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Democrats alarmed by 'chaos in the skies' after U.S. government again fires laser near Mexico border
The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border — one that appears to have been flown by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Source link
Swiss skier Corinne Suter wins 1st downhill race since Olympics
Former Olympic and world downhill champion Corinne Suter won the first World Cup race since the Milano Cortina Games as the chase began Friday for Lindsey Vonn’s lead in the discipline standings. Source link
Pakistan's defence minister says that there is now 'open war' with Afghanistan
Pakistan’s defence minister said that his country ran out of “patience” and considers that there is now an “open war” with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack. Source link
Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a hit
The New Scientist Book Club enjoyed our February read, Tim Winton’s far-future-set Juice. Head of books Alison Flood rounds up member thoughts Source link
A Canadian helped build a water plant in Gaza. Now he worries about its fate as aid groups leave over new law
Foreign workers from 37 international non-governmental organizations will leave the Gaza Strip by Sunday after choosing not to comply with new registration rules imposed by Israel. The new rules include handing over lists of local and foreign staff, which the organizations say put people at risk. Source link
2 sea lions from Marineland get new home at Vancouver Aquarium
The sea lions were recently moved to the Vancouver Aquarium as part of Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums’ effort to find long-term homes for animals previously located at Marineland, the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont. Source link
AI company Anthropic amends core safety principle amid growing competition in sector
Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot that was founded with a focus on safe technology, appears to be scaling back its safety commitments in order to keep the company competitive, after it amended a set of self-imposed guidelines aimed at preventing the development of AI that could potentially be dangerous. Source link
Why you shouldn’t count on SPF for all of your sun protection
Sunscreen manufacturers assign an precise SPF number using an imprecise method of lab testing, which could be giving Canadians a false sense of security when using sunscreen to protect themselves from the sun. Source link
Why a memory chip shortage is wreaking havoc on the consumer electronics industry
A boom of investment in artificial intelligence has led to an unforeseen problem: a shortage of the world’s memory chip supply, which threatens to drive up the price of consumer electronics like laptops, smartphones and video game consoles. Source link
Even Neve Campbell can't save controversy-laden Scream 7
Scream 7 may mark the return of scream queen Neve Campbell to the long-running slasher franchise, but it’s nowhere near a high-water mark for the series. Source link