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On the cusp of the future
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If you’re daily commute around the U of M campus involves walking past or across the skating rink on the Quad, you may have recently seen Jennifer, the hockey-playing robot.
The brainchild of computer science,...
Predicting the future
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Don’t take my word for it, check out this list of some of world’s worst predictions, courtesy of theweek.com:
“The growing gentleness of mankind will abolish, as barbarous, games which take the form of modified...
How to have F-35s and a functioning country
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In August of last year — possibly in an effort to pay for F-35 fighter jets, mega-prisons and long distance fees for crank calls to Liberal MPs’ constituents — the Tories announced they would...
Google’s new privacy policy
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ST JOHN'S (CUP) — Late last month, Google announced its plans to amalgamate their many privacy policies into one unified document starting March 1. The new policy changes are presented as a take-it-or-leave-it option...
UK government ignores Turing’s ‘moral innocence’
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WATERLOO (CUP) — Alan Turing, an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist, is considered by many to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. Turing has been credited for his substantial...
University of Alberta draws fire for honouring Nestlé chairman with degree
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EDMONTON (CUP) — The University of Alberta has sparked controversy with its recent decision to award three individuals honorary degrees for their groundbreaking work in the field of water research.
Among the three awarded is...
Western election hacker confesses, faces charges
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TORONTO (CUP) — The person behind the hacking of a Western University student union voting website has came forward, and now likely faces a criminal charge.
Keith Horwood tweeted a YouTube video to Western’s University...







