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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple event in Cupertino, Calif., Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Key new features coming to Apple’s iOS 18 this fall

Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday’s…

 

FILE - People try out iPhone products at an Apple Store in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2021. Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday, June 10, 2024, is expected to herald the company’s move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a technological frontier that’s expected to be as revolutionary as the invention of the iPhone. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Appel set inject its products with new wave of AI technology

Siri’s optional gateway to ChatGPT will be free to all iPhone users

 

Alexis Bogan, whose speech was impaired by a brain tumor, uses an AI powered smartphone app to create a audible drink order at a Starbucks drive-thru on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Lincoln, R.I. The app converts her typed entries into a verbal message created using her original voice. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone

The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She…

Alexis Bogan, whose speech was impaired by a brain tumor, uses an AI powered smartphone app to create a audible drink order at a Starbucks drive-thru on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Lincoln, R.I. The app converts her typed entries into a verbal message created using her original voice. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Swordfish Energy, a B.C.-based startup, is looking to replace diesel generators with what they say could be one of the most efficient sustainable energy models to date. (Courtesy Swordfish Energy)

B.C.-designed hydro-energy device looking to replace diesel generators

The Swordfish device is expected to be more efficient than any other energy product

Swordfish Energy, a B.C.-based startup, is looking to replace diesel generators with what they say could be one of the most efficient sustainable energy models to date. (Courtesy Swordfish Energy)
President of Nintendo Tatsumi Kimishima reacts after his speech during a presentation event of Nintendo Switch in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Nintendo Co. said Friday that its Nintendo Switch video game console will sell for 29,980 yen (about $260) in Japan, starting March 3. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Nintendo to announce Switch successor in this fiscal year as profits rise

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo said Tuesday that it will make an announcement…

President of Nintendo Tatsumi Kimishima reacts after his speech during a presentation event of Nintendo Switch in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Nintendo Co. said Friday that its Nintendo Switch video game console will sell for 29,980 yen (about $260) in Japan, starting March 3. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
A TikTok content creator, sits outside the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Washington as Senators prepare to consider legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you

No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you…

A TikTok content creator, sits outside the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Washington as Senators prepare to consider legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
The spike in freight crime comes in lockstep with a ramp-up of more sophisticated, digitally-savvy tactics that revolve around identity theft and drain the economy of millions of dollars, as the higher cost of living drives demand for pilfered products. Trucks carrying cargo containers arrive at the Port of Vancouver Centerm container terminal, in Vancouver, on Friday, October 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

How digitally savvy theft has invaded trucking

Number of cargo thefts in Canada and U.S. rose 59% last year

The spike in freight crime comes in lockstep with a ramp-up of more sophisticated, digitally-savvy tactics that revolve around identity theft and drain the economy of millions of dollars, as the higher cost of living drives demand for pilfered products. Trucks carrying cargo containers arrive at the Port of Vancouver Centerm container terminal, in Vancouver, on Friday, October 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
For social media companies, how to address health information has become a perennial question that has only grown in importance as the number of platforms multiplied and people began spending increasing amounts of time online. Now, it’s not uncommon to spot medical misinformation with almost every scroll.This March 18, 2010, file photo shows the YouTube website in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Richard Vogel

Health misinformation creates ‘whack-a-mole’ situation for tech platforms

World Health Organization analysis found misinformation in up to 51 per cent of social media posts

For social media companies, how to address health information has become a perennial question that has only grown in importance as the number of platforms multiplied and people began spending increasing amounts of time online. Now, it’s not uncommon to spot medical misinformation with almost every scroll.This March 18, 2010, file photo shows the YouTube website in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Richard Vogel
iPhone 15 Pro phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023. The Justice Department announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit Thursday, March 24, 2024 against Apple, accusing the tech giant of having an illegal monopoly over smartphones in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Justice Department sues Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the smartphone market

The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple,…

iPhone 15 Pro phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023. The Justice Department announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit Thursday, March 24, 2024 against Apple, accusing the tech giant of having an illegal monopoly over smartphones in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Team L.A. Matheson Mini Mecha Mustangs was one of 36 teams that competed at the 2024 FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship at Meadowridge School. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: B.C. teams roll into top place finishes at LEGO robotics tournament

A Maple Ridge school welcomed hundreds of people for the March 9 event

Team L.A. Matheson Mini Mecha Mustangs was one of 36 teams that competed at the 2024 FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship at Meadowridge School. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Bridge program windows are seen on a computer screen, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in New York. In a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation easy, a photo can sometimes raise as many questions as it was meant to answer. That was seen in recent days when controversy swirled around an image of Kate, Princess of Wales, and her three children. (AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer)

Photo manipulation has gone mainstream: what does that mean for you?

Just because you see something doesn’t mean you can absolutely believe it

Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Bridge program windows are seen on a computer screen, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in New York. In a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation easy, a photo can sometimes raise as many questions as it was meant to answer. That was seen in recent days when controversy swirled around an image of Kate, Princess of Wales, and her three children. (AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer)
This undated photo provided by NASA shows four Expedition 70 crew mates posing in the pressure suits they will wear when they return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon “Endurance” spacecraft. From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mohgensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. The quartet splashed down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, completing a six-and-a-half-month space research mission. (NASA via AP)

Four astronauts from four countries return to Earth after six months in orbit

Four astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with…

This undated photo provided by NASA shows four Expedition 70 crew mates posing in the pressure suits they will wear when they return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon “Endurance” spacecraft. From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mohgensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. The quartet splashed down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, completing a six-and-a-half-month space research mission. (NASA via AP)
An Apple logo hangs at a Palo Alto, Calif., Apple store on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Noah Berger

$14.4M B.C. iPhone class-action lawsuit settlement approved

Class members can expect to receive between $17.50 and $150 each

An Apple logo hangs at a Palo Alto, Calif., Apple store on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Noah Berger
FILE- In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo the Apple logo is displayed at the Apple store in the Brooklyn borough of New York. European Union fines Apple nearly $2 billion for unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over rivals. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

EU slaps Apple with nearly $2B fine for music streaming violation

Antitrust ruling says firm unfairly favoured its own music streaming service over others

FILE- In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo the Apple logo is displayed at the Apple store in the Brooklyn borough of New York. European Union fines Apple nearly $2 billion for unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over rivals. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
The Thomas Haney robotics team called ThunderTech Robotics consists of Quinn Gigliotti, Paige Wiens, Daria Okoneshnikova, Logan Humeniuk, Diego Niebla, Vincenzo Lombardi, Matvey Okoneshnikov, Daniil Batishchev, Monica Fisher, Mason Klokeid, Ari Sehrawat, Lance Wu, Charlie Page, and Mischka Olamit. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

VIDEO: B.C. students race custom-built robots at Victoria competition

Both Canadian and international teams will compete at the divisional event

The Thomas Haney robotics team called ThunderTech Robotics consists of Quinn Gigliotti, Paige Wiens, Daria Okoneshnikova, Logan Humeniuk, Diego Niebla, Vincenzo Lombardi, Matvey Okoneshnikov, Daniil Batishchev, Monica Fisher, Mason Klokeid, Ari Sehrawat, Lance Wu, Charlie Page, and Mischka Olamit. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Emily Hollenbeck stands for a portrait at the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center in New York on Jan. 12, 2024. Hollenbeck, a deep brain stimulation patient being treated for depression, says, “The stress is pretty extreme at times, but I’m able to see and remember, even on a bodily level, that I’m going to be OK. … If I hadn’t had DBS, I’m pretty sure I would not be alive today.” (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

‘Pacemaker for the brain’ treating people with deep depression

Science yet to be settled, work progressing on treatment that involves electric pulses to the brain

Emily Hollenbeck stands for a portrait at the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center in New York on Jan. 12, 2024. Hollenbeck, a deep brain stimulation patient being treated for depression, says, “The stress is pretty extreme at times, but I’m able to see and remember, even on a bodily level, that I’m going to be OK. … If I hadn’t had DBS, I’m pretty sure I would not be alive today.” (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)
FILE - A Microsoft Xbox Series X video game console is seen, on Dec. 7, 2021, in Marple Township, Pa. One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Microsoft is making 4 exclusive Xbox video games available to rival consoles

Several exclusive Xbox games will be soon making their way to rival…

FILE - A Microsoft Xbox Series X video game console is seen, on Dec. 7, 2021, in Marple Township, Pa. One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
In December, Tesla recalled over two million cars for a faulty self-driving feature which the U.S. transport agency said has caused fatal collisions. The auto manufacturer moved to then deploy a bundle of over-the-air software updates to improve the features. The Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg plant is seen in Grunheide, Germany, Friday Jan. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-dpa, Patrick Pleul

Remote software updates transforming auto industry, experts say

Updates sent remotely can be complete in as little as 5 minutes, instead of hours at the dealership

In December, Tesla recalled over two million cars for a faulty self-driving feature which the U.S. transport agency said has caused fatal collisions. The auto manufacturer moved to then deploy a bundle of over-the-air software updates to improve the features. The Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg plant is seen in Grunheide, Germany, Friday Jan. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-dpa, Patrick Pleul
The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. A cryptocurrency mining company has lost a bid to force BC Hydro to provide the vast amounts of power needed for its operations, upholding the provincial government's right to pause power connections for new crypto miners. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Cryptominer loses bid to force BC Hydro to provide it power

Conifex Timber Inc. appealed to B.C. Supreme Court to have Hydro’s right to deny power overturned

The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. A cryptocurrency mining company has lost a bid to force BC Hydro to provide the vast amounts of power needed for its operations, upholding the provincial government's right to pause power connections for new crypto miners. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck