Category Archives: Technology

Elon Musk’s X Scores a Legal Victory Against Music Publishers – Sort of

Dado Ruvic/Reuters Elon Musk scored a major legal victory on Tuesday when a US district court judge dismissed most of a lawsuit filed by 17 music publishers against social media platform X. However, the decision also brings with it a problem; Some of the case’s core claims are in a position to move forward. Music… Read More »

Some farmers are selling their herds as drought continues on the Prairies

Bart Guyon pets his cow Bailey on his farm in Brazeau County, Alta. (Peter Evans/CBC – image credit) Bart Guyon has a close relationship with his farm animals, making it much harder to leave them. But as years of drought continues on the Prairies, farmers like Guyon are faced with the difficult choice of reducing… Read More »

Europe’s Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here’s what it will look like

LONDON (AP) — Europeans swiping away at their phones and computers this week will have new options for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how to use their personal online data. They are part of the changes required under the Digital Markets Act, a set of European Union regulations that… Read More »

Analyst: Why optimism about Apple should be postponed

Apple shares (AAPL) are trading lower after a report by Counterpoint Research showed that iPhone sales in China fell in the first 6 weeks of the year. The company was also recently fined $2 billion from the European Commission for violating antitrust rules. Creative Strategies CEO and Principal Analyst Ben Bajarin joins Yahoo Finance to… Read More »

Scientists want $50 billion Hail Mary to build 62-mile-long bulkheads around ‘Doomsday Glacier’

Although Thwaites Glacier is the largest glacier in the world, it loses large amounts of ice every year.NASA Geoengineers plan to test giant underwater curtains that could slow catastrophic glacial melting. Thwaites, also known as the “doomsday glacier,” has lost over 1,000 billion tonnes of ice since 2000. If Thwaites collapsed completely, global sea levels… Read More »

How indoor growing cattle feed can help farmers protect their herds during droughts

The cows at Double F Farms dig in for a hearty meal, but cattle feed in Alberta is becoming harder to find at a good price given the drought affecting the province. It even forced some operators to sell their herds. (doubleffarms.ca – image credit) An indoor vertical farming company in Alberta is turning to… Read More »

Experts say menopause is not a disease

Experts say that menopause is not a disease and is “overuse of medication”. They noted that high-income countries, including the United Kingdom, often view menopause as a medical problem or hormone deficiency disorder with long-term health risks and is “best managed with hormone replacement therapy (therapy).” But experts from the Royal Hospital for Women in… Read More »

Are we in the ‘Anthropocene’, the Human Age? No, Say Scientists.

The Triassic was the dawn of the dinosaurs. The Paleogene saw the rise of mammals. The Pleistocene included the last ice ages. Is it time to mark humanity’s transformation on the planet with its own chapter in Earth history, the “Anthropocene” or human age? Not yet, scientists have decided after a debate spanning nearly 15… Read More »

Top 20 things your iPhone can do but you had no idea

Brush up on some of the iPhone’s best features with our guide to Apple’s smartphone (Apple) Think you know your iPhone inside and out? Think again. That shiny little rectangle hides more secrets than a teenager’s diary. From time-saving tips to magical photo editing tricks, there’s a world of untapped potential waiting to be discovered… Read More »