Acer unveils new Swift 5, Chromebook Spin and Helios gaming machines MobileSyrupAcer's Predator X25 gaming monitor is the latest to feature 360 Hz refresh rate TechSpotAcer is now making its own Red Bull The Ver...
Crash Bandicoot 4 Pre-Orders Live On PS4, Xbox One - GameSpot 14 hours ago – Wumping Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time trailer drops and instantly erases nearly 22 years of waiting for a sequel to Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Notebookcheck.netCrash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Announced for October Launch, Trailer...
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