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Tiny feathers encased in fossilized poop are helping scientists understand why some birds made it through the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs and others did not.

African wild dogs can travel more than 4,000 km across the continent to find mates, according to new research that suggests the endangered species' surviving populations are more interconnected than previously thought.

Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities.

The heads of leading AI labs came together to call for a pause in the technology’s development, warning that it could slip beyond human control.

If humanity wants to avoid a doomsday scenario, just slowing down AI development won’t cut it. That’s the warning from Montreal-based AI researcher David Krueger, who was blunt about what he thinks has to happen instead.

The United States has weapons deployed in space, the U.S. Space Force said on Monday, confirming the presence of such capabilities in orbit for the first time.

The size and scope of the Bell AI data centre near Regina have quadrupled, according to the Government of Saskatchewan.

Age assurance is the umbrella term used for efforts by tech platforms to determine the age of a user.

Microsoft unveiled a draft code of conduct for its in-house artificial intelligence that reflects growing industry concern to keep future AI under human control.

New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a scenario.

Google is bringing its age assurance technology — which uses artificial intelligence to detect underage users — to Canada.

Researchers at Boston University have created a video game that helps them measure how people with autism process information.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday likened critics of artificial intelligence to “very negative forces” bringing up scenarios that will not happen, and said he wanted to make sure that the U.S. remains the industry leader.

Following William the Conqueror’s invasion of the country in 1066, bear baiting became a more common activity, according to a University of Cardiff study published in July.

Zoom fraud is the latest scam circulating the region and police are advising people to be vigilant.