Monthly Archives: February 2024

Australian scientists have discovered the most luminous object in the universe — a black hole that eats equivalent to a sun per day.

Google is pausing an AI tool that creates images of people following inaccuracies in some historical depictions the model generated, the latest hiccup in the Alphabet-owned company’s efforts to catch up with rivals OpenAI and Microsoft.

The head of Vice Media Group has informed employees that the company will stop publishing content on Vice.com and will be cutting several hundred positions.

The low-cost airline, based in Calgary, says it will cease operations at 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 26, though flights will continue until that time.

An increasing number of countries are adopting regulations to ensure consumers are informed when a manufacturer shrinks its product. Some consumer advocates and shoppers would like the Canadian government to get on board.

People who search for human remains in Alberta say a new study identifying predominant scavengers in the region will help them conduct their searches more efficiently.

The union representing more than 9,000 workers at Canada’s two biggest railways says public safety is at stake as contract negotiations ground to a halt this month, with a potential strike on the horizon.

It’s hard to be optimistic about the world when you see the devastating effects of climate change all around you. But Hannah Ritchie, a University of Oxford data and environmental scientist, says that mindset only gets in our way.

Canadians can begin filing their income tax returns online as of Monday, with several changes in store for the 2024 tax filing season.

A pack of wolves dug a tunnel to get out of snow that was nearly one-metre deep in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Note: The source of the wolf video is CCTV/Reuters.