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6 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Siberian mammoth molars yield oldest DNA ever recovered
Scientists say they have recovered the oldest DNA on record, extracting it from the molars of mammoths that roamed northeastern Siberia up to 1.2 million years ago in research that broadens the horizons for understanding extinct...
Justice system needs more resources after pandemic pushed operations online: report
Canada’s national legal organization says the justice system should embrace the technological modernization forced upon it by the COVID-19 pandemic and is calling for more investment to support the move to online justice in a post-pandemic...
Facebook restricts users, publishers from sharing news content in Australia
Facebook will restrict publishers and users in Australia from sharing or viewing news content in response to a proposed law that would require it and Alphabet, Google's parent company, to pay publishers for content, the company said in a blog post on...
CRA locks online accounts amid investigation, leaving users worried
The Canada Revenue Agency has locked an unknown number of taxpayers out of its online platform, telling users their email addresses have been removed from their accounts. The CRA says the move is meant “as a security precaution in the context of ongoing investigative...
A look at new and old spacecraft that have travelled to Mars
Spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China have entered Mars's orbit, with a rover from the U.S. set to arrive next week. They'll join eight other craft already near the Red...
SFU warns cyberattack exposed personal information of about 200,000 students, staff and alumni
Simon Fraser University is warning its school community about a cyberattack that breached a server which stored information on student and employee ID numbers and other data, including admission or academic...