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Tech execs say building up tech ecosystem means resisting allure of U.S., acquisition
TORONTO — A trio of the biggest names in tech say they resisted the allure of the U.S. — and cash-rich businesses that saw them as an acquisition target — and hope the next generation of Canadian entrepreneurs will do the same. Shopify Inc.
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Canada's first beach cleaning robot is coming to Ontario parks this summer
SUTTON WEST — Don’t be alarmed if you see a Zamboni-like rover roaming Ontario's shores this summer – it’s a beach cleaning robot being tested in some provincial parks.
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Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselves
NEW YORK (AP) — Six months ago, Jennifer Rubin had no idea whether she'd make it in a new media world. She just knew it was time to leave The Washington Post, where she'd been a political columnist for 15 years.
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Japanese company blames laser tool for its 2nd crash landing on the moon
A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company's lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon . Officials for ispace announced the news from Tokyo on Tuesday. The crash landing was the second for ispace in two years.
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Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US
NEW YORK (AP) — An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been so hot in more than a decade.
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OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge's ruling over trademark dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A budding partnership between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a new artificial intelligence hardware product has hit a legal snag after a federal judge ruled they must temporarily stop mark
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Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk promised in 2019 that driverless Tesla “robotaxis” would be on the road “next year,” but it didn’t happen. A year later, he promised to deliver them the next year, but that didn’t happen either.
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Women face more injury risks in car crashes. So why are test dummies modeled after men?
Maria Weston Kuhn had one lingering question about the car crash that forced her to have emergency surgery during a vacation in Ireland: Why did she and her mother sustain serious injuries while her father and brother, who sat in the front, emerge un
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The largest digital camera ever built has released its first shots of the universe
NEW YORK (AP) — The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C.
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The largest digital camera ever built has released its first glamour shots of the universe
NEW YORK (AP) — The largest digital camera ever built released its first glamour shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C.
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