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6 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Clearview AI will stop offering facial recognition software in Canada, privacy officials say
Clearview AI, the controversial U.S.-based technology firm, will no longer make its facial recognition software available in Canada, according to federal and provincial privacy authorities. A statement issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on Monday said Clearview had advised officials of the move in response to an ongoing investigation by privacy...
Video game giant Ubisoft shakes up executive ranks as it deals with harassment claims
A Paris-based game software developer with offices in several Canadian cities is making changes in response to complaints against several executives, including a vice-president based in...
How grizzly bears have learned to live with humans
Grizzly bears had better survival rates when they gradually shifted their behaviour to become more nocturnal and were less likely to come into contact with people, a new study...
Kenya uses app in battle against desert locusts
Lorugum village in northwest Kenya is under siege with hundreds of thousands of young desert locusts covering trees, shrubs and...
Kitchener-based Communitech's virtual job fair offering up another 350 jobs
Communitech is holding another online job fair, matching job seekers with about 350 positions in the tech...
Research finds fishing gear a major source of ocean microplastics in Atlantic Canada
Researchers studying the quantity of microplastics in the ocean in Atlantic Canada say some of the major sources of the puny pieces of plastic come from fishing gear and single-use plastics.