“Humiliating” artificial intelligence tools that generate sexually explicit content of children are in the sights of the federal government. While Communications Minister Anika Wells warned it’s impossible to eliminate the problem of abusive technology “in one fell swoop”, the government has vowed to work with industry on how best to restrict access to “nudify” and…
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s changes to federal vaccine policy are prompting medical organizations and several states to formulate their own vaccine recommendations for the fall respiratory illness season, concerned many healthy children and pregnant women could lose access to preventive shots. This push for an alternative standard…
A startup created by Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL)) is stepping into the broadband spotlight as it goes after a share of the federal government’s $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program. The company, Taara, says in a blog post that its wireless Lightbridge technology can beam high-speed internet over the air, offering…
The federal government has quietly updated its online travel advice to remind Canadians to “expect scrutiny” from border patrol officers if they travel to the United States. A website with official advice for travellers heading south was updated with a paragraph about the “significant” discretion officers have when it comes to deciding who enters their…