Tech
The makers of the metaverse want you to give up on reality
Silicon Valley is promising a digital world within our world. But logging in to the metaverse won’t solve our issues.
Failure is all the rage—for tech companies
Why failure has consequences, even if these tech giants have convinced themselves it doesn’t
Behavioural tracking: You’re being stalked across the web
Companies are using your private information to make sure you pay more, and see less online
RIM expected to layoff thousands in coming days
The makers of BlackBerry could issue as many as 6,000 layoff notices to employees all over the world in a matter of days, the Financial Post reports.
BlackBerry blues
The once-mighty RIM is fighting for its life—while the Canadian tech sector is still suffering from the loss of Nortel
U.S. military unveils non-lethal heat ray for crowd control: ‘you’re gonna feel it’
They say that it won’t hurt, but it will be unbearable.
Five websites all students should bookmark
Study, research and procrastinate like never before!
Google offers Canadians free calls from G-mail
International calls as low as 2 cents per minute
Game changer—big bucks, big brains
Søren Rysgaard will leave Greenland for the University of Manitoba, and David Barber of the Centre for Earth Observation Science
The Northwest (Data) Passage
Fibre-optic cable link planned across Arctic
Italy becomes world leader in smart meter technology
Utility credits intelligent meters with $750 million in annual savings
Supersonic, 1,000-mph car edges one step closer to reality
British test-fire rocket that will power car