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Durham school board adopts ‘accessible controller’ designed by a parent
After months of testing, the board has made the technology available in hopes of helping all of its students with physical limitations. Continue reading
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Still no timeline for fix of website at centre of N.S. data breach 40 days later
The province’s FOIPOP website was taken down on April 5 after a data breach exposed social insurance numbers, birth dates and personal addresses of multiple people. Continue reading
Justin Trudeau to address tech entrepreneurs at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials say Trudeau will visit campus Friday to headline the annual meeting of the school’s Solve initiative . Continue reading
Cellphone emergency alert test hailed a ‘success’ even though many Albertans didn’t get message
Wednesday’s test of the Alert Ready system is being hailed as a success despite the fact many people reported not receiving the loud warning on their cellphones. Continue reading
Meet Pepper – Canada’s first emotionally sensitive robot for sick kids
Pepper, the social humanoid robot, is the first of its kind. Continue reading
Canada Learning Code provides tech opportunities nationwide
The charity looks to empower people to understand coding, and use it in whatever ways they can. Continue reading
Sidewalk Labs to release initial sketches of Toronto high-tech hub in July
The public will get a look this summer at “initial sketches” of the proposal for a high-tech community in Toronto, with a more detailed proposal expected in the fall. Continue reading
Chinese firm breaks world record with over 1,300 dancing drones
Thousands of drones set a Guinness World Record as they lit up the night sky over the Chinese city of Xi’an. Continue reading
London one of five cities included in Ontario pilot program to increase digital literacy in youth
The aim of the program is to prepare young people with the skills they need for jobs in an increasingly digital economy. Continue reading
Virgin Galactic conducts first supersonic test of spaceship since fatal 2014 flight
Virgin Galactic’s new spaceship climbed at supersonic speed over California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday in the company’s first powered flight since the fatal crash of its original rocketship in 2014. Continue reading
