Guest column: Don’t blame migrant workers for Canada’s economic woes
By: Julia Drydyk Times are tough. Canadians are struggling to make ends meet. But let’s be clear: migrant workers aren’t to blame. Last summer, the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery called out Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), which restricts the freedoms and rights of our migrant worker population…
Voters Backed Abortion Rights But State Judges Have Final Say
Though abortion rights supporters prevailed on ballot measures in seven of the 10 states where abortion was up for a vote on Nov. 5, the state supreme courts voters have elected indicate legal fights to come aren’t clear-cut…Hackers are exploiting a new Fortinet firewall bug to breach company networks
Security researchers say “tens” of Fortinet devices have been compromised so far as part of the weeks-long hacking campaign. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…Google’s NotebookLM had to teach its AI podcast hosts not to act annoyed at humans
NotebookLM’s viral AI podcast hosts sounded annoyed at human callers and required “friendliness tuning,” Google says. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…Flights delayed by SpaceX’s falling rocket debris
Qantas has been forced to delay several flights to South Africa due to last minute warnings about SpaceX rocket debris falling from the sky. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…Google-backed Pixxel launches India’s first private satellite constellation
Pixxel, an Indian space tech startup backed by Google, has successfully launched the first three hyperspectral satellites of its commercial constellation Firefly. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Great Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patterns
Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making sand for beaches, reef fish are a hugely important part of marine ecosystems providing a range of benefits to humans and coral…
7 affordable CES 2025 gadgets you can actually buy right now
The world’s biggest tech show had lots of AI humanoid robots, but also some affordable gadgets you can buy right now too…
Genius Group to Expand Bitcoin Holdings With $33 Million Rights Issue
Genius Group intends to invest 100% of the proceeds from the $33 million rights issue into the acquisition of more bitcoin. Bitcoin is Genius Group’s Favorite Investment Asset Genius Group, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based educational tech company has announced a $33 million rights offering for the company’s ordinary stock with all net proceeds going toward…