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9 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Good with faces? This test will tell you if you're a 'super-recognizer'
If you have an uncanny knack for remembering people's faces, you might be what's known as a "super-recognizer." Australian researchers say their online facial recognition test is the best way to confirm whether you fit the...
Online password '123456' more popular than ever and easy to crack
People are still using the most basic of internet passwords that can be easily cracked, according to a database analysis by password manager...
Apple to lower App Store fees for small developers, but some critics not impressed
Apple Inc says it plans to start a program to lower its App Store commission for software developers who make $1 million US or less in proceeds each year from the store, but some of the company's critics called the move "window...
State-sponsored actors 'very likely' looking to attack electricity supply, says intelligence agency
State-sponsored actors are "very likely" trying to shore up their cyber capabilities to attack Canada's critical infrastructure — such as the electricity supply — to intimidate or to prepare for future online assaults, a new intelligence...
Caribou herds close to home a pretty sight, but conservation measures still needed
"I would really encourage the communities to not assume the population is abundant because [the caribou are] more accessible," said Nadia Saganash, senior advisor Cree-Quebec...
World's last known white giraffe gets GPS tracking device
The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to help protect it from poachers as it grazes in...
Ford government risks missing climate change targets, Ontario auditor general says
Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk's findings come in a series of environmental value-for-money audits released...
The tick collectors: Volunteers dragging for bugs most of us try to avoid
Most of us take pains to avoid picking up ticks when we're outdoors. But one group in the Miramichi region is actively seeking them out, with the help of a trained...
'Not good': Ocean advocacy group criticizes Canadian fishery management in audit
Only about 25 per cent of Canada's fish populations are considered healthy and the federal government is missing data on more than one-third of the country's fisheries, according to an ocean conservation...