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Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous

Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — YouTube videos that won't load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down for hours or days.
Millions are flocking to grow virtual gardens in viral Roblox game created by teenager

Millions are flocking to grow virtual gardens in viral Roblox game created by teenager

Whether it serves as a chill escape from the onslaught of the real world or simply a way to beat vacation doldrums, a viral Roblox game about gardening has become the surprise hit of the summer.
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic .
Saskatchewan's Scott Moe speaks out against AI 'deepfakes' of him circulating online

Saskatchewan's Scott Moe speaks out against AI 'deepfakes' of him circulating online

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government is doing whatever it can to track down the creators of so-called "deepfakes" of him and other prominent figures.
Tesla awards CEO Musk millions of shares valued at about $29 billion

Tesla awards CEO Musk millions of shares valued at about $29 billion

Tesla gave Elon Musk a stock grant of $29 billion on Monday as a reward for years of “transformative and unprecedented" growth despite a recent foray into right-wing politics that has hurt its sales, profits and its stock price.
Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease

Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease

A team led by researchers in British Columbia has solved the mystery of a gruesome disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America, more than a decade after the die-off.
A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for the first time in centuries

A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for the first time in centuries

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash 6 kilometers (3.
Companies taking concrete steps toward capturing revenues from carbon dioxide

Companies taking concrete steps toward capturing revenues from carbon dioxide

It can be used to make fuel, fertilizer, building material and even soap, but can carbon dioxide be a money maker, too? Carbon capture has long been a focus of emissions reduction efforts in Canada.
'Tech is booming': Canada's first quantum computing hub boots up in southern Alberta

'Tech is booming': Canada's first quantum computing hub boots up in southern Alberta

LETHBRIDGE — Businesses in southern Alberta are getting the chance to try out a publicly accessible supercomputer.
SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours. The four U.S.
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