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Washington County treasurer urges early mailing of tax payments due to USPS changes
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (28+ words) Washington County treasurer urges early mailing of tax payments due to USPS changes'Yahoo News Canada The United States Postal Service will now start postmarking mail at regional centers....
Reddit sues Australia over social media ban, citing free speech threat
2+ week, 2+ day ago (516+ words) By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit in Australia's highest court seeking to overturn the country's social media ban for children, calling it an "intrusion on free political discourse…...
Russia blocks Apple's FaceTime in mounting push against foreign tech platforms
3+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) By Mark Trevelyan and Gleb Stolyarov Dec 4 (Reuters) - Russia has blocked Apple's video-calling app FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said on Thursday, as part "of an accelerating clampdown on foreign tech platforms that authorities allege are "being used for criminal…...
Alberta introduces new plan to incentivize data centres to power themselves
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (853+ words) New Alberta legislation would allow electricity hungry data centres to generate their own power, should the legislature approve the changes. Staring down a glut of applications for access to Alberta's power grid to build the processing hubs, the provincial government…...
Cloudflare outage disrupts major websites
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (52+ words) There are global outages for several major websites after internet infrastructure firm CloudFlare says it is trying to fix an issue that has caused serious disruptions. There are global outages for several major websites after internet infrastructure firm CloudFlare says…...
Cloudflare outage takes down X and ChatGPT
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (378+ words) A number of high-profile websites, including X and ChatGPT, have gone down for some users due to problems affecting major internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare. Thousands of users began reporting issues with the sites, as well as other services, to outage…...
'Are we in a Black Mirror episode?': Former Disney Channel star criticized for 'vile' AI avatar app 2wai
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (605+ words) A former Disney Channel star has stirred up some controversy online for 2wai, an AI avatar app that many people are comparing to an episode of dystopian sci-fi series Black Mirror. Calum Worthy, a 34-year-old Canadian actor who starred in the…...
Proposed data centre would need almost half of Tantramar gas plant’s power - Yahoo News Canada
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (882+ words) A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar area. That number, volunteered by one of…...
Internet conflicted over Apple's $230 iPhone Pocket case. See new product. - Yahoo News Canada
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (750+ words) Apple's latest product is turning heads for its simplistic design and high price tag. The tech giant unveiled the iPhone Pocket on Nov. 11. The 3D-knit phone case that starts at $150. The case was made in collaboration with Japanese fashion house…...
Apple iPhone Pocket accessory inspired by 'a piece of cloth' - Yahoo News Canada
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (438+ words) If your iPhone is like your favourite child and you want to keep it cozy and clean, then Apple thinks the iPhone Pocket is for you. Apple teamed up with designer Issey Miyake for the limited-edition release that is essentially…...