Hashtag Trending Jun.29-Subreddit with 7 milllion members leave Reddit; University students prove voice id can be easily faked; EU “crash testing” AI
Leaders of a subreddit with 7 million members leaves Reddit, a group of university students prove that voice id is easily faked and the European Union is “crash testing” Artificial Intelligence – buckle up for these and more top tech news stories from Hashtag Trending and Tech News Day. I’m
Read MoreAn Introduction to the View Transitions API
Learn how to use the new View Transitions API, which offers an easier way to animate between DOM states and even between page loads. Continue reading An Introduction to the View Transitions API on SitePoint.
Read MoreNations urged to be responsible in cyberspace after meeting in Vancouver
Representatives of 16 countries wound up two days of meetings on cybersecurity in Vancouver this week by calling for nations to uphold responsible behaviour in cyberspace. Global Affairs Canada said the meetings, which discussed challenges to co-ordinated responses to incidents, were follow-ups to sessions last year in Belgium. “Country representatives
Read MoreDoorDash offers delivery workers hourly rate, but there’s a catch
DoorDash will give delivery workers the option to be paid a guaranteed hourly minimum rate instead of being paid per delivery, the company said Wednesday. The new option, a novelty in the gig worker industry, comes as DoorDash and other app-based gig companies like Lyft and Uber will have to
Read MoreHow to Be a Better Leader by Communicating More Assertively
Communication tips for empathetic peopleOne bite of a pasta piece, and I immediately know whether it is perfectly cooked. Al dente. The perfect texture for cooked pasta. The perfect combination. Tender, yet firm.I think of al dente pasta when I think of an assertive communication style.Assertiveness is about making your thoughts,
Read MoreBacked by the National Quantum Strategy, NGen and DIGITAL team up to launch $30 million for quantum projects
Global innovation clusters NGen and DIGITAL announced yesterday that they have partnered to launch C$30 million in projects aimed at driving the commercialization of quantum technologies. NGen, based in Concord, Ont., is a global innovation cluster for advanced manufacturing while DIGITAL, formerly known as the Digital Technology Supercluster, is a
Read MoreTuSimple may sell US business as it turns attention to Asia
Self-driving truck developer TuSimple may sell its U.S. business, the company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday. TuSimple, which is on the verge of being delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange for failing to file two quarterly reports, said it is exploring strategic alternatives for its U.S. business, including a
Read MoreSpire and OroraTech will launch a fleet of wildfire-monitoring satellites
The past few wildfire seasons in the United States and Canada have been some of the most memorable — and dangerous — on record. But despite the billions of dollars that each government pours into fighting fires, first responders are still in need of real-time wildfire detection and monitoring data.
Read MoreHow self-driving do we need our self-driving cars to be?
Photo: Vjeran Pavic Illustration: Alex Parkin There’s a big debate happening in the self-driving car world: what’s the best way for these vehicles to see the world around them? Both Tesla and those autonomous taxi startups, like Waymo and Cruise, use powerful machine vision systems to help their cars navigate
Read MoreBlackBerry CEO maintains company is ‘on the right path’
BlackBerry CEO John Chen tried to paint a bright face on the company’s financial future at the company’s virtual annual general meeting on Tuesday. “I am positive we are on the right path,” he told shareholders during the online meeting, although in March the Waterloo, Ont.-based company reported losing $734
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