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2 weeks ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
Young people face increasing risks in a future fuelled by artificial intelligence, and the rapid rise of tools like generative AI expose them to serious new threats, according to recent Canadian reports and surveys looking at AI and the growing number of young people encountering or using artificial intelligence systems.
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3 weeks ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
As organizers of Earth Day prepare for this, the 55th anniversary of the global eco-friendly day of action and awareness, they urge us to remember that it’s every day, not just today, that the earth needs a little care and attention. Events here and around the world remind us that seemingly small lifestyle choices can have a significant impact on our planet, not the least of which are the gadgets we buy and tech gear we use.
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4 weeks ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
As it continues to mark its 10th anniversary with special exhibitions and events, the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto is exhibiting new and archival photography that points to a much longer history — ten centuries, not just ten years. In fact, visitors can take a kind of smart walk – one that blends science, math and art – back to the 11th century to see and learn more about a unique form of Islamic architecture known as muqarnas.
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1 month ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
It’s seen as one of the biggest technology law questions of our age, and legal fights to determine the answer have tied up many of the world’s largest technology, media and AI companies.
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1 month ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
Canada’s homegrown electric vehicle – that’s right, a car entirely made in this country – is not only futuristic, fast, and environmentally friendly, it has hit the target on its first appearance in Europe, attracting the attention of consumers, manufacturers, and government leaders from around the world.
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1 month ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
Emerging technologies like extended reality, artificial intelligence, and fifth generation wireless connectivity (XR, AI, 5G) are transforming the media, entertainment, and gaming industries, opening new opportunities for the tech savvy businessperson and transforming mass media into more personalized entertainment experiences. But there are also substantial threats and challenges posed by those same new technologies.
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2 months ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
There’s a growing urgency for made-in-Canada solutions to almost everything these days. And when it comes to food, that urgency is existential. Green thumbs and greenhouses wielding the latest tools, techniques and technologies from an advanced agri-tech sector are needed so all Canadians can have food security and resilience. Canadian farmers, technology developers, and policy researchers are coming together in pursuit of policies and procedures that support that goal.
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2 months ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
Concerns about privacy, data ownership, censorship, and a lack of common decency across today’s social media platforms continue to grow, about as fast as the number of platforms and their popularity. In response to the growing concerns over toxicity, misinformation, and invasions of privacy on many social media platforms, actions in support of a new kind of social media environment are growing, too.
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2 months ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
Canada is getting ready to deliver significant changes to the country’s drone regulations. They’re intended to open up a multi-million-dollar opportunity for businesses and investors active in various sectors, including supply chain management, package delivery, environmental monitoring, infrastructure maintenance and repair, emergency and first responder support and more. That’s if, and when, the next Prime Minister and/or governing party in power is on board.
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2 months ago | 
whatsyourtech.ca | Lee Rickwood
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows” sang Bob Dylan in his iconic song, Subterranean Homesick Blues. *But one might help if you are diabetic. Perhaps “the sky has lost control” as Barbara Streisand sang in the revelatory song, Stoney End.
