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Neuralink Opens Patient Registry in Canada
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has announced its Patient Registry has opened for Canadian residents, expanding outside the U.S. for the first time. This marks the next big step towards advancing brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies, says Neuralink. This expansion invites people with specific medical conditions to look into the possibility of participating in current and future clinical...
Facebook Spied on Snapchat Users Reveal Court Documents
In 2016, Facebook initiated a covert project dubbed "Project Ghostbusters" to intercept and decrypt traffic between Snapchat users and servers.
Google Messages Beta Users Get Early Access to Gemini
Gemini, the latest feature announced by Google a month ago, is now beginning to roll out for select users participating in the Google Messages beta.
Grok AI Chatbot Coming to X Premium Subscribers This Week
Elon Musk’s xAI and its chatbot, Grok, currently is only available for Premium+ subscribers on X (formerly Twitter). But that will soon change this week. According to Musk yesterday, he announced, "Later this week, Grok will be enabled for all premium subscribers (not just premium+).” There are two tiers of paid subscriptions on X: Premium...
Google’s 2023 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Review Reveals Alarming Trends
Google's latest analysis reveals a significant surge in zero-day vulnerabilities, with 97 zero-day exploits detected surpassing the previous year's count.
How to Use iPhone Express Mode on TTC: Tap to Pay without Unlocking
Last month, when we wrote about Ontario debuting its One Fare program, we noted that PRESTO Apple Wallet support was still missing in action on the TTC. But despite the lack of official PRESTO card support in Apple Wallet on the iPhone, it’s still possible to use the latter to tap to pay—without unlocking your...
ArriveCan App Still Costs $3 Million Per Year to Operate: CBSA
The ongoing investigation into the $60 million ArriveCan app continues and seemingly never ends. Officials from the Canada Border Services Agency spoke in front of MPs at the House of Commons Government Operations Committee yesterday, sharing their accounts of what happened. "I do believe ArriveCan provided value for money. I don’t believe it provided best...
A Google Pixel 9 Pro ‘XL’ is Coming Too, Says Reliable Leaker
Reliable leaker @OnLeaks (known as Steve Hemmerstoffer) has shared some new 5K renders of upcoming Google Pixel devices, specifically the Pixel 9 yet again. The renders were shared with 91mobiles and we see some high quality images of what claim to be the upcoming entry Pixel 9, with rounded corners and flat sides, giving us...
Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED Review
The Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED features a stunning display, launching at $1,999 in Canada.
F-Zero Maximum Velocity Coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass on March 29
F-Zero Maximum Velocity is racing onto Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on March 29, Nintendo announces.
Apple Users Hit by Phishing Attacks Exploiting System Glitch
Several Apple customers have reported being targets of complex phishing schemes exploiting what looks to be an apparent glitch in how many times a password reset can be made. Victims will get bombarded with system-level prompts on their Apple devices, requiring action to make the messages go away. Scammers then up the ante in this...
Apple AI Chatbot Won’t Debut at WWDC 2024, Says Report
Earlier today, Apple announced its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will kick off on June 10 to June 14, at its Apple Park headquarters. We’ve long heard the rumours that Apple is investing heavily into artificial intelligence, but don’t expect a new “Apple GPT” to be unveiled at WWDC 2024. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark...